Manic Street Preachers - Royal Correspondent guitar tab
Band: Manic Street Preachers
Album: Know Your Enemy
Song: Royal Correspondent
Year: 2001
Versions: 3
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ROYAL CORRESPONDENT
Transcribed by Fung Mak fung.mak@strath.ac.uk
Chords Used:
G#m: 466444
B: 799877
Bsus4: 799977
E: X79997
Emaj7: X79897
Eb: X68886
Ebsus4: X68896
C#m: X46654
A: X02220
Electric Guitar
E5: 22XXXX
E5(1): XX799X
Eb5(1): XX688X
Eb5: 11XXXX
D5(1): X5XXXX
D5: 1XXXXX (i know this is not a chord but i can't write out single notes in ASCII as chords)
Electric drop D tuning
Acoustic normal tuning
[INTRO]
(slash)
e||-------7------7--------------7-----|
B||----9----9------9----------9---9---|
G||---8-------8------8---6h8--------8-|
D||--9-----------------8--------------|
A||-7------------------6--------------|
E||-----------------------------------|
e||-------------------------------------|
B||---10-------10--------9------9-------|
G||------9--------9--------9------9-----|
D||-----------------9---------------9---|
A||-7-------7---------7-------7-------7-|
E||-------------------------------------|
e||----------------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------------|
G||----------------------------------------|
D||----------------------------------------|
A||----------------------------------------|
D||-6--6-6-8-9-8-6-4-1--8--6-8-6-5-------6-|
[VERSE 1]
G#m B Bsus4 B
You've been this way since school
G||-5-h7--5-h7-
Emaj7 C#m D||-5-h7--5-h7-
Dysfunctional, translucent
G#m B Bsus4 B
Royalty on your wall
Emaj7 Eb
So desperately mundane
[PRE-CHORUS]
B5 E5 B5
They're inbred baby just like you
E5 B5 A5
But you'd love the chance to eat their food
Ebsus4 Eb
Even though it has been chewed
e||-----------11-|---------11-|
B||---------11---|-------11---|
G||------13------|-----12-----|
D||---13---------|---13-------|
A||-13-----------|-13---------|
D||--------------|------------|
[CHORUS] (electric at top, acoustic at bottom, together with intro)
E5
E
Royal correspondent
Eb5 D5 Eb5
Eb
Sad and lonely
E5
E
Royal correspondent
Eb5 D5 Eb5
Eb
Kills her daily
e||------------------------------------|
B||------------------------------------|
G||------------------------------------|
D||------------------------------------|
A||------------------------------------|
D||-6--6-8-9-8-6-4-1--8--6-8-6-5-1-0-1-|
e||-----------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------|
G||-----------------------------------------|
D||-----------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------------|
D||-6--6-8-9-8-6-4-1-8-6-8-6-8-6-5--------6-|
[VERSE 2] (same as verse 1)
Dream of the Daily Mail
It is the Holy Grail
And then the BBC
Your life would be complete
[PRE-CHORUS] (same as first pre-chorus)
Build a fountain, wash away the poor
Just as long as your motives are pure
Hold on tight or you just might lose her
REPEAT CHORUS
[MIDDLE]
e||--------------------------------------------|
B||--------------------------------------------|
G||-----------------------11-------------------|
D||-9-9-9/11/13-11-9--9-9----9--9-9-11-13-11-9-|
A||--------------------------------------------|
D||-9-9-9/11/13-11-9--9-9----9--9-9-11-13-11-9-|
e||---------------------------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------------------------|
G||---------------9-8-6--6-6-6------------------------|
D||-9-9-9\7-7-7-7--------------5-5-5-5-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
A||---------------7-6-4--4-4-4------------------------|
E||-9-9-9\7-7-7-7--------------5-5-5-5-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
[CHORUS]
Riff 1
e||--------------|
B||--------------|
G||-8--8-8-8\6-4-|
D||--------------|
A||-6--6-6-6\4-2-|
D||--------------|
E5(1)
E
Royal correspondent
Eb5(1) D5(1) Eb5(1) Riff 1
Eb
Smarter than the rest
E5
E
Royal correspondent
Eb5 D5 Eb5 Riff 1
Eb
Smarter than the rest
E5(1)
E
Royal correspondent
Eb5(1) D5(1) Eb5(1) Riff 1
Eb
Smarter than the rest
E5
E
Royal correspondent
Eb5 D5 Eb5
Eb
Smarter than the rest
Smarter than the rest
e||----------------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------------|
G||----------------------------------------|
D||----------------------------------------|
A||----------------------------------------|
D||-6--6-6-8-9-8-6-4-1--8--6-8-6-5-------6-|
e||----------------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------------|
G||----------------------------------------|
D||----------------------------------------|
A||----------------------------------------|
D||-6--6-6-8-9-8-6-4-1--8--6-8-6-5-------6-|
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ROYAL CORRESPONDANT
(Bradfield/Moore/Wire)
Transcribed by Daniel Bamsey (drbams@yahoo.com)
Tune down 1/2 step (D# G# C# F# A# D#)
NB: Use distortion with flanger for lead parts
Chords:
Emaj7 D#sus4 E G#m B Bsus4 Emaj7(*)
-8---------------0---0-------------0----|
-10----10-0----9-0---1---5--6------1----|
-9-----9--2----9-1---2---5--5------2----|
-10----9--2----9-2---2---5--5------3----|
-8-----7--2----7-2---0---3--3------3----|
----------0------0-----------------1----|
(use thumb)
C#m B5 E5 A5
--------------------|
-6------------------|
-7----5---------3---|
-7----5----3----3---|
-5----3----3----1---|
-----------1--------|
Intro: RIFF A RIFF B
RIFF A
Emaj7
rake---
-------8---8------8-------------------8--------|
-----10------10-----10-------------10---10-----|
----9-----------9------9------7ho9----------9--|
--10-------------------------------------------|
-8--------------------------------------------8|
--------------------------1--------------------|
D#sus4 D#
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---10------10-------9------9----------|
------9-------9-------9------9--------|
----------------9--------------9------|
-7------7---------------7---------7---|
------------------------------------0-|
RIFF B
Emaj7 D#sus4 D#
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-5---5-7-8--7-5-3--0-|---7--5/7-5-4----|
Verse: G#m B Bsus4 B
Emaj7(*) C#m (with RIFF C)
G#m B Bsus4 B
Emaj7(*) D#
RIFF C
C#m
--------------------|
--------------------|
------5/7----x-5/7--|
------5/7----x-5/7--|
--------------------|
--------------------|
Pre-Chorus: B5 E5 B5 E5 A5
D#sus4 D# (with Riff D)
RIFF D
D#sus4 D#
----------0-----------12-----|
----------10---------9-------|
--------9-9------9--9--------|
---9--9--------9-------------| or similar
-7---------------------------|
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i know this is slightly wrong but it sounds ok.
Chorus: Emaj7 D#sus4 D# x2
(with Riff A)
Before 2nd Verse play this:
RIFF E
Emaj7 D#sus4 D#
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---------------------|-----------------|
---------------------|-----------------|
---------------------|-----------------|
---------------------|-----------------|
-5---5-7-8--7-5-3--0-|---7--5/7-5-4----|
Emaj7 D#sus4 D#
---------------------|-----------------|
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-5---5-7-8--7-5-3--0-|---7-5-7-5-7-5-4-|
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-/5-----------------|
Solo:
B5 E5
------------------------------8-8--|
------------------------------8-8--|
-----------------------------------|
-101010-10/12/14\12--1010-1010-----|
-x-x-x--x--x--x--x---x-x--x-x------|
-8-8-8--8-/10/12\10--8-8--8-8------|
B5 E5
----------------------------8-8----|
----------------------------8-8----|
-----------------------------------|
-101010-10/12-12/14-\12--10--------|
-x-x-x--x--x--x--x---x---x---------|
-8-8-8--8-/10-10/12-\10--8---------|
A5
-----------------------------------|
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-10\8-8-8-8-8---15-14-12-10--------|
-x--x-x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x---------|
-8-\6-6-6-6-6--/13-12-10-8---------|
D#sus4 D#
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-10/7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
-x--x-x-x-x-x----2--2-2-2-2-2-2----|
-8-/5-5-5-5-5----0--0-0-0-0-0-0----|
Final Chorus: Emaj7 D#sus4 D#
(with riffs F and G)
RIFF F
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-9-9-9--9-9-9--7-5\4---------------|
-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x---------------|
-7-7-7--7-7-7--5-3\2---------------|
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RIFF G
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-2--4-5-4--2-----------------------|
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Outro: RIFF B x2
End on Emaj7
("So desperately Mundane")
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Royal Correspondant - Tabbed by Dezfriel
E x7999x
D# x688xx
B 799xxx
G# 466xxx
A 577xxx
Intro- Pick E and D#
Verse- G# B E D#
Bridge- B Ex2 A D#
Chrous- E D#
Fill-G# D#
