Arbeit Macht Frei Bass Tab

The Libertines Tabs:

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This is how it sounds to me, I hope it's quite correct (:
Enjoy ~Cam'ss~

Source: BassMasta.net
http://www.bassmasta.net/l/libertines,_the/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture kristopher-karl Average	#1 by kristopher-karl Schröder at Oct 4, 2005 at 2:52 PM EST
	What a short nifty little number!

No Picture Benjamin Average	#2 by Benjamin Nield at Nov 12, 2005 at 8:09 AM EST
	Arbeit macht frei, the best interpretation I think is "Work liberates", wasn't written on many concentration camps. It was a peice of German propaganda which was meant to convince the Jews that if they were to get a job in Germany they wouldn't be concentrated. There's more to it than that, but if yer interested you should see the film Schindler's List.

No Picture Brandon Average	#3 by Brandon Dunzer at Nov 23, 2005 at 5:01 AM EST
	Stupid tramp

No Picture Nick Average	#4 by Nick M at Dec 26, 2005 at 1:31 PM EST
	I didn't realise i'd get insulted for commenting on the crackhead's pronounciation. SORRY. but not really. go die

No Picture Tom Wanna Be	#5 by Tom C at Jan 5, 2006 at 8:34 PM EST
	xSidderx- albeit is a word!!

No Picture esuvee ® Lead Player	#6 by esuvee ® at Jan 12, 2006 at 5:32 PM EST
	'ow queer...classic!

No Picture Tim Rhythm Player	#7 by Tim Jessop at Feb 12, 2006 at 10:22 PM EST
	I just saw Children of Men and I recognised the riff of Arbeit Macht Frei during the immigrant camp segment, but I was certain the lyrics were different?? And maybe not even a libertines version at all. I tried my hardest to make it out but failed..

No Picture Black Saints Average	#8 by Black Saints at Mar 7, 2006 at 3:03 AM EST
	actually i'm pretty sure this song is simply about a jewish girl whose father (a holocaust survivor) is himself rascist and homophobic and the libertines are just pointing out the irony... oh I think the middle section refers to the jewish girl's life in England

No Picture Wise Profile Wanna Be	#9 by Wise Profile Got help? at Jun 25, 2006 at 11:43 AM EST
	not me but I wouldn't mind having their babies. ha!

No Picture Johannes Wanna Be	#10 by Johannes e at Aug 6, 2006 at 4:46 AM EST
	gasper is cigarette

No Picture mark Badass	#11 by mark at Aug 14, 2006 at 1:14 AM EST
	ok this is not what this song means to me but in MY SUBJECTIVE OPINION, what they were trying to say, for the record i think some reasonalbe info has been posted but ur wrong/off the mark lolol ok im messing but here goes, its not about the holocaust, but uses it as a metephor or refrence point, somone already described the line "The guard said he could stay alive But he has to shovel And burn his people to die - even if you die" pretty well, basically at the time they had to burry their own once the unlucky few were gassed and those that were used in work and labour were told hard workers would be set free, hence quelling a riot and keeping work going with false hope. Hence arbeit macht frei, german nationalist phrase from a book written in the 19th century if im right...this is basically showing the dirty side (only side) of nazism. Then the song says "In her rollers And a gasper Cleaning the steps in a mean street Where no policeman walks the beat" i think this is simply giving a idea of a typical working class situation probably in london or manchester, urban area, very rough etc, but could be anywhere in uk if we are honest. then the final and most buetifully written verse "(her old man) he don't like blacks or queers (yet he's proud he beat the nazis? - how queer...) " showing the IRONICY, that the father, though proud of beating the nazi regeim is no better! and the middle verse is more to say that this is the situation in england, this song is simply playing on ironicy,. CIAO! if you agree or disagree or want to correct me then feel free, life is a learning curve, If im wrong i wanna know!

No Picture Corey Wanna Be	#12 by Corey at Aug 16, 2006 at 9:01 PM EST
	dont be stupid its obviously arbeit u nutter..

No Picture Hayden Rhythm Player	#13 by Hayden Garfield at Sep 2, 2006 at 5:39 AM EST
	Well, Arbeit Macht Frei WAS written on many of the gates to concentration camps- I just took a facing history coarse that was largely centered around learing about the holocost- and it does mean "Work Sets you Free." "The guard said he could stay alive But he has to shovel And burn his people to die - even if you die" Is referring to the work that the Jewish people had to do to their own people in the holocost. They were forced to shovel the dead into piles or ditches, and/or burn them. "In her rollers And a gasper Cleaning the steps in a mean street Where no policeman walks the beat" Maybe talking about people who weren't Jewish, black, or gay, and weren't put into concentraition camps? "(her old man) he don't like blacks or queers (yet he's proud he beat the nazis? - how queer...)" I'm not sure what the Libertines are trying to say by this... Maybe it has something to do with going along with things? I have no clue.

No Picture fukt Average	#14 by fukt at Sep 21, 2006 at 1:39 AM EST
	Arbeit Macht Frei means through work comes freedom and it was written so jewish concentration camp workers would believe that after the war they would be released if they worked hard enough. The song is about the irony of the old man who fought the nazi facsists but doesn't like "blacks or queers".

No Picture Paul Wanna Be	#15 by Paul Milne at Nov 8, 2006 at 10:25 AM EST
	Woah, hassled on the internet. And i know it's fucking arbeit you moron, i'm just saying it sounds like that's what he's saying you fuckbag

No Picture Alex Average	#16 by Alex Tachauer at Feb 6, 2007 at 7:44 PM EST
	About the holocaust. Arbeit Macht Frei means work will set you Free in german and was written on the gate of auschwitz, which I think is the biggest of all the concentration camps.

No Picture DrieZ Average	#17 by DrieZ J at Feb 7, 2007 at 1:16 PM EST
	Why does it sound like he's saying "albeit" (which obviously isn't a word) macht frei instead of "arbeit"? Or has nobody else noticed? Perhaps i'm just a bit retarded.

No Picture Mitchee! Wanna Be	#18 by Mitchee! at the Disco at May 20, 2007 at 2:05 PM EST
	dunno just great fast beated song carl barat and pete doherty are the kings/queens of rock

No Picture *+♥+hazz Wanna Be	#19 by +♥+hazzy+♥+ at Jun 21, 2007 at 1:12 PM EST
	how british is the line 'ow queer'!!

No Picture Hobey Average	#20 by Hobey Bass at Aug 14, 2007 at 8:21 PM EST
	people should be friends I guess... -Who wants to be the king and queen of cheese?

No Picture CARL Rhythm Player	#21 by CARL WEBER at Sep 2, 2007 at 11:40 AM EST
	xSidderx- albeit is a word!!