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Apocalypse Please Tab by Muse

Apocalypse Please tab by Muse

Guitar Tab 

Intro: (0:00 - 0:12)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---|  x2
A|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
E|---------------------------------|


Verse 1: (0:12 - 0:36)

"Declare this an emergency..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---|  x2
A|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
E|---------------------------------|

"And pull us through..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|  x2
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|


Chorus 1: (0:36 - 0:59)

"And this is the end..."

-----Palm Muted (P.M.)---------Palm Muted (P.M.)---------Palm Muted (P.M.)----------Palm Muted (P.M.)----
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------44----------44----|-------44----------44----|-------66----------66----|-------77----------77----|
A|----44----44----44----44-|----55----55----55----55-|----77----77----77----77-|----77----77----77----77-|
E|-22----------22----------|-22----------22----------|-44----------44----------|-55----------55----------|

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


Verse 2: (0:59 - 1:23)

"And it's time..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---|  x2
A|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
E|---------------------------------|

"To pull us through..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|  x2
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|


Chorus 2: (1:23 - 1:47)

"And this is the end..."
-----Palm Muted (P.M.)---------Palm Muted (P.M.)---------Palm Muted (P.M.)----------Palm Muted (P.M.)----
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------44----------44----|-------44----------44----|-------66----------66----|-------77----------77----|
A|----44----44----44----44-|----55----55----55----55-|----77----77----77----77-|----77----77----77----77-|
E|-22----------22----------|-22----------22----------|-44----------44----------|-55----------55----------|

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


Solo/Breakdown 1: (1:47 - 2:16)

There are lots of ways to play this, but the arpeggios are very fast so I prefer to play it this way.
You can also play this using tapping like in the video linked above.

-----Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking------Tremolo Picking---------Tremolo Picking-----
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-11-14-11-14-11-14-11-14-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|

----Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking-----
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-11-14-11-14-11-14-11-14-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|

----Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking---
e|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|

Bridge: (2:16 - 2:22)

e|-------------------------|
B|--------------6~~~~~~~~~-|
G|-6-6~~~~~~~-6-6~~~~~~~~~-|
D|-6-6~~~~~~~-6------------| (Not 100% sure about that last chord)
A|-4-4~~~~~~~-4-4~~~~~~~~~-|
E|-------------------------|


Verse 3: (2:22 - 2:47)

"Proclaim eternal victory..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---|  x2
A|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
E|---------------------------------|

"And pull us through..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|  x2
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|


Chorus 3: (2:47 - 3:10)

"And this is the end..."
-----Palm Muted (P.M.)---------Palm Muted (P.M.)---------Palm Muted (P.M.)----------Palm Muted (P.M.)----
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------44----------44----|-------44----------44----|-------66----------66----|-------77----------77----|
A|----44----44----44----44-|----55----55----55----55-|----77----77----77----77-|----77----77----77----77-|
E|-22----------22----------|-22----------22----------|-44----------44----------|-55----------55----------|

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


Solo/Breakdown 2: (3:10 - 3:39)

-----Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking------Tremolo Picking---------Tremolo Picking-----
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-11-14-11-14-11-14-11-14-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|

----Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking-----
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-11-14-11-14-11-14-11-14-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|

----Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking---
e|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|



Outro: (3:39 - 4:12)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------6~~~~--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6~~~~~~-6~~~~------------------------7~~~~-4~~~~-6~~~~---------------|
D|-6~~~~~~-------3---3---3--4~~~~-4-----7~~~~-4~~~~-6~~~~-4~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A|-4~~~~~~-4~~~~---4---4----4~~~~-4-----5~~~~-2~~~~-4~~~~-4~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
E|--------------------------2~~~~-2-4-5-------------------2~~~~~~~~~~~~-|

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About this song

"Apocalypse Please" by Muse is the opening track on their 2003 album "Absolution." The song features a prominent use of a Baldwin electric harpsichord played by frontman Matt Bellamy, giving it a unique baroque feel. The guitar work by Bellamy includes heavy use of tremolo picking and arpeggios, adding to the song's sense of urgency. The lyrics touch on themes of impending doom and political unrest, reflecting the band's signature dystopian style.