Uprising Bass Tab by Muse

Uprising bass tab by Muse

Bass Tab

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.

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


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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