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The Handler by Muse

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Tuning: DADG (drop D)

First 4 measures only guitar/drums

Intro
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5------------------0--0-0--------1--1--1-1--------0--0--0-0---------------|
D|----0--0-0--3--3-3---------------------------------------------------------| 2x

Main riff
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5------------------0--0-0--------1--1--1-1--------0--0--0-0---------------|
D|----0--0-0--3--3-3---------------------------------------------------------| 4x

Riff 2
G|---------14-15--14--12------------------------|---------------12-13-14-14--14-141414-12-------|
D|-----12----------------15--14--12-------------|-----12--14-15---------------------------15-14-|
A|-13-------------------------------13-14-13-12-|-11--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

G|---------14-15--14--12------------------------|---------------12-13-14-14--14-141414~---------|
D|-----12----------------15--14--12-------------|-----12--14-15---------------------------------|
A|-13-------------------------------13-14-13-12-|-11--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

Main riff variation
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5------------------0--0-0--------1~---------------0~----------------------|
D|----0--0-0--3--3-3---------------------------------------------------------| 2x

Vocals enter again
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| \
A|-5------------------0--0-0--------1~---------------0~----------------------|  \
D|----0--0-0--3--3-3---------------------------------------------------------|   \
                                                                                 | 2x
G|------------------------------------------13-14~-----------12-13~----------|   /
D|--------------------------------------12---------------11------------------|  /
A|-5------------------0--0-0--------13---------------12----------------------| /
D|----0--0-0--3--3-3---------------------------------------------------------|/ 

Riff 2 again
G|---------14-15--14--12------------------------|---------------12-13-14-14--14-141414-12-------|
D|-----12----------------15--14--12-------------|-----12--14-15---------------------------15-14-|
A|-13-------------------------------13-14-13-12-|-11--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

G|---------14-15--14--12------------------------|---------------12-13-14-14--14-141414~---------|
D|-----12----------------15--14--12-------------|-----12--14-15---------------------------------|
A|-13-------------------------------13-14-13-12-|-11--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

Main riff variation
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5------------------0--0-0--------1~---------------0~----------------------|
D|----0--0-0--3--3-3---------------------------------------------------------| 2x

4 measures guitar only

Sixteenth notes form now on
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 2x

Guitar solo (third time with vocals)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Whole solo part 3x 

Variation on solo chords
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------5---5---| <-- not sure if bass plays these two 
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|     notes; guitar does for sure.

Main riff variation one last time
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5------------------0--0-0--------1~---------------0~----------------------|
D|----0--0-0--3--3-3---------------------------------------------------------| 2x

End with
G|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|----0--0-0----------0--0-0--------0--0-0--0--0-|-0~------------------------|

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  extend duration
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note

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Last Updated: February 11, 2026