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Siouxsie And The Banshees
Spellbound
Album:Juju
Tabbed by Max Zigman
Standard Tuning
Intro
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|--5----3----2----\10------------------------------------|
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dont pluck the G at 10th fret A, just slide up to it four beats after
plucking the B at 2nd fret A
Next Part/Chorus
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|------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
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these are all eigth notes. after that:
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|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------------------|
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Verse
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|-----------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------|
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Song Structure
Intro x4
Chorus x2
Part After Chorus x1
Verse x2
Chorus x4
Part after Chorus x2
Verse x6
Chorus x12
End
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Hilary Wanna Be |
#1 by Hilary at Nov 12, 2006 at 10:20 PM EST |
| i fucking love this song. every song i've heard by siouxsie is surreal and haunting and beautiful, this one by no means excluded. i think only scarecrow rivals this as my favorite....or maybe not. siouxsie rocks. | |
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Bass Average |
#2 by Bass Man at Nov 20, 2006 at 9:55 AM EST |
| I think this one has a pretty obvious meaning. It's either about irrational childhood fears or quite possibly, if you want to look at it on a deeper level, child abuse. But personally, I go with the former... | |
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Cody Professional |
#3 by Cody Noneyobizones at Dec 20, 2006 at 6:47 AM EST |
| Brilliant song, I was just like checking VH1 one day when this came on. | |
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Mitch Average |
#4 by Mitch Zodila at Jan 31, 2007 at 2:40 AM EST |
| First 4 lines: Her toys are speaking to her as a 1-2 year old in a crib. "It sends you spinning" into a make believe world, truly believing that your toys are alive. You really "have no choice" in what to believe because of your environment (the crib), your age, and on top of it, you're assumed to be in a dark room, suggesting that you're blind and haven't seen the light. Had you seen the light, you'd realize that your toys really aren't alive. We can infer that the room is dark because instead of providing visuals, this song uses mostly audio clues: "From the cradle bars comes a beckoning VOICE" and "You HEAR laughter cracking through the walls." Also, it's usually at night when one imagines that their toys are alive, not during broad daylight. Second 4 lines: "It sends you spinning" is used once again. Spinning is believing in the mysterious, the supernatural. Third 4 lines: "And don't forget when your elders forget to say their prayers, take em by the legs, and throw em down the stairs." If you believe in the supernatural, such as a God or dancing toys, you'll act to honor and dignify their existence by trying to convert and even punish the disbelievers, even if they know more about the situation than you (such as your elders.) Your elders may know that the toys are actually lifeless from their knowledge and experience, but because of your environment (dark room with the crib) and naivety common to your age, you believe them to be real. Some, mostly intellectuals, may have dismissed the possibility of there being a God and represent the elders, but a young child growing up in a Christian household has no choice but to be "sent spinning" into the illusion of the supernatural. Anecdotal evidence of miracles from family members, attending church service where everybody else believes the same thing, watching people "speak in tounges," (you hear a beckoning voice) the "Ragdoll dances" that appear in the front of Southern churches worshipping God. If people don't believe in the supernatural and don't pray to it, "take em by the legs, and throw em down the stairs." | |
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Matthew Average |
#5 by Matthew Bright at Feb 22, 2007 at 6:24 AM EST |
| I'm a bit surprised almost no one has commented on the songs of Siouxsie and The Banshees. They are awesome. So is this song. | |
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My Life is Rule Average |
#6 by My Life is Ruled by 4 Strings at Apr 5, 2007 at 2:03 PM EST |
| I love this song | |
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Ben Rhythm Player |
#7 by Ben Formica at Aug 9, 2007 at 9:48 PM EST |
| I think Robert Smith of The Cure plays guitar in this song. | |
