The Carried
Opiate for the Masses
Goodbye EP (2002)
Opiate For The Masses formed in 1999, and the name was derived from a concept that
philosopher Karl Marx used to describe organized religion. Guitarist and songwriter
Jim Kaufman was in a band called Projex when he approached vocalist Ron Underwood
of 5 on 1 about forming a new band. The two young men had actually attended the
same performing arts school.
Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE)
Intro/Verse
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----2-----2----|
D|---2-----2-----2-----2-------|---2-----2-----2-----2------|
A|-0---------------------------|-0--------------------------|
D|-------5-----4-----3-----3---|-------5-----4-----3-----3-0|
Verse ends on
E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-----2-----2--|
D|---2-----2----|
A|-0------------|
D|-------5-----0|
Pre-chorus
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------| x 3
D|---------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-0--0-8-8-8-0--0-7---|
D|-7-7-7-0--0-8-8-8-0--0-7---|
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-0--0-8-8-8-0--0-7-0-7-8|
D|-7-7-7-0--0-8-8-8-0--0-7-0-7-8|
Chorus/Outro
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----5---5/7---5-----5---5-7----|
A|-0-0-3-0-3/5-0-3-0-0-3-0-3-5-0-0|
D|-0-0---0-----0---0-0---0-----0-0|
x x x x x x x x x
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----5---5/7---5-----5---5-7----|
A|-0-0-3-0-3/5-0-3-0-0-3-0-3-5-0-0|
D|-0-0---0-----0---0-0---0-----0-0|
x x x x x x x x x
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----5---5/7---5-----5---5-7----|
A|-0-0-3-0-3/5-0-3-0-0-3-0-3-5-0-0|
D|-0-0---0-----0---0-0---0-----0-0|
x x x x x x x x x
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7h8-8-8-8-8-8-8|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7h8-8-8-8-8-8-8|
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----5---5/7---5-----5---5-7----|
A|-0-0-3-0-3/5-0-3-0-0-3-0-3-5-0-0|
D|-0-0---0-----0---0-0---0-----0-0|
x x x x x x x x x
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
Ends on
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-0-0---0-0--0-0|
D|-0-0---0-0--0-0|
Apologies, but I haven't worked out the bridge yet. I'll try my best :) You're welcome
to steal what I've done and make a full tab.