Reapers

Muse

Composição de: Matt Bellamy
Tom:
Afinação: 
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                             DA PERS - MUSE
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Tabbed by: Rory H

Tuning: DADGBe

Fave song from Drones, so I thought I'd put my (not quite perfect) tab 
up :) It does in places require
some kind of pitch shift pedal.
Matt (guitarist) uses a digitech whammy, I get by with a behringer 
ultra-shifter.
If there are any modifications or improvements you'd like to make, 
please don't hesitate to comment or
email me!

(Key for all notation used at the bottom of the page)


[INTRO]

(0:07 - 0:28)
(Start by scratching the pick along bottom string)

        T               T               T                T            
E|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|  
B|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|  
G|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|  
 |     
E|     
B|     
G|     

D|-4h7h12p0-[x8]-|-5h8h12p0-[x8]-|-8h11h12p0-[x8]-|-7h10h12p0-[x8]-|
E|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| 
B|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
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        T               T               T             
B|---------------|---------------|------------------| 
G|---------------|---------------|------------------| 
D|-3h7h12p0-[x8]-|-5h8h12p0-[x8]-|-6h9h12p0-[x8]--\-| 
A|---------------|---------------|------------------| 
E|---------------|---------------|------------------| 
E|---------------|---------------|------------------| 

[VERSE]

(0:29 - 0:48)

E|------------|------------|------------|-------------| |-9-9-9-9-
B|-x-x-6------|-x-x-8------|-x-x-10-----|--x-x-8------| |-8-8-8-8-
G|-x-x-7-[x4]-|-x-x-7-[x4]-|-x-x-7-[x4]-|--x-x-7-[x4]-| |-9-9-9-9-
D|-x-x-7------|-x-x-5------|-x-x-7------|--x-x-7------| x2 but on 
A|------------|------------|------------|-------------| and then: 
E|------------|------------|------------|-------------| |---------
E||                                         
B||                                         
G||                                         
D|second time, do last chord x4 |-7-7-7-7-| 
A|                             |---------|  
E||                                         

[MAIN RIFF]

(0:48 - 0:59)

(Listen to track for slight mutings)
E|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------
B|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------
G|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------
D|-------------------------|---------------5--6-|---------------------
A|---5-3-0-3p0---------5---|-5-3-0-3p0-----3--4-|---5-3-0-3p0---------
E|-0-----------5-3-0-0---0-|-----------3p0------|-0-----------5-3-0-0-
E|----|--------------------| 
B|----|--------------------| 
G|----|--------------------| 
D|----|---------------3--4-| 
A|5---|-5-3-0-3p0-----3--4-| 
E|--0-|-----------3p0-3--4-| 

[CHORUS]

(0:59 - 1:18)
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E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------
E|-3-5-5-5-5-5-3-5----|-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-3----|-8-10-10-10-10-10-8-10----
E||----------------------|    
B||----------------------|    
G||----------------------|    
D||-----------------3--2-| x2 
A||-----------------3--2-|    
E||-3-5-5-5-5-5-3p0-3--2-|    

Repeat Intro + with octave pedal every second pair of hammerings by +1 
octave (1:19 - 1:38)
Repeat Verse (1:38 - 1:59)
Repeat Pre-chorus (1:59 - 2:08)
Repeat Chorus (2:09 - 2:28)


[BRIDGE]


E|-----------------------| |---------------|    
B|-----------------------| |---------------|    
G|-----------------------| x3 |---------------| 
D|-----------------------| |---------------|    
A|-5-3-0-3p0---------5---| |-5-3-0-3p0-----|    
E|-----------5-3-0-0---0-| |-----------3p0-|    

[G  O]

(2:39 - 3:38)

Start by striking above the nut at +1 octave and lean off the pedal for
 a 'dive bomb' effect
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e|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------13--(10)E|E|--------------------------------------------
G|-------(10)--10------------------------------------------13^-13-
D|----0-0-----------10h12p10h12p10h12p10-0------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------10-12-10-11-11^--------
D|-/12E|E|--------------------------------------------------------
e|-------------------||------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------||--------| 
G|----------------13^--------------------|       
D|---------------------------------------|       
A|11h12p11\8p0-11-----11h12p11\8p0-5-8-5-|       
D|-----------------------||--------------------| 

E|---------12---12----12----12--------------------------------------| 
B|-12----12--12-15b17-15b17-15b17-12h15p12--------------------------| 
G|-14b16------------------------------------------(***)-------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------14-12--------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|(***) - mute all strings around   
B|12th fret and tremolo across all. 
G|slowly lean onto +1 octave whilst 
D|doing so, then harmonics on 5th   
A|fret and lean off +1 fairly       
E|slowly. (If you can be bothered)  

E|----------------------------------------------------|              
B|----------------12h14p12h14p12----------------------|              
G|-12h14p12h14p12----------------12h14p12h14p12-------| [All Shifted 
D|----------------------------------------------14-12-|              
A|----------------------------------------------------|              
E|----------------------------------------------------|              
E|           
B|           
G|+1 octave] 
D|           
A|           
E|           

E|-------------------------------------15-14-12-| 
B|----------------------------15-14-12----------| 
G|-------------------14-13-12-------------------| 
D|----------14-13-12----------------------------| 
A|-14-13-12-------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 

   Muting the first few here works well
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e|--------15-----15-------------------------------------15-17-18-17-
B|-------------------------------15-----15-----15-17-18-------------
G|-0-15h16--15h16--15h16p15-----------------------------------------
D|--------------------------16h17--16h17--16h17---------------------
A|E|E|--------------------------------------------------------------
D|E|E|--------------------------------------------------------------
e|15-17-15----15------------|       
B|---------18----18-17-15-0-|       
G|--------------------------|       
D|--------------------------|       
A|-----------------||-------------| 
D|-----------------||-------------| 

e|------17-----17-------------------------------------17-19-20-19-17-
B|-----------------------------17-----17-----17-19-20----------------
G|-17h18--17h18--17h18p17--------------------------------------------
D|------------------------18h19--18h19--18h19------------------------
A|E|E|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|E|E|---------------------------------------------------------------
e|19-17----17----------|       
B|------20----20-19-17-|       
G|---------------------|       
D|---------------------|       
A|----------------||---------| 
D|----------------||---------| 

 (3:08)
e|-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-22r20-20-19-20~20~20~20~20-19-20-19-17-20~20~20~20~20-19-20-19-17-|

B|E|E|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|E|E|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|E|E|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|E|E|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|E|E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------||------------| 
G|---------------||------------| 
D|---------------||------------| 
A|---------------||------------| 
D|---------------||------------| 

e|-19~19~19~19-19-17-19-17-15-|
E|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------| 
D|----------------------------| 
A|----------------------------|
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(Here, keep your foot on the octaver at +1 octave, n means lean off the pedal)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------
G|-12| n-12n-12-10-9-12-10n-10n-10-9-7-10-9n-9n-9-7----9-7--7-5-
D|------------------------------------------------10------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------
E|------|   
B|------|   
G|5h7p5\4-| 
D|------|   
A|------|   
E|------|   

(Same rules apply here but also maintain tremelo throughout)
e|-15n-15n-15-13-12-15-13n-13n-13-12-10-13-12n-12n-12-10-8-12-10-8-8h10p8\7-|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------| 
B|------| 
G|------| 
D|------| 
A|------| 

[FINAL CHORUS pt1]


E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------
A|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------
E|-3-5-5-5-5-5-3-5--5--5--5-5-|-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-3--3--3--3-3/-|-8-10-10-
E|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------| 
E|10-10-10-8-10--10--10--10-10\-|
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E|----------------------|                                          
B|----------------------|                                          
G|----------------------| All x2, and continues playing underneath 
D|-----------------3--2-|                                          
A|-----------------3--2-|                                          
E|-3-5-5-5-5-5-3p0-3--2-|                                          
E|                 
B|                 
G|final chorus pt2 
D|                 
A|                 
E|                 

[FINAL CHORUS pt2]


E|---------15----------------15-------|---------13----------------13-
B|-----15----15----------15----15--15-|------13----13----------13----
G|15h16--16----16---16-16--16----16---|-13h14--14----14---14-14--14--
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------
E|-------| 
B|13--13-| 
G|--14---| 
D|-------| 
A|-------| 
E|-------| 

E|---------12----------------12-------|----------10-------------------
B|-----13----13----------13----13--13-|------12----12-----------------
G|12-12--12----12---12-12--12----12---|-12-12--12----12-12-10-10h12p9-
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------
E|| |--------|             
B|| |--------|             
G|| all x2 then |-9h10p7-| 
D|| |--------|             
A|| |--------|             
E|| |--------|             

Now mess around with these positions before the outro with fast strumming
E|----------| 
B|----------|
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G|-7-6-8-11-|
E|-x-x-x-x--| 
B|-5-4-6-9--| 
G|----------| 

[OUTRO pt1]


(Play it LOUD ;))
E|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 

D|-12-0-3-0-4-5-0-6-0-7-8-0-9-0-10-11-| x4
A|-12-0-3-0-4-5-0-6-0-7-8-0-9-0-10-11-|
D|-12-0-3-0-4-5-0-6-0-7-8-0-9-0-10-11-|

Then go back to messing with those positions with the fast strumming 
and finish on

E|-------------------------|                                          
B|------3------3-----------|                                          
G|------5b7----5b7---------| <-- Matt uses his Fernandes Sustainer 
D|-0--------0------0-------| but this should sound pretty good for it 
A|-0--------0------0-------|                                          
E|-0--------0------0-------|                                          
E|                                        
B|                                        
G|Driver here to create harmonic feedback 
D|                                        
A|                                        
E|                                        

Hope this has been somewhat helpful!!


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ()  optional note
| T   tap with picking hand
| ^   raise note by +1 octave
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
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| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| n   Lean off the pedal
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  • A
  • D
  • G
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