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Bass Tab
Quote Unquote - Mr Bungle
Drop D Tuning (D,A,D,G)
Intro
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|-4---------1----0-|
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|-4--4--4--4--1--1--0--0--|-4--4--4--4--1-1-1-1-|
Verse (slapping)
|----------------------|------------|
|----------------------|------------|
|------------1-1-0-0---|------------|
|-0-0---0-0------------|-4-4---1--1-|
Swing part
Just play any notes in the D minor key.(If you don't know the
minor scale, you're a retard)
Lead back to heavy part
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|---------6-----6--|
|-0--0-0-----0-----|
Heavy Part (only on last time)
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|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-2---2--2-2--3-2-0--|--8-7-0---4-5--|--4--5----2-4-5--|
Mellow spooky bit
|-----2-------2---|
|-----0-------0---|
|-----------------|
|-2--------2------|
Tabbed by BENDA
wacka_smacka@hotmail.com
Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net
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A.D.D. Wanna Be |
#1 by A.D.D. at May 23, 1971 at 3:11 PM EST |
| contortions that he can't recall = dance moves | |
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punk bassist Average |
#2 by punk bassist at Dec 1, 1972 at 3:02 PM EST |
| I know it's sposed to be about travolta, but why? I get in image of a man with no arms or legs, and his mouth sown shut, with only the abilty to snort drugs. That's why all the references to senses as being nasal-related. Limbless rectangle. No means to scratch the itch. That means no arms or legs. Sniff and remember silver ball. Wish it away. Means of ecstasy - very olfactory. That means sniffing drugs. But yeah, don't really get the relation to Travolta. Possibly because I know buggar all about the guy. | |
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Dan Wanna Be |
#3 by Dan Temple at Aug 25, 1976 at 5:36 AM EST |
| o_O Mr. Bungle is such a trippy band. But, that's why we love 'em. Great song. | |
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wade Wanna Be |
#4 by wade petty at Oct 6, 1984 at 2:57 PM EST |
| I'd sure as hell like to be remembered moreso for Battlefield Earth. | |
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alex Average |
#5 by alex cope at Sep 14, 1985 at 3:32 AM EST |
| It's about John Travolta and how he's a twat. If they wrote this song about me, I'd be upset. John deserves it, though... | |
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Mud Average |
#6 by Mud at Jan 25, 1986 at 5:11 PM EST |
| insane | |
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Jimmy Rhythm Player |
#7 by Jimmy at Apr 8, 1986 at 5:47 PM EST |
| Possibly Bungle's best song. This song reminds me of ingesting 500 mics or so of LSD laced with PCP, and then just for kicks some friends and I decide to go to a carnvial funhouse and end up in the hall of mirrors with serial killer clowns. | |
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Dan Wanna Be |
#8 by Dan Temple at Dec 25, 1986 at 5:11 PM EST |
| I agree, Their music is a total mindfuck thats extremely enjoyable | |
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Chase Wanna Be |
#9 by Chase Allen at Aug 10, 1987 at 2:26 AM EST |
| Actually, they did press a bunch of copies with the song's intended title, Travolta, before the whole legal nonsense came about. Just because the "Man" makes you do something doesn't mean it's the be all, end all authority. I don't think anyone (including the former band members) have ever referred to the song as Quote, UnQuote. | |
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leif Average |
#10 by leif hall at Aug 28, 1987 at 6:28 PM EST |
| Hitler=Nazism Mussolini=Fascism But yeah. I love Bungle, but they scare the hell out of me. | |
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Grimani Wanna Be |
#11 by Grimani at Feb 16, 1988 at 9:32 AM EST |
| Oh my god someone please try to explain this song its either the most random song in the world or the deepst one im assuming the deepst. ANALYZE, I CANT GET IT! | |
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dustin Wanna Be |
#12 by dustin docerty at Dec 19, 1990 at 2:27 AM EST |
| Yes they wanted to call it travolta but were'nt allowed to for legal reasons and called it quote unquote instead. So it is actually called Quote Unquote. | |
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Steve Average |
#13 by Steve at Apr 23, 1992 at 12:37 PM EST |
| This song is actually called Travolta; they had to print it as Quote, Unquote on the CD for legal reasons concerning John Travolta. Keep in mind, when this song was written, it was before Pulp Fiction and his "comeback" (jt should blow Tarantino every night for that); before that Travolta was a BIG TIME has been. Quote, Unquote was the name of some biograghy or autobiography of JT published around this time. | |
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Greg Wanna Be |
#14 by Greg Masta at Oct 30, 1992 at 5:41 AM EST |
| yeah, the video is pretty fucked up. err... ive really been thinking about this song alot... and i can't really figure out exactly what its about... i think its about how much the world values lust and fame.... but when we think about it all it really is a combination of our 5 senses... does that make any sense at all? | |
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jo_silverhawk Average |
#15 by jo_silverhawk at Nov 22, 1995 at 5:01 AM EST |
| Perhaps Travolta now a circus/carnival freak stared at, limbless, like the end of the movie Freaks? "Remember silver ball" = disco ball? I am not sure if the whole song is about him completely, but it used to be called Travolta so that gives you an inkling. | |
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Old Jigi Average |
#16 by Old Jigi at Mar 1, 1996 at 8:11 AM EST |
| Oh, yes the video is genius! However, I'm not so sure it has much to do about the song. I think it's these guys doing their own version of Theater of Cruelty. | |
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Tom Average |
#17 by Tom Someguy at Feb 1, 1999 at 2:13 AM EST |
| The opening riffage in this song is so hard. Who says keyboards can't rock? | |
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Kyle Rhythm Player |
#18 by Kyle Robinson at Oct 19, 2004 at 3:07 AM EST |
| Yeah i am gonna have to agree with Artis on this one. When the say disco i can think of that faggot movie travolta did. I also think there might be some connection on how shitty people really are when he says "hitler, swayze, trump, and travolta.". John Travolta is gay. | |
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Mike Average |
#19 by Mike Perron at Nov 28, 2004 at 5:05 PM EST |
| Mr bungle are the best i dont wanna no the meaning to this song cuz then it will ruin listening to it when im angry i listen to it man and trip off in anger fuck yeah | |
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Ben Average |
#20 by Ben Asay at Jan 18, 2005 at 2:32 PM EST |
| The video is fucked up indeed, dead ppl hanging and dancing to the music... classic. I agree with the image of a limbless man in a wheelchair snorting drugs and hallucinating. I think the references to Travolta could be about how a star's popularity will dwindle and you'll be remembered for your fifteen minutes of fame and if so, do you really wanna be remembered for things such as Grease, Satuarday Night Fever. etc | |
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Nate Lead Player |
#21 by Nate Thompson at Dec 10, 2005 at 12:59 AM EST |
| The video is even more fucked up. | |
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Jonny Rhythm Player |
#22 by Jonny Rhoades at Apr 29, 2006 at 3:45 AM EST |
| The best band ever. This song makes me feel like I've taken about 600mics of really bad acid, an eight ball, and a few hits of angel dust all at once. And just for kicks, I decide to go to a carnival funhouse and I get locked in there with a bunch of incestuous serial killer clowns. | |
