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43 from Mushroomhead
Tuning: AEADGBe but you don't need a 7 string for this song.
-I suggest writing down the order for this song, as riffs are thrown in over a lot, I
will write the order as I go. This song was a bit of a pain because of all the stuff
going on it it, but I think I did OK for it.
Intro 1 is all drums and synthesizer.
Intro 2, just give a slide down on your bottom 2 strings.
Verse
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-22-2--22-2--22-2--22-22-22-222-22-|
-22-2--22-2--22-2--22-22-22-222-22-|
.. .. .. .. .. .. ... ..
Pre-chorus
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-----------------8----8--| (x4)
-----------------8----8--|
-000000000000-00-6-00-6--|
-000000000000-00---00----|
............ .. ..
-play verse
-play pre-chorus
Chorus
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-97-9-5--9~--2330--|
-75-7-3--9~--2330--|
----------9~--2330--|
-play verse
-play pre-chorus
-play chorus
Interlude 1
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-2-2-2---2-2-2--|
-2-2-2---2-2-2--|
Interlude 2 (that's a one and a zero, not a ten)
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-2-2-2-2-35-2-2-2-2-10--|
-2-2-2-2-35-2-2-2-2-10--|
Interlude 3
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-1br---1br---0325-1br---1br-0210--|
-----2-----2-0325-----2-----0210--|
-play interlude 1
-play interlude 2
-play interlude 3
-play interlude 1
Interlude 4
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----3----------------|
-2~-1-3302-2~--3220--|
-2~---3302-2~--3220--|
Interlude 5
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-2-22-2-22-2-22-235--2-22-2-22-2-22-210--|
-2-22-2-22-2-22-235--2-22-2-22-2-22-210--|
.. .. .. .. .. ..
Interlude 6
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----3~----3~----3~----3~-----|
-2~-1~-2~-1~-2~-1~-2~-1~-5~--|
-2~----2~----2~----2~----5~--|
-play verse
-play pre-chorus
-play chorus
end on:
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-2-2-2--|
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Aleksandar Average |
#1 by Aleksandar Radošević at Jan 17, 1972 at 10:27 AM EST |
| Yeah i was really wonderin wut the point of all the extra tracks of silence on XX was but the final track is track # 43. Maybe they did that becuz of the name of this song? could be or maybe im jus BS'in | |
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eddy Lead Player |
#2 by eddy blade at Aug 12, 1975 at 4:11 PM EST |
| heh, yeah.. i like the beginning.. " I don't need god " i had to have played that part over and over for 2 min. | |
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zach Wanna Be |
#3 by zach miles at Jun 21, 1980 at 10:20 AM EST |
| I have to agree with StoneKnotSiC666. It's probably about losing his mind over not being able to figure out what life is all about and which religion to follow (if any), and although he has given up believe in anything he cannot see (god), life still sucks, and he needs something to cling to, coz even the things he can actually see and proof (dog) don't make sense to him until he wonders whether even they aren't really see. so that's two black eyes... I don't know, but 43 might refer to the traveller's guide to the galaxy where 42 is the answer to the most important question in the world (the one about god, the world, and everything), but no one has even been able to find the right question. so here it would mean, this guy knows all the answers to be false AND doesn't know where to start finding the most important questions in his life. It really fucks him up so much, he can't even sleep anymore, let alone think straight. It's all different kinda thoughts intertwined, so I find it really hard interpreting Mushroomhead songs. They have almost the most puzzling lyrics around. | |
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Keith Average |
#4 by Keith Amaral at May 2, 1982 at 8:33 AM EST |
| 43 is what the band used for they keyboard settings when they started | |
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Matt Rhythm Player |
#5 by Matt at Jul 7, 1984 at 1:59 PM EST |
| if you listen to then entire ending of the song it's actually quite funny God, dog . . . Agnostic, Insomniac, Dyslexic, I'm wide awake and I'm wondering if there is a dog . . that's the best line ever. However, if you guys are really looking to find meaning in these lyrics, (or any Mushroomhead song) you're thinking waaaay too hard. Many of the songs are pieced together from different things that Jeffrey Nothing and J Mann have written at different points in their lives, and simply are pieced together because they like the way that they flow. | |
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eric Rhythm Player |
#6 by eric christian at Sep 10, 1985 at 11:20 AM EST |
| no, you're right. it's simple, he's lost wondering if there is a god or not. i don't really like nu-metal that much but mushroomhead's lyrics are weird and i like weird stuff. | |
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Super Average |
#7 by Super Q at Apr 9, 1989 at 4:42 PM EST |
| I was suprised I was able to pick out something so small, but I thought I would just share, one of the added samples in the longer version of the song is a clip from Silence of the Lambs. The sound clip that says "oh wait" is from the scene in silence when Clarice Starling is at Buffalo Bills house and asks him if he had seen a woman. | |
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The other James Wanna Be |
#8 by The other James Molina at Aug 5, 1989 at 1:07 AM EST |
| MushroomHead kicks ASS!!!!!!!!! | |
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Vinny Average |
#9 by Vinny Spano at Mar 29, 1991 at 3:59 PM EST |
| if the lyrics mean what I think they do, then I can really relate to this song, I'm at the same place in my life right now | |
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Charlie Average |
#10 by Charlie Fletcher at Dec 29, 1991 at 4:44 PM EST |
| It seems to me this song is about being the small voice of opposition against the majority of those who belive in and follow god. Anytime he tries to speak out against what is holy to everyone else, he is told to just shut up and except what they believe. Since he doesnt he is looked upon and something inferior. But he doesnt see himself that way, but rather someone who understands what things are really like. I dont know what the significance is of the number "43", probably some personal meaning to J-Mann or Jeffery Nothing. | |
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Dark Lead Player |
#11 by Dark Avenger at Apr 16, 1993 at 6:54 AM EST |
| its just you B12, no just kidding. It has to deal w/ dogmatisms of religion to a certain degree anyway. I love mushroomheads view on religion | |
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Charlie Average |
#12 by Charlie Fletcher at Jan 3, 1995 at 12:25 PM EST |
| when deos he say that | |
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ben Average |
#13 by ben doherty at Apr 21, 1996 at 5:58 AM EST |
| when deos he say that | |
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A.K.A. Steven Average |
#14 by A.K.A. Steven Stelacio at Jun 9, 1996 at 11:07 PM EST |
| There are two versions of this song. Their album XX has the "up to date, revamped" model of the song, however, they have several self-released cd's. The older song seem to have alot of -extras- added in, like a crowd at a baseball game, a preacher ranting, and many other joyful items that... well.. um... fill up time on the cd... heh | |
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!Ace Rhythm Player |
#15 by !Ace Youngs at Jun 13, 1999 at 8:48 AM EST |
| just so you know dog is god spelled backwards, I think it has something to do with people who beleive in god as dogs | |
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Jaime Average |
#16 by Jaime at Oct 14, 1999 at 11:25 PM EST |
| "dyslexic I'm wide awake and I'm wondering if there is a dog" -Dyslexic...dog=god. There ya go...religion is at the heart of a lot of Mushroomhead songs, and this is one of them. Also my favorite song on the album. "calculating my miscalculations" -Seems like he's worried he's made the wrong decisions regarding religion...this is further supported by the end "God, dog, God, dog agnostic, insomniac" "Sighted blind, Braille is fine, two black eyes" -I think this is talking about how he just can't understand religion, and how anything will help because it's putting so much pain and stress on him. Now, as for the beginning...I have no idea, nor do I with the chorus. The rest of this could very easily be wrong, but since nobody has really tried to interpret it, in depth I thought I'd give it a try. | |
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Tony Wanna Be |
#17 by Tony Danza at Nov 8, 2003 at 8:23 AM EST |
| No. This song is about Jeff Hatix forming his ideas and beliefs about higher power and hoping he wasn't wrong. | |
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ian Average |
#18 by ian mckinly at Jan 9, 2007 at 2:29 PM EST |
| is there someone laughing histerically in the beginning or is it just me. | |
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