Exo-politics

(Album: Black Holes and Revelations, 2006)
Transcribed: Electric Guitar (Matt Bellamy)
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Tabbed by: Paul Lambeth

The bends during the verses and intro of this song can also be played as slides or just
notes - it's up to you. I prefer playing the bends, but choose whatever feels best. The
are below - not in exactly the right place but close enough so you should be able to
where each note is played. I wanted to get this completely right - I've seen masses of
for this slightly wrong in some places.

Thanks. Here it is!

INTRO [0:03]
e|-x-x-x-| 
B|-x-x-x-| 
G|-x-x-x-| 
D|-x-x-x-| 
A|-x-x-x-| 
E|-x-x-x-| 

e|-------------------------|      
B|-------------------------|      
G|-------------------------|      
D|-------------------------|      
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2) 
E|-----------------------8-|      

VERSE 1 [0:12]
e|-------------------------|      
B|-------------------------|      
G|-------------------------|      
D|-------------------------|      
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2) 
E|-----------------------8-|      

Open the skies over me...
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------5-5-3b4r3---| 
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-----------5-| 

I am waiting.. patiently...
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5b6r5-3-5-8-| 

I wait for a sign...

VERSE 2 [0:35]
e|-------------------------|      
B|-------------------------|      
G|-------------------------|      
D|-------------------------|      
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2) 
E|-----------------------8-|      

As conspiracies unwind...
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------5-5-3b4r3---| 
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-----------7-| 

Will you slam shut or free your mind
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5b6r5-3-5-8-10-| 

Or stay hypnotised...

BRIDGE [0:58]
e|--------------------------0/16-| 
B|----------------0/15-0/16------| 
G|-----------0/15----------------| 
D|------0/15---------------------| 
A|-0/15--------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 

CHORUS 1 [1:02]
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-| 
D|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-| 
A|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-| 
E|---------------------------------| 

When the zetas fill the skies
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-| 
A|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-| 
E|---------------------------------| 

e|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-| 
D|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-| 
A|-8--8--8--8--x-8--x-8--| 
E|-----------------------| 

Will our leaders...
e|-----------------x-| 
B|-----------------x-| 
G|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-x-| 
D|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-x-| 
A|-1-1-1-1-x-1-x-1-x-| 
E|-----------------x-| 

...tell us why?
e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5-3-1-0-1-3-| 
E|---------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-| 
D|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-| 
A|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-| 
E|---------------------------------| 

Fully loaded... satellites...
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-4-4-4-4-x-4-x-4-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-4-4-4-4-x-4-x-4-| 
A|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-2-2-2-2-x-2-x-2-| 
E|---------------------------------| 
...                                  

e|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-| 
D|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-| 
A|-8--8--8--8--x-8--x-8--| 
E|-----------------------| 

We can't get nothing...
e|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-| 
D|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-| 
A|-13-13-13-13-x-13-x-13-| 
E|-----------------------| 

...but our minds
e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5-3-5-3-5-3-| 
E|---------------------------| 

VERSE 3 [1:33]
e|-------------------------|      
B|-------------------------|      
G|-------------------------|      
D|-------------------------|      
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2) 
E|-----------------------8-|      

And I've waited patiently...
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------5-5-3b4r3---| 
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-----------5-| 

And I wait for the sign...
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5b6r5-3-1-0-| 

SOLO [1:49]
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------| 
G|-14-14-12-------------------------------------| 
D|----------15-14-15-------15-14----------------| 
A|-------------------15-12-------15-12-12b13r12-| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------| 
G|-14-14-12-------------------------------------| 
D|----------15-14-15-------15-14----------------| 
A|-------------------15-12-------15-12-10/12/13-| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 

e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------13----------------------------| 
G|-15-15-14-15----15-14-14b15r14-------------| 
D|-------------------------------15-14/11-11-| 
A|-------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-14-14-12-14-14b15r14-12-10-9-10-10b11r10-9-10-| 
D|-----------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 

e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------13----------------------------| 
G|-15-15-14-15----15-14-14b15r14-------------| 
D|-------------------------------15-14/11-11-| 
A|-------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------------| 
B|-------------10----8-----6----5---| 
G|-15-15-15----12b14-10b12-8b10-7b9-| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 

VERSE 4 [2:12]
e|-------------------------|      
B|-------------------------|      
G|-------------------------|      
D|-------------------------|      
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2) 
E|-----------------------8-|      

Carried through the centuries...
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------5-5-3b4r3---| 
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-----------7-| 

Secrets locked up... And loaded on my back...
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5b6r5-3-5-8-10-| 

And it weighs me down...

BRIDGE [2:37]
e|--------------------------0/16-| 
B|----------------0/15-0/16------| 
G|-----------0/15----------------| 
D|------0/15---------------------| 
A|-0/15--------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 

CHORUS 2 [2:40]
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-| 
D|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-| 
A|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-| 
E|---------------------------------| 

When the zetas fill the skies...
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-| 
A|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-| 
E|---------------------------------| 

e|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-| 
D|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-| 
A|-8--8--8--8--x-8--x-8--| 
E|-----------------------| 

It's just our leaders...
e|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-| 
D|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-| 
A|-13-13-13-13-x-13-x-13-| 
E|-----------------------| 

...in disguise
e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5-3-1-0-1-3-| 
E|---------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-| 
D|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-| 
A|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-| 
E|---------------------------------| 

Fully loaded satellites...
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-4-4-4-4-x-4-x-4-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-4-4-4-4-x-4-x-4-| 
A|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-2-2-2-2-x-2-x-2-| 
E|---------------------------------| 
...                                  

e|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-| 
D|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-| 
A|-8--8--8--8--x-8--x-8--| 
E|-----------------------| 

We can't get nothing...
e|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-| 
D|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-| 
A|-13-13-13-13-x-13-x-13-| 
E|-----------------------| 

...but our minds
e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5-3-5-3-5-3-| 
E|---------------------------| 

vERSE 5 [3:10] (*2)
e|-------------------------|      
B|-------------------------|      
G|-------------------------|      
D|-------------------------|      
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2) 
E|-----------------------8-|      

I'm waiting patiently...
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------5-5-3b4r3---| 
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-----------5-| 

And I'll wait for the sign...
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5b6r5-3-1-0-| 

(yeah)*

*Only in first

OUTRO [3:43]
e|-------------------------|      
B|-------------------------|      
G|-------------------------|      
D|-------------------------|      
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2) 
E|-----------------------8-|      

e|----| 
B|----| 
G|----| 
D|----| 
A|-5\-| 
E|----| 

KEY:

b - Bend to indicated note
r - Release from bend to indicated note
/ - Slide up
\ - Slide down
x - Mute strings