Zombie Tab

by The Cranberries
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Zombie:
 
Em     02200x
Cadd9  03200x
G6     3200xx
D/F#   2000xx  <- This probably should be 20023x or something but I'm lazy
 
 
The intro is something like:
 
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0--|-----0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0--|
G|-------0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0--|-----0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0--|
D|---2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|-2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
A|---2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0--|-----0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0--|
D|-------0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0--|-----0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0--|
A|---2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|-0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0--|
E|---3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|-2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
 
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---|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
 
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
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
 
Or something like that and then the other guitar comes over the top.
 
 
Well that's 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.
 
 
Lyrics.
 
 
Zombie, The Cranberries
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
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, etc.
What's in your head in your head, in your head
Zombie, etc.
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
Another mother's breakin'
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 fightin'
 
 
[Chorus]
 
"Zombie", The Cranberries.
 
 
[Intro]
 
e|----7>8-7-5>7--3>5>2--3>2----------
B|--------------------------3-3>5~~~-
G|-----------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------                                   
 
 
... chords posted before
 
 
[End]
 
e|--7>8--7-5>7-|-7>8-7-5>7-7-7-7-|
B|-------------|-----------------|
G|-------------|-----------------|
D|-------------|-----------------|
A|-------------|-----------------|
E|-------------|-----------------|
               \ repeat 3 times  /
 
 
e|-->5-3>5-|-7>5-3>5-7-7-7-|---------|
B|---------|---------------|---------|
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|-----------------------------------|                                   
 
 
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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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| >  Accented note
| ~  Vibrato
 
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3 comments
TheGuitarManLio
Nice one good job.The part you are not sure about,its quite ok no worries
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shantyod
dclib you should be ashamed of yourself. Let's see you do a better job mate! I think this tab is great and five stars. Very sad song and I liken things to what's going on in Ukraine today. Thank you for this and God Bless you and yours.
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