Bass tabs
Song: Uprising Artist: Muse Album: The Resistance (2009) Tuning: C# (tune all strings down 1 & 1/2 steps, C#F#BE) 🏷Legend: r = rest < = volume swell (appears above bar) h = hammer on (3) = triplet 8ths (appears above bar) PERFORMANCE NOTE: There are two primary riffs in this song, with only slight variations during the interlude and outro. Rather than copy and paste the same staffs over and over, I've instead provided each riff and noted when to play it and how many times.
RIFF 1 - Note that this is always played four times: ( x4 ) E |-------------------------| B |-----3-----3-----3-----3-| F# |-------------------------| C# |-1-----1-----1-----1-----| 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & RIFF 2 - This section comprises the bulk of the song, serving as all the verses and choruses. Note that it's basically the same two staffs repeated in sequence, with a very minor 4-note variation between bars 4 and 12 (as indicated by an *): * * * * E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B |-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----8-----8-----8-----8-|-----6-----6-----6-----6-| F# |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| C# |-1-----1-----1-----1-----|-1-----1-----1-----1-----|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|-4-----4-----4-----4-----| 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B |-----10----10----10----10|-----10----10----10----10|-----8-----8-----8-----8-|-----6-----6-----2-----2-| F# |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| C# |-8-----8-----8-----8-----|-8-----8-----8-----8-----|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|-4-----4-----0-----0-----| 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & * * * * E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B |-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----8-----8-----8-----8-|-----6-----6-----9-----9-| F# |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| C# |-1-----1-----1-----1-----|-1-----1-----1-----1-----|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|-4-----4-----7-----7-----| 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B |-----10----10----10----10|-----10----10----10----10|-----8-----8-----8-----8-|-----6-----6-----2-----2-| F# |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| C# |-8-----8-----8-----8-----|-8-----8-----8-----8-----|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|-4-----4-----0-----0-----| 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &
How the song breaks down: - INTRO: Riff 1, Riff 2, Riff 1 - VERSE 1: Riff 2 - PRE-CHORUS: Riff 1 - CHORUS 1: Riff 2 - PRE-VERSE: Riff 1 - VERSE 2: Riff 2 - PRE-CHORUS: Riff 1 - CHORUS 2: Riff 2 - INTERLUDE: < ( x4 ) E |-------------------------| B |-----3-----3-----3-----3-| F# |-------------------------| C# |-1-----1-----1-----1-----| 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & (First half of Riff 2, x2): E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B |-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----8-----8-----8-----8-|-----6-----6-----6-----6-| F# |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| C# |-1-----1-----1-----1-----|-1-----1-----1-----1-----|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|-4-----4-----4-----4-----| 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B |-----10----10----10----10|-----10----10----10----10|-----8-----8-----8-----8-|-----6-----6-----2-----2-| F# |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| C# |-8-----8-----8-----8-----|-8-----8-----8-----8-----|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|-4-----4-----0-----0-----| 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & (Second half of Riff 2, play once): E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B |-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----8-----8-----8-----8-|-----6-----6-----9-----9-| F# |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| C# |-1-----1-----1-----1-----|-1-----1-----1-----1-----|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|-4-----4-----7-----7-----| 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B |-----10----10----10----10|-----10----10----10----10|-----8-----8-----8-----8-|-----6-----6-----2-----2-| F# |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| C# |-8-----8-----8-----8-----|-8-----8-----8-----8-----|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|-4-----4-----0-----0-----| 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & - BASS FILL/PRE-CHORUS: ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )( 3 )( 3 )( 3 ) E |-8h10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8h10-10-8h10-10-10-8----8------| B |------------------------------------|----------------------10---10-8-| F# |------------------------------------|--------------------------------| C# |------------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & - CHORUS 3: Riff 2 - OUTRO: < ( x2 ) E |-------------------------|-------------------------||-------------------------|-------------------------| B |-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----3-----3-----3-----3-||-----8-----8-----8-----8-|-----6-----6-----9-----9-| F# |-------------------------|-------------------------||-------------------------|-------------------------| C# |-1-----1-----1-----1-----|-1-----1-----1-----1-----||-6-----6-----6-----6-----|-4-----4-----7-----7-----| 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B |-----10----10----10----10|-----10----10----10----10|-----8-----8-----8-----8-|-----6-----6-----2-----2-| F# |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| C# |-8-----8-----8-----8-----|-8-----8-----8-----8-----|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|-4-----4-----0-----0-----| 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & (x4) E |-------------------------||-------------------------| B |-----3-----3-----3-----3-||-------------------------| F# |-------------------------||-------------------------| C# |-1-----1-----1-----1-----||-1-----r-----------------| 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & Follow along with the song:
