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Muse - Apocalypse Please Tabs

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Apocalypse Please Tabs

(ver. 4)
Muse
[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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