Latest revision as of 09:35, 17 December 2010

Name	The General Electric
Album/single	The General Electric
Length	5.45 (album version), 4.02 (radio edit)
Alternative titles	TGE (Setlist)
First live performance
Recorded	2000
Writer/composer	Shihad
Producer	GGGarth

Additional Information

Song meaning as told by Jon: "That's a classic big city song, travelling and not noticing people and wondering why we don't notice people. It's talking to people who look grey and sick on a bus going home from who look like they've got no hope and no future, but who have so much potential inside to do whatever they want. 'Don't it feel good to be alive'? It fucking does. Make sure you relish every day that you're on this planet 'cause there's not long". (Real Groove, September 1999)

Also: "This is a bizarre piece of music. It actually deals a lot with drug addiction, but it's about how it destroys creativity, not about morals or integrity or anything. I'm not going to name names, but it was about someone I have seen be extremely creative, very naturally talented, end up being not so talented. All just by damaging themselves over and over and over again, and then going, 'Where did that inspiration go? What happened? What hole did I fall down?' That song is about the fact that you can damage yourself to the point where a part of yourself is now missing. A part of yourself that was integral to who you were is not there anymore. But it isn't just about that. It is also about what I was going through at thhe time with creativity... So I was talking to myself as well." Rip It Up, Aug-Sep 2010.

Lyrics

You better run
As fast as you can
'Cause this passenger's not a happy man
Start running just as fast as you can

You say, you need a friend
Hey, well so do I
But this passenger's just passing by
Passengers just passing
By

At your age and stage
You should understand
But you don't care, you got a master plan
Fuck, fuck, fuck 'em all and take what you can

A freezing cold stare
and a flick in the eye
Passengers just passing by
Passengers just passing by
Passengers just passing by

To walk on water you'd sink in the ice
To walk on water you'd sink in the ice
To walk on water you'd sink in the ice
To walk on water you'd sink in the ice

You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside
You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside
Don't it feel good just to be alive, still holding everything inside

You don't know what you want
So you take what you can
Still don't make you a happy man
Start running just as fast as you can

A freezing cold stare
And a flick in the eye
Passengers just passing by
Passengers just passing by

To walk on water you'd sink in the ice
To walk on water you'd sink in the ice
For all things gained there's a sacrifice
To walk on water you gotta sink in the ice

You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside
You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside
And don't it feel good just to be alive,
Don't it feel good just to be alive
You're still holding everything inside

And you don't know what you want, do ya?
Know what you want?
Do ya
Know what you want
What you want?

You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside
You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside
[Youre still holding]
Don't it feel good just to be alive
Don't it feel good just to be alive
Don't it feel good
You're still holding
Everything inside
Everything inside

Tab

Guitar

[[Standard Shihad Tuning]] applies

CHORDS USED

Dsus2 Csus2 G
--0------3----3--
--3------3----3--
--2------0----0--
--0------2----0--
---------3----X--
--------------3--

MAIN RIFF
---------

----3--3---------3--3------
----3--3---------3--3------
----0--0---------0--0------
2---0--0--2---2--0--0---2--
2---X--X--2---2--X--X---2--
0---3--3--0---0--3--3---0--


VERSE FIGURE
------------

GUITAR 1

(with killer distortion, Jon uses MT-2 (Boss Metal Zone), 
with all knobs on full except for the volume, which is down)

------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------
------------------------------------------------------------

GUITAR 2

Phil flicks the open 2 higher strings and toggles with pick up
selector, with bridge pick up up full, neck pick up all the way 
down with phase (phil uses MXR Phase 90)

--(0)--------------------------------
--(0)--------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------

-------------------------------------
--5---5--5-5--5--5--5---5-5----------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------

Drums

C|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
H|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
S|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

C|x---------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
H|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
S|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----oo---o--o--f|
B|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo--oo-o--|



VERSE ONE

C|x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
H|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S|--o-o----o-o----|--o-o----o-o---o|--o-o----o-o----|--o-o----o-o---o|
B|o----o-o-----o-o|o----o-o-----o--|o----o-o-----o-o|o----o-o-----o--|

 |-------2x-------|
C|----------------|----------------|x---------------|
H|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|----------------|
S|--o-o----o-o----|--o-o----o-o---f|----------------|
B|o----o-o-----o-o|o----o-o-----o--|o---------------|



C|X---------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
H|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
S|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o----o--o--f|
B|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo--oo-o--|



VERSE 2
                                                    |-------2x-------|
C|x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
H|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S|--o-o----o-o----|--o-o----o-o----|--o-o----o-o---o|--o-o----o-o----|
B|o----o-o-----o-o|o----o-o-----o-o|o----o-o-----o--|o----o-o-----o-o|

C|----------------|----------------|----------------|
H|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-X-X-|
S|--o-o----o-o---o|--o-o----o-o----|--o-o----o-o---f|
B|o----o-o-----o--|o----o-o-----o-o|o----o-o-----o--|



PRECHORUS
                                                    |-------2x-------|
C|x---------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
H|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
S|----o-------o---|----o----o--o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo---o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|


C|x---------------|
H|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
t|---------------o|
S|----oo---o---oo-|
B|o-o---oo--oo----|



CHORUS

Ch|----------------|------------x---|----------------|------------x---|
C |x---------------|--------------xx|----------------|--------------xx|
Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
t |----------------|---------o------|---------o------|---------o------|
S |----o----o--o---|-o--o-------oo--|----o-------o---|-o--o-------oo--|
B |o-oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|


Ch|----------------|------------x---|----------------|------------x---|
C |----------------|--------------xx|----------------|--------------xx|
Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
t |---------o------|---------o------|---------o------|---------o------|
S |----o-------o---|-o--o-------oo--|----o-------o---|-o--o-------oo--|
B |--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|

                                   
C |----------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-X---|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
t |---------o------|---------o------|----------------|----------------|
S |----o-------o---|-o--o-------o--f|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B |--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo-o--|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|


C |x---------------|x---------------|
Rd|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|----------------|
S |----o-------o--f|----------------|
B |o-o---oo-o-o-o--|----------------|



VERSE 3
                  |-------2x-------|
C|x---------------|----------------|----------------|
H|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S|--o-o----o-o----|--o-o----o-o----|--o-o----o-o---o|
B|o----o-o-----o-o|o----o-o-----o-o|o----o-o-----o--|

 |-------2x-------|
C|----------------|----------------|
H|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S|--o-o----o-o----|--o-o----o-o---f|
B|o----o-o-----o-o|o----o-o-----o--|



PRE CHORUS
                                                    |-------2x-------|
C|x---------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
H|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
t|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
S|----o-------o---|----o----o--o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo---o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|


C|----------------|
H|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
t|---------------o|
S|----oo---o---oo-|
B|o-o---oo--oo----|



CHORUS

Ch|----------------|------------x---|----------------|------------x---|
C |x---------------|--------------xx|----------------|--------------xx|
Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
t |---------o------|---------o------|---------o------|---------o------|
S |----o-------o---|-o--o-------oo--|----o-------o---|-o--o-------oo--|
B |o-oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|


Ch|----------------|------------x---|----------------|------------x---|
C |----------------|--------------xx|----------------|--------------xx|
Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
t |---------o------|---------o------|---------o------|---------o------|
S |----o-------o---|-o--o-------oo--|----o-------o---|-o--o-------oo--|
B |--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|


Ch|----------------|------------x---|----------------|------------x---|                                   
C |----------------|--------------xx|----------------|--------------xx|
Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
t |---------o------|---------o------|---------o------|---------o------|
S |----o-------o---|-o--o-------oo--|----o-------o---|-o--o-------oo--|
B |--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|


Ch|------------x---|
C |--------------xx|----------------|
Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-----|--x-x-x-x-x-X---|
t |---------o------|---------o------|
S |----o-------oo--|----o-------o--f|
B |--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo-o--|



BRIDGE
                  |------14x-------|
C|x---------------|----------------|----------------|
H|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S|--@-@----@-@----|--@-@----@-@----|--@-@----@-@---f|
B|o----o-o-----o-o|o----o-o-----o-o|o----o-o-----o--|


C|x---------------|x---------------|x---------------|x-x-------------|
H|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|----X-X-X-X-X-X-|
S|--o-o----o-o---f|--o-o----o-o---f|--o-o----o-o---f|--o-o----o---o-f|
B|o----o-o-----o--|o----o-o-----o--|o----o-o-----o--|o----o-o---o----|


C|x---------------|x---------------|x---------------|x---------------|
H|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|----------------|
S|--o-o----o-o---f|--o-o----o-o---f|--o-o----o-o---f|----------------|
B|o----o-o-----o--|o----o-o-----o--|o----o-o-----o--|o---------------|



CHORUS

C |x---------------|------------x--x|----------------|------------x--x|
Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
t |----------------|---------o------|---------o------|---------o------|
S |----o----o--o---|-o--o-------oo--|----o-------o---|-o--o-------oo--|
B |o-oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|


C |x---------------|------------x--x|----------------|------------x--x|
Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
t |---------o------|---------o------|---------o------|---------o------|
S |----o-------o---|-o--o-------oo--|----o-------o---|-o--o-------oo--|
B |--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|

                                   
C |x---------------|------------x--x|----------------|------------x--x|
Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
t |---------o------|-o--------------|---------o------|----------------|
S |----o-------o---|----o----o--oo--|----o-------o---|-o--o----o--oo--|
B |--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo--oo|


C |----------------|x---------------|
Rd|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-X---|
t |---------o------|---------o------|
S |----o-------o---|----o-------o--f|
B |--oo--oo--oo--oo|--oo--oo--oo-o--|



ENDING

C|x---------------|x---------------|x---------------|x---------------|
H|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|----------------|
S|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o--f|----------------|
B|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o-o|o-o---oo-o-o-o--|----------------|

Bass

''Tabbed by: Peter Seay, (Tyferra@Hotmail.com)''

I would firstly like to point out that I am not a Bass player, and also that this 
is my first Tab, so things may not be truly accurate, but I am a huge Shihad fan, 
so I will be trying my best.

Tuning: I have put this tab in Drop D tuning, but I imagine Karl uses the standard 
Shihad tuning, (D,G,C,F) It would be fairly easy to convert this into SST, but I 
find it’s easier to tune one string then four, (or six if you swing that way.) 


Bass starts in the first ‘chorus’. So this is after Jon sings his first “…passenger’s 
just passing… by…’ and after the very first guitar riff. Listen to the song to get the 
right rhythm. It’s fairly easy.

Chorus

D----0---3-3--0--------0---3-3--0-------0-0---3-3--0----0---3-3—0
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------

D----0-0---3-3--0----0---3-3--0
A-----------------------------------
D-----------------------------------
G-----------------------------------


Verse
“You don’t know what you want so you take what you can…
D--0--3--3----0---------------0--3--3----0-----------------------------------
A-------------------3/5----------------------------5---3----5/6/5-------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
“Start running just as fast as you can”
D--0--3--3----0-----------------0--3--3---0----------------------------------
A--------------------3/5----------------------------5--0---3---0—3/5-------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
“A freezing cold stare and a flick in the eye, passenger’s just…”
D--0--3--3----0---------------0--3--3----0-----------------------------------
A-------------------3/5----------------------------5---3----5/6/5-------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



“Passenger’s just passing by!!”
D--0--3--3----0------------------------
A----------------------3/5--------------
D----------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------


-This next part is the “…you’re holding everything inside…” part.

D-----------------------------------------------------------------------0--------
A---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Continue until it goes back to the chorus, or alternatively,  the bridge.

Bridge
(Remember to hold that last long note.)
-This is the part I’m not really sure about, as I did this on a normal guitar, but you 
bassists can figure it out for yourselves.

D--------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------
D---------------------------------0----
G--3-------------5---------------------


''-Then comes the big smash-feedback-messed-up bit. This is just a mix between a bit of the
verse and a bit of the chorus.''

^[1] ^[2]

References

[1] The General Electric (Guitars) - Shihad.com Forums

[2] The General Electric (Drums) - Shihad.com Forums

[1]

[2]

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 | Album =  [[The General Electric (album) | The General Electric]]
 | Length = 5.45 (album version), 4.02 (radio edit)
-| AltTitles =
+| AltTitles = TGE (Setlist)
 | First =
 | Recorded = 2000
@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 }}
 =Additional Information=
+Song meaning as told by Jon: "That's a classic big city song, travelling and not noticing people and wondering why we don't notice people. It's talking to people who look grey and sick on a bus going home from who look like they've got no hope and no future, but who have so much potential inside to do whatever they want. 'Don't it feel good to be alive'? It fucking does. Make sure you relish every day that you're on this planet 'cause there's not long". (Real Groove, September 1999)
+Also: "This is a bizarre piece of music. It actually deals a lot with drug addiction, but it's about how it destroys creativity, not about morals or integrity or anything. I'm not going to name names, but it was about someone I have seen be extremely creative, very naturally talented, end up being not so talented. All just by damaging themselves over and over and over again, and then going, 'Where did that inspiration go? What happened? What hole did I fall down?' That song is about the fact that you can damage yourself to the point where a part of yourself is now missing. A part of yourself that was integral to who you were is not there anymore. But it isn't just about that. It is also about what I was going through at thhe time with creativity... So I was talking to myself as well." Rip It Up, Aug-Sep 2010.
 =Lyrics=
 <pre>
 You better run
-as fast as you can
+As fast as you can
-'cause this passenger's not a happy man
+'Cause this passenger's not a happy man
-start running just as fast as you can
+Start running just as fast as you can
 You say, you need a friend
-hey, well so do I
+Hey, well so do I
-but this passenger's just passing by
+But this passenger's just passing by
-passenger is just passing
+Passengers just passing
-bye.
+By
 At your age and stage
-you should understand
+You should understand
-but you don't care. you got a master plan
+But you don't care, you got a master plan
-fuck, fuck, fuck 'em all and take what you can
+Fuck, fuck, fuck 'em all and take what you can
 A freezing cold stare
 and a flick in the eye
-passengers just passing by
+Passengers just passing by
-passengers just passing by
+Passengers just passing by
-passengers just passing by
+Passengers just passing by
-To walk on water you'd sink in the ice x4
+To walk on water you'd sink in the ice
+To walk on water you'd sink in the ice
+To walk on water you'd sink in the ice
+To walk on water you'd sink in the ice
-You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside x2
+You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside
-Don't it feel good just to be alive still holding everything inside
+You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside
+Don't it feel good just to be alive, still holding everything inside
 You don't know what you want
-so you take what you can
+So you take what you can
-still don't make you a happy man
+Still don't make you a happy man
-start running just as fast as you can
+Start running just as fast as you can
 A freezing cold stare
-and a flick in the eye
+And a flick in the eye
-passengers just passing by
+Passengers just passing by
-passengers just passing by
+Passengers just passing by
-To walk on water you'd sink in the ice x2
+To walk on water you'd sink in the ice
-for all things gained there's a sacrifice
+To walk on water you'd sink in the ice
-to walk on water you gotta sink in the ice
+For all things gained there's a sacrifice
+To walk on water you gotta sink in the ice
-You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside x2
+You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside
-and don't it feel good just to be alive,
+You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside
-don't it feel good just to be alive
+And don't it feel good just to be alive,
-you're still holding everything inside
+Don't it feel good just to be alive
+You're still holding everything inside
 And you don't know what you want, do ya?
-know what you want?
+Know what you want?
-do ya
+Do ya
-know what you want
+Know what you want
-what you want?
+What you want?
-You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside x2
+You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside
+You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside
 [Youre still holding]
-don't it feel good just to be alive x2
+Don't it feel good just to be alive
-don't it feel good
+Don't it feel good just to be alive
-you're still holidng
+Don't it feel good
-Evrything inside x2
+You're still holding
+Everything inside
+Everything inside
 </pre>
@@ Line 76: / Line 88: @@
 ==Guitar==
 <pre>
-[[Standard Shihad Tuning]] applys
+[[Standard Shihad Tuning]] applies
 CHORDS USED
@@ Line 105: / Line 117: @@
 (with killer distortion, Jon uses MT-2 (Boss Metal Zone),
-with all knobs on full except fpr the volume, which is down)
+with all knobs on full except for the volume, which is down)
 ------------------------------------------------------------
@@ Line 116: / Line 128: @@
 GUITAR 2
-Phil flicks the open 2 higher strings and toggels with pick up
+Phil flicks the open 2 higher strings and toggles with pick up
 selector, with bridge pick up up full, neck pick up all the way
 down with phase (phil uses MXR Phase 90)
@@ Line 434: / Line 446: @@
 bassists can figure it out for yourselves.
-D---------------------------------------
+D--------------------------------------
-A---------------------------------------
+A--------------------------------------
 D---------------------------------0----
 G--3-------------5---------------------

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