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Coma White - Marilyn Manson
Jon Craven (nojnevarc@hotmail.com)
(enters @ 0:12)
Riff 1: (x5)
G:----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
D:----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
A:----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
E:-5*******-|-********-|-8*******-|-********-|-3*******-|-********-|-1*******-|-****-/--/-|
Riff 2: (x2)
G:------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D:------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A:------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E:-5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5-|-8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8-|-3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3-|-1--1--1--1-|-1--1--1--1-|
Riff 3:
G:------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|------------|
D:------------|----0--------|------------|----0--------|------------|-0-----------|------------|------------|
A:-0--0--0--0-|-3-----3-----|------------|-3--------0*-|-**-0--0--0-|----3--------|------------|------------|
E:------------|----------4*-|-**-4--4--4-|-------0-----|------------|-------0--1*-|-**-1--1--1-|-1--1--1--1-|
Riff 1 (x4)
Riff 2 (x4)
Pause for 16 measures
Riff 3
Riff 1
Fill:
G:------------|------------|------------|------------|-7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7-|------------|------------|
D:------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A:------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E:-5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5-|-8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8-|------------|------------|-1--1--1--1-|-1--1--1--1-|
Riff 2 (x4)
End:
G:----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D:----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
A:----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
E:-5*******-|-********-|-********-|-********-|-********-|-********-|-********-|-********-|
Break till end
Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Sam Rhythm Player |
#1 by Sam at Apr 19, 1972 at 10:34 PM EST |
| this is a one of the best songs i have ever heard.......manson sings it with so much emotion!.........no doubt,this sont could be regarding a girls drug addiction....but i have different opinions.i think this song came up after mason's break up with his girlfriend who had been with him for 5 years.manson is actually speaking out his heart..... | |
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Sarah McKagan Musical Genius |
#2 by Sarah McKagan (AKA - Lady Rock 'n' Roll) at Mar 7, 1980 at 7:45 PM EST |
| Actually, the general plotline of Mechanical Animals does seem very similar to that of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars...I guess Coma White would be the equivalency of Lady Stardust.... Side Question: I was listening to my Ziggy Stardust album, and I'm curious as to the possibility that Lady Stardust might be a male? Some of the phallic imagery in "Moonage Daydream" and hints in "Lady Stardust" lead me to believe this (I'll elaborate if you want, but you can probably catch most of it on your own). Also, regarding that album, am I correct in the assumption that Ziggy is killed by his bandmates, who are then killed by Lady Stardust, who then kills her/himself? I can justify that train of thought if you want me to...later. Sorry that that's so inapplicable, I just guessed that it would be easier to get a response on this page. Regarding your Alpha/Omega idea, I see how the lyrics are divided into two sections in the album, but I don't see how you're so sure that Alpha is the name of Omega's partner. Where do you get the name Alpha? I found the letter "A" in the lower left hand corner of one page, but aside from that, I really don't see how you're so sure that Alpha and Omega are separate people.... One side question, does anyone know the significance of the altered order in which the song titles are placed during the credits section of the MA album? "Disassociative" is listed as first, with "The Last Day On Earth" being last (the rest is messed up, as well). I was wondering if a more clear plotline could be found by listening to them in the order found within the case...unless...Pelvic Thrust (hehe) has some insight? Dream Theater...maybe I'll need to do a bit of research. | |
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Hannah [♥ Rhythm Player |
#3 by Hannah [♥] & the llama. at Jun 8, 1983 at 1:32 PM EST |
| this seems as if it was about a girl who was a drug addict an couldnt take it anymore, she was having a tough life an used the drugs to escape but in the end they just were not enough an she cant take it anymore so shes 'standing on an overpass' an shes getting ready to jump because she feels the 'world threw her away' an no one cares an she cant take it anymore | |
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mason Average |
#4 by mason coats at Aug 13, 1990 at 2:18 AM EST |
| (This comment is entirely about the video.) I must say that the video was very well done, in that it indirectly portrays the artist's meaning(s) that he wants to convey with the song. As the rest of Manson's videos, it is loaded with well thought-out symbolism. However, I also think that there is more symbolism that is only involved in the video. For example, the video shows the infatuation that American society has with death and its association with celebrities. It's amazing and often disgusting to see the responses that America gives to assassinated celebrities. | |
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tony Average |
#5 by tony lambiase at Jun 29, 1992 at 9:48 PM EST |
| this song is the best manson song i think | |
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Ulti` Average |
#6 by Ulti` 89 at Jun 19, 1994 at 10:21 PM EST |
| In my opinion Coma White represents everything we grow dependant on; drugs, money, etc. But in the end Coma White always goes away. The reason Coma White might be named such is because, in a comatose state you are dependant of everyone and everything around you, you cannot move, nor speak, or even eat, so you must depend on people to hel you. White because it's a bleak colour and chances of getting the item you depnd on and need are bleak and futile. To get into more detail, take the album Mechanical Album as a whole. Notice the lyrics are divided up into two sections, one is for Alpha, and one is for Omega, two different people, with different stories. Omega, meaning the last, seems to be a celebrity of some sort who is tired of the fame and glory and grows bitter. All songs asociated with the Omega sector are bitter and in essence he's holding onto his last (omega's meaning) threads of whatever. Alpha being first, comes from another planet, only to find his first (alpha meaning) look of earth a sad a bleak place, except for Coma White. Coma White is personified as a female character that Alpha grows dependant on, I think overall she symbolizes everything you want, but can't have. In the end Alpha can't have Coma White, as she is too far gone. The only question I have about the album is if and where Omega and Alpha's story intertwine, they should, I just can't find it. But that's just my take on the album... | |
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Andrew Rhythm Player |
#7 by Andrew Lang at Sep 21, 2001 at 6:57 AM EST |
| It has this sort of overcast look about it and it does a redramatization of the JFK assassination. Rose McGowan is Jackie O, it offends a lot of people and is way controversial, but it is beautifully made (coming from a non-Manson fan). | |
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jester Average |
#8 by jester rage at Sep 8, 2005 at 5:14 AM EST |
| Thank you...Pelvic Thrust (hehe...suggestive). I love people who analyze albums in a Bowie-esque way. It makes me happy. I hadn't realized that Alpha was a character...I knew that Omega was a celebrity (he's actually the lead vocalist of a band (being Omega and the Mechanical Animals, much like Pink in Pink Floyd's "The Wall"). I'll have to look at the insert more carefully. The song can't be about the breakup with Rose, I think, undisturbed. The breakup with Rose didn't occur until after the release of Holy Wood (Manson commented that he was still engaged to Rose during an interview with Kurt Loder following the HW:SOD album). | |
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Ben Average |
#9 by Ben at Apr 27, 2006 at 12:36 AM EST |
| Coma White is the nickname Marilyn gives to the girl in the song. Put your Mechanical Animals cd in your computer cd drive to let the cd-rom part play : you'll hear a hidden song that cannot be listened to by audio-player. Here he sings "and a girl I called Comawhite" , i think it is about drug use and that he calls her like that because she looks as pale as someone in coma because of an overdose. | |
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