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Won't Stand Down Tab by Muse

Won't Stand Down tab by Muse

Guitar Tab

Verse 1:
"I never believed that I would concede"

no notable guitar in verses but can always follow along with the big bassy 808s

B |-----------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------| x2
E |-----------------------------------------|
B |-0--0------0--0--------0--0---------0--0-|


Riff:
                PM  PMPMPMPM    PM  PMPMPMPMPMPMPMPMPMPM
B |------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------| x2
E |------------------------------------------------------|
B |-0--0--0--1p0-0-3-0-0-0-0-7p0-0-8-0-0-0-0-10-10-11-11-|


Chorus:
"Won’t stand down"
can play chorus as single notes or octaves. strum/pick with a constant 16th note pattern for the chromatic
bit in first half
                                                          PMPMPMPM    PMPMPMPM   PMPMPMPM
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-10---11---12----13----14--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-8----9----10----11----12----/20--20--20--20\-3--3--3--3-3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|


Riff:

                PM  PMPMPMPM    PM  PMPMPMPMPMPMPMPMPMPM
B |------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|
B |-0--0--0--1p0-0-3-0-0-0-0-7p0-0-8-0-0-0-0-10-10-11-11-|

                PM  PMPMPMPM    PM  PMPMPMPM
B |------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|
B |-0--0--0--1p0-0-3-0-0-0-0-7p0-0-8-0-0-0-0-------------|


Verse 2:
"Now I’m coming back"
again, no important guitar but can follow the 808s

B |-----------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------| x2
E |-----------------------------------------|
B |-0--0------0--0--------0--0---------0--0-|


Riff:
                PM  PMPMPMPM    PM  PMPMPMPMPMPMPMPMPMPM
B |------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------| x2
E |------------------------------------------------------|
B |-0--0--0--1p0-0-3-0-0-0-0-7p0-0-8-0-0-0-0-10-10-11-11-|


Chorus:
"Won’t stand down"
can play chorus as single notes or octaves. strum/pick with a constant 16th note pattern for the chromatic
bit in first half
                                                          PMPMPMPM    PMPMPMPM   PMPMPMPM
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-10---11---12----13----14--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-8----9----10----11----12----/20--20--20--20\-3--3--3--3-3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|


Pre-Breakdown:
let open B ring

B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x------x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-|
E |-------x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x------x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-|
B |-0-----x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-0----x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-|


Breakdown:
if your guitar doesnt have 22 frets, slide to the same note on a higher string instead

       PMPMPMPM      PMPMPMPM   PMPMPMPM     PMPMPMPM    PMPMPMPMPMPM
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-1p0-0-0-0-0-10p0-0-0-0-0-1p0-0-0-0-0-10p0-0-0-0-0-1p0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|

       PMPMPMPM      PMPMPMPM   PMPMPMPM     PMPMPMPM
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-1p0-0-0-0-0-10p0-0-0-0-0-1p0-0-0-0-0-10p0-0-0-0-0-1--0--0--1--0--0-|

              PMPMPMPM    PMPMPMPM     PMPMPMPM    PMPM
B |------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-/22~-22~\-0-0-0-0-1p0-0-0-0-0-10p0-0-0-0-0-1p0-0-0-3-3-3-1-|

                   PMPMPMPM    PMPMPMPM     PMPMPMPM
B |-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-/19~-19~\-10p0-0-0-0-0-1p0-0-0-0-0-10p0-0-0-0-0-|


Chorus:
"Won’t stand down"
can play chorus as single notes or octaves. strum/pick with a constant 16th note pattern for the chromatic
bit in first half
                                                          PMPMPMPM    PMPMPMPM   PMPMPMPM
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-10---11---12----13----14--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-8----9----10----11----12----/20--20--20--20\-3--3--3--3-3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|


Outro:

                PM  PMPMPMPM    PM  PMPMPMPMPMPMPMPMPMPM
B |------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------| x2
E |------------------------------------------------------|
B |-0--0--0--1p0-0-3-0-0-0-0-7p0-0-8-0-0-0-0-10-10-11-11-|

       PMPMPMPM      PMPMPMPM   PMPMPMPM     PMPMPMPM    PMPMPMPMPMPM
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-1p0-0-0-0-0-10p0-0-0-0-0-1p0-0-0-0-0-10p0-0-0-0-0-1p0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|


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| x   Dead note
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato

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Published: January 16, 2022

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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