SONG: TSP (The small print)
ARTIST: Muse
ALBUM: Absolution
TABBED BY: Henry Miller ([email protected])


This is a tab of the STUDIO version off the album. Not the live version.

I'm pretty sure it's nearly 100% right, i've been playing and listening to this song for months.

Dropped D tuning (DADGBE)



...INTRO:
E  :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B  :--------3-------|--------3-------|--------3-------|--------3-------|
G  :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D  :3-4-3-4---4-3-4-|3-4-3-4---4-3-4-|3-4-3-4---4-3-4-|3-4-3-4---4-3-4-|
A  :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D  :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|  REPEAT 3 TIMES


...VERSE: (Time : 00.18)
E  :----------------|----------------|------------------------|
B  :----------------|----------------|------------------------|
G  :7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D  :--x---x---x---x-|--x---x---x---x-|----x-----x-----x-----x-|
A  :--5---5---5---5-|--5---5---7---7-|----9-----9-----9-----9-|
D  :----------------|----------------|------------------------|
   

E  :------------------------|------------------------|
B  :------------------------|------------------------|
G  :12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-|16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
D  :----x-----x-----x-----x-|----x-----x-----x-----x-|
A  :---10----10----12----12-|---14----14----14----14-|
D  :------------------------|------------------------|


E  :------------------------|------------------------|
B  :------------------------|------------------------|
G  :16-16-16-16-18-18-16-16-|16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
D  :----x-----x-----x-----x-|----x-----x-----x-----x-|
A  :---14----14----16----14-|---14----14----14----14-|
D  :------------------------|------------------------|


E  :------------------------|
B  :------------------------|
G  :15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
D  :----x-----x-----x-----x-|
A  :---13----13----13----13-|
D  :------------------------| REPEAT 2 TIMES



...REPEAT INTRO BUT ONLY PLAY ONE TIME


...CHORUS (Time : 00.48)
E  :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B  :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G  :4-------4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D  :4-------4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A  :2-------2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D  :----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
                     [PM...............................................]

E  :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B  :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G  :4-------4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D  :4-------4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A  :2-------2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D  :----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
            [PM........................................................]

E  :----------------|-----------------------|----------------|
B  :----------------|-----------------------|----------------|
G  :9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|4-------4-4-4-4-|
D  :9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|4-------4-4-4-4-|
A  :7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|2-------2-2-2-2-|
D  :----------------|-----------------------|----------------|
                                                     [PM ....

E  :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B  :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G  :----------------|----------------|----------------|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D  :0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A  :0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D  :0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|
    ..................................................]

E  :----------------|----------------|----------------|
B  :----------------|----------------|----------------|
G  :----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D  :7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A  :7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D  :7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|----------------|


E  :------------------------|------------------------|
B  :------------------------|------------------------|
G  :12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-|
D  :------------------------|------------------------|
A  :10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|
D  :------------------------|------------------------|


E  :------------------------|------------------------|
B  :------------------------|------------------------|
G  :15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
D  :------------------------|------------------------|
A  :13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
D  :------------------------|------------------------| PLAY ONLY ONCE


...SOLO (Time : 1.21)
(Right, the solo on the track is messed because he uses a lot of harmonics and pitch shifts. I've tried to tab it so it sounds similar but you just dont need all his pedals and equiptment and stuff. It won't sound too good but hey, its easy :)

E  :----------------|----------------|----------------|
B  :----------------|----------------|----------------|
G  :----------------|----------------|----------------|
D  :----------------|----------------|7---------------|
A  :----------------|----------------|----------------|
D  :9---------------|----------------|----------------|
                                      [LEAD INTO HARMONIC]

E  :-----------------------------------------|----------------|
B  :-----------------------------------------|----------------|
G  :-----------------------------------------|----------------|
D  :16-16-16-16-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-19-21---|----------------|
A  :-----------------------------------------|----------------|
D  :-----------------------------------------|----------------|
   [PLAY STRAIGHT]                      [HOLD 21 INTO HARMONIC]                    

E  :----------------|-----------------|
B  :----------------|-----------------|
G  :----------------|-----------------|
D  :----------------|------------20---|
A  :----------------|-----------------|
D  :----------------|-----------------| 
   [PICK SCRAPE DOWNWARDS TO 20]



...VERSE AGAIN PLAYED 2 TIMES


...CHORUS PLAYED AGAIN 2 TIMES


...INTRO PLAYED AGAIN 4 TIMES
(On the first 2 bars however, the effect is changed to a different distortion, although a similar effect can be obtained by simply using a higher pickup.)


...CHORUS PLAYED AGAIN
(with NO palm mutes anywhere)


...END (Time : 3.25)

E  :-----------------|
B  :-----------------|
G  :-----------------|
D  :9/---------------|
A  :9/---------------|
D  :9/---------------|
     [SLIDE DOWN]