Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist Tab by Muse

Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist tab by Muse

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"Thoughts of a Dying Atheist" by Muse
>From the album "Absolution"
Tabbed by Gavin
This is all my own work.

/ = slide up
\ = slide down
^ = bend
h = hammer on
p = pull off
~ = vibrato

Standard tuning, whammy on 2 octaves down

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

e-------10-----10-----10-----10-----10-
B---------11-----11-----11-----11------
G-----------12-----12-----12-----12----
D--11h12-------------------------------   x2
A--------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------


VERSE


e--10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10-----
B----11----11----11----11----11----11----11----11----11----11---
G------12----12----12----12----12----10----10----10----10----10-
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------


e--11--11--11--11--11------10--10-------10--10-----
B----8---8---8---8---8-------8---8--8-----7---7--7-
G-----8---8---8---8---8---7---7---7----7---7---7---
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------


e--------10--------------11--------------11----11----11----11-----
B----11----11--11----13----13--13----10----10----10----10----10---
G--12--12----12----12--12----12----10--10----10----10----10----10-
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------


e--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
B--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-
G--10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-
D--------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------


CHORUS


e------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------
D--------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------


e------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------


e------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------
D--------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------


e------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------


e------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------3-
G--10-10-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-3-3-3---------------3-
D--------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------


VERSE 2
(Every note played on the G string is muted.....)


e-------10--------10--------10--------10---
B---------11--------11--------11--------11-
G--12-12-----12-12-----12-12-----12-12-----
D------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------


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


e-----11-----11-----11-----11--
B-------8------8------8------8-
G--8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8----
D------------------------------
A------------------------------
E------------------------------


e-----10-----10-----10-----10--
B-------8------8------7------7-
G--7-7----7-7----7-7----7-7----
D------------------------------
A------------------------------
E------------------------------


e-------10--------10--------11--------11---
B---------11--------11--------13--------13-
G--12-12-----12-12-----12-12-----12-12-----
D------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------


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


(.....except on this bit)

e--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
B--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-
G--10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-
D--------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------


Repeat CHORUS



SOLO

e--x--10------x----------x--10------x--11-
B--x--11------x--14------x--11------x--13-
G--x--12------x--12------x--12------x--12-
D--x----------x--11------x----------x-----
A--x----------x----------x----------x-----
E--x----------x----------x----------x-----


                                         whammy down
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------7^^7---10-10-8-8-7h8-5-----------/10~10--8-7--7h8p7-
A--10------8------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------10-9-8-6----------------------------------------------------


e-----------------------------------
B-----------------------------------
G--/3~~~2-3-5h7p5-3-5^^5~~6^7^8^9^^-
D-----------------------------------
A-----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------


Repeat CHORUS to end



This is just my interpretation, i'm not really sure about the chorus part
but feel free to tinker with it.


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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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