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Artist: Rise Against State of the Union
Title: State of the Union
Album: Siren Song of the Counter Culture
Transcribed by: Derek VanKerkhove
Song is tuned half-step down (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb). It can also be played in
Drop D, but this is how they do it live.
Intro Part 1
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-------------------------1212121212121212-------------------------------------
---------44444444999999991111111111111111-------------------------------------
-2222222244444444999999999-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------------------------
-222222222222222277777777-----------------------------------------------------
-00000000---------------------------------------------------------------------
The sound going up is a bass, not power chords
Intro/Chorus (x2)
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----------------|--this-x1----------------------------------------------------
-----9----------|-------------------------------------------------------------
-222-9----------|----------------2--------------------------------------------
-222-7---5-57-75|--2-5-7-8-7-5-2-2--------------------------------------------
-000---0-3-35-53|--0-3-5-6-5-3-0-0--------------------------------------------
this x3 > pm------------
Verse (x2)
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-4------4---------------4------4---55555555|-5555555555557777-----------------
-4-2----4-2---4-5-7-5-4-4-2----4-2-55555555|-5555555555557777-----------------
-2-2----2-2---2-3-5-3-2-2-2----2-2-33333333|-3333333333335555-----------------
---0------0---------------0------0---------|----------------------------------
end of verse of 2nd time
2nd Guitar, 2nd time of verse
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-x- strum continuously
-7-
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Intro/Chorus (x2)
Verse with 2nd Guitar, 2nd time of verse (x2)
Intro/Chorus (x2) with palm muted part 3 times at end of 2nd chorus
Bridge (x3) this 3 times on last time of the Bridge
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-----------------------|--this-x1---------------------------------------------
-----9-----------------|------------------------------------------------------
-5-2-9---9----7----5-7-|------------------------------------------------------
-5-2-7---9----7----5-7-|--2-5-7-8-7-5-----------------------------------------
-3-0-----7-00-5-00-3-5-|--0-3-5-6-5-3-----------------------------------------
this 3x pm-----------
End on
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Will Wanna Be |
#1 by Will Hay at Feb 3, 1974 at 2:33 PM EST |
| i love how this song just tears at everything that is wrong with the bully that is the United States of America. I'm canadian and have a very liberal point of view on things so I do disagree with most things the american military does and they have firmly sercured their place in hell. | |
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David Average |
#2 by David Tims at Jun 19, 1986 at 8:06 AM EST |
| This isn't screamo, this is hardcore punk. Calling this song screamo is an insult to a great band! But I agree, this band can do no wrong. Except signing to a major label, but I can forgive 'em for that. | |
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Tony Wanna Be |
#3 by Tony Danza at Oct 16, 2001 at 5:59 AM EST |
| A truly intense song. I agree with shollowxgrave that it is not necessarily about the war in Iraq as it would appear at first glance. But maybe the song is about how while they are fighting the war back in the US 'the red, white and blue' the situation is almost mirrored with racism, violence etc. The last three lines are so powerful its mindblowing, I got shivers up my spine. | |
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Sara Average |
#4 by Sara Sunshine at Dec 11, 2001 at 5:41 PM EST |
| Definitely the hardest song on the album. | |
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ben Lead Player |
#5 by ben Tee at Mar 14, 2005 at 7:57 PM EST |
| FINALLY a song that realises what is wrong with this place.(america) if everyone heard this song and took it to heart i personally think america would be a lil better. lol this song is awesome it talks about how the people go in blind just doing what the govt says and following instead of leading. This country was built on the foundation of the people and this song talks about how the people are broken and with a broken foundation we will fail only the goverment is too messed up to show ppl that so it covers it up with war and exciting news. | |
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