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Tuning: D,A,D,G [DROP D]
starts with guitar, then
main riff:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------0-8-10-8-6-5-4----------------------------|
A|2-2-5-2-2-2-2-5-2-7-2-2-5-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
verse: 1(not sure how many times to play)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-5-2-2-2-2-5-2-7-2-2-5-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
verse: 2(x4)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-----2-----2-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------|
verse: 3(x4)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-5-2-2-2-2-5-2-7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
verse: 4:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
then play verse: 2
then play verse: 4
then repeat everything you just played
the solo bass is hard to here but its about like this
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| x8
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
then the guitar intro again but in between do this x4 listen to the song and youll get it
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
then play verse 4
then verse 2
then verse 4
now the main riff but slower(twice with only guitar then the bass starts up with the drums)
(x3)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------0-8-10-8-6-5-4--------------------------------|
A|2-2-5-2-2-2-2-5-2-7-2-2-5-2-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
after that play this every other time (x4)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------7--2------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-5-2-2-2-2-5-2-7-2-2-5-2-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
do that until the song ends
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dan Average |
#1 by dan worgan at Jan 7, 2006 at 9:20 PM EST |
| Dylan is the best, hands down, no question (and yes, he can sing). this song, however, was PWNED by Rage. just absolutely taken control of, shaken violently, and left to die. Dylan's original--he plays the song for laughs. but RATM tap into the revolution behind the song, the real Satanic evilness of Maggie and the powers in charge. FUCK YEAH. | |
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Juandiego Rhythm Player |
#2 by Juandiego Schubnell at Feb 6, 2006 at 9:32 PM EST |
| pretentious arse has a damn good point, pa ma brother and maggie do seem to have the charecteristics of the orginizations he equates them to. | |
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C. Average |
#3 by C. W. at Feb 15, 2006 at 3:27 AM EST |
| Either way you slice it, this is a great song if you want to medicate yourself. Rage succumbed to the pressure to the image, three stayed and one faded. Even then, they knew it would be difficult to play against the mainstream. Now they have more airtime dedicated to them than they ever did before. Did they make a lasting impact? Sure they did, in which column though. Did they win? They won accolades all across the board. Did they lose? In the philosophical and historical realm, they lost huge. They could never overcome the fact that history repeats itself. It always does no matter what. There will be poverty and oppression with every revolution. It called the nihilism of history (aka reality) and they accepted it. That the way it goes. By the way, Rage and Dylan are masters without a doubt. Anything of Dylan's put to electric guitar is nothing sort of phenomenal. I am being contradictory, I love the music for the music but in realistic terms, their music was unreal because reality always wins. | |
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TAMARA Musical Genius |
#4 by TAMARA at Aug 23, 2006 at 5:55 AM EST |
| I have a theory: This was originally Dylan written, and he was always anti-big brother in his leanings. And of course, RATM has never been backwards in coming forwards in their views about the US and capitalism. (btw, does anyone else feel that there has never been a cover of a Dylan song that wasn't better than the original? Dylan's a great song writer - no question - but he can't sing for shit) I always felt that 'Maggie's Farm' is actually an analogy for the US of A. Each member of Maggie's family is actually a metaphor for a different aspect of US society. 1) Maggie=US. Doesn't listen to a word the workers say. 2) Brother=coprporations. Pays out a pittance and pretends to be friendly, but you do any little thing to piss them off, they sue (or dock pay, or fine, whatever) 3) Pa=cops/military 4) Ma=religion. Is excessively old (and arguably so old its out of touch) but it still claims its relevance while controlling the enforcer. The last bit's interesting but it has a minor change to Dylan's original. Dylan wrote (and whined): "They sing while you slave and I just get bored." RATM scream: "They sing, while they slave and just get bored" I'm not sure who the 'they' is of both, but I'm sure they're refering to different groups. In fact the 'They' in the RATM version is probably referring to two. the first is the People in charge and the ones who get bored; everybody else are the ones who slave. Anyway, as I said, it's just a theory (btw, this is my first time posting, so please be gentle) | |
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Vezy Professional |
#5 by Vezy at Aug 27, 2006 at 1:18 PM EST |
| Hey maggotface, I believe the Maggie in England you are referring to is Margaret Thatcher, fucking whore, when she was the prime minister she decided it wou8ld be a good idea to close all the coal mines, putting thousands of people out of work. | |
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Tab Wanna Be |
#6 by Tab at Nov 28, 2006 at 7:55 PM EST |
| the great bob dylan would roll over in his grave. if he was dead. | |
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Callum Average |
#7 by Callum Baker at Jul 28, 2007 at 7:39 AM EST |
| Originally written by Bob Dylan in the 60's or early 70's...of course he was the greatest songwriter of the 20th century, but RATM doesn't do a bad job on this one either. | |
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james Badass |
#8 by james kulikowski at Aug 7, 2007 at 8:54 AM EST |
| Whoa, Pretentious_arse...you've done well. | |
