Manic Street Preachers

Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness guitar tab

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From: ryan@wrcs1.urz.uni-wuppertal.de (Roisin Ryan)

Motorcycle Emptiness

by

the Manic Street Preachers

(music James Dean Bradfield)

transcribed by Matt Bennett

5/7/94

Riff 1 x x x x x x Riff 2

-----|-------------|--------------------------------------|-------

-----|-------------|-2h4-4-4-4h6-6-6-6h8-8-8-8h9/11-------|-------

-----|-------------|--------------------------------------|-------

-9^9-|-7h9p7h9-9^9-|--------------------------------13^13-|-11h13p

-----|-------------|--------------------------------------|-------

-----|-------------|--------------------------------------|-------

twice twice

x x x x x x Riff 3

------------|----------------------------------|-------|-----------

------------|-2h4-4-4-4h6-6-6-6h8-8-8-8h9/11-8-|-------|-----------

------------|----------------------------------|-12^12-|-12h14p12--

11h13-13^13-|----------------------------------|-------|-----------

------------|----------------------------------|-------|-----------

------------|----------------------------------|-------|-----------

twice

----------|

----------|

h14-12^12-| ascending run as above

----------|

----------|

----------|

INTRO and FIRST verse

Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 3

SECOND verse

Riff 1 Riff 3 Riff 2

CHORUS consists of simple chord progression based on E major

SOLO

----------------------------|------------------------------------

-12-(12)^12--9---9-12-15^15-|-14-(14)^14--12-10-10^10----------12

---------------9------------|-------------------------11-11/13---

----------------------------|------------------------------------

----------------------------|------------------------------------

----------------------------|------------------------------------

=

-------------------------/--15--\--------------------------------

-12-(12)^12--9---9-12--15--------15-----trill-section------------

---------------9-------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------

OUTRO

----|-------------|----------------------------------------------

-12-|-12p10-------|----------------------------------------------

----|-------13-11-|-13-12^12--13-^-13-11h13p11h13-13^13----------

----|-------------|----------------------------------------------

----|-------------|----------------------------------------------

----|-------------|----------------------------------------------

x6

--------------------|-----------------10-10^10-p8h10p8--8h10p8h10

--------------------|-/10-12p10h12p10----------------------------

---9-6-9--9/11^11-9-|--------------------------------------------

-9------------------|--------------------------------------------

--------------------|--------------------------------------------

--------------------|--------------------------------------------

-10^10-|--------------------|-------------|

-------|--11-(11)-----------|-------------|

-------|--11^-9----------9--|------9-9----|

-------|------------9h11----|-9h11--------|

-------|--------------------|-------------|

-------|--------------------|-------------|

repeat over and over

NOTES: I transcribed this using a classical guitar, and

consequently had some problems with the fast, high neck section

at the end of the solo. It's just a matter of getting the

rhythm, so as soon as i get hold of my electric i'll complete

this part and send it in.

When i've seen this played live, James doesn't mute the

notes on the ascending part of the main riff. I actually think

it sounds better that way.

At a gig in Bournemouth a couple of years ago, i saw

Richey play the opening couple of bars of this song. Curious

because he was famed for just standing there pouting, and

playing air-guitar to a backing tape. Anyone know what his

playing is like these days?

TAB guide:

9^9 bend up one whole step and return

/

10 bend up one whole step

=

/

10 bend up one half step

9/11 slide from ninth to eleventh

x play noted 'palm-muted'

Reach me on temporary email - ryan@wrcs1.urz.uni-wuppertal.de

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