United States of Eurasia - Muse
There's not much guitar in this song, so also going to tab
some of the violin parts so you can still play the melody
The violin parts come in with Matt's voice
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9 8 7 6 5(hold) 6 | just once |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Listen for when the violin come in again
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9 8 5 4 |
| Db | 2 4 2 4 6 6 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
This is where the song explodes into the Queen sound
Guitar one GUitar two
| eb | | |
| Bb | 11~ 12~ | |
| Gb | | |
| Db | | 8~ 9~ |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | | |
When Matt sings the second time "Must we do as we're told"
The guitar fades in with vibrato
This is the asian sounding melody
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 4/9 7 9 10 9 10 12 10 9 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 10 9 9 |
| Db | 12 12 10 12 10 9 7 10 9 7 6h7p6 6 |
| Ab | 8 8 7 5 7~ |
| Eb | |
| eb | 7h8 7 |
| Bb | 9h10 |
| Gb | 4/9 7 9 10 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 8p7 8 10/12 10 8 7 8p7 |
| Bb | 10 9h10p9 9 |
| Gb | 10 10 9 7 9~ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
"and we know that there's no one we can trust"
| eb | |
| Bb | 9 10 9 7 10 9 11 12 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
"They promise to go on, and on, and on"
Guitar one Guitar two
| eb | | |
| Bb | 9 10 9 7 10 9 11~ 12~ | |
| Gb | | |
| Db | | 8~ 9~ |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | | |
The run up and back down over the above guitar parts
(Im sure the run up is wrong, but it was worth a try)
| eb | |
| Bb | 17~ 16~ 14h16p14 12h14p12 10h12p10 9h10p9 7~ |
| Gb | 15h16h18 |
| Db | 14h16h18 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
When Matt sings the second time "United States"
The guitar fades in with vibrato
Back into this melody
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 4/9 7 9 10 9 10 12 10 9 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 10 9 9 |
| Db | 12 12 10 12 10 9 7 10 9 7 6h7p6 6 |
| Ab | 8 8 7 5 7~ |
| Eb | |
| eb | 7h8 7 |
| Bb | 9h10 |
| Gb | 4/9 7 9 10 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 8p7 8 10/12 10 8 7 8p7 |
| Bb | 10 9h10p9 9 |
| Gb | 10 10 9 7 9~ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
When the "sia" is pronounces on the "Eurasia", you hit these notes
Guitar one Guitar two (17th fret
better)
| eb | | |
| Bb | | 17~ |
| Gb | 12 11 10 8 12 11 10 8 12 11 10 8~ 9~ | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | | |
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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