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BASS TAB:
BAND: Radiohead
SONG TITLE: You and whose army?
ALBUM: Amnesiac
TAB BY: Paul Simpson, (paul_the_bass_guy@hotmail.com)
I think that a double bass is used on this recording because the notes
die away pretty quickly.
I find the best way to approximate this sound is to put your
hand on the bridge, like you're muting it, but use your thumb to pick
the notes instead of a pick.
Alrighty then, the bass starts at about 1:12.
G-----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
A--6-----------6-----------4--4--2--2--1-------1------
E--------4-----------4-----------------------2--------
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G-----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
A--6-----------6-----------4--4--2--2--1-----------5--
E--------4-----------4--------------------------------
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Drums start here
G------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------
A--6-----------6-----------4--4--2--2--1-----4-----64--
E--------4-----------4-------------------------------64
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e+a
Piano starts here
G--------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------
A-4----4---/7--7--7--7-/9--9-9-9-94-----4--6-4----
E-----------------------------------------------6-4
1 2 3 + 4 + 1 + a 2 e + 3 + 4 e + a
And then repeat the above line a few more times until the end of
the song.
This is my favourite track of amnesiac, it is just so harmonious,
and the piano is great aye. It kind of reminds me a bit of Exit Music
from OK Computer because it is very simple and quiet for half of the
song and then, for the ending, it is very rich and indulgent.
Alright then, well if you want to e-mail me or anything please do:
paul_the_bass_guy@hotmail.com
Bye
Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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m Wanna Be |
#1 by m t at Jul 17, 1971 at 4:08 AM EST |
| He's taunting us. We (i.e. the US and England) may be confident now, with our tanks and helicopters and cruise missiles that we can use to beat the crap out of third world countries, but when has that mattered. It's pretty scary thinking about it now, but America will fall... it might be a reaaally long time, but it is a physical impossibility for it to go on infinately. Just try imagining a world with out western civilization... | |
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DR.BASS Average |
#2 by DR.BASS at Jan 27, 1978 at 12:38 AM EST |
| historical inevitability: all of those who have rode on the crest of greed and power b4 tony blair and all his cronies (ie the holy roman empire) have all fallen to the same fate of chocking on it, and soon so will tony and Mr P* G.W.bbuusshh, and all the armies in the world will not stop it and all the cronies will only speed it up. they have all forgotten the passts mistakes. Thom’s voice is the sound of historical inevitability, it is the ghost horse. there’s a picture on the amnesiac booklet, of america covering the globe but above it a huge mushroom cloud- that was drawn for this song. i like to think anyway. | |
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da Wanna Be |
#3 by da nooberist at Jul 4, 1982 at 11:04 PM EST |
| the true meaning of this song is almost totally unknown, unfortunately. to really know what is going on, you need some pretty badass speakers (not loud thumping speakers, very crisp sharp speakers). some kind buds don't hurt either, but you need to blast the song insanely and listen very carefully. as far as im concerned, very very loud and very very stoned is THE way to listen to any radiohead now. every page with lyrics for this song is accurate until it gets heavier. then they just stop with the lyrics or can't hear what he's really telling you. the story is about confident resistance (from reference to romans.. back when uprisings against the romans occured). when it gets loud, they start to lose the fight they were so eager to fight, and they beg them to stop while trying to convince them that they're civilized, not barbarians. at the very end, you hear the "roman"'s answer: they don't stop attacking and kill him. this song blew all of us away last night as four of us realized the true mindbogglingly amazing shit in this song after packing up the ol bong a few times. try it, it's now my favorite radiohead song - but maybe i'll find yet another favorite tonight ;) | |
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klfsd Rhythm Player |
#4 by klfsd at Sep 24, 1987 at 7:35 AM EST |
| the first two lines "come on...crazy" were references to the voices in thom's head. after that the song took on a different meaning and was directed as a taunt toward tony blair. | |
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wade Wanna Be |
#5 by wade petty at Oct 15, 1988 at 7:59 AM EST |
| Hmm... This is an anti-blair song. Thom has said it himself, not sure where or when but he has. I love citizen insane, while we're on the subject, but i used to think that he/she was Kid A. So is Kid A that creature with the huge teeth and eyes? I fucking love him too! | |
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robert Average |
#6 by robert liedberg at Aug 10, 1992 at 12:54 AM EST |
| This song is proof that Radiohead has a sense of humor. However FUCKING GREAT this song is, it was meant as a joke! The contradiction between the music and lyrical content is actually funny! It's an Antagonistic Lullaby. | |
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Ken Average |
#7 by Ken Bennett at Aug 11, 1992 at 11:27 AM EST |
| First thing that came to mind when I heard this song was the film Adaptation. I don't know..it just reminded me of it. It's totally mellow and it sounds like maybe something from a musical. :) As for it being anti-blair..um ok. To me, it's just a cool song. quite lovely. lol | |
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Davy Average |
#8 by Davy at Aug 2, 1993 at 11:39 AM EST |
| I found this that I think is rather interesting: "He was himself, he mused, a "ghost horse." He¹d evolved into a different man, a better man than he would¹ve believed he could be before this journey began. He knew what the real treasure was. Life, exploring, learning." It's from a story by Dave Creek called "Ghost Horse" and could explain the line at the end. | |
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Hobson Average |
#9 by Hobson at Nov 7, 1993 at 4:25 AM EST |
| I always thought the lyrics were "Most are still here" instead of "Ghost horses." Otherwise it sounds like he's saying "ghost HAAARRR.....ses." Sounds like a soft "M" there rather than a hard "G" anyway. Plus, it makes *slightly* more sense in the context of the song. Anyone agree? Alot of people seem to think that a huge majority of Radiohead's songs are politically charged... I believe that Thom leaves much of his lyrics ambiguous on purpose. An artist, in many cases, will try to convey emotions rather than a pointed argument. This is a good example of one of those types of songs. Cherrybomb seems to understand that. I think Thom wrote this song with his feelings behind it, not necessarily a concrete issue. | |
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Timothys Monste Wanna Be |
#10 by Timothys Monster at Sep 5, 1995 at 3:42 AM EST |
| wow, radiohead. i cant even explain my love for them. all their songs refelt emotions.. i dont think any of them need an explaination.. its about feelings, when i lay down and turn on amnesiac, ok computer, kid a, or the bends, i just get completely tuned in to my emotions. i think about things ive nevere thought about, and i feel things i never thought were there. radiohead is the only band thats ever done that for me. cant wait till their new cd comes out ive been waiting forever! | |
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Zach Average |
#11 by Zach King at Jun 1, 2001 at 5:59 AM EST |
| SNYder, I noticed when it said add your comments, it then says "WHAT DOES THIS SONG MEAN TO YOU" I would like to highlight that last part, what does it mean to you. Not the band, to you. so unless you are thom yorke or another member of the band please don't put what it means to the band on here. Thank you. | |
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Dany Average |
#12 by Dany at Apr 26, 2002 at 6:19 AM EST |
| Talking out to people who are overly-confident with themselves and their cronies. And the speaker will always triumph because he has something they don't, represented by ghost horses. | |
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Josh Wanna Be |
#13 by Josh Allen at Sep 16, 2003 at 3:48 AM EST |
| The Holy Roman Army did not exist at the time of the Romans; it was around during the 16th to 18th centuries or thereabouts. It was a footnote in history, because the nations that sprang out of its dominion, or predated it, are far more respected and well-remembered. Additionally, it's a running joke that this 'empire' was neither holy nor Roman, nor an empire. A crony is an old friend. It's a double entendre: the friend can be old, as a firned, or old in age. Inlike a comrade, buddy, pal, crew -- this word implies, decrepitude. Finally, the ghost horses, and the repeated invitation to 'come on' to me signify a false, transparent threat. The loose structure of the song and the simplistic composition tell me it's more the product of a mood than a specific idea, like 'Bones', for example. I think Yorp or Yorke was stewing over a real confrontation, and, very much like Radiohead -- at odds with the frat-boy instinct to want to fight. The song was the upshot; a self-mocking upshot of carrying a pair of testicles and a male ego, despite carrying the mantle of man-boy hero, as Radiohead clearly does. The lack of attention paid to the song, in terms of composition, layering, mixing, etc. -- tell me it's there as a confession, not expression. | |
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john Average |
#14 by john ross at May 2, 2005 at 9:49 PM EST |
| im not sure why but i've always seen this as a song about standing alone against your own madness (well i guess it could be the first lines), and succoming to it, no matter how much you try to convince yourself you can change. ( HOLY Roman Empire) you and your cronies means just that, but its the madness taunting you, it's that part of yourself that forces you to have friends because you cant stand to be alone with it and you know it is more powerful than you'll ever be by yourself. i mean you and whose army, (well why not my own?) it seems like your world has turned against you. you forget so easy, but the madness doesn’t, it lives in your actions and is defined by your mistakes, you never change, and because of that, in a short while you wont exist. Your life will have a life of its own, dragging your corpse along with it. -but i do see how it could be seen as a song about how affluent western nations take advantage poorer less developed ones that are powerless to stop it, and why the meaning of a song about how crazy you are would be deliberatly changed by the writer (if that was true.) | |
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Ivar Average |
#15 by Ivar Roban at Oct 27, 2006 at 4:06 AM EST |
| uh it's about tony blair... obviously. anyways it's an awesome song and when i was younger i used to annoy my mum by playing it (and the rest of amnesiac) until she yelled at me to turn off that ' funeral durge' music. | |
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Ken Average |
#16 by Ken Bennett at Feb 28, 2007 at 8:59 PM EST |
| I thought it was denouncing Tony Blair and his "New Labour". To me it sounds like a well masked protest song, only given away by the "You and your cronies" line. | |
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