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Cave

Muse
Tab
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Tab1

Bass2

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------5b6r5--|
G|-----------7-|-----------7-|-----------7-|-----------7-|-----------------7|
D|-6-6-6-6-6---|-6-6-6-6-6---|-6-6-6-6-6---|-6-6-6-6-6---|-6-6-6-6-6--------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------5b6r5---|-----------5b6r5---|-------------6-------|
G|-----------------7-|-----------------7-|-----------7---7-----|
D|-6-6-6-6-6---------|-6-6-6-6-6---------|-6-6-6-6-6-------5-7-|
A|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------6-------|-------------6-------|-------------6-------|
G|-----------7---7-----|-----------7---7-----|-----------7---7-----|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-------5-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-------5-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-------5-7-|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
e|---------------------|-------------------13----------|
B|-------------6-------|----------------15----15-------|
G|-----------7---7-----|-13-13-13-13-13----------12-14-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-------5-7-|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------13----------|-------------------13----------|
B|----------------15----15-------|----------------------15-------|
G|-13-13-13-13-13----------12-14-|-13-13----13-13----------12-14-|
D|-------------------------------|-------12-------12-------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------13----------|
B|----------------------15-------|
G|-13-13----13-13----------12-14-|
D|-------12-------12-------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

Verse

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|-12---------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|-10---------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

Leave me alone... I'll do it myself...

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|--------5-------5-|-------5--------5-|-------5--------5-|-------5-------5-|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

When thers's nothing...

e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------6-------|-------------6-------|-------------6-------|
G|-----------7---7-----|-----------7---7-----|-----------7---7-----|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-------5-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-------5-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-------5-7-|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
e|---------------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
B|-------------6-------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
G|-----------7---7-----|-----------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-------5-7-|-7---------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
A|---------------------|-5---------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|----------|

You can see it...

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|--------5-------5-|-------5--------5-|-------5--------5-|-------5-------5-|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

So come in my

Chorus

e|---------1-----|---------2-----|---------3-----|---------3-----|
B|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|
G|---2---2---2---|---2---2---2---|---3---3---3---|---3---3---3---|
D|-0-------------|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|

Cave...

e|---------1-----|---------2-----|---------3-----|---------3-----|
B|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|
G|---2---2---2---|---2---2---2---|---3---3---3---|---3---3---3---|
D|-0-------------|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|
e|---------1-----|---------2-----|---------3-----|---------3-----|
B|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|
G|---2---2---2---|---2---2---2---|---3---3---3---|---3---3---3---|
D|-0-------------|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|
e|---------1-----|---------2-----|---------3-----|---------3-----|
B|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|
G|---2---2---2---|---2---2---2---|---3---3---3---|---3---3---3---|
D|-0-------------|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
B|-----------5b6-|-----------5b6-|-----------5b6-|-------------6-------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------7---7-----|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-----|-6-6-6-6-6-----|-6-6-6-6-6-----|-6-6-6-6-6-------5-7-|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
e|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------13---------|
B|-------------6-------|-------------6-------|----------------------15------|
G|-----------7---7-----|-----------7---7-----|-13-13----13-13----------12-14|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-------5-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-------5-7-|-------12-------12------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
e|-------------------13----------|
B|----------------------15-------|
G|-13-13----13-13----------12-14-|
D|-------12-------12-------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

Verse

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-7----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|-5----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

Please hold your... So you'll never...

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|--------5-------5-|-------5--------5-|-------5--------5-|-------5-------5-|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

And don't ever...

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|----10--------5-6-|-7-7-10-7-----5-6-|-7-7-10-7-----5-6-|
A|----8---7-6-7-3-4-|-5-5-8--5-6-7-3-4-|-5-5-8--5-6-7-3-4-|
E|--------5-4-5-----|----------4-5-----|----------4-5-----|
e|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|
B|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|
G|----------5h7-7-7-5h7-7-5h7-|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|
D|-7-7-10-7-------------------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|
A|-5-5-8--5-------------------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|
E|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|

Leave me alone...

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|--------5-------5-|-------5--------5-|-------5--------5-|-------5-------5-|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

So come in my

Chorus

e|---------1-----|---------2-----|---------3-----|---------3-----|
B|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|
G|---2---2---2---|---2---2---2---|---3---3---3---|---3---3---3---|
D|-0-------------|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|

Cave...

e|---------1-----|---------2-----|---------3-----|---------3-----|
B|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|
G|---2---2---2---|---2---2---2---|---3---3---3---|---3---3---3---|
D|-0-------------|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|
e|---------1-----|---------2-----|---------3-----|---------3-----|
B|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|
G|---2---2---2---|---2---2---2---|---3---3---3---|---3---3---3---|
D|-0-------------|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|
e|---------1-----|---------2-----|---------3-----|---------3-----|
B|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|
G|---2---2---2---|---2---2---2---|---3---3---3---|---3---3---3---|
D|-0-------------|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|

[Interlude](wait a couple of bars)

The piano does the work here, so, relax.

e|--------0-|-----------|-------1-|-----------------------------------------|
B|----3-----|-----------|---3-----|-----------------------------------------|
G|--2---2---|-----------|-2---2---|-----------------------------------------|
D|----------|-----------|---------|---ho hum...-----------------------------|
A|----------|-----------|---------|-----------------------------------------|
E|----------|-----------|---------|-----------------------------------------|

Solo

e|---------------|------------------------------------|---------------------|
B|-8b10-10r8-8-7-|------------------------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------|-7-9p7-9p7-9b10-9b10-9b10-10-10r9-7-|-7-9b11-11r9-7-6-5-4-|
D|---------------|------------------------------------|------------7-7-7-7--|
A|---------------|------------------------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------|------------------------------------|---------------------|
e|-------------5---|---------------|----------------------------------------|
B|---------------6-|-8b10-10r8-8-7-|----------------------------------------|
G|-4\2/4-4-4-4-----|---------------|-7-9p7-9p7-9b10-9b10-9b10-10-10r9-7-----|
D|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|

Second guitar comes in here.

e|-----------------|---------------|--12-12b13-12b13-12b13-12b13-12b13r12-10|
B|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------|
G|-7-9b11-11r9-7-6-5-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-|
D|------------7-7-7-7--|-------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|

************************************

| r Release

| b Bend

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

************************************

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