Home Again (song)
| Name | Home Again |
| Album/single | Shihad |
| Length | 3.35 (album version) |
| Alternative titles | |
| First live performance | |
| Recorded | June/July 1996 |
| Writer/composer | Shihad |
| Producer | GGGarth |
Additional Information
Song meaning as told by Jon: "It's about coming home after being away for a long time, and also about the times when we've got no money and we're lying in our bunks in a crazy, shitty room thinking, 'I'll be home again at some stage'. It's coming from my girlfriend's perspective in the way that I'm saying I can appreciate how fucked it is being away from me, and me being away from her. And I'm just saying, 'no matter how far away we are from each other, I still fucking love you, and I'll see you sooner or later'". Rip It Up, Oct. 1996
Also: "Again, this was written in LA. Actually - that is a fucking lie. The music was written in LA. All those things I sing about, like being away from somebody, being on the same planet as somebody you love, but not being able to touch them or kiss them; it was about missing home, and also about home missing you. It was really, really simple, but I wrote the words once I was back in New Zealand. I had thoughts about what I wanted to sing about, but I didn't articulate them until I was forced to. We also knew that the music was special. I didn't want to fuck it up, so I left it until the last minute, which is what I do with every important moment in my life, I'm hopeless. That song just came really simply. I literally did it up stairs at York Street in 20 minutes. 20 minutes man. Bam, bam, bam." Rip It Up, Aug-Sep 2010.
Lyrics
Put your clock back for the winter She asks when I'll be home again If I could see those eyes I know they'd cut me down a size You're not here, when I need you So sit and wait And bend and break You rise and fall Just you that's all I'm here, you're there It don't mean I don't care I'm so sorry I was miles away It's been a day of tiny triumphs It's been a week spent in despair You can't send it down a phone line I do my best, but I'm not there So sleep and wake And dream up your fate And rise and fall Watch you grow tall I'm here, you're there But you should still know I love you When I'm miles away I'll be home again I'll be home again Coming home again Coming home again
Tab
Guitar
Standard Shihad Tuning applies
Symbols and Abbreviations
v =downwards pick
RM =righthand mute
n =upwards pick
RP =righthand mute and strum at the same time
LP =lefthand mute and strum at the same time
phils riff(same for verse and chorus) v........v........v...n..v...n...v........v........v...n..v...n 3--------3--------RP--3--LP--LP--3--------3--------RP--3--LP--LP 3--------3--------RP--3--LP--LP--3--------3--------RP--3--LP--LP 0--------0--------RP--0--LP--LP--0--------0--------RP--0--LP--LP ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- v........v........v...n..v...n...v........v........v...n..v...n 2--------2--------RP--2--LP--LP--2--------2--------RP--2--LP--LP 3--------3--------RP--3--LP--LP--3--------3--------RP--3--LP--LP 0--------0--------RP--0--LP--LP--0--------0--------RP--0--LP--LP ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- phils middle eight riff v........v........v...n..v...n...v........v........v...n..v...n 3--------3--------RP--3--LP--LP--3--------3--------RP--3--LP--LP 3--------3--------RP--3--LP--LP--3--------3--------RP--3--LP--LP 0--------0--------RP--0--LP--LP--0--------0--------RP--0--LP--LP ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- jons verse chords ------------------------------------3-3-3--------------------------------- ---------------3-3-3----------------3-3-3-----------------------------RM-3 ---------------2-2-2------2-2-2-----0-0-0-----------------------------RM-2 2--------------0-0-0------2-2-2-----0-0-0-----------------------------RM-0 2-------------------------0-0-0------------------------------------------- 0-----------------------------------3-3-3--------------------------------- jons chorus riff ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 9------9------RM-12----------9------9------RM-12---------- 9------9------RM-12----------9------9------RM-12---------- 7------7------RM-10----------7------7------RM-10---------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 9------9------RM-7------------9------9------RM-7---------- 9------9------RM-7------------9------9------RM-7---------- 7------7------RM-5------------7------7------RM-5---------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 9------9------RM-12----------9------9------RM-12---------- 9------9------RM-12----------9------9------RM-12---------- 7------7------RM-10----------7------7------RM-10---------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 9------9------RM-7------------9------9------RM-7-------8-- 9------9------RM-7------------9------9------RM-7-------8-- 7------7------RM-5------------7------7------RM-5-------6-- ---------------------------------------------------------- jons middle eight figure --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------0------------0-------------------------------------------- -----------5------------5-------5---------5---5---5---5---5---5---5-- 4-------------------4-------4---5---------5---5---5---5---5---5---5-- jons solo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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---5---5---7------7---5-------7-------7------------7-------5-------5---5---5---5---5---5---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- jons outro figure 3-----------3-----------3---------2-----------2--------2-------- ----3-----------3-----------3---------3-----------3--------3---- --------0-----------0----------------------0-----------0-------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------
Bass
Tabbed By: Brad Snare
Email: bodysnare@hotmail.com
Guitar Intro
RIFF 1:
G|-----------|
D|-----------| Riffs 1 & 2 are played for practically
A|-----------| the whole song over and over 4 times each
E|--3-0-0-0--| (Riff 1 x 4,Riff 2 x 4,etc.).You're best
off listening to the CD for timing.Also,
RIFF 2: I think Karl slaps the first note of these
G|------------| two riffs (3 or 12) and then pulls/pops the
D|------------| open string three times, but it sounds ok by
A|------------| just pulling.
E|--12-0-0-0--|
BRIDGE RIFF:
Part 1:
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|--3-3-33-3-33333333--|
Part 2:
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------| same timing
A|----------------------------------------------| as part 1
E|--12--12--12-12--12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
The bridge is played as Part 1 and Part 2 together after each other.
That's It (at least I think that's it).You should be able to get it
after a couple of times.It's not that hard when you listen to it.
I think when they play live, Karl mixes it up by adding another
riff with the other 2. I think it is...
E|--5-0-0-0--|
