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.
