Alive (song)

Name	Alive
Album/single	Love Is The New Hate
Length	4.03 (album version)
Alternative titles	??
First live performance	??
Recorded	2004 Ngamatea NZ, 2004 Vancouver Canada
Writer/composer	Shihad
Producer	GGGarth

Additional Information

The song described by Jon: "this was basically a call to myself to say, don't fucking take this life for granted. You don't believe in an afterlife. You don't believe in God. This is the one life you have, don't waste a day. Sometimes I get complacent and forget that. This piece of music, it's fucking mental. This is a musical version of when I'm in the moment, and doing all the right things. I'm actually using my brain and I'm not wasting my time on the planet. Then you have the release, with all that crazy melodic shit. I just thought, fuck it I'm alive, not dead - It's now or never. It's just about not wasting our time on the planet. That is all." Rip It Up, Aug-Sep 2010.

Lyrics

Wannabe (Ohhh)
Millionaire
Fuck!
I got something exploding inside of my head
I will try to forget everything that you said

Royalty (Ohhh)
Counterfeit
Whore!
I will try to forget everything that you said
I got something exploding inside of my head

Alive
Alive or dead
Alive

Company (Ohhh)
Wait for it...
Go!

I got all that I wanted in life
I got something you cannot buy
I got all that I wanted in life
I just need a break
I just need a break

I got something exploding inside of my head
I will try to forget everything that you said

Alive
Alive or dead
Alive

I got something exploding inside of my head [x2]
I just need a break [x4]

Alive
Alive or dead
Alive
Alive or dead

(Alive) Lest we forget
(Alive) It's now or never
(Alive) Will burn again
(Alive) Will burn forever

Tabs

Guitar

tuning: regular Shihad tuning


Code:
intro:


D:--------------------------------------------------------
A:--------------------------------------------------------
F:--------------------------------------------------------
C:--------------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------------
d:--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---------------------------




D:--------------------------------------------------------
A:--------------------------------------------------------
F:--------------------------------------------------------
C:--------------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------------
d:--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------------------------


and repeat



Chorus: Jon............he kinda fiddles around with the high notes of a F bar chord, but there is
some structure, its just hard to hear, so im sure what ive written down there isn't correct, but
I'll be able to fix that in February.........but him just playing around with this one chord, sorta
gives the chorus that sorta ambiance, in a way........


D:-------------3------------------------------------------
A:-----------------3--------------------------------------
F:----4---5-----------------------------------------------
C:--5---5---5---------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------------
d:--------------------------------------------------------


the bass notes are definitely as follows, however, I'm not too sure if Phil does this, or plays
what Jon plays............again, i will know by February............


D:--------------------------------------------------------
A:--------------------------------------------------------
F:--5--------2--------------------------------------------
C:--5---5----2---2----------------------------------------
G:--3---5----0---2----------------------------------------
d:------3--------0----------------------------------------


"i got all that i wanted in life...........................(in second verse)

D:--------------------------------------------------------
A:--------------------------------------------------------
F:---12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11---------------------
C:---12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11---------------------
G:---10-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9----------------------
d:--------------------------------------------------------

then, back to low D for the verse, then repeat chorus.............


then, after the second chorus, into the low D bit, and then a slight change.......


D:--------------------------------------------------------
A:--------------------------------------------------------
F:--------------------------------------------------------
C:--------------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------------
d:--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--



then, before the bridge.........."I just need a break.........."


D:--------------------------------------------------------
A:--------------------------------------------------------
F:--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--10-11-12-------------------------------
C:--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--10-11-12-------------------------------
G:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8--9--10-------------------------------
d:--------------------------------------------------------


bridge, one the fattest things I've heard in ages, i love it (7/4 timing)

D:---------3-------------3--------------------------------
A:---------3-------------3--------------------------------
F:---------0-------------0--------------------------------
C:---------0-------------0----7---8-----------------------
G:---------x-------------x----7---8-----------------------
d:--0-0-0--3-0-----0-0-0-3-0--5-0-6-----------------------