The General Electric (song)

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)

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
passenger is just passing
bye.

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 x4

You're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside x2
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 x2
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
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 x2
[Youre still holding]
don't it feel good just to be alive x2
don't it feel good
you're still holidng
Evrything inside x2 

Tab

Guitar

[[Standard Shihad Tuning]] applys

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
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GUITAR 1

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

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11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------
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GUITAR 2

Phil flicks the open 2 higher strings and toggels 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)--------------------------------
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--5---5--5-5--5--5--5---5-5----------
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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.''