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:
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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
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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.
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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-----------------------------------
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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)
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According To Brandinius (brandinius@aol.com)
Chords
are Fm, Db, G#, Gm, repeated over and over
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According To Marcus Duncan (0211131@ACAD.NWMISSOURI.EDU)
Em C
G D/F#
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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#.