Compliance by Muse

Compliance tab by Muse

Guitar tabs

Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Dm

Intro:

Here's the synth pad that plays throughout the song (0:01)

e|--5---5---6---6--5--|--5---5---6---6--5--|--3---3---5---5--3--|--3---3---5---5--3--|
B|--6---6---6---6--6--|--6---6---6---6--6--|--6---6---6---6--6--|--5---5---5---5--5--|
G|--7---7---7---7--7--|--7---7---7---7--7--|--5---5---5---5--5--|--5---5---5---5--5--|
D|-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)(7)-|-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)(7)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|



e|--3---3---5---5--3--|--3---3---5---5--3--|--1---1---0---0--1--|--1---1---3---3--5--|
B|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|
G|--5---5---5---5--5--|--2---2---2---2--2--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|
D|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

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At the transition to the verse, there's this guitar riff with octaver and wah effects (0:31)
     *
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|--------10p8-----|
A|-----------------|--8---8------8p7-|
E|--6---6---6~-----|-----------------|



Verse :

In the first half of the verse, there's no guitar,
but here's the chords to follow along (0:35)

Dm
C
Gm
Bb

This is the palm muted guitar that plays at 0:53

The fourth bar is a little different, so look out for that

 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-||7-8-7-8-8-7-6-7|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|5-5-6-5-6-5-4-5-|5-5-6-5-6-5-4-5-|5-5-6-5-6-5-4-5-|5-6-5-6-6-5-4-5-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-||7-8-7-8-8-7-6-7|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-||7-8-7-8-8-7-6-7|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|



Chorus:

(1:10)

You can just play the synth pad chords again here, and this time the octave guitar doesn't play into the verse

e|--5---5---6---6--5--|--5---5---6---6--5--|--3---3---5---5--3--|--3---3---5---5--3--|
B|--6---6---6---6--6--|--6---6---6---6--6--|--6---6---6---6--6--|--5---5---5---5--5--|
G|--7---7---7---7--7--|--7---7---7---7--7--|--5---5---5---5--5--|--5---5---5---5--5--|
D|-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)(7)-|-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)(7)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e|--3---3---5---5--3--|--3---3---5---5--3--|--1---1---0---0--1--|--1---1---3---3--5--|
B|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|
G|--5---5---5---5--5--|--2---2---2---2--2--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|
D|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|



Verse 2:

So at 1:28, there's a fuzzy guitar with some reverb in the background

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|14tp~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|14tp~~~~~/12tp/10tp/|14tp~~~~~~~~~h15p14p|12tp~~~~~10tp~12tp~/|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|15tp~~/10tp/7tp~~~--|7tp~~~~~~~15tp/14tp/|10tp~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|10tp~~~~~~~~~~12tp~~|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

After that comes the palm mute guitar again  (1:45)

 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-||7-8-7-8-8-7-6-7|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|5-5-6-5-6-5-4-5-|5-5-6-5-6-5-4-5-|5-5-6-5-6-5-4-5-|5-6-5-6-6-5-4-5-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-||7-8-7-8-8-7-6-7|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-||7-8-7-8-8-7-6-7|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|



Chorus 2:

(2:03)

e|--5---5---6---6--5--|--5---5---6---6--5--|--3---3---5---5--3--|--3---3---5---5--3--|
B|--6---6---6---6--6--|--6---6---6---6--6--|--6---6---6---6--6--|--5---5---5---5--5--|
G|--7---7---7---7--7--|--7---7---7---7--7--|--5---5---5---5--5--|--5---5---5---5--5--|
D|-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)(7)-|-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)(7)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e|--3---3---5---5--3--|--3---3---5---5--3--|--1---1---0---0--1--|--1---1---3---3--5--|
B|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|
G|--5---5---5---5--5--|--2---2---2---2--2--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|
D|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|



Solo:

Basically the same pattern as the palm muted verse, except it sounds like it modulates back and fourth
with added fifths. It's a little tough to sound out, but I gave it my best guess. (2:20)

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|14-14-15-14-15-14-13-14-|14-14-15-14-15-14-13-14-|14-14-15-14-15-14-13-14-|14-15-14-15-15-14-13-14-|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

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

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|12-12-13-12-13-12-11-12-|12-12-13-12-13-12-11-12-|12-12-13-12-13-12-11-12-|12-13-12-13-13-12-11-12-|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|12-12-13-12-13-12-11-12-|12-12-13-12-13-12-11-12-|12-12-13-12-13-12-11-12-|12-13-12-13-13-12-11-12-|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

Also, at 2:29, the guitar with the octaver and wah comes back
           *                  *
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------7p5-----|-----------------|--------10p8-----|
A|-----------------|--5---5----------|-----------------|--8---8------8/7-|
E|--3---3---3~-----|-------------3h5-|--6---6---6~-----|-----------------|



Bridge:

It's the same as the palm mute part of the verse (2:38)

 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-||7-8-7-8-8-7-6-7|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|5-5-6-5-6-5-4-5-|5-5-6-5-6-5-4-5-|5-5-6-5-6-5-4-5-|5-6-5-6-6-5-4-5-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-||7-8-7-8-8-7-6-7|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-||7-8-7-8-8-7-6-7|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Re-enter the chorus with the octaver guitar

(3:25)
           *
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|--------10p8-----|
A|-----------------|--8---8------8p7-|
E|--6---6---6~-----|-----------------|


Outro:

(3:30)

For the outro, the octaver and wah guitar plays along with the palm mute guitar part

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|--5---5---5~-----|-----------------|--3---3---3~-----|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--3---3---3~-----|-----------------|--6---6---6~-----|-----------------|
           *                  *
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|---------9p7-----|-----------------|---------7p5-----|
D|-----------------|--7---7----------|-----------------|--5---5----------|
A|--5---5---5~-----|-------------5-4-|--3---3---3~-----|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-5-|
           *                  *
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------7p5-----|-----------------|--------10p8-----|
A|-----------------|--5---5----------|-----------------|--8---8------8/7-|
E|--3---3---3~-----|-------------3h5-|--6---6---6~-----|-----------------|


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() - optional note
~ - let note ring
h = hammer-on
p - pull-off
* - palm mute
tp - tremolo pick
/ - slide

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