Muse's Sing for absolution uses a striking chord progression for the verse:
Dmin > Bb > E7 > A
The jump from Bb to E7 gives it a particularly wierd and powerful feeling, as it's the interval of an augmented 4th.
The augmented 4th also exists in the chorus, between the E of the C major and the Bb of the G minor:
Finally, here's the first four piano notes of the main line:
Sheet Music to buy by Muse
Muse -- The Resistance (Piano/Vocal/Guitar). For Guitar; Keyboard; Piano; Voice. This edition: Piano/Vocal/Guitar. Artist/Personality; Personality Book; Piano/Vocal/Chords. Book. 92 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing
Muse -- The Piano Songbook (Piano/Vocal/Guitar). For Guitar; Keyboard; Piano; Voice. This edition: Piano/Vocal/Guitar. Artist/Personality; Book; Personality Book; Piano/Vocal/Chords. Rock. 144 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing
Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever) (from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)). By Muse. By Matthew Bellamy. For Guitar; Keyboard; Piano; Voice. This edition: Piano/Vocal/Guitar. Artist/Personality; Piano/Vocal/Chords; Sheet; Solo. Original Sheet Music Edition. Movie; Pop. 8 pag
Absolution "(Guitar TAB Edition). By Muse. Edited by Carol Cuellar. For guitar and voice. This edition: Guitar TAB Edition. Artist/Personality; Guitar Personality; Guitar TAB. Guitar songbook. Rock and Britpop. Guitar tablature songbook. Guitar tablature, standard n
"Quando m'en vo (Musetta's Waltz) from ""La Boheme""" By Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924). Edited by Marion Farquhar. For voice and piano (soprano voice). Language: Italian and English. Published by International Music Company
L'Embarquement pour CythíÂre (set) (Valse-Musette for two pianos). By Francis Poulenc (1899-1963). Editions Durand. Advanced. 14 pages. Editions Durand #ME0665100. Published by Editions Durand
Muse -- Black Holes and Revelations (Guitar TAB). By Muse. For Guitar. This edition: Guitar TAB. Artist/Personality; Guitar Personality; Guitar TAB. Rock. Book. Published by Alfred Music Publishing
Muse -- Black Holes and Revelations (Piano/Vocal/Guitar). For Guitar; Keyboard; Piano; Voice. This edition: Piano/Vocal/Guitar. Artist/Personality; Book; Personality Book; Piano/Vocal/Chords. Rock. 72 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing
Musetta's Waltz By Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924). Arranged by Willard A. Palmer. For Piano. Masterworks; Piano Solo; Solo. Simply Classics Solos. Form: Waltz. Masterwork Arrangement; Romantic. Early Intermediate. Sheet. 4 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing
Quando m'en vo (Musetta's Waltz Song) (Piano Solo). By Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924). Piano Solo (no lyrics). 3 pages. Ricordi #R99441. Published by Ricordi
Uprising (Recorded by Muse). By Matthew Bellamy. Arranged by Steve Hodges. Concert Band. Concert Band; Part(s); Score. Young Symphonic. Pop; Pop/Rock; Rock. Grade 2. 248 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing
La Muse Menagere (the Household Muse) (A Suite of 15 Pieces). By Darius Milhaud (1892-1974). For Piano. Solo part. Standard notation. 19 pages. Published by Theodore Presser Company
Muse -- The Resistance (Authentic Guitar TAB). For Guitar. This edition: Authentic Guitar TAB. Artist/Personality; Authentic Guitar TAB; Guitar Personality; Guitar TAB. Book. 116 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing
Musetta's Waltz (from La Boheme) By Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924). Arranged by William Ryden. For full orchestra. Concert Masters. Score and set of parts. Published by Masters Music Publications Inc.
