Malela - The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Version 1 of 2
- Malela (Bass Tabs) (v1)Rating: 0 / 5.00
Capo: Fret 1
"It's a magic song" (c) Anton Newcombe
Note: based on a version that Anton Newcombe doing in June 2013 via live stream on his DeadTV channel at
Ustream with Lukas Wagner and Tom. But in album version of that song used same chords, so its fine.
Note #2: for this song you extremely need capo on 1st fret. With capo it sounds really amazing and exactly how
it planned author. Actually you can play it without capo (it will be same chords), but its a your choice.
Note #3: your play style in this song it's important thing. When you playing, you don't need hit all strings.
Hit only E, A in up and G, B, e in down of the strings. So in your head it's going: 1-2, 1-2, 1-2, 1-2... Like
russian play style, you know? Just listen to the song, and you get it.
Intro (just play it for a while, then go to words):
Am, F, Am, F, Am, C, Am
In that last Am verse are start.
Verse:
Silver rings a
nd magic thing
s, your childr
en should not
know
Evil deeds are
rotten seeds,
the kind that
never grow
You put them i
n the ground y
ou know
What you will
become? Mmm-mm
m, I'll tell y
ou son
She traded lif
e for happines
s with no regr
ets at all
It left a rott
en emptiness,
it left her fe
eling small
It left her no
thing left at
all
Except somethi
ng she despise
d, mmm-mmm, yo
u see it in he
r eyes
---
Then going like:
Am, F, Am, F, Am, C, Am, C, Am, F (hold), Am, C, Am
So in this last Am words start again.
---
Verse:
She traded lov
e for liberty,
a bold pursui
t of fun
She gave away
her sanity and
found that sh
e had none
Watch quickly
now as she bec
omes
Something that
she despised,
mmm-mm, you f
eel it in her
She's living i
n a lie, mmm-m
mm, and she's
the center
She gave away
her life, mmm-
mmm, she's not
a sinner
Then going solo part (other guitars playing like: Am, C, Am, C, Am, C, Am and same many times to end of the
song).