Muse - Take A Bow (4-string) Bass Tab

No Bass until 0:38

/ - slide up
\ - slide down

It's an ok song, may be hard for beginners.

No bass until 1:42

Verse
Mainly octaves.


  
G
   8 8 8 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3  8 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6  
  
D
                                                     
  
A
  6 6 6 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4   
  
E
                                                     
-

  
G
          11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10        11 11 11 8 8 8 8 8 8  
  
D
   8 8 8                             8 8 8                        
  
A
         9  9  9  8  8  8  8  8  8         9  9  9  6 6 6 6 6 6   
  
E
  6 6 6                             6 6 6                         

(2:04)

take a bow-bow-bow.....

This is my favourite bit in the song on bass. But it poses a problem.
I have looked at every possible alternative, and i have come
up with 3 possible ways he could be playing this run.

1) He has a 4 string with 26 frets (they exist? other then 36 frets?).
Here is how you would play it on one of those.


  
G
                        10 10 10  14  14  14  17  17  17  22  22  22  26  26  26  
  
D
  3 3 3 7 7 7 10 10 10                                                            
  
A
                       8  8  8  12  12  12  15  15  15  20  20  20  24  24  24    
  
E
 1 1 1 5 5 5 8  8  8                                                              

2) He could also have his G string Tuned to A, so that way the last
notes are 24s and not 26s.
This would mean that every not hit from the A string would have
its octave at same fret on the G string.

In that case this bit would be.

  
A
                       8 8 8   12  12  12  15  15  15  20  20  20  24  24  24  
  
D
  3 3 3 7 7 7 10 10 10                                                         
  
A
                      8 8 8  12  12  12  15  15  15  20  20  20  24  24  24    
  
E
 1 1 1 5 5 5 8  8  8                                                           
 *

3) If you had an extra string tuned to C, like on a 6-string bass.
You could play it like this.


  
C
                                                         17  17  17  22  22  22  
  
G
                       10 10 10  14  14  14  17  17  17                          
  
D
  3 3 3 7 7 7 10 10 10                                 15  15  15  20  20  20    
  
A
                      8  8  8  12  12  12  15  15  15                            
  
E
 1 1 1 5 5 5 8  8  8                                                             
  
B
             

Anyways, after that bit. 2:15


  
G
  10 10 10          10 10 10          10 10 10          10 10 10 10 10 10   
  
D
           11 11 11          11 11 11          11 11 11                     
  
A
 8  8  8           8  8  8           8  8  8           8  8  8  8  8  8     
  
E
          9  9  9           9  9  9           9  9  9                       


  
G
  10 10 10 10 10 10                   10 10 10 10 10 10                     
  
D
                    11 11 11 11 11 11                   11 11 11 11 11 11   
  
A
                                                                            
  
E
                                                                            
 x2

2:38


  
G
                                                                           
  
D
                                                                           
  
A
  1       1       1       1        6       6       6       6               
  
E
      2       2       2       2        7       7       7       7           

2:59


  
G
                                   
  
D
                                   
  
A
                                   
  
E
  4    0    4    0    4 / 12  4    

3:10                   3:20


  
G
                
    
      6\      
  
D
       6\       
 x4 
    6   (1)/7 
  
A
     6   (1)/7  
    
  4           
  
E
   4            
    
              

This next bit can be played with the open D/12 but i think it sounds
better to have the 5 on the A / 12. You need to have that D ring out
slightlybefore the slide

3:31


  
G
                    
  
D
      4             
 x4
  
A
    4   5/17\***    
  
E
  2                 

3:42


  
G
                    
  
D
      9\            
 x4
  
A
    9    2 2/10     
  
E
  7                 

Outro 3:52
4:03


  
G
             
    
                
  
D
             
 x2 
                
  
A
 22  2   22  
    
 22  2   2     3
 3 just seems to work, he's probably
  
E
   22  22  2 
    
   22  22       
  not playing anything there.