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Hysteria

Muse

D minor84 bpm
fingerstyle16th-notesdistortionchromatic

Chris Wolstenholme's Big Muff 16th-note machine. Constant D with neighbor tones (E, C). This is a stamina exercise — start at 60 BPM and add 2 BPM per session. Alternate fingers religiously, mute everything you're not playing.

HighG — D — A — ELowtop row is the highest-pitched string, like sheet music

Main riff — Dm 16th-note drive

1 bar
1234
G················
D················
A5555575355555753
E················

Play the phrase silently, along with the timer. When the bar fills and the first beat flashes, start the loop again. The goal is to feel the phrase — not to race.