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REAPERS - MUSE
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Tabbed by: Rory H
E-mail: [email protected]
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|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-4h7h12p0-[x8]-|-5h8h12p0-[x8]-|-8h11h12p0-[x8]-|-7h10h12p0-[x8]-|
A|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
D|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
T T T
e|---------------|---------------|------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|------------------|
G|-3h7h12p0-[x8]-|-5h8h12p0-[x8]-|-6h9h12p0-[x8]--\-|
D|---------------|---------------|------------------|
A|---------------|---------------|------------------|
D|---------------|---------------|------------------|
[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 second time, do last chord x4 |-7-7-7-7-|
A|------------|------------|------------|-------------| and then: |---------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------| |---------|
[MAIN RIFF]
(0:48 - 0:59)
(Listen to track for slight mutings)
e|-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------5--6-|-------------------------|---------------3--4-|
A|---5-3-0-3p0---------5---|-5-3-0-3p0-----3--4-|---5-3-0-3p0---------5---|-5-3-0-3p0-----3--4-|
D|-0-----------5-3-0-0---0-|-----------3p0------|-0-----------5-3-0-0---0-|-----------3p0-3--4-|
[CHORUS]
(0:59 - 1:18)
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|-----------------3--2-| x2
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|-----------------3--2-|
D|-3-5-5-5-5-5-3-5----|-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-3----|-8-10-10-10-10-10-8-10----|-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]
(2:29 - 2:37):
e|-----------------------| |---------------|
B|-----------------------| |---------------|
G|-----------------------| x3 |---------------|
D|-----------------------| |---------------|
A|-5-3-0-3p0---------5---| |-5-3-0-3p0-----|
D|-----------5-3-0-0---0-| |-----------3p0-|
[SOLO]
(2:39 - 3:38)
Start by striking above the nut at +1 octave and lean off the pedal for a 'dive bomb' effect
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------13--(10)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------(10)--10------------------------------------------13^-13-----------------13^--------------------|
D|----0-0-----------10h12p10h12p10h12p10-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------10-12-10-11-11^--------11h12p11\8p0-11-----11h12p11\8p0-5-8-5-|
D|-/12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(2:48)
e|---------12---12----12----12--------------------------------------| (***) - mute all strings around
B|-12----12--12-15b17-15b17-15b17-12h15p12--------------------------| 12th fret and tremolo across all.
G|-14b16------------------------------------------(***)-------------| slowly lean onto +1 octave whilst
D|-----------------------------------------14-12--------------------| doing so, then harmonics on 5th
A|------------------------------------------------------------------| fret and lean off +1 fairly
D|------------------------------------------------------------------| slowly. (If you can be bothered)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------12h14p12h14p12----------------------|
G|-12h14p12h14p12----------------12h14p12h14p12-------| [All Shifted +1 octave]
D|----------------------------------------------14-12-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------15-14-12-|
B|----------------------------15-14-12----------|
G|-------------------14-13-12-------------------|
D|----------14-13-12----------------------------|
A|-14-13-12-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
Muting the first few here works well
(2:58)
e|--------15-----15-------------------------------------15-17-18-17-15-17-15----15------------|
B|-------------------------------15-----15-----15-17-18----------------------18----18-17-15-0-|
G|-0-15h16--15h16--15h16p15-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------16h17--16h17--16h17-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------17-----17-------------------------------------17-19-20-19-17-19-17----17----------|
B|-----------------------------17-----17-----17-19-20----------------------20----20-19-17-|
G|-17h18--17h18--17h18p17-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------18h19--18h19--18h19---------------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-19~19~19~19-19-17-19-17-15-|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
(Here, keep your foot on the octaver at +1 octave, n means lean off the pedal)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12n-12n-12-10-9-12-10n-10n-10-9-7-10-9n-9n-9-7----9-7--7-5-5h7p5\4-|
D|------------------------------------------------10------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(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-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[FINAL CHORUS pt1]
(3:38 - 3:58)
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-3-5-5-5-5-5-3-5--5--5--5-5-|-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-3--3--3--3-3/-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-8-10--10--10--10-10\-|
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------| All x2, and continues playing underneath final chorus pt2
D|-----------------3--2-|
A|-----------------3--2-|
D|-3-5-5-5-5-5-3p0-3--2-|
[FINAL CHORUS pt2]
(3:58 - 4:20)
e|---------15----------------15-------|---------13----------------13--------|
B|-----15----15----------15----15--15-|------13----13----------13----13--13-|
G|15h16--16----16---16-16--16----16---|-13h14--14----14---14-14--14----14---|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
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-| all x2 then |-9h10p7-|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------|
Now mess around with these positions before the outro with fast strumming
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-7-6-8-11-|
D|-x-x-x-x--|
A|-5-4-6-9--|
D|----------|
[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 Driver here to create harmonic feedback
D|-0--------0------0-------| but this should sound pretty good for it
A|-0--------0------0-------|
D|-0--------0------0-------|
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
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| n Lean off the pedal
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