The General Electric (song)

=Additional Information= Song meaning as told by Jon: "That's a classic big city song, travelling and not noticing people and wondering why we don't notice people. It's talking to people who look grey and sick on a bus going home from who look like they've got no hope and no future, but who have so much potential inside to do whatever they want. 'Don't it feel good to be alive'? It fucking does. Make sure you relish every day that you're on this planet 'cause there's not long". (Real Groove, September 1999)

Also: "This is a bizarre piece of music. It actually deals a lot with drug addiction, but it's about how it destroys creativity, not about morals or integrity or anything. I'm not going to name names, but it was about someone I have seen be extremely creative, very naturally talented, end up being not so talented. All just by damaging themselves over and over and over again, and then going, 'Where did that inspiration go? What happened? What hole did I fall down?' That song is about the fact that you can damage yourself to the point where a part of yourself is now missing. A part of yourself that was integral to who you were is not there anymore. But it isn't just about that. It is also about what I was going through at thhe time with creativity... So I was talking to myself as well." Rip It Up, Aug-Sep 2010. =Lyrics= You better run As fast as you can 'Cause this passenger's not a happy man Start running just as fast as you can

You say, you need a friend Hey, well so do I But this passenger's just passing by Passengers just passing By

At your age and stage You should understand But you don't care, you got a master plan Fuck, fuck, fuck 'em all and take what you can

A freezing cold stare and a flick in the eye Passengers just passing by Passengers just passing by Passengers just passing by

To walk on water you'd sink in the ice To walk on water you'd sink in the ice To walk on water you'd sink in the ice To walk on water you'd sink in the ice

You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside Don't it feel good just to be alive, still holding everything inside

You don't know what you want So you take what you can Still don't make you a happy man Start running just as fast as you can

A freezing cold stare And a flick in the eye Passengers just passing by Passengers just passing by

To walk on water you'd sink in the ice To walk on water you'd sink in the ice For all things gained there's a sacrifice To walk on water you gotta sink in the ice

You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside And don't it feel good just to be alive, Don't it feel good just to be alive You're still holding everything inside

And you don't know what you want, do ya? Know what you want? Do ya Know what you want What you want?

You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside [Youre still holding] Don't it feel good just to be alive Don't it feel good just to be alive Don't it feel good You're still holding Everything inside Everything inside

=Tab=

Guitar
Standard Shihad Tuning applies

CHORDS USED

Dsus2 Csus2 G --0--33-- --3--33-- --2--00-- --0--20-- -3X-- --3--

MAIN RIFF -

3--3-3--3-- 3--3-3--3-- 0--0-0--0-- 2---0--0--2---2--0--0---2-- 2---X--X--2---2--X--X---2-- 0---3--3--0---0--3--3---0--

VERSE FIGURE

GUITAR 1

(with killer distortion, Jon uses MT-2 (Boss Metal Zone), with all knobs on full except for the volume, which is down)

11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-

GUITAR 2

Phil flicks the open 2 higher strings and toggles with pick up selector, with bridge pick up up full, neck pick up all the way down with phase (phil uses MXR Phase 90)

--(0) --(0) - - - -

- --5---5--5-5--5--5--5---5-5-- - - - -

Drums
C||||| H||||| S||||| B|||||

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VERSE ONE

C|x---|||| H|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| S|--o-oo-o|--o-oo-o---o|--o-oo-o|--o-oo-o---o| B|oo-o-o-o|oo-o-o--|oo-o-o-o|oo-o-o--|

|---2x---| C|||x---| H|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|| S|--o-oo-o|--o-oo-o---f|| B|oo-o-o-o|oo-o-o--|o---|

C|X---||x---|| H|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-| S|o---o---|o---o---|o---o---|oo--o--f| B|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo--oo-o--|

VERSE 2 |---2x---| C|x---|||| H|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| S|--o-oo-o|--o-oo-o|--o-oo-o---o|--o-oo-o| B|oo-o-o-o|oo-o-o-o|oo-o-o--|oo-o-o-o|

C|||| H|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-X-X-| S|--o-oo-o---o|--o-oo-o|--o-oo-o---f| B|oo-o-o--|oo-o-o-o|oo-o-o--|

PRECHORUS |---2x---| C|x---||x---|| H|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-| S|o---o---|oo--o---|o---o---|o---o---| B|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo---o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|

C|x---| H|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-| t|---o| S|oo---o---oo-| B|o-o---oo--oo|

CHORUS

Ch||x---||x---| C |x---|--xx||--xx| Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-| t ||-o--|-o--|-o--| S |oo--o---|-o--o---oo--|o---o---|-o--o---oo--| B |o-oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|

Ch||x---||x---| C ||--xx||--xx| Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-| t |-o--|-o--|-o--|-o--| S |o---o---|-o--o---oo--|o---o---|-o--o---oo--| B |--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|

C |||x---|| Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-X---|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-| t |-o--|-o--||| S |o---o---|-o--o---o--f|o---o---|o---o---| B |--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo-o--|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|

C |x---|x---| Rd|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|| S |o---o--f|| B |o-o---oo-o-o-o--||

VERSE 3 |---2x---| C|x---||| H|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| S|--o-oo-o|--o-oo-o|--o-oo-o---o| B|oo-o-o-o|oo-o-o-o|oo-o-o--|

|---2x---| C||| H|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| S|--o-oo-o|--o-oo-o---f| B|oo-o-o-o|oo-o-o--|

PRE CHORUS |---2x---| C|x---||x---|| H|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-| t||||| S|o---o---|oo--o---|o---o---|o---o---| B|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo---o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|

C|| H|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-| t|---o| S|oo---o---oo-| B|o-o---oo--oo|

CHORUS

Ch||x---||x---| C |x---|--xx||--xx| Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-| t |-o--|-o--|-o--|-o--| S |o---o---|-o--o---oo--|o---o---|-o--o---oo--| B |o-oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|

Ch||x---||x---| C ||--xx||--xx| Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-| t |-o--|-o--|-o--|-o--| S |o---o---|-o--o---oo--|o---o---|-o--o---oo--| B |--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|

Ch||x---||x---| C ||--xx||--xx| Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-| t |-o--|-o--|-o--|-o--| S |o---o---|-o--o---oo--|o---o---|-o--o---oo--| B |--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|

Ch|x---| C |--xx|| Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-X---| t |-o--|-o--| S |o---oo--|o---o--f| B |--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo-o--|

BRIDGE |--14x---| C|x---||| H|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| S|--@-@@-@|--@-@@-@|--@-@@-@---f| B|oo-o-o-o|oo-o-o-o|oo-o-o--|

C|x---|x---|x---|x-x-| H|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-| S|--o-oo-o---f|--o-oo-o---f|--o-oo-o---f|--o-oo---o-f| B|oo-o-o--|oo-o-o--|oo-o-o--|oo-o---o|

C|x---|x---|x---|x---| H|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|| S|--o-oo-o---f|--o-oo-o---f|--o-oo-o---f|| B|oo-o-o--|oo-o-o--|oo-o-o--|o---|

CHORUS

C |x---|x--x||x--x| Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-| t ||-o--|-o--|-o--| S |oo--o---|-o--o---oo--|o---o---|-o--o---oo--| B |o-oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|

C |x---|x--x||x--x| Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-| t |-o--|-o--|-o--|-o--| S |o---o---|-o--o---oo--|o---o---|-o--o---oo--| B |--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|

C |x---|x--x||x--x| Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-| t |-o--|-o--|-o--|| S |o---o---|oo--oo--|o---o---|-o--oo--oo--| B |--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|

C ||x---| Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-X---| t |-o--|-o--| S |o---o---|o---o--f| B |--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo-o--|

ENDING

C|x---|x---|x---|x---| H|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|| S|o---o---|o---o---|o---o--f|| B|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o--||

Bass
Tabbed by: Peter Seay, (Tyferra@Hotmail.com)

I would firstly like to point out that I am not a Bass player, and also that this is my first Tab, so things may not be truly accurate, but I am a huge Shihad fan, so I will be trying my best.

Tuning: I have put this tab in Drop D tuning, but I imagine Karl uses the standard Shihad tuning, (D,G,C,F) It would be fairly easy to convert this into SST, but I find it’s easier to tune one string then four, (or six if you swing that way.)

Bass starts in the first ‘chorus’. So this is after Jon sings his first “…passenger’s just passing… by…’ and after the very first guitar riff. Listen to the song to get the right rhythm. It’s fairly easy.

Chorus

D0---3-3--00---3-3--0---0-0---3-3--00---3-3—0 A-- D-- G--

D0-0---3-3--00---3-3--0 A--- D--- G---

Verse “You don’t know what you want so you take what you can… D--0--3--30---0--3--30--- A---3/55---35/6/5- D G “Start running just as fast as you can” D--0--3--30-0--3--3---0-- A3/55--0---3---0—3/5--- D G “A freezing cold stare and a flick in the eye, passenger’s just…” D--0--3--30---0--3--30--- A---3/55---35/6/5- D G

“Passenger’s just passing by!!” D--0--3--30 A--3/5-- D G

-This next part is the “…you’re holding everything inside…” part.

D---0 A---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--- D- G-

D--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 A- D- G-

Continue until it goes back to the chorus, or alternatively, the bridge.

Bridge (Remember to hold that last long note.) -This is the part I’m not really sure about, as I did this on a normal guitar, but you bassists can figure it out for yourselves.

D-- A-- D-0 G--3-5-

''-Then comes the big smash-feedback-messed-up bit. This is just a mix between a bit of the verse and a bit of the chorus.''

=References=