Unsustainable Chords
by Muse
Unsustainable by Muse is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-15-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-15-12-12-12-17-12-15-12-14-12-11-11--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
Play this while intro keeps repeating:
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5----9---10------12-----14------16------------14----12--10--10---|
D|--7--------------------------------------------14------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-13-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-10-10-10-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-13-10-10-10-15-10-13-10-12-10-9-9---|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
When the woman starts to talk:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------13-14~--15~----------14-15~--14~------|
A|-12-15-----------------12-15------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------13-14~------------12~-----------------|
A|-12-13----------12-14-15---------12~----------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
Dubstep part: (Robot: Unsustainable)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------7*--7*7*7*7*--7*7*7*----|
A|-2////---17\\\-7--7---------------------------|
D|-2////---17\\\-7--7---------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-2////---17\\\-7------------------------------|
D|-2////---17\\\-7----7-slow-bend-8-------------|
e|-------------------------*---------------------|
B|-------------------------*---------------------|
G|-(Crazy-effect)----------*---------------------|
D|-------------------------*---------------------|
A|----------------17\\\-7--*-3*3*3*3*--3*3*3*----|
D|----------------17\\\-7--*---------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------(Crazy-effect)-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------| 2X
A|-2////---17\\\-7--7---------------------------|
D|-2////---17\\\-7--7---------------------------|
Now, this is the part where the tuning can be different. You can put it in drop D and
drop A. I have them both tabbed out:
Drop D:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Drop A: (The way Matt plays it)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
Dubstep part: (Robot: Unsustainable)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------7*--7*7*7*7*--7*7*7*----|
A|-2////---17\\\-7--7---------------------------|
D|-2////---17\\\-7--7---------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-2////---17\\\-7------------------------------|
D|-2////---17\\\-7----7-slow-bend-8-------------|
e|-------------------------*---------------------|
B|-------------------------*---------------------|
G|-(Crazy-effect)----------*---------------------|
D|-------------------------*---------------------|
A|----------------17\\\-7--*-3*3*3*3*--3*3*3*----|
D|----------------17\\\-7--*---------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------(Crazy-effect)-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------| 2X
A|-2////---17\\\-7--7------------------(12\\\)--|
D|-2////---17\\\-7--7---------------------------|