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Compliance by Muse

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  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Key: Chord diagramDmDm

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--|
Chord diagramBB|--6---6---6---6--6--|--6---6---6---6--6--|--6---6---6---6--6--|--5---5---5---5--5--|
Chord diagramG+G|--7---7---7---7--7--|--7---7---7---7--7--|--5---5---5---5--5--|--5---5---5---5--5--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)(7)-|-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)(7)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


e|--3---3---5---5--3--|--3---3---5---5--3--|--1---1---0---0--1--|--1---1---3---3--5--|
Chord diagramBB|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|
Chord diagramG+G|--5---5---5---5--5--|--2---2---2---2--2--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

At the transition to the verse, there's this guitar riff with octaver and wah effects (0:31)
     *
e|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|--------10p8-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|--8---8------8p7-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--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)

Chord diagramDmDm
Chord diagramC majorC
Chord diagramG minorGm
Chord diagramBb majorBb

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

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

 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+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|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+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-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+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|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+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|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

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--|
Chord diagramBB|--6---6---6---6--6--|--6---6---6---6--6--|--6---6---6---6--6--|--5---5---5---5--5--|
Chord diagramG+G|--7---7---7---7--7--|--7---7---7---7--7--|--5---5---5---5--5--|--5---5---5---5--5--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)(7)-|-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)(7)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e|--3---3---5---5--3--|--3---3---5---5--3--|--1---1---0---0--1--|--1---1---3---3--5--|
Chord diagramBB|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|
Chord diagramG+G|--5---5---5---5--5--|--2---2---2---2--2--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


Verse 2:

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

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|14tp~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|14tp~~~~~/12tp/10tp/|14tp~~~~~~~~~h15p14p|12tp~~~~~10tp~12tp~/|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|15tp~~/10tp/7tp~~~--|7tp~~~~~~~15tp/14tp/|10tp~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|10tp~~~~~~~~~~12tp~~|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

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

 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+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|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+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-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+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|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+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|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


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--|
Chord diagramBB|--6---6---6---6--6--|--6---6---6---6--6--|--6---6---6---6--6--|--5---5---5---5--5--|
Chord diagramG+G|--7---7---7---7--7--|--7---7---7---7--7--|--5---5---5---5--5--|--5---5---5---5--5--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)(7)-|-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)(7)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e|--3---3---5---5--3--|--3---3---5---5--3--|--1---1---0---0--1--|--1---1---3---3--5--|
Chord diagramBB|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|
Chord diagramG+G|--5---5---5---5--5--|--2---2---2---2--2--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


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|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramG+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-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|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-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramG+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-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|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-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

Also, at 2:29, the guitar with the octaver and wah comes back
           *                  *
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|---------7p5-----|-----------------|--------10p8-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|--5---5----------|-----------------|--8---8------8/7-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--3---3---3~-----|-------------3h5-|--6---6---6~-----|-----------------|


Bridge:

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

 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+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|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+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-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+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|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+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|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Re-enter the chorus with the octaver guitar

(3:25)
           *
e|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|--------10p8-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|--8---8------8p7-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--6---6---6~-----|-----------------|


Outro:

(3:30)

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

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--5---5---5~-----|-----------------|--3---3---3~-----|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--3---3---3~-----|-----------------|--6---6---6~-----|-----------------|
           *                  *
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------|---------9p7-----|-----------------|---------7p5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|--7---7----------|-----------------|--5---5----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--5---5---5~-----|-------------5-4-|--3---3---3~-----|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-5-|
           *                  *
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|---------7p5-----|-----------------|--------10p8-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|--5---5----------|-----------------|--8---8------8/7-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--3---3---3~-----|-------------3h5-|--6---6---6~-----|-----------------|


===================

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

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