Manic Street Preachers

Manic Street Preachers - Little Baby Nothing guitar tab

Right, here is a classic Manics track!

Little Baby Nothing

The Intro is played using two twelve string steel guitars, guitar 1 is the main guitar it uses

a clean sound with strong reverb and a thick chorus, guitar 2 uses a

slightly broken tremelo arm. I have transcribed it for a six string guitar

because my Dad accidentally spilled petrol into my twelve stringer! Both guitars

are finger picked throughout.

Intro

D5 E5 F5 Fsus2 G5 Bbsus2

e-|------------------------------------------------1-|-

B-|-----------------------8------------------------1-|-

G-|------7----/9--/10-------10---------------------3-|-

D-|----7----/9----/10---------10-------------------3-|-

A-|--5----/7-------/8---8--------8-----5---5-5-0---1-|-

E-|--------------------------------8---3---3-3-------|-

N.C. C5

e-|--6-/8-\6-\5----------|- G-|-5--|-

B-|--6-/8-\6-\5--8-po-6--|- Repeat Intro riff twice D-|-5--|-

G-|----------------------|- 2nd time end with this>> A-|-3--|-

After the 1st intro guitar 1 plays full chords using a clean sound, while

guitar 2 plays power chords with heavy distortion.

Intro 2

x2

|:F C| F| C:|

Verse

In the verse there is only one guitar which uses a clean sound, the chords

are picked throughout.

Am Dm

No one likes looking at you

Bb C

You're lack of ego offends male mentality

Am Dm

They need your innocence

Bb C

To steal vacant love and to destroy

Bb

Your beauty and virginity used like toys

Repeat Intro 2

Chorus

In the chorus there is only one guitar which is distorted. The chords are

strummed.

F F/E Dm

My mind is dead, everybody love's me

Gm C Eb

Wants a slice of me Hopelesly passive and compatable

F F/E Dm

Need to belong, all the roads are scary

Gm C Eb

So hold me in your arms, I wanna be your only possesion

Bb C

Ooooh Ooooh

Mid-section

F C/E Eb Bb F C/E Eb Bb

Used, used, used by men

F C/E Eb Bb

Used, used, used by men C Bb

Repeat Verse

Repeat Intro 2

Repeat Chorus

Verse 3

Verse 3 is similar to previous verses execpt it is extended by eight bars.

The guitar stops playing for the first eight bars before re-entering to play

the last eight as in previous verses.

Repeat Intro 2

Solo

Over the solo a second guitar continues to play Intro 2

e-|--8-bu-(10)-rb--------------------------|------------------------|

B-|---------------10-bu-(12)-rb------------|-10-bu-(12)-rb--10~~~~~-|Repeat

G-|-----------------------------10-po-9----|------------------------| x2

D-|-------------------------------------10-|------------------------|

Outro

F C/E (Bass plays E)

You are pure you are snow

Dm Bb

We are the usless sluts that they mould

F C/E Dm Bb

F C/E

And rock 'n' roll is are epiphany

Dm C

Culture, allenation, boredom and despair, ooh, oh baby yeah yeah yeah!

F C/E Dm Bb

The following riff is played over the last eight bars of C

C C

e-|-------------|---------------------|------(slow)-|---------------------|-

B-|------(slow)-|---------------------|-13-bu-(15)--|-13-bu-(15)-rb-------|-

G-|-12-bu-(14)--|-12-bu-(14)-rb-------|-------------|---------------14-12-|-

D-|-------------|---------------14-12-|-------------|---------------------|-

A-|-------------|---------------------|-------------|---------------------|-

C C

e-|-13-bu-(15)--|--13-bu-(15)-rb-------|------(slow)-|------------|

B-|------(slow)-|----------------15-13-|-13-bu-(15)--|-13~~~------|

G-|-------------|----------------------|-------------|------------|

D-|-------------|----------------------|-------------|------------|

A-|-------------|----------------------|-------------|------------|

For the live version played at Sheffield Octagon in October 1994, you may want to

jam the strings into the pickups at the end, and snap off the tremelo

arm.

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