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Incubus
Megalomaniac
Album: A Crow Left Of The Murder
Tabbed by Andres
la_laker83@hotmail.com
This is the studio version of Megalomaniac off the new Incubus record,
NOT the live Lollapalooza version.
Hope this is close enough =)
INTRO
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------------------
D--5--5--5--5--5--5^-5------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------- 3 times
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G--0--0--0--0-----0---------------------------------
D--5--5--5--5^----5^--------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
Then it changes into this riff:
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G--0----0--0----0--0---------0--0--------0----------
D--3/5--5--5/8--8--8--0------8--8--8--8--8--0-------
A------------------------6---6--6--6--6--6----------
E---------------------------------------------------
Play the above 4 times and then start playing this slight variation:
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G--0----0--0----0--0---------0--0--------0----------
D--3/5--5--5/8--8--8--0------8--8--8--8--8--0-------
A------------------------6---6--6--7--7--7----------
E---------------------------------------------------
Then play the chorus riff 4 times:
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------8-8-8--3-3-3-------------
D--5----3--5---5/8--8--x---8-8-8--2-2-2-------------
A--5----3--5---5/8--8--x---6-6-6--3-3-3-------------
E--3----1--3---3/6--6--x----------------------------
VERSE 1
E--------------------------------------1---------------------3------------
B----------6---------------------3--------3------------6--------6---6-----
G-------0-----------------------------------------------------------------
D--3/5--------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------3-----3--------3/6----6-----6-------6-------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
I hear you on the radio
E--------------------------------------3---------------------1------------
B--0-------0---------------------6--------6------------3--------3---3-----
G--0-------0--------------------------------------------------------------
D--53--3--3^-------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------6-----6--------63----3-----3-------3-------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
You burn me in my skin, it's unkind but
E--------------------------------------1---------------------3------------
B--0-------6---------------------3--------3------------6--------6---6-----
G--0----0-----------------------------------------------------------------
D--3/5--------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------3-----3--------3/6----6-----6-------6-------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
If I met you in a scissor fight
E--------------------------------------3---------------------1------------
B--0-------0---------------------6--------6------------3--------3---3-----
G--0-------0---------0----------------------------------------------------
D--53--3--3^------1------------------------------------------------------
A----------------2------2-----6-----6--------63----3-----3-------3-------
E--------------------------3----------------------------------------------
I'd cut off both your wings on principle alone
E---------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------8--8--------8----------
G--0----0--0----0--0---------0--0--------0----------
D--3/5--5--5/8--8--8--0------8--8--8--8--8--0-------
A------------------------6---6--6--7--7--7----------
E---------------------------------------------------
On principle alone
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G--0----0--0----0--0-------8-8-8--3-3-3-------------
D--3/5--5--5/8--8--8--0----8-8-8--2-2-2-------------
A--------------------------6-6-6--3-3-3-------------
E---------------------------------------------------
CHORUS
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------8-8-8--3-3-3-------------
D--5----3--5---5/8--8--x---8-8-8--2-2-2-------------
A--5----3--5---5/8--8--x---6-6-6--3-3-3-------------
E--3----1--3---3/6--6--x----------------------------
Hey megalomaniac, you're no Jesus...
VERSE 2
This riff is like a bridge really, verse 2 starts right after this
E---------------0---0---0--------------3---------------------1------------
B----------6------6---6---6------6--------6------------3--------3---3-----
G-------0-----------------------------------------------------------------
D--3/5--------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------6-----6--------63----3-----3-------3-------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
[--Flanged--]
Start of verse:
E--------------------------------------1---------------------3------------
B----------6---------------------3--------3------------6--------6---6-----
G-------0-----------------------------------------------------------------
D--3/5--------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------3-----3--------3/6----6-----6-------6-------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------3---------------------1------------
B--0-------0---------------------6--------6------------3--------3---3-----
G--0-------0--------------------------------------------------------------
D--53--3--3^-------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------6-----6--------63----3-----3-------3-------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------0---0---0--------------1---------------------3------------
B--0-------6------6---6---6------3--------3------------6--------6---6-----
G--0----0-----------------------------------------------------------------
D--3/5--------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------3-----3--------3/6----6-----6-------6-------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
[--Flanged--]
E--------------------------------------3---------------------1------------
B--0-------0---------------------6--------6------------3--------3---3-----
G--0-------0---------0----------------------------------------------------
D--53--3--3^------1------------------------------------------------------
A----------------2------2-----6-----6--------63----3-----3-------3-------
E--------------------------3----------------------------------------------
...And there was never meant to be only one
E---------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------8--8--------8----------
G--0----0--0----0--0---------0--0--------0----------
D--3/5--5--5/8--8--8--0------8--8--8--8--8--0-------
A------------------------6---6--6--7--7--7----------
E---------------------------------------------------
To be only one
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G--0----0--0----0--0-------8-8-8--3-3-3-------------
D--3/5--5--5/8--8--8--0----8-8-8--2-2-2-------------
A--------------------------6-6-6--3-3-3-------------
E---------------------------------------------------
CHORUS:
Same as before but double length, flanger on 2nd half.
BRIDGE
This is the part with no lyrics, play it twice
E-----------10---------10---------10--------------------------------------
B--------13---------13---------13----13----13-----------------------------
G-----10---------10---------10----------10----10--------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------10---------10---------10---------------|----------------------
B--------13---------13---------13----13----13------|----------------------
G--10-12---------12---------12----------12----12---|----------------------
D--------------------------------------------------|--12p10---------------
A--------------------------------------------------|----------------------
E--------------------------------------------------|----------------------
Then this kind of a solo, repeat like this:
-Part A 3x
-Part B
-Part A 4x with flanger
Part A
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------10--------------------
G--12--12--10--12-----12--10--12----12--12--10--12------12--10------------
D--10--10--10--10-----10--10--10----10--10--10--10------10--10------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
You're no Jesus, you're no Elvis...
Part B
E-----------------------------------10--10--10----------------------------
B-----------------------------------10--10--10------10--------------------
G--12--12--10--12-----12--10--12----12--12--12--12------12--10------------
D--10--10--10--10-----10--10--10----10--10--10--10------10--10------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
This comes right before the last Chorus
E--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
CHORUS
Same length as 2nd chorus, flanger on 2nd half
Bend the last chord.
Well that's it!
I hope it's clear, although you can mail questions, corrections and such to
la_laker83@hotmail.com
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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No Picture
rikiscorner Average |
#1 by rikiscorner at Jul 13, 1983 at 12:40 PM EST |
| Just because Bush is in the video doesn't mean the song has to be about him. | |
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Smitty Lead Player |
#2 by Smitty Warknocks at Nov 26, 1984 at 6:09 PM EST |
| There have been dozens of articles in papers, websites and magazines that say this song is a bout some dude named El Guapo. Hes some Mexican president or dictator or something. | |
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Tyler Average |
#3 by Tyler Hutchison at Nov 17, 1987 at 8:59 PM EST |
| On K-rock 92.3 in NY, the DJ said that Incubus said that the song was not about Bush.. but i think they were just saying so because after all this time everyoone's been saying so and maybe they just didn't want people saying Incubus was anti-Bush or something. I still think it's a great song. a little played out. I guess the 'song' isn't about the pres. but maybe the 'video' is. btw. thank god songmeanings is back. | |
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Dillon Rhythm Player |
#4 by Dillon H. at Jan 21, 2002 at 11:15 PM EST |
| A megalomaniac is one who craves power and becomes obsessed with it...and if he gets it, he becomes a tyrant. Basically, it's referring to the majority of modern leaders; Bush, Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Saddam...any bad leader or one who thinks himself better and wiser than others. It's also very reminiscent of Bush taking the lead in his "war on terror"...I think it's mostly about Brandon telling Bush to just step down before he makes more of a mess than it already is (such as the whole prisoner abuse and decapitated civilians debacle...) | |
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claireus Wanna Be |
#5 by claireus s at Oct 4, 2002 at 8:31 AM EST |
| I know the video has many references comparing a vague Bush lookalike to Hitler at the podium. Not to mention a reference to what Floria or whatever her name is of pro GW Americans being redneck-trailer-trash-fatasses drinking oil as if we are addicted to it. A hateful, anti-American and stereotypical (the American pig) image. | |
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Rad Average |
#6 by Rad Johnson at Oct 12, 2003 at 9:00 AM EST |
| are they talking about the people who try to take over this world... who think they are Gods? like, hitler, the president from north korea, sadaam husein, etc? wash, you're hands clean of yourself step down step down | |
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