Riffs and jams (tablature)

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These are various riffs that have been played live, but do not constitute full songs themselves. The criteria for a riff ending up here is whether Muse have ever recorded it in a studio. For example, Minimum was featured on the Muscle Museum Vinyl, and so does not go here.

Rage Against the Machine Riffs

Maggie's Farm

I'm not sure of the harmonics on this one, please correct me if I'm wrong. 

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------3*-0-3*-0-3*-0-3*--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-0--3--0--0--0---0-3-0-0-5~---0-0--3--0--0--0--------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------3*~\/--------------|
C|--0-0--3--0--0--0---0-3-0-0-5~---0-0--3--0--0--0--------------------|

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Microphone Fiend

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| X 4
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
D|--2br--x-x--x-0-1-2-x-x-x-x--|

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Township Rebellion

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------| X 4
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5----------5-5-5-5---------3-5-|
D|----------0--0-0-----------0--0-0--3-5-|

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Other Non-Muse Riffs

Burning Bridges

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----4-4------4-4-----4-4---4-5---------4-4-------5-5-|
G|---4--------4-------4-----6-----6-6---4-----6-4-------|
D|-4--------4-------4-----------------4-----------6-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----4-4--------------4-4------4-4-----4-4---4-5-----|
G|---------6-6-4-4----4--------4-------4-----6-----6-6-|
D|-6-4--------------4--------4-------4-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----4-4-------5-5-----4-4------------4-------4-------|
G|---4-----6-4---------------6-6----4-4---6-------6-----|
D|-4-----------6-----6-4--------------------4-4-----4-4-|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-4---6-6-4-6-7---4-------4-------4---6-6-4-6-7-|
G|---6---------------6-------6-------6-----------|
D|---------------------4-4-----4-4---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----9-9------9-9-----9-9----9-10-----------9-9---------10-10-|
G|---9--------9-------9-----11------11-11---9-----11-9----------|
D|-9--------9-------9---------------------9------------11-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------|
B|------9-9-------------|
G|----------11-11-9-9---|
D|-11-9---------------9-|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

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Hangar 18

I defy anyone to work out the mini-solo in this with the quality of the bootlegs. 

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-------------------5-5-5-----|
D|--5-4-2-4-5-7-5-4--5-5-5-----|
  PM---------------|

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Headup

E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------| X8
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
D|-3-2--0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---|

E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------| X4
D|-3-2--0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---|
A|-3-2--0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---|
D|-3-2--0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---|

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Heartbreaker

This is roughly how Muse played the Heartbreaker riff at Glastonbury/Earls Court/other places. 

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------| X 4
D|-----0-1h2-------------0-1h2----|
A|-0-3---------0-0-0-0-3----------|
E|-----------3-----------------3--|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---0-2-3h4-------------0-2-3h4----|
A|-2---------0---2-2-2-2------------|
E|-------------------------------5--|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------| X 2
D|-----0-1h2-------------0-1h2----|
A|-0-3---------0-0-0-0-3----------|
E|-----------3-----------------3--|

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

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Etudes Simples #6

Don't forget the capo fret 5 ! 

     Dadd11                                                     Dmadd11                         
E||---------------0---------------|----------0---------------|----------------0---------------|
B||-------------4---4-----4-------|--------4---4-----4-------|--------------4---4-----4-------|
G||-----------6-------6-----6-----|------6-------6-----6-----|------------5-------5-----5-----|
D||---------7-----------7-----7---|----7-----------7-----7---|----------7-----------7-----7---|
A||--0--------------------------0-|--0---------------------0-|--0---------------------------0-|
E||-------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|


                             Dm6add11                                                    
----------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|----------0---------------|
--------4---4-----4-------|---------------4---4-----4-------|--------4---4-----4-------|
------5-------5-----5-----|-------------5-------5-----5-----|------5-------5-----5-----|
----7-----------7-----7---|-----------4-----------4-----4---|----4-----------4-----4---|
--0---------------------0-|--0----------------------------0-|--0---------------------0-|
--------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|


  Gm6add9/D                                                     Aadd9                        
------------------0---------------|----------0---------------|--------------0---------------|
----------------3---3-----3-------|--------3---3-----3-------|------------2---2-----2-------|
--------------4-------4-----4-----|------4-------4-----4-----|----------4-------4-----4-----|
------------3-----------3-----3---|----3-----------3-----3---|--------2-----------2-----2---|
--0-----------------------------0-|--0---------------------0-|--0-------------------------0-|
----------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|


                             Amadd9                                                   
----------0---------------|---------------0---------------|----------0---------------|
--------2---2-----2-------|-------------0---0-----0-------|--------0---0-----0-------|
------4-------4-----4-----|-----------5-------5-----5-----|------5-------5-----5-----|
----2-----------2-----2---|---------2-----------2-----2---|----2-----------2-----2---|
--0---------------------0-|--0--------------------------0-|--0---------------------0-|
--------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------|


  Fmaj7/C                                                     Asus4/B                        
----------------0---------------|----------0---------------|----------------0---------------|
--------------0---0-----0-------|--------0---0-----0-------|--------------0---0-----0-------|
------------5-------5-----5-----|------5-------5-----5-----|------------2-------2-----2-----|
----------2-----------2-----2---|----2-----------2-----2---|----------2-----------2-----2---|
--------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
--3---------------------------3-|--3---------------------3-|--2---------------------------2-|


                             Asus4/A#                                                   
----------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|----------0---------------|
--------0---0-----0-------|---------------0---0-----0-------|--------0---0-----0-------|
------2-------2-----2-----|-------------2-------2-----2-----|------2-------2-----2-----|
----2-----------2-----2---|-----------2-----------2-----2---|----2-----------2-----2---|
--------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
--2---------------------2-|--1----------------------------1-|--1---------------------1-|


  Asus4                                                     A                         
--------------0---------------|----------0---------------|----------0---------------|
------------0---0-----0-------|--------0---0-----0-------|--------0---0-----0-------|
----------2-------2-----2-----|------2-------2-----2-----|------1-------1-----1-----|
--------2-----------2-----2---|----2-----------2-----2---|----2-----------2-----2---|
------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------2-|
--0-------------------------0-|--0---------------------0-|--0-----------------------|

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Original Muse Riffs

Close Encounters

You need a lot of sweep delay and distortion to get the right sound.
Let each note ring for a full bar
e|--2----4----0--------------|
B|-----------------0---------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|----------------------(0)--|
The low E at the end is not "struck" as such, but it is there. Just brush the the string lightly with the pick.

Drum and Bass

Tuning: Drop-D (DADG)
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-10-0-10-12-13-12-15-13-15-18-15-13-|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-10-0-10-12-13-12-15-13-15-18-15-13-|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-10-0-10-12-13-12-15-13-15-18-15-13-|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-10-0-10-12-13-12-15-13-15-18-15-13-|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-0-3-5-6-5-0-3-0-3-5-3-0---10-12-10-12-0-3-5-6-5-0-3-0-3-5-3-0-|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-0-3-5-6-5-0-3-0-3-5-3-0---10-12-10-12-0-3-5-6-5-0-3-0-3-5-3-0-|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-10-0-10-12-13-12-15-13-15-18-15-13-|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-10-0-10-12-13-12-15-13-15-18-15-13-|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-10-0-10-12-13-12-15-13-15-18-15-13-|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-10-0-10-12-13-12-15-13-15-18-15-13-|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-0-3-5-6-5-0-3-0-3-5-3-0---10-12-10-12-0-3-5-6-5-0-3-0-3-5-3-0-|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-0-3-5-6-5-0-3-0-3-5-3-0---10-12-10-12-0-3-5-6-5-0-3-0-3-5-3-0-|

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Glastonbury Riff

This is the riff that was played before Butterflies & Hurricanes at Glastonbury. 

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------10----10-12-10-----------9----9-12-9--------| X 4
D|--12-12----12----------12--11-11---11--------11-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

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Jimmy Jam

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-----7----------------5----5h7p5-----------|
E|-0------0h3--5-6-7~-7---7----------7p6p5-3-|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5h7p5-----|
A|-----7---------------5----------5h7-|
E|-0------0h3--5-6-7~7---7------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------5-------|
A|-----7----------------5----5h7p5-----7-----|
E|-0------0h3--5-6-7~-7---7------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-----7----------------5----5h7p5-----------|
E|-0------0h3--5-6-7~-7---7----------7p6p5-3-|

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Pre-Sunburn Riff

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------5--|
A|--5--6--7---------------------------------------5--6--7-----|
E|------------0--2--3--4--5--6--7--3--4--5--6--7--------------|

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Stockholm Syndrome Outro

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------6-6--|
A|------------------------6-6--|
D|--0--3-0-5-0-3-0--0-3-0-6-6--|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
D|--0--3-0-5-0-3-0--3*-3*--3*-3*--3*--|

Occasionally on the second repetition of the riff matt will strike behind the nut 3 times rather than playing the harmonics.

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------6-6--|
A|------------------------6-6--|
D|--0--3-0-5-0-3-0--0-3-0-6-6--|

e|--------------------x----x----x----|
B|--------------------x----x----x----|
G|--------------------x----x----x----|
D|--------------------x----x----x----|
A|--------------------x----x----x----|
D|--0--3-0-5-0-3-0----x----x----x----|

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