The 2nd Law: Isolated System Tabs & Lyrics by Muse

The 2nd Law: Isolated System

guitar tabs lyrics

Muse

This is the first tab I ever submitted and no one posted one up so I figured that I would.
-MUSE1795
MUSE is the greatest band in the world and this song is so simple, yet amazing.
It's really easy to play the parts on guitar.

Standard Tuning

Intro: This is played throughout the whole song
e|--15-------10--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

0:15 this little piano part is played throughout a lot of the song as well
e|--15-13-11---------11------------------------------------------|
B|-----------15--13-----15--13-----------------------------------|
G|12-12-12-12--12--12-12--12--12---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

0:29 the other part in the background
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|Each one is
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|played 8x
G|-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7----------------------------------| except for
D|8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|the 5,7 is
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|played 16x
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

0:58 the bass kicks in
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|6(x16)---8(x16)---3(x32)---------------------------------------|

1:26 the violin part (repeat as necessary)
e|15--13--11--8--11--10--11--10--8--6--8--5--3-------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

2:04 it's similar to the other part earlier in the song but with a slight change (play as necessary)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|Each one is
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|played 8x
G|-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7---8--8--8--8--8-8-8-8---------------------|
D|8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8-8-8-8----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

That's pretty much it. Listen to the song to figure out the times and how long you
should play everything.
Any questions, comments, email me @ [email protected]
Enjoy!