Knights Of Cydonia Live tab by Muse

Tabs

Here's my version of the tab for Knights Of Cydonia by Muse.
It's basically my interpretation of Mr. Bellamy's live performance
of this song, and its got all the extra little things that he does
that are not on the album version. Have fun playing this, as it sounds great!


Intro:
------
Begin with this.
(Clean or distorted, your choice).
e|-0----0----0--------------|
BB|-0----1----1--------------|
G+G|-0----0----0--------------|
D MajorD|-2----2----2--------------|
A augmentedA|-2----2----2--------------|
E MajorE|-0----0----0--------------|

Then into the proper intro.
(Clean-ish).
e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-2----4--5----7--7--9----| x2
A augmentedA|-2----4--5----7--7--9----|
E MajorE|-0----2--3----5--5--7----|

Tremolo picking.
(Distortion).
e|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7--9--10----12--10--9--7--6----|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7---6-7-9---7-9-10---9-10-12--10--9--7--6----|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------|
BB|-------------------|
G+G|-------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------2-|
A augmentedA|-----------------2-|
E MajorE|-19/-------------0-|

For this next part, play the note once and bend
back and forth quickly with the vibrato bar.
e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5----4--2--0----2--4--5----4--2--0-|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-1----2--4--2----5--7--8----7--8--9-|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-8----5--0--7----8----7--5--3----7----5--3--5----3--1--3----4----5-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Now it's just straightforward tremolo picking for the next part.
e|-11----10--8--6----8--10--11----10--8--6----7----8--10--8----11--13--14----13--14--15-|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-19----16------18----19--18--16--14----18----16--14--16----14--12--14----15----16-|
BB|-----------16---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9--11-11-11--9-9-9--8h9p8h9p8h9p8h9p8/-------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|

Verse:
------

e-7---7-------8---7----7----8----7----7----7-| Play the last chord a few
B--8---7-----8----8----7----8----8----7----8-| times distorted then slide down
G---9---8---9-----7----8----9----7----8----9-| for intro section again.
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|

(Clean-ish).
e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-2----4--5----7--7--9----| x2
A augmentedA|-2----4--5----7--7--9----|
E MajorE|-0----2--3----5--5--7----|

Tremolo picking.
(Distortion).
e|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7--9--10----12--10--9--7--6----|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7---6-7-9---7-9-10---9-10-12--10--9--7--6----|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|

e|-20/---------------0---| When Matt plays live he does the
BB|-------------------0---| slide down on the low e, not the
G+G|-------------------0---| high e, but i prefer using the high e.
D MajorD|-----------------2-2---| Also, Play the last chord a few
A augmentedA|-----------------2-2---| times then palm mute a few times
E MajorE|-----------------0-0---| and then stop all noise (for now).

Start this after "...must fight to survive."
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--9------11------14------12------16------18------21-----|
D MajorD|----x14-----x14-----x14-----x14-----x28-----x14-----x14-|
A augmentedA|--7------9-------12------10------14------16------19-----|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|

Either that or...
e|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--5------7------10------8------12------15------17-----|
G+G|----x14----x14-----x14----x14-----x28-----x14-----x14-|
D MajorD|--2------4------7-------5------9-------12------14-----|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|

Riff:
-----
e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------5------|
A augmentedA|-5h7-7-7-7p5h7-7-7-7p5h7-7-7-7p5-7-5---5-7--|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5p2-2-2-2--h5p2-2-2-2--h5p2-2-2-2--h5p2-2-2-2--5h7-7-|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7p0-0-0-0--h7p0-0-0-0--h7p0-0-0-0--h7p0-0--------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------7-5-3-|

e|------------------------------------------------| You can change the 3's to
BB|------------------------------------------------| harmonics at the third fret
G+G|------------------------------------------------| on the low e string.
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3p0-0-0-0--h3p0-0-0-0--h3p0-0-0-0--h3p0-0-0-0--|

Play the above section 4 times.

Synth. background bit.
(Tremolo picking, lots of delay and reverb)
e|-12----------------10--------9----7----5----3--------|
BB|-------12--------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------12--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------| x 2
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|

Once the singing has ended, Matt plays this over the high background notes.
e|-----------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5h7-7-7-7p5h7-7-7-7p5h7-7-7-7p5h7-7-7-7-|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-10p9-9-9-9--h10p9-9-9-9--h10p9-9-9-9--h10p9-9-9-9-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-10h12-12-12-12p10h12-12-12-12p10h12-12-12-12p10h12-12-12-12-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-12h14-14-14-14p12h14-14-14-14-14b-14b-14b-14b-|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|

This part is my interpretation of the little
solo Matt plays live after the part above.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------12-14-14b15b14--12--------------12-14-14b15b14--12----|
D MajorD|-12--14--------------------14----12--14--------------------14-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------12--14b15b14--12--11----11--12-14-14b15b14--12--11-|
D MajorD|-12--14----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-11--12-14-14b15b14--12--14----14--12-14-14b15b14--12--14-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------17b-17b-17b-17b------|
G+G|--16-16-16-16-16-16-19-19-19-19-19-19-19----------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------15/-|

End with...
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3p0-0-0-0--h3p0-0-0-0--h3p0-0-0-0--h3p0-0-3-5-7--|

e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------5h7-7p5h7-7--|
E MajorE|-3p0-0-0-0--h3p0-0-0-0--h3p0-0-0-0--------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3p0-0-0-0--h3p0-0-0-0--h3p0-0-0-0--h3p0-0-3-5-7--|

e|------------------------------------------------0~-|
BB|------------------------------------------------0~-|
G+G|------------------------------------------------0~-|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------2~-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------5h7-7p5h7-7--2~-|
E MajorE|-3p0-0-0-0--h3p0-0-0-0--h3p0-0-0-0--------------0~-|

And the final part of which is played live...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------0~-|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------0~-|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------0~-|
D MajorD|-2--5--9--10--7--4--9--9b/--2--5--9s14--16--17--16--14--13--16--16--17--16--14/--2~-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------2~-|
E MajorE|-0--3--7--8---5--2--7--7b/--0--3--7s12--14--15--14--12--11--14--14--15--14--12/--0~-|
As you let the last chord ring, slowly bend down with the
vibrato bar as far as it will go and fade into silence.

That's it. Enjoy!