Zombie

Words & Music by:

The Cranberries

 

[There is a basic four-chord riff for this song.  I play the Em riff below, but have also included the tab & chord discussion from the Cranberries chord fan site below.  Choose what you will.]

Em   C    G    D/F#

 

Another head hangs lowly, child is slowly taken.

And the violence caused such silence.  Who are we mistaken?

 

But, you see, it's not me.  It's not my family.

In your head, in your head, they are fighting.

 

CHORUS:

With their tanks, and their bombs, and their bombs, and their guns.

In your head, in your head they are cryin'.

In your head, in your head,

Zombie, Zombie, Zombie, Zombie—ee—ee.

What's in your head in your head, in your head,

Zombie, Zombie, Zombie, Zombie—ee—ee?

 

Another mother's breaking heart is taking over.

When the violence causes silence, we must be mistaken.

It's the same old theme since 1916.

In your head, in your head they're still fighting.

 

CHORUS:

 


# According To John Beal (kbeal@yavapai.cc.az.us)

The chords are Em CMaj7 G6 D6:

  Em    CMaj7   G6     D6   I had a problem with     D6/E

111111 111111 111111 x1111x this last chord so I    111111

1oo111 11o111 1o1111 x1111x made my own adjustment. o11o11

111111 oo1111 o11111 x1111x                         111111

 

# According to Dean Povey

The chords I use are:

      Em     02200x

      Cadd9  03200x

      G6     3200xx

      D/F#   2000xx  <- This probably should be 20023x or something but I'm lazy

 

Occasionally in the heavier parts I substitute Cadd9 for C/G (330210) for a

bit of variety.  The intro is something like:

 

e---------------------|-------------------

B-------0--00-00-000--|-----0--00-00-000--

G-------0--00-00-000--|-----0--00-00-000--

D---2-2-2--22-22-222--|-2-2-2--22-22-222--

A---2-2-2--22-22-222--|-3-3-3--33-33-333--

E---------------------|-------------------

 

e---------------------|-------------------

B---------------------|-------------------

G-------0--00-00-000--|-----0--00-00-000--

D-------0--00-00-000--|-----0--00-00-000--

A---2-2-2--22-22-222--|-0-0-0--00-00-000--

E---3-3-3--33-33-333--|-2-2-2--22-22-222--

 

The timing here is probably a bit rough but you get the general idea.  Then you kick your overdrive in and play the top 4 bass strings on each chord.  I think there is 2 sets of this played ending with a long Em and then the verse.  I tend to simulate the bass by playing softly on the strings and then the guitar bits much louder, if you listen to the CD this seems to be close to what they are doing:

 

e----------------------|----------------------

B----------------0--0--|----------------0--0--

G----------------0--0--|----------------0--0--

D---2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2--|---2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2--

A---2-2-2-2-2-2--------|---3-3-3-3-3-3--------

E----------------------|----------------------

                    ^ Let ring             ^ Let ring

 

e----------------------|-----2----------

B----------------------|-------3--------

G----------------0--0--|---------2------ <- Unsure about this bit

D----------------0--0--|--0--------0----

A---2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2--|----------------

E---3-3-3-3-3-3--------|----------------

 


^The lead comes in about here.  The lead riff is:

 

e---7h8--5h7--3h5--2h3p2---------

B------------------------3-3-0---

 

The verse varies a bit but is more or less based on the above.  I haven't worked out the solo yet but seems to use two guitars one playing a riff based on the lead riff above (well at least it starts like that)

 

e---7h8--5h7-7-7-7-  Repeat

 

Or something like that and then the other guitar comes over the top.  Well, thats about it, I did work out the little bass riff but I forget how

it goes though it is based around E open, E third, A 5th, A 3rd and A open.

 

 

# According To Karl 'RiscMan' Davis (riscman@geko.com.au)

Intro:

 

e----7>8-7-5>7--3>5>2--3>2----------                                  

B--------------------------3-3>5~~~-                                   

G-----------------------------------                                  

D-----------------------------------                                  

A-----------------------------------                                  

E-----------------------------------                                  

 

End:

e--7>8--7-5>7-|-7>8-7-5>7-7-7-7-|

A-------------|-----------------|

G-------------|-----------------|

D-------------|-----------------|

A-------------|-----------------|

E-------------|-----------------|

              \ repeat 3 times  /

 

 

e-->5-3>5-|-7>5-3>5-7-7-7-|---------

A---------|---------------|---------

G---------|---------------|---------

D---------|---------------|---------

A---------|---------------|---------

E---------|---------------|---------

          \repeat 3 times /         

 

                          gets difficult to work out here

e--7-7-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3>2------------

B-----------------------------------                                  

G-----------------------------------                                  

D-----------------------------------                                  

A-----------------------------------                                  

E-----------------------------------                                  

 

# According To Dieter Breitschwerdt

 

Main riff (Intro and Break)

 

e--7H8P7--5-7--3H5---2-3P2---------

B------------------5-------3-3P0---  The last pull-off is very slowly!

G----------------------------------

D----------------------------------

A----------------------------------

E----------------------------------

 

Notation: H (hammer-on)

          P (pull-off)


# According To Brandinius (brandinius@aol.com)

 

Chords are Fm, Db, G#, Gm, repeated over and over

 

 

# According To Marcus Duncan (0211131@ACAD.NWMISSOURI.EDU)

 

Em  C  G  D/F#

 

 

# According To ?

 

Repeat these four chords,Em,C,G6,D(add9)/F#.

After you repeat these chord sequences twice and after

that play these four chords: Em,C,G,and D(add9)/F#.

 

 

 





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