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Artist: Thursday
Album: Waiting
Song: In Transmission
Label: Eyeball
Bassist: Tim Payne
Tabbed by: Chris
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^^=double digit
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-------12-|
E|-6~--------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------7---|
A|-------------7--------8-----7-7--| x2
E|-66666665~--5-5-666666-5~--5---5-|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-------------7--------8-----12----|
E|-66666665~--5-5-666666-5-/12--12-|
^^^^^^
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------7---|
A|-------------7--------8-----7-7--| x2
E|-66666665~--5-5-666666-5~--5---5-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------8--6--8-|
E|-22222222-22222222-66666666-6--------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------20---|
E|-22222222-22222222-66666666-/181818181818--18-|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------4-5-4-5-----------8-6-8-6-|
E|-22222222-2-2-2-2--66666666-6-6-6-6--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------9~--------------|
E|-22222222-22222222-66666666-66666666-----------6~----|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------4-2-4-2-----------8-6-8-6-|
E|-22222222-2-2-2-2--66666666-6-6-6-6--|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------4-2-4-2-------------------| x2
E|-22222222-2-2-2-2--66----66----------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------4-2-4-2-----------8-6-8-6-| x3
E|-22222222-2-2-2-2--66666666-6-6-6-6--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------4-2--------------20-----|
E|-222222222-22222-2--6666/18-18-18--1818-|
^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------4-2-4-2-----------8-6-8-6-|
E|-22222222-2-2-2-2--66666666-6-6-6-6--|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------| x2
E|-111111111-11111111-00000000-22222222-|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-22----22----|
Play Until End
Thank you. He variates alot and its really hard to tab. Just hit alotta fifths. Please
RATE!
Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net
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Lord Average |
#1 by Lord Squirrel at Nov 5, 1971 at 1:29 AM EST |
| so busy watching tv, listening to the radio, not talking to people we love, actually living. that's what i get from it | |
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Brian Wanna Be |
#2 by Brian "The Funkmaster" at Jun 16, 1973 at 12:25 AM EST |
| this song is awesome but for some reason it reminds me of the smashing pumpkins(well there early early stuff).but who said thats a bad thing haha peace to all :):):):):) AIM:iamthepooman | |
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Simon Rhythm Player |
#3 by Simon Pardins at Jun 11, 1974 at 12:34 AM EST |
| i really like thursday this was the first thursday song i heard i hate it :) | |
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Chris Rhythm Player |
#4 by Chris Hall at Sep 22, 1975 at 8:21 PM EST |
| i love thursday and they happen to be a very good band. i saw them in concert and they had everyone rocken!! | |
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ari Average |
#5 by ari o at May 18, 1977 at 7:09 AM EST |
| end of a relationship maybe? i don't know, Thursday's songs are so good, poetic and such. I love Thursday to death. I want to see them live so bad. this song rocks. | |
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Michael Rhythm Player |
#6 by Michael Roysdon at Jul 9, 1981 at 9:20 PM EST |
| I wish they played the old stuff period... when I saw them, not one old song was played. I mean, it's just as good. | |
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Nathaniel Average |
#7 by Nathaniel Harty at Aug 21, 1981 at 9:44 AM EST |
| Thursday are so poetic, everyone is entitled to their opinion. it's nice to see a sort of 'break-up' song that isn't whiney bullshit. | |
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Julien Average |
#8 by Julien MarK at Aug 29, 1982 at 6:42 PM EST |
| i can relate to this cuase i had a girlfreind i REALLY liked even though she was an outcast but then she moved away we tried to saty intouch but long distance realashionships don't work so now i have to live with what might have been but on another note thursday IS the best band EVER!!!! | |
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Mack Lead Player |
#9 by Mack at May 22, 1984 at 6:53 PM EST |
| yea, it even says radio waves... LOL i think the radio thing is symbolism for the communication in their relationship. Thursday loves symbolism. I do to. I love Thursday. Like a gaint happy family.. heh.. | |
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Lily Average |
#10 by Lily at Sep 14, 1985 at 9:39 AM EST |
| This is a really great song. Too bad they didn't play it live when i went to see them in Pittsburgh. This song could be interpreted many ways by me. Anyone know Geoff's theory to it? | |
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Steve Average |
#11 by Steve at Oct 27, 1986 at 5:55 PM EST |
| they should have these poems in a textbook. you can analyze it so much, everyoneshould just read this stuff and be enlightened. thursday is one band that i want to see owning the charts because they deserve all the fame and fortune that they want, and i want everyone to have theyre minds and eyes opened a little from theyre music. thursday is my favorite band ever. | |
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Alex Lead Player |
#12 by Alex at Jan 24, 1987 at 5:06 PM EST |
| i think it's just me, but i have a thing with specifically this song. i wouldn't say that though..wait..i have a thing with all thursday songs. but this one i like a lot, and i have no idea what they're talking about. transmissions have something to do with cars, as they talk about a lot in their songs. it's strange. geoff has a certain writing style noticable in all their songs. you can tell it's the same person writing them because he uses the same words sometimes..im kind of jealous of him haha. i wish i could write like that :) | |
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anthony Rhythm Player |
#13 by anthony kent at Feb 16, 1987 at 1:34 AM EST |
| This is my favourite Thursday song :) xAmyx | |
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Josh Average |
#14 by Josh Franco at Feb 9, 1990 at 3:38 PM EST |
| geoff is amazinggg. -sigh- haha | |
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Justin Wanna Be |
#15 by Justin Thibeault at Apr 20, 1990 at 2:08 AM EST |
| This sunlight cutting through the open fields. Can't be communicated by radio waves. And through this flashlight keyhole memory. Receive a thousand signals and can't respond. I think the "open fields" is signifying a lot of distance between him and his gf and how there's no way to express how much the distance sucks. the part about the memory is saying how after you haven't seen some one for a long time, the memory of them fades and gets smaller til it's just the size of a keyhole. and the last part is saying how maybe after they've broken up, he can sense something.. maybe that something's wrong, in a kind of telepathich way but since they're broken up he can't call and do anything about it. ??does that make sense at all? | |
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Tyler Average |
#16 by Tyler Green at Jun 13, 1995 at 2:35 AM EST |
| thursday seems to use a lot of metaphors with the sun. | |
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Nyle Average |
#17 by Nyle Leddy at Dec 14, 1995 at 9:33 PM EST |
| the last line pretty much sums it all up. One of the few thursday songs about relationships gone wrong but overcourse they outdid everyone else who tried. it's short and sweet, none of that whiney lost-girlfriend crap. bravo | |
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Mark Average |
#18 by Mark Murray at Mar 2, 1997 at 1:01 AM EST |
| i love thursday and they happen to be a very good band. i saw them in concert and they had everyone rocken!! | |
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Aj Average |
#19 by Aj Franks at Jul 3, 2003 at 4:29 PM EST |
| so in transmission is about the failure of communication in a relationship and the second stanza speaks about the false portrayal of the relationship to those around you just to make things seem ok. The lack of communication and respect causes the failure of the relationship that is what it says to me although im still trying to think about it. Do people actually talk about song meanings or just rabble on here? I mean i see some good insights and then just rabble about the band i would appreciate more actual discussion about the song to provide more insight and points of view | |
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[ash] Wanna Be |
#20 by [ash] at Sep 8, 2004 at 2:08 AM EST |
| hey...no one's said anything about this one. well, I like it. but then, I just love everything thursday does. this song in particular is cool because it starts kinda quiet/mysterious/slow, then of course has the good thursday punch to it...gettin' louder, yellin'...yah, I'm listening to it this second. good song. | |
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Viktoria Wanna Be |
#21 by Viktoria Sashalmi at Feb 20, 2006 at 5:15 PM EST |
| thursdaynight: It's not an automobiles transmission it's as in radio waves...I belive. | |
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UknownSoldier Lead Player |
#22 by UknownSoldier Nightmare at Mar 27, 2006 at 3:05 AM EST |
| geoff is my lover. he has the most amazing voice ever. i love the part in this song where is makes his voice go up & down. *melts* | |
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William Wanna Be |
#23 by William Poop at Feb 10, 2007 at 8:50 AM EST |
| The instrumental part at the beginning is really good. | |
