Uprising bass tab by Muse

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 & &

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