Artist: Muse
Title: Thoughts of a Dying Atheist
Written By: Matt Bellamy
Album: Absolution
Transcribed by: Sogekihei
Email: [email protected]

Tuning: E-a-d-g-b-e (Standard)



Intro - Slight Distortion: 

e-|--------10-----10-----10-----10-----10------
b-|----------11-----11-----11-----11-----11----
g-|------------12-----12-----12-----12-----12--   (X2)
d-|--11/12-------------------------------------
a-|-------------------------------------------- 
E-|--------------------------------------------  



Verse - Slight Distortion:

e-|-----------10-----10-----10-----10-----
b-|------11-----11-----11-----11-----11---
g-|----12--12-----12-----12-----12-----12-   (X2)
d-|--12-----------------------------------
a-|---------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------


e-|-----------11-----11-----11-----11-----
b-|------11-----11-----11-----11-----11---
g-|----12--12-----12-----12-----12-----12-  
d-|--13-----------------------------------
a-|---------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------

e-|-----------10----------------10--------
b-|------10-----10--10-----10-----10--10--
g-|----11--10-----11-----11--11-----11----   
d-|--12----------------12-----------------
a-|---------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------

e-|-----------10----------------11----------------13-----13-----13-----13------
b-|------11-----11--11-----11-----11--11-----13-----13-----13-----13-----13----
g-|----12--12-----12-----12--12-----12-----14--14-----14-----14-----14-----14--  
d-|--12----------------13----------------15------------------------------------
a-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------

e-|-----------11-----11-----11-----11-----
b-|------11-----11-----11-----11-----11---
g-|----12--12-----12-----12-----12-----12-  
d-|--13-----------------------------------
a-|---------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------

e-|-----------10----------------10--------
b-|------10-----10--10-----10-----10--10--
g-|----11--10-----11-----11--11-----11----   
d-|--12----------------12-----------------
a-|---------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------



Chorus - Distortion:
e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-|------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-|--xxxx--17-15-14--15-14-15-16----17-15-14--15-14-17-18--16-15-14-13-12--
d-|--xxxx--x--x--x---x--x--x--x-----x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x---
a-|--xxxx--15-13-12--13-12-13-14----15-13-12--13-12-15-16--14-13-12-11-10--
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------



Interlude - Slight Distortion with Phaser:

e-|--10~--11~--10~--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--
b-|--11~--11~--11~--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--
g-|--12~--12~--12~--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--   
d-|--12~--13~--12~--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--
a-|---------------------------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------------------------
Palm Mute:          *  *      *  *      *  *      *  *  



Solo - Distortion with Wah-Wah:

e-|-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-|-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-|-----------------------------------------------------------------  
d-|--12^~-12-10-8-7-8-7--13~-13-15-13-12-13--12/1--15^-13-12-13-12--
a-|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-|--------------------------------------------
b-|--------------------------------------------
g-|--------------------------------------------
d-|--13-12/13-15-13/15-17^-17--17^~ 17^~ 18^~--
a-|--------------------------------------------
E-|--------------------------------------------



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