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The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste
by Ministry
All music copyright 1989 Spurburn, BMI
Tabbed by Tom Mallon

þþTHIEVES (A. Jourgensen/P. Barker/C. Connelley/K. Ogilvie)þþ

INTRO/VERSE RIFF
pm.......... pm............
E |----------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------|
G |.--------------------------------------.|
D |.---------------3----------------------.|
A |----------------3-----------------------|
E |--00000000000---1-------000000000000----|

CHORUS RIFF 1
pm...............
E |---------------------|
B |---------------------|
G |.-------------------.|
D |.-------------------.|
A |---0-1-0-1-0-1-0-3---|
E |---------------------|

CHORUS RIFF 2
pm........
E |-----------|
B |-----------|
G |.---------.|
D |.---------.|
A |--3-2-1-0--|
E |-----------|

(Note: I know this has been posted before, but it didn't sound quite right
to me. This is how I play it and it sounds much closer, in my opinion.)


þþBURNING INSIDE (A. Jourgensen/P. Barker/W. Rieflin/C. Connelley)þþ

INTRO RIFF
pm.
E |----------------------|
B |----------------------|
G |.--------------------.|
D |.--------------------.|
A |-----------------x----|
E |--x---5---x--x--------|

VERSE

E --------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------/8-7-------------------------
D ----8-7------8-7------8-7------8-7--7---5----/8-7-8-7---------------------
A ----8-7------8-7------8-7------8-7--7---5----/6-5-8-7---------------------
E ----6-5------6-5------6-5------6-5--5---3---------6-5---------------------

VERSE 2 (Play VERSE, then play)
pm........ pm........ pm........
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------/8-7-------------
D -8-7-----------8-7-----------8-7-----------8-7--7---5----/8-7-8-7---------
A -8-7-0-0-0-0-0-8-7-0-0-0-0-0-8-7-0-0-0-0-0-8-7--7---5----/6-5-8-7---------
E -6-5-----------6-5-----------6-5-----------6-5--5---3---------6-5---------

(Note: The timing on these two riffs is the same, I just spaced it out to
fit those palm-muted A's in.)

(Note: For chorus, when Al is screaming "Burning inside!" Play the tail end
of the VERSE riff, but sped up.)


þþNEVER BELIEVE (A. Jourgensen/P. Barker/C. Connelley)þþ

VERSE

E |-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|
G |.-------------------/10-.|
D |.-2-----8-\----2----/10-.|
A |--2-----8-\----2----/8---|
E |--0-----6-\----0---------|

(Note: There is a solo, but I'm not good with those. If anyone can figure
it out, please upload it.)


þþCANNIBAL SONG (A. Jourgensen/P. Barker/C. Connelley)þþ

(Note: There is no guitar in this song, just bass, drums, and saxophones.
I figured the bass out on a guitar, so it may be a little off.
The saxophones are beyond me.)

G |----------------------------|
D |.--------------------------.|
A |.----------------9--8--9---.|
E |--0000000000000-------------|


þþBREATHE (A. Jourgensen/P. Barker./W. Rieflin/C. Connelley/K. Ogilvie)þþ

VERSE
pm..
E |-------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------|
G |-------------7-------------7---------|
D |--2--2-------7----2--2-----7---------|
A |--2--2-------5----2--2-----5---------|
E |--0--0--0-0-------0--0---------------|

BRIDGE

E |-------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|
G |.-7---\---3---/---7---\---3---.|
D |.-7---\---3---/---7---\---3---.|
A |--5---\---1---/---5---\---1----|
E |-------------------------------|

þþSO WHAT (A. Jourgensen/P. Barker/W. Rieflin/C. Connelley)þþ

(Note: This was previously posted and sounds absolutely fine, so there is
no reason for me to re-type it.)


þþTEST (A. Jourgensen/P. Barker/W. Rieflin/K. Lite)þþ

MAIN RIFF

E |-------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------|
G |.------------/9-9----------------9--.|
D |.--5----2----/9-9-----5-5---2----9--.|
A |---5----2----/7-7-----5-5---2----7---|
E |---3----0-------------3-3---0--------|

BRIDGE

E |-----------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|
G |.---------------------------.|
D |.-2--2--2--2-3-2--2--2--2-3-.|
A |--2--2--2--2-3-2--2--2--2-3--|
E |--0--0--0--0-1-0--0--0--0-1--|

(Note: Play all chords in bridge with a staccato rhythm.)


þþFAITH COLLAPSING (A. Jourgensen/P. Barker/W. Rieflin)þþ

(Note: There is no guitar in this song, just bass, drums, and samples.
I figured out the bass on a guitar, so it might be a little off.)

G |-----------------------------------|
D |.--2------------------------------.|
A |.---------------------------------.|
E |-----0-0-0-2-3-2-3-0-0-0-0-2-3-2---|

þþDREAM SONG (A. Jourgensen/P. Barker)þþ

(Note: This song is pretty much all keyboards and drum noises, I couldn't
find any guitar to transcribe in it.)


That's it. It sounds pretty much correct. The only area where I would say
it might be wrong is in "Breathe," because I'm not really sure whether that
first chord is an E5 or if it should be a D5, which would necessitate tuning
down. I've played it both ways and find it kind of hard to tell the
difference. However, that's the only one I'm not sure on. Enjoy.

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