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Tuning: D A D G
THE HANDLER - Muse
Tabbed by: Nilschpilsch
E-mail: nilspils@hotmail.nl
After a long hiatus, here is my newest contribution of 'the handler' from the album 'drones' by muse!
A solid track with a kickass main riff!
The timing is, as always, hard to put in tab, but you can figure it out
pretty easily by listening. Also, the song is in drop D, but should you have a five string you can also play
using the B-string (no fast open string licks or anything).
I think the only part that could have minor issues is Riff 2, so please correct me should it be the case.
Tuning: DADG (drop D)
Tempo: 130 bpm
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First 4 measures only guitar/drums
[Intro]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5------------------0--0-0--------1--1--1-1--------0--0--0-0---------------|
D|----0--0-0--3--3-3---------------------------------------------------------| 2x
[Main riff]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5------------------0--0-0--------1--1--1-1--------0--0--0-0---------------|
D|----0--0-0--3--3-3---------------------------------------------------------| 4x
[Riff 2]
G|---------14-15--14--12------------------------|---------------12-13-14-14--14-141414-12-------|
D|-----12----------------15--14--12-------------|-----12--14-15---------------------------15-14-|
A|-13-------------------------------13-14-13-12-|-11--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------14-15--14--12------------------------|---------------12-13-14-14--14-141414~---------|
D|-----12----------------15--14--12-------------|-----12--14-15---------------------------------|
A|-13-------------------------------13-14-13-12-|-11--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
[Main riff] variation
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5------------------0--0-0--------1~---------------0~----------------------|
D|----0--0-0--3--3-3---------------------------------------------------------| 2x
Vocals enter again
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| \
A|-5------------------0--0-0--------1~---------------0~----------------------| \
D|----0--0-0--3--3-3---------------------------------------------------------| \
| 2x
G|------------------------------------------13-14~-----------12-13~----------| /
D|--------------------------------------12---------------11------------------| /
A|-5------------------0--0-0--------13---------------12----------------------| /
D|----0--0-0--3--3-3---------------------------------------------------------|/
[Riff 2] again
G|---------14-15--14--12------------------------|---------------12-13-14-14--14-141414-12-------|
D|-----12----------------15--14--12-------------|-----12--14-15---------------------------15-14-|
A|-13-------------------------------13-14-13-12-|-11--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------14-15--14--12------------------------|---------------12-13-14-14--14-141414~---------|
D|-----12----------------15--14--12-------------|-----12--14-15---------------------------------|
A|-13-------------------------------13-14-13-12-|-11--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
[Main riff] variation
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5------------------0--0-0--------1~---------------0~----------------------|
D|----0--0-0--3--3-3---------------------------------------------------------| 2x
4 measures guitar only
Sixteenth notes form now on
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 2x
[Guitar solo] (third time with vocals)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Whole solo part 3x
[Variation on solo] chords
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------5---5---| <-- not sure if bass plays these two
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| notes; guitar does for sure.
Main riff variation one last time
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5------------------0--0-0--------1~---------------0~----------------------|
D|----0--0-0--3--3-3---------------------------------------------------------| 2x
End with
G|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|----0--0-0----------0--0-0--------0--0-0--0--0-|-0~------------------------|
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| ~ Vibrato
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