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SONG-Dark Shines
BAND-Muse
ALBUM-Origin Of Symmetry
WORDS & MUSIC-Matthew Bellamy
GUITARIST-Matthew Bellamy
TRANSCRIBED BY-Chris Bishop
STANDARD TUNING
CHORDS USED
Dsus4
Dm
A7
Gm
Ddim
Bb
A7*
4/4 Time.
110bpm.
INTRO
Gtr.1(elec.) Dm
e||---------------------||-----------------------|------------------------|
B||---------------------||-----------------------|------------------------|
G||---------------------||-----------------------|------------------------|
D||---------------------||-----------------------|----------/7---5---3----|
A||----------------5-7--||--8------7--5----------|--------4---------------|
E||---------------------||-----------------------|------------------------|
e|---------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
B|---------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------|-------------6br------|
D|--2h3p2-------2------------|---------------7---5---7--|--7br--7--5-----------|
A|-----------4-----4--1h4p1p0h1p0-----------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------2/5------------|----------------------|
w/bar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------||
B|------------------------|--14-------------------|----------------||
G|---------7h9-10---9---7////12-------------------|----------------||
D|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------||
A|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------||
E|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------||
VERSE
Dsus4 Dm A7
e||--------3----------1h3p1--------0--------|--------------------|
B||o----3----------------|------------------|-------2------------|
G||--2-------------------|------------------|----0---------------|
D||----------------------|------------------|--------------------|
A||o---------------------|------------------|--------------------|
E||----------------------|------------------|--------------------|
let ring
2nd ad lib.
Gm Ddim
e|----------------|-------------------------|-----1------------|
B|----------------|--3----------------------|--0---------------|
G|----------------|--------3-------------1--|------------------|
D|----------------|-----0-------------0-----|------------------|
A|----------------|-------------------------|------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------------|------------------|
A7 Dsus4
e|-----------------|----------------|--------3------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|-----3---------------|
G|------0----------|----------------|--2------------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
A|------0----------|----------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
Dm A7
e|--1----------------|--0------------------|----------------|
B|--3----------------|--------2------------|----------------|
G|--2----------------|-----0---------------|----------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------|----------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|----------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|----------------|
Gm Ddim A7
e|---------------------|--1----------------|-------------------|-------------------||
B|--3------------------|--0----------------|--2----------------|-------------------||
G|--------3------------|--1----------------|--0----------------|-------------------||
D|-----0---------------|--0----------------|--2----------------|-------------------||
A|---------------------|-------------------|--0----------------|------------12--||
E|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------||
w/heavy dist.
$
CHORUS
Dm A7
e||----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B||--6--6----6-----------|--6--6----6------------|-----------------------|
G||--7--7----7-----------|--7--7----7------------|--6--------------------|
D||--7--7----7-------6b--|--7--7----7--------6b--|--7----------------6b--|
A||--5--5----5-----------|--5--5----5------------|--7----------12/-------|
E||-------------10------|-------------10-------|--5--5----5------------|
3rd($)Vocal Tacet
A7 Gm Bb
e|-----------------------|----------------------|--6--------------------|
B|-----------------------|--3-------------------|--6---------------9----|
G|--6--------------------|--3-------------------|--7---------------7----|
D|--7----------------6b--|--0---------------7b--|--8---------------8----|
A|--7----------12/-------|----------------------|--8---------------8----|
E|--5--5----5------------|--3--3----3--3--------|--6--6----6--6---------|
A7* [1.--------------------
e|-------------.----.----|-------------.----.----||
B|--8--8----8--8----8----|--8--8----8--8----8----||
G|--6--6----6--6----6----|--6--6----6--6----6----||
D|--7--7----7--7----7----|--7--7----7--7----7----||
A|--7--7----7--7----7----|--7--7----7--7----7----||
E|-----------------------|-----------------------||
SOLO
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Dsus4 Dm A7
e||--------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
B||--10----------------|----------10---8---6--|--5------6p5---5-------|
G||--------------------|--------x-------------|-------------7---------|
D||--------------------|------x---------------|-----------------------|
A||--------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
E||--------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
w/Roland VG8 trumpet fx
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Gm Bb
e|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
B|----------10---8---6--|--5------6p5-3--------|------3-5-6---5---3--|
G|--------x-------------|----------------------|---------------------|
D|------x---------------|----------------------|---------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
------------------------------------][2.$.-------------------
Asus4 A
e|-------------------|----------------||-------------.----.----||
B|--2----------------|---------------o||--8--8----8--8----8----||
G|-------------------|----------------||--6--6----6--6----6----||
D|-------------------|----------------||--7--7----7--7----7----||
A|-------------------|---------------o||--7--7----7--7----7----||
E|-------------------|----------------||-----------------------||
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
CHORUS
Dm A7
e||----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B||--6--6----6-----------|--6--6----6------------|-----------------------|
G||--7--7----7-----------|--7--7----7------------|--6--------------------|
D||--7--7----7-------6b--|--7--7----7--------6b--|--7----------------6b--|
A||--5--5----5-----------|--5--5----5------------|--7----------12/-------|
E||-------------10------|-------------10-------|--5--5----5------------|
A7 Gm Bb
e|-----------------------|----------------------|--6--------------------|
B|-----------------------|--3-------------------|--6---------------9----|
G|--6--------------------|--3-------------------|--7---------------7----|
D|--7----------------6b--|--0---------------7b--|--8---------------8----|
A|--7----------12/-------|----------------------|--8---------------8----|
E|--5--5----5------------|--3--3----3--3--------|--6--6----6--6---------|
A7 To Coda@
e|-------------.----.----|-------------.----.----||
B|--8--8----8--8----8----|--8--8----8--8----8----||
G|--6--6----6--6----6----|--6--6----6--6----6----||
D|--7--7----7--7----7----|--7--7----7--7----7----||
A|--7--7----7--7----7----|--7--7----7--7----7----||
E|-----------------------|-----------------------||
SOLO
Gm Dm
e||------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B||----11------------|----------11---10---8--|--6------------------|
G||---x--------------|--------x--------------|---------7-----------|
D||--x---------------|------x----------------|------------7--------|
A||------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
E||------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
w/Roland VG8 trumpet fx
Gm
e|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------------|----11------------|----------11---10---8--|
G|--------------------|---x--------------|--------x--------------|
D|--------7---6---7---|--x---------------|------x----------------|
A|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
Dm Gm
e|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|--6------------------|--------------------|----13------------|----14------------|
G|---------7-----------|--------------------|---x--------------|---x--------------|
D|------------7--------|--------7---6---7---|--x---------------|--x---------------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
Dm Ddim
e|----------------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
B|----15------13p11-10--------|-----------------|--------------------|
G|---x------------------------|-----------------|-----------4--------|
D|--x-------------------------|-----------------|--6-----------------|
A|----------------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A7
e|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------||
B|---------------------|--10----------------|-------------------||
G|--7--------10--------|--------------------|--9----------------||
D|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------||
A|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------||
E|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------||
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Bobby Wanna Be |
#1 by Bobby Warneke at Jan 9, 1972 at 8:58 PM EST |
| I like the idea of the meaningless sex explanation. For some reason, the darkness theme makes me think of vampires. Hmm. Its a very lusty song. | |
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Harvey Rhythm Player |
#2 by Harvey Puentes at Jan 13, 1972 at 7:21 AM EST |
| No, should have just been tacked on to OoS - that album was too damn short. Futurism should've been on there too. It's a good song, though the acoustic version on Hullabaloo was *shite*. It's about breaking up, and at first he's pissed off with her for betraying him somehow - not being there for him - but by the end he has a sudden change of mind and asks, "Take me back again." | |
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Keith Average |
#3 by Keith Amaral at Feb 18, 1972 at 7:32 PM EST |
| This is my favourite ever Muse songs. I just love it so much. Its brilliant. I absolutely LOVE the piano in it. Its soooooooooo good. | |
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eddy Lead Player |
#4 by eddy blade at Nov 15, 1975 at 7:53 PM EST |
| i can't believe no-one has commented on this song! what is wrong with you people?!!! i think this is one of the many good songs featured on the album. it makes so much sense | |
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Average |
#5 by nirvana at Nov 3, 1978 at 3:12 PM EST |
| Yeah, so, I love this song! I agree with everyone, especially the vampire comparisons... yeah. Consuming the innocence made me think of maybe consuming blood... like blood is life, and she's alive, innocent and not damned like the vampire... I probably don't know what I'm talking about though. | |
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Matt Wanna Be |
#6 by Matt Sakrosky at Oct 12, 1979 at 6:17 AM EST |
| Its about a guy who likes a girl because she represents to him something good and pure and wholesome, but then he views himself as all dark and twisted. he is drawn to her goodness, but he knows that if he gets closer to her his presence will defile her. and yet he cant help but be drawn in. it reminds me a little of Valmont from dangerous liasons. or it could be the opposite... but then "dark shines" is the lure of the girl who lights up his "darkest skies" meaning she brings out his darkest desires. like the sort of person that makes you desire them in an evil way? Like some girls have this quality. they look all innocent and child-like, but they are at the same time alluring and... naughty. like natalie portman's character in closer.. i like how the song is interpretable in two different ways. I think it shows how the singers world gets all mixed up by his desires. i like the vampire comparisons. i like also how in his psychology it is unclear who is the predator and who is the prey. who is luring who in.. | |
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Razzle Wanna Be |
#7 by Razzle jester at Jan 6, 1982 at 5:59 PM EST |
| I think the song is about rape.Thats about it when i first herd the song thats what came to mind."hold your hands up to your eyes again hide from the scary scenes, suppress your fears so be mine and your innocence i will consume" | |
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birdman Average |
#8 by birdman ethdh at Apr 11, 1982 at 10:00 AM EST |
| I think that there is nothing to suggest, sex with strangers, simply sex with people you know you are just going to be selfish with and use. hence... "so be mine and your innocence i will consume" As for the innocence we know that the sex he's having is not with some prostitute, virgins or generally nice people who are going to be hurt by his selfish sex... shantixxx ?thoughts? | |
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paddy Average |
#9 by paddy coscoran at Nov 17, 1983 at 11:24 PM EST |
| This has a kinda Jesus sound to it....... hence my name?? Well, i don't know about this song, not really, but i'm the only one writing anything so i may aswell put in that i think it's a LOVELY song (ahem) but compared to others, it's kinda lame. | |
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Corey Average |
#10 by Corey La Plante at Jun 24, 1984 at 10:19 AM EST |
| I ran across a real nice acoustic cover of this song on youtube. I like it cause Its softer but, to me, still captures the essence of the song. http://youtube.com/watch?v=YuWgElV2l-Y | |
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josh Average |
#11 by josh meador at Jan 29, 1986 at 10:17 AM EST |
| Agree a lot with tadamori. I copare this song to the phantom of the opera. Christine is so innocents and the phantom is so obsessed with her, and he is all dark and sexy:P | |
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NICK Wanna Be |
#12 by NICK COGHLAN at Oct 14, 1993 at 3:01 PM EST |
| It`s terrible, its such a kitsh and uugh... no. I love Muse but this song i really cant stand. | |
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Marcus19 Rhythm Player |
#13 by Marcus19 Doug at Feb 13, 1996 at 11:49 AM EST |
| god what muse song isn't LUSTY passionate, always | |
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jacob Average |
#14 by jacob ap at Sep 16, 1996 at 9:50 PM EST |
| I think everyones along the right lines. This song shows the contradictory feelings of the man described. He is overwhelmed by desire on seeing this young girl, the first lines showing how she lights him up and takes "only seconds to draw me in". However, as seeing her as a symbol of purity, youth, innocence and chastity, he knows that in fulfilling his desires he will take this quality away from her: "And your innocence I will consume" This knowledge of what he could destroy haunts him, the chorus expressing his pain. His contradictory feelings are also clear from the second verse, urging her to avoid him, "Hide from the scary scenes", yet wanting her to "surpress her fears" and fulfill his desire. The title captures the contradictory feelings, "Darkshines", and even the piano part shows the conflict within the man described through the dissonance leading to the chorus. This is another emotive and powerful song showing the quality of Muse. What a band! | |
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Klint Average |
#15 by Klint flowers at Mar 6, 2002 at 6:16 AM EST |
| thecomaboy hit the nail on the head. He wants this girl who's quite young, I mean really 'Hysteria'-style wants her. He feels great when he's with her, but when he's NOT he gets pretty obsessive. With the second verse, it sounds like they're on a date, at the movies or something (Hold your hands up to your eyes again / Hide from the scary scenes) or it could be some sort of a metaphor. I don't know. "And your innocence / I will consume" Brilliant, Muse are so good at dark songs. | |
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everett Wanna Be |
#16 by everett at Jul 19, 2003 at 5:40 PM EST |
| definetly thye meaningless sex theme, ur right. but maybe the whole idea of inocent groupies,using them like a kind of objcet (taking away their innocence) for his pleasure (maybe not what he does, but he may know bands who do). Once their in the room they can't leave so they have to go through with it. | |
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marc Professional |
#17 by marc at Feb 2, 2004 at 6:19 PM EST |
| I personally love this song. The slower songs just appeal more to me. Like the person above, It's about breaking up. But to me, I don't think he's mad at all. He's just having a lot of trouble getting over her. And he's saying, remember when it was great, remember when there was nothing else in the world that matterd. But it hurt, when it happened. He didn't want it to end. And he thinks that he's the best for her. And he wants what's best for her. With the "Take me back, again." But, it's over. | |
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