The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste
by Ministry
All music copyright 1989 Spurburn, BMI
Tabbed by Tom Mallon
ююTHIEVES (A. Jourgensen/P. Barker/C. Connelley/K. Ogilvie)юю
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.)
ююBURNING INSIDE (A. Jourgensen/P. Barker/W. Rieflin/C. Connelley)юю
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.)
ююNEVER BELIEVE (A. Jourgensen/P. Barker/C. Connelley)юю
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.)
ююCANNIBAL SONG (A. Jourgensen/P. Barker/C. Connelley)юю
(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————-|
ююBREATHE (A. Jourgensen/P. Barker./W. Rieflin/C. Connelley/K. Ogilvie)юю
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 |——————————-|
ююSO WHAT (A. Jourgensen/P. Barker/W. Rieflin/C. Connelley)юю
(Note: This was previously posted and sounds absolutely fine, so there is
no reason for me to re-type it.)
ююTEST (A. Jourgensen/P. Barker/W. Rieflin/K. Lite)юю
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.)
ююFAITH COLLAPSING (A. Jourgensen/P. Barker/W. Rieflin)юю
(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—|
ююDREAM SONG (A. Jourgensen/P. Barker)юю
(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.