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Time is Running Out

Muse
Bass Tab
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Song

Song: Time is running out

Artist: Muse

Album: Absolution

Tabber: Colin "Domipheus" Riley [colin@colsoft.co.uk]

Instrument: Bass

Tuning: EADG

.:: Intro/Verse (nifty distorsion delay wierd thing goin on here)

G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------0-1--2--2-----------|
A|-0-3-00-30-22-0-2--------------3---5--|
E|---------------------00-00-0h11-1/3-3-|

The above is repeated many times, unfortunately

i do not know how many times in the intro as i

listened to the single on the radio and they could

of been looping it for quite a while beforehand.

.:: Prechorus

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|

E|-11111111333333335555555533333333|

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------33333333\|
E|-111111113333333355555555---------|

.:: Chorus 1

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------33333333|
E|-111111113333333355555555--------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------3----5-|
E|-111111113333333355555555-11-1/33-3|

.:: Verse 1

(clean sound)

G|-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------2------------|
A|-0-0-3-0--2-2-0-2-----------3----5-| x3
E|------------------0-0---0-11-1/33-3|

(turn on the effects!)

G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------0-1--2--2-----------|
A|-0-3-00-30-22-0-2--------------3---5--|
E|---------------------00-00-0h11-1/3-3-|

.:: Prechorus 2

(play twice as fast as 1st prechorus basically)

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|

E|-11111111111111113333333333333333|

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|

E|-55555555555555553333333333333333|

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|

E|-11111111111111113333333333333333|

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-----------------3333333333333333\|
E|-5555555555555555-----------------|

.:: Chorus 2

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------33333333|
E|-111111113333333355555555--------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|

E|-111111113333333355555023|

G|-------0122------------0122-|
D|-002233----------002233-----|
A|-----------002233-----------|
E|----------------------------|
G|-------------0122-----------|
D|-------002233---------------|
A|-002233----------002233-----|
E|-----------------------00000|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|

E|00000000000| <- theres definately a little bass solo here,

do whatever u want that is cool, its

very miniscule.

.:: Verse 2

(turn on the effects!)

G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------0-1--2--2-----------|
A|-0-3-00-30-22-0-2--------------3---5--| x3
E|---------------------00-00-0h11-1/3-3-|

.:: End

G|-----|
D|-----|

A|-0030| x2

E|-----|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-00305\0--0030|
E|-----3\0------|

Order of play:

Intro/Verse

Prechorus

Chorus 1

Verse 1

Prechorus 2

Chorus 2

Verse 2

Prechorus 2

Chorus 2

End

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