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Megalomania - Muse
Written by Matthew Bellamy
Tabbed by Claire Winter
mr_claire@hotmail.com
i know this song is normally played on organ / keyboard, but it can be played like this
on the guitar, using arpeggio and then chords.
Questions and comments to mr_claire@hotmail.com
INTRO
E |----------0---------------0---------------0---------------0--------|
B |--------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0------|
G |------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----|
D |----2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------0--| x2
A |------------------2-------2-----------------------2-------2--------|
E |--0-----------0-------------------0-----------0--------------------|
VERSE
Paradise...
E |----------0---------------0---------------0-------------0--------|
B |--------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0---------0---0------|
G |------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----0-------0----|
D |----2-----------2---2-----------2---2-------------2-----------0--|
A |------------------2-----------------------------2----------------|
E |--0-------------------------------0------------------------------|
E |----------0-------------------------------0---------------2--------|
B |--------0---0-------------2-------------1---1-----------0---0------|
G |------0-------0---------3---3---------2-------2-------2-------2----|
D |----2-----------2-----2-------2-----2-----------2---1-----------1--|
A |--------------------4-----------4-0---------------2----------------|
E |--0---------------2------------------------------------------------|
E |----------0---------------0-------------------------------0--------|
B |--------0---0-----------1---1-------------3-------------1---1------|
G |------0-------0-------2-------2---------4---4---------2-------2----|
D |----2-----------2---2-----------2-----5-------5-----2-----------2--|
A |------------------3-----------------5-----------5-0----------------|
E |--0-------------------------------3--------------------------------|
E |----------0---------------0---------------0---------------2--------|
B |--------0---0-----------0---0-----------1---1-----------0---0------|
G |------0-------0-------1-------1-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
D |----2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---1-----------1--|
A |----------------------------------0---------------2----------------|
E |--3---------------4------------------------------------------------|
(repeat verse)
CHORUS
E |---------------|
B |--3-3-3-3-3-4--|
G |--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D |--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A |--5-5-5-5-5-2--|
E |---------------|
Take.......off Your Dis-Guise. I Know that Under-Neath it's You...
E |--0---0---5------3---3---8---------3--------2-----5-----------7---|
B |--1---1---7------3---4---8---------5--------4-----5-----------7---|
G |--2---2---7------4---4---9---------5--------2-----5-----------9---|
D |--2---2---7------5---5---10--------5--------4-----7-----------7---|
A |--0---3---5------5---5---10--------3--------2-----7-----------9---|
E |-----------------3---3---8------------------------5-----------7---|
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Niks Average |
#1 by Niks at May 8, 1970 at 10:59 PM EST |
| I think he is also trying to get people to follow him, telling them that under their disgused personalities they are just like him and should join to change the world, make a new game. Paradise is not good enough for him he wants MORE ;) | |
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Dan Wanna Be |
#2 by Dan Z at Mar 20, 1979 at 10:40 PM EST |
| I also thought it was about religion and God. I always thought that most of the time he is talking to "God" in the lyrics. "take off your disguise i know that underneath it's me" is reminiscent of the classic quote from an old movie, The Ruling class: Peter O'toole's character claims he is God; someone asks him "How do you know you're God?", O'toole responds "Simple, when I pray to Him I find I am talking to myself." The megalomania -- fantasies of omnipotence -- is in equating yourself to God. If there is indeed a God, it must be yourself. "paradise comes at a price that i am not prepared to pay" The price being death or complete non-existence? As for the girl who can't have babies thing, farked if I know. | |
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Dan Average |
#3 by Dan Christopher at Mar 26, 1986 at 10:15 AM EST |
| Basically he is saying he is God, hence the title "Megalomania" which is a disorder that entails believing yourself to be greater than any other person alive. Logically God is above all those alive and thus he is God in this song. The Chorus "take off your mask, i know that underneath it's me" is him saying exactly that. Also the lines about paradise, are about how he refuses to obey the rules of the church to get in to heaven. the price are the rules and paradise is heaven the lines "they'll grow up and break the laws you love" talk about us, being mankind. he is saying that we'll grow up and turn into sinful adults "useless device, it won't suffice i want a new game to play when i am gone it won't be long, before i disturb you in the dark" this is about how he is bored with religion and wont "play" along, he wants to do something else. the third and fourth lines are about when he dies, he'll be proven right. he is saying he will haunt God but seeing as god doesn't exist, there will be no-one to haunt | |
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Daron Average |
#4 by Daron Malakian at Mar 4, 1987 at 8:32 PM EST |
| Never really thought about its meaning, altho its prolly apparent in the title, but this song fills me with spomething no other song can, especially when the organ type instrument comes in at the chorus! Joyous! | |
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chris Wanna Be |
#5 by chris valverde at Sep 30, 1990 at 7:11 AM EST |
| no! he says that hes not willing to pay the price needed to get into the paradise we are apparently supposed to want, but to make our own dreams, like you said. | |
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bethan Average |
#6 by bethan jones at Nov 11, 1994 at 12:33 PM EST |
| underrated song.. i like the whole "megalomaniac" feeling - the power of the organs, the pace of the song (stride of a megalomaniac), and such. i'm kind of bummed though; after reading all these comments, i kind of wish i never did. | |
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The Random Rock Average |
#7 by The Random Rocker at Apr 7, 1996 at 11:28 PM EST |
| Obviously, atheism. The name says it all. | |
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Curtis Rhythm Player |
#8 by Curtis Lee at Sep 23, 1996 at 8:54 PM EST |
| Oh Come On People! Its about religion! No, I'm not being bigheaded. I actually know, as I asked the big man(Matt Bellamy) himself. :D Greatest conversation I've ever had, although the subject was a little depressing. Matt Bellamy is a devoted athiest. The song is about God and how people still believe in God even after all terrible things happen in the world.It just seems mixed up as its written in different perspectives. The first verse is written in Matt's perspective. | |
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Berenice Average |
#9 by Berenice Issaris at Sep 17, 2001 at 5:32 PM EST |
| Adding to Gabriel88's arguement, which I tend to agree in vaguely, and pulling some information from Achterbahnen2's post that Matt is a devoted athiest; athiests typically use the phrase "we are our own gods" to describe humanity. In that sense we should take responsibility for how things are rather then blaming a diety for our problems or praying to the omnipotent for relief when we should be taking action to help ourselves. It may not be so much, in the light of this, that he believes he is god because he doesn't want to follow the religious rules but more that he does not agree with those rules and does not find certain practices ethical, and therefore does not want to pay the price of becoming either a dogmatic thinker or corrupt by the ways he would have to change himself to fit into that religion's mold of who they think are worthy for paradise. I haven't thoroughly disected all the lyrics in this song yet, it's just that this may help other people along with their theories so I posted it for your enjoyment while I finish thinking. >. | |
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Your account ha Average |
#10 by Your account has been hacked into by Bkid23 Stupid.... at Jun 20, 2005 at 10:37 PM EST |
| Oh Come On People! Its about religion! No, I'm not being bigheaded. I actually know, as I asked the big man(Matt Bellamy) himself. :D Greatest conversation I've ever had, although the subject was a little depressing. Matt Bellamy is a devoted athiest. The song is about God and how people still believe in God even after all terrible things happen in the world.It just seems mixed up as its written in different perspectives. The first verse is written in Matt's perspective. | |
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