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Hoodoo - Muse
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Tabbed by: Daniel-Lloyd
Email:lloydy14z@hotmail.com
Tuning: standard
e|---------8-|--------------------|------|--------------------------|
B|--------8--|-----------------8--|---4~-|----------4----3~---------|
G|-------8---|---------------10---|---3~-|----------3----4~---------|
D|-----10----|------------10------|---5~-|----------5----5~---------|
A|---10------|--8--10--11---------|------|--------------------------|
E|--8--------|--------------------|------|--6-4-3-------------------|
‘come into my life…’
e|---------8-|--------------------|------|--------------------------|
B|--------8--|-----------------8--|---4~-|----------4----3~---------|
G|-------8---|---------------10---|---3~-|----------3----4~---------|
D|-----10----|------------10------|---5~-|----------5----5~---------|
A|---10------|--8--10--11---------|------|--------------------------|
E|--8--------|--------------------|------|--6-4-3-------------------|
‘Draw another picture…’
Fm
e|-------1-----|-----------------|-------------|---------------------
B|------1------|------4----------|----3--------|-----4---------------
G|----1----(X2)|-----3--3---(X2)-|-----4---(X2)|----3--3----(X2)-----
D|-----3-------|----5----5-------|---3--3------|---5----5------------
A|---3---------|---6-------------|--5----------|--6------------------
E|--1----------|-----------------|-3-----------|---------------------
‘You should never be afraid…’
G G Ab Ab Cm G Cm
e|---------------|--------------|----3---|--------|----3----------|
B|------3-----3--|-----4-----4--|----4---|---3----|----4----------|
G|-----4-----4---|----5-----5---|---5----|---4----|----5----------|
D|----5-----5----|---6-----6----|--5-----|---5----|----5----------|
A|---5-----5-----|--6-----6-----|-3------|---5----|----3----------|
E|--3-----3------|-4-----4------|--------|---3----|---------------|
‘Why … Why … is this a crisis, in your eyes’ (cue piano)
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Kyle Wanna Be |
#1 by Kyle Kom at Sep 26, 2007 at 8:57 PM EST |
| I'm thinking the same as NeroDragon. I think the writer is talking to a former lover or a love interest as well as to himself. He wants her to come back in to his life. He misses the old times even if some of them might not have been so good. He might have said or done something that has hurt her feelings. Now he regrets it. Maybe she has done stuff too ("Why is this a crisis in your eyes again") or she made a fuss about things that didn't even exist or he just didn't understand what she was up to. Now he still wants her and wants to work things out but he needs her help to figure things out. The last lines indicate that he fears he had a chance to be with someone who didn't want to change him. It's all about misunderstanding and interpreting the other person in the wrong way. That's all, cheers. | |
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can Wanna Be |
#2 by can sahin at Sep 27, 2007 at 10:59 PM EST |
| Isn't it just perfect! ahhhh. *hearts Matt forever and other fangirl sayings* | |
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Rich Average |
#3 by Rich Frazer at Sep 28, 2007 at 11:45 PM EST |
| i love this song and he definately says ' i will take the blow for you' | |
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PunkJunky Wanna Be |
#4 by PunkJunky at Oct 5, 2007 at 7:19 PM EST |
| In case it's relevant, it might be interesting to note that a hoodoo is a geological formation of wind and sand erosion. | |
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Aleksandar Average |
#5 by Aleksandar Radošević at Oct 8, 2007 at 11:50 AM EST |
| i think he wants to take a girl he loves away from this bullshit material world and make their own reality, their own perception of life. then there's political crap like "taugh to be, how did it come to be" and "you should never be afraid." other quotes like "regress into a dream" and "follow your instincts" make the lyrics kind of obvious. but that's just me, form your own ideas and interpretation of this music. muse is the shit. and as a correction, the correct lyrics are " tied to a railroad, no one to set us free", not "tied to a railroad, you'll have to set us free." | |
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nathan Average |
#6 by nathan skidmore at Oct 10, 2007 at 10:45 AM EST |
| If this song is about politics then the vibe I’m getting is that is could be a song written from the viewpoint of a leader who has been voted out or overran by anarchy after making a disastrous decision. The second half of this album is about anarchy/an uprising with City of Delusion as the climax. Hence this song is the post-mortem by the toppled leader. Hypothetically it could be about Bush/Blair refecting on their decisions after a voter backlash. “Come into my life Regress into a dream” i.e. look at things from my point of view for a moment ”We will hide Build a new reality Draw another picture Of the life you could have had” They were trying to build a new world by introducing democracy into other countries, the theory being that this will make the world a better place. Therefore they were drawing another picture and hiding from reality. ”Follow your instincts And choose the other path” But the voter backlash/anarchy arised and nobody wanted to follow them anymore, and they (the people) chose the left path. ”You should never be afraid You're protected from trouble and pain Why, why is this a crisis in your eyes again” The leaders asking the public “well I was trying to keep you safe. Why are you angry with me? It’s not like war broke out in this country, it only happened far away” ”Taught to be How did it come to be Tied to a railroad” Tied to a railroad being a metaphor for a disastrous situation i.e. Iraq showing no signs of stabilising years after the attempt to bring them peace. ”You'll have to set us free Watch our souls fade away Let our bodies crumble away Don't be afraid I will take the cold for you” i.e. I will take responsibility for all the s*** that’s gone on because, after all, that’s my job as your leader. ”And i've had recurring nightmares That I was loved for who I am” In other words he’s dreaming that the public would lay off him because he thought he was doing the right thing and he was a genuinely good person. After all, if Iraq had have run smoothly with few casualties no-one would be complaining. But there was no way for them to know that things would turn out this bad. Our leaders are human too. ”And missed the opportunity To be a better man” Fairly self explanatory, he is wondering what could have been and what he could have done differently, as we all do after we stuff something up. | |
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James Wanna Be |
#7 by James Pigott at Oct 13, 2007 at 6:46 AM EST |
| You know, I think I'm going to go through all the song's by Muse here and correct all the lyrics... Thanks to those that beat me to it in some cases. =p | |
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Ahhma Average |
#8 by Ahhma Yomamma at Oct 14, 2007 at 12:32 AM EST |
| I love this song, the intro is amazing. I think this song is about love, or not being able to be with someone he loves 'Come into my life Regress into a dream...Come into my life Regress into a dream' There also seem to be references to death in it too, 'Let our bodies crumble away, Don't be afraid'. | |
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matt Average |
#9 by matt spolsky at Oct 14, 2007 at 7:05 PM EST |
| My personal interperetation (totally different from everyone elses.) This song is one of the few about love on this cd. Imagine this. boy falls in love w/ girl (or so he thinks) after a while into the relationship she is in love with him too! He finds out he doesnt love her for whateever reason and feels guilty/ horrible about it. wants to "take the blow for" her. ...basically. Proof: Come into my life Regress into a dream We will hide Build a new reality Draw another picture Of the life you could have had Follow your instincts And choose the other path (about how they got together he started turning away from herand thinking about how she could have a better life) Taught to be How did it come to be Tied to a railroad You'll have to set us free Watch our souls fade away Let our bodies crumble away Don't be afraid ( how he wants to end the relationship but he still cares...he wants her to be brave and not afraid to let go) And i've had recurring nightmares That I was loved for who I am And missed the opportunity To be a better man ( how he wishes he was a better person and how he wished he hadnt done what he did and taken her heart for granted or w.e) yes I know a bit about this Im kinda going through teh same relationship turmoil as the lyrics convey. (me being the man she being teh girl) This song is so beautiful. starts out with the surfer like intro ends up with this beautiful crescendo shrunken back down to little random specs of guitar. I want the piano sheet music for this...or I want to make/ direct the music vid for it. | |
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Jimmy Lead Player |
#10 by Jimmy Chezz at Oct 15, 2007 at 5:19 PM EST |
| I adore the Spanish guitar intro and the classical piano. Amazing. This song, like many Muse songs, has such a large presence- a feeling of grandeur and importance. "Why, why is this a crisis In your eyes again?" I think those two lines are the key to the song, in keeping with the political sentiment of the rest of the album. Might deal with the idea that the end of the current gov't is a good thing, not something to be feared- revolt and change should be encouaged. Might deal with the Western tendency to make mountains out of molehills. | |
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Alyssa Professional |
#11 by Alyssa at Oct 17, 2007 at 9:46 PM EST |
| I totally agree with 'coco7wewe' it reminded me of Nancy Sinatra when I first heard it. I love the piano part in theis song, I think it gives is an edge and distinguishes a difference between Muse and other bands. I have to say that this is one of my favourite Muse numbers and I am a massive fan. I'm not entirely sure what the words mean, but I love the line at the end 'And I've had reoccuring nightmares, that I was loved or who I am. Missed the opportunity to be a better man' - I think they're really powerful and Matt Bellamy sure is a clever guy. x | |
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niles Wanna Be |
#12 by niles lewis at Oct 18, 2007 at 1:55 PM EST |
| Isn't it ''i will take the blow for you''? | |
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