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Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies
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Tabbed by: FacetOfChaos
Email: abcnumber4@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
This song was very difficult to tab so I'm sure that there are a couple of mistakes. If
find any please comment them. Also, if you have this song on guitar hero, I labeled the
sections according to that so it may help you out.
Verse A 0:04 - 1:19 - 2:27
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--4-4--5--5-5--5--4--4-4--5--5-5--5--8--8-8--9--9-9----------------------|
D|-4--4-4--5--5-5--5--4--4-4--5--5-5--5--8--8-8--9--9-9----2h3h5-------------|
A|-2--2-2--3--3-3--3--2--2-2--3--3-3--3--6--6-6--7--7-7--2-------3~----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1b 0:11
e|----7--------8-----------|
B|-7----7--8-----8---------|
G|-9b------10b-------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|x4
Verse 1c 0:18
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------9-9-----------------------9---|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-12-12-----9-9-9-9-9-11-11-12-12---9-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------9h11h12-9h11h12-9h11h12-11h12h14-11h12h14-11h12h14-11~--11h12h14--|
D|-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11h12h14-11h12h14-11h12h14-11h12h14-11h12h14-11h12h14p12p11~--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1d 0:25
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11h12~--19\---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------11-12-14p12h14p12-11-9-10h12p10h12p10p9----9h11p9------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------12-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|---5h7--5h7-5---------------------------|
G|-7------------7h9p7-5-5h7p5-4-4---------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Verse 1e 0:32
e|-----------------------------------------------------10-8-7h8p7-5-7h8p7-5--|
B|--------------------------------------------6b7--7-8-----------------------|
G|-4-4--4h5p4-4-4--4-4--4h5p4h5p4h7p4h5p4h5p4--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--2h3p2-0-2h3p2-0--12b13--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------11-11-11-11--11-11-9-7---7--9/14\11-9-11-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------7-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus 0:44 - 1:51 - 3:06-|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-4--4-4--5--5-5-------------|
D|-4--4-4--5--5-5-------------|
A|-2--2-2--3--3-3-------------|
E|----------------------------|x8 (gradually speeding up)
Chorus 0:57 - 2:04 - 3:19 (second repetition, first chorus, there is a pick slide in the middle
of the 2-4-4 chords)
e|-------------|-----------------------------------|---------------|------|
B|-------------|-----------------------------------|---------------|------|
G|---2-----3---|-----------------------------------|-----2-----3---|------|
D|-2-2-2-3-3-3-|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|---2-2-2-3-3-3-|---4--|
A|-2---2-3---3-|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|---2---2-3---3-|---4--|
E|-------------|x4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|x3-------------|x4-2--|
Verse A
Verse 2b 1:26
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------4-4---4-----4-4~------9-----9-----9-----9-----|
D|-----4-----4-----4-----4---4-----4-----4---------9-----9-----9-----9-------|
A|---4-----4-----4-----4---2-----------2---------7-----7-----7-----7---------|
E|-2-----2-----2-----2-------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----9-----9-----9-----9-9-7-9~-----|
D|---9-----9-----9-----9--------------|
A|-7-----7-----7-----7----------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Verse 2c 1:33
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9b11-9--7-9-7-6-7-6-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------7-9-9-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------12-10-12-10h12p10-9-----------------------ps----|
E|-----------------------------------------------12h14p12-10h12p10-8-7~------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-7h10-7h10-7h10-7h10-7h10-7h10-7h10-7h10---|
Verse 2d 1:40 (tap the trill while bending it up and back down)
e|--------------------------10-8--22b-22--21-21-22-21-19-21-19-19h21p19h21p19|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11tr14------9b--9b-9b--9--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17-17---17-17h19p17h19p17--18b--19p17-------------------------------------|
B|------19-------------------------------19-19h22p19-17\15-17-17h19p17p15----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------16-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/suicidal_tendencies/institutionalized_tab_ver_6.html ]
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-16-16h18p16p14-14h16p14----16~---|
D|-------------------------16-------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Verse A
Verse 3b 2:33
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-8b9--5tr7---5--------5---5-7--5h7h9----|
A|-----------8---7-7--7---7---------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Verse 3c 2:41
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------7b8-12-12-10-8-10-8----8---------------|
G|-----7-7------7-7-7--11-11-9-7-11-7---------------------11---11-9-7-9b11*--|
D|-8h9---0--8h9-----0---9---------9------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3d 2:48
e|-12-14-15-14-12--10h12h13p12p10h12h13p12p10h12h13p12p10h12h13p12p10--------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-7h9p7-7-9-10-9-7-9-7-9-7-5h7p5h7p5---5h7p5h7p5-5/7-2h5t7p2h5t7p2h5t7p2h5t7|
B|------------------------------------8--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-2h5t7p2h5t7p2h5t8p2h5t8p2h5t8p2h5t8p2h8/12---|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Verse 3e 2:55 (whip your finger off the slide to get the little whip noise)
e|----9/--19p17h19p17h19p17h19~-19-19-21-22-21-19--19h21p19-17-17h19p17-15---|
B|-13------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14h15p14h15p14/15h17p15h17p15\12-13b14--14-14-14-14-12-10----10-----------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------12--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----10-12-12h14-12p10h12--10~---|
B|-12-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Enjoy. Again, this song is very difficult to tab so I know that there are a couple of mistakes.
It is however, pretty accurate. If you are unsure of how part of the tab relates to the song,
send me a message and I'll clarify it for you.
Feel free to give corrections.
Heres the humorous lyrics if you were curious:
Sometimes I try to do things but it just doesn't work out the way I want it to, and I
real frustrated and then like I try hard to do it, and I like, take my time but it just
work out the way I want it to. Its like, I concentrate on it real hard, but it just
work out. And everything I do and everything I try, it never turns out. Its like, I need
to figure these things out, but theres always someone there going “hey mike, you know
been noticing you've been having a lot of problems lately, you know? You need to maybe get
And like, maybe you should talk about it, you'll feel a lot better.” And I'm all like
nah, its ok, you know. I'll figure it out. Just leave me alone, I'll figure
out, you know? I'm just working on it by myself.” And they go “well, you know, if you
talk about it, I'll be here, you know? And you'll probably feel a lot better if you talk
it. So why don't you talk about it?” I go “no, I don't want to! I'm ok. I'll figure it
myself!” But they just keep bugging me, they just keep bugging me, and it builds up inside.
So you're gonna be institutionalized. You'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyes.
You won't have anything to say. They'll brainwash you until you see their way.
I'm not crazy - institutionalized
You're the one that's crazy - institutionalized
You're driving me crazy - institutionalized
They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help to protect me from the enemy, myself.
I was in my room and I was just like staring at the wall thinking about everything, but
again I was thinking about nothing. And then my mom came in, and I didn't even know she
there. She called my name and I didn't hear her and then she started screaming “Mike,
And I go “what? Whats the matter?” She goes “whats the matter with you?” I go “theres
wrong, mom.” Shes all “don't tell me that! You're on drugs!” I go “no mom I'm not on
I'm ok, I'm just thinking, you know? Why don't you get me a Pepsi?” She goes “No! You're on
I go “mom, I'm ok. I'm just thinking.” She goes “No! You're not thinking, you're on
Normal people don't be acting that way!” I go “mom, just get me a Pepsi!
all I want is a Pepsi!” And she wouldn't give it to me! All I wanted was a Pepsi, just
Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me! Just a Pepsi!
They give you a white shirt with long sleeves! Tied around your back, you're treated
thieves!
Drug you up because they're lazy! It's too much work to help a crazy!
I'm not crazy - institutionalized
You're the one who's crazy - institutionalized
You're driving me crazy - institutionalized
They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help, to protect me from the enemy, myself.
I'm sitting in my room, when my mom and my dad came in. they pulled up a chair and they
down. They go “mike, we need to talk to you.” And I go “ok, whats the matter?” They go
and your mom, we've noticed that lately you've been having a lot of problems, and you've
going off for no reason, and we're afraid you're going to hurt somebody, and we're
you're going to hurt yourself. So we decided that it would be in you're best interest if
put you somewhere where you could get the help that you need.” And I go “wait, what are
talking about, WE decided? MY best interests? How do you know what MY best interest is?
can you say what MY best interest is? What are you trying to say? I'M crazy? When I
to YOU'RE schools, I went to YOU'RE churches, I went to YOU'RE institutional learning
So how can you say I'M crazy?”
They say they're gonna fix my brain. Alleviate my suffering and my pain.
But by the time they fix my head. Mentally I'll be dead.
I'm not crazy - institutionalized
You're the one who's crazy - institutionalized
You're driving me crazy - institutionalized
They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help, to protect me from the enemy, myself.
Doesn't matter, I'll probably get hit by a car anyways.
| tr trill
| t tap
| ps pick slide
| b bend
| * pinch harmonic
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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