Manic Street Preachers - Spectators Of Suicide guitar tab
SPECTATORS OF SUICIDE
Riff A
P.M. Guitar 3
A D
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Riff B Guitar 4
D E
e-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-|-7-----7-----7---|-7-----7-----7---|-9-----9-----9---|-9-----9-----9---|
G-|---7-----7-----7-|---7-----7-----7-|---9-----9-----9-|---9-----9-----9-|
D-|-----7-----7-----|-----7-----7-----|-----9-----9-----|-----9-----9-----|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Riff C Guitar 3
A A/B A/C# D
B-|-----------|-----------|
G-|-----------|------2----|
D-|-2----2----|-2----0----|
A-|-0----2----|-4---------|
E-|-----------|-----------|
Fill 1 Guitar 3
D
e-|-0-2-5--0-2-5--0-2-bu-(3)-rb-po-0---|
B-|----------------------------------3-|
G-|------------------------------------|
Fill 2 Guitar 4
A(sus2) D(6sus2)
e-|----0-------------|----0-----2------|
B-|-------0---2------|-------0----3----|
G-|-------------2----|--------------2--|
D-|---------------2--|-0---------------|
A-|-0----------------|-----------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|
This song contains a total of four guitars and a hammond organ.
Guitar 1 is a 12 string acoustic which plays chords from begining to end
Guitar 2 is the main guitar which has a thick flanger effect and plays
stacato chords most of the way through (except for the Pre-Chorus)
Guitar 3 is the solo guitar which is distorted and plays the Riffs A and
C, Fill 1 and the Solo
Guitar 4 is the clean electric which plays Riff B and Fill 2
Arrangement
Intro
(drum intro)
Guitar 1 begins and guitar 3 plays the Fill
(fill 1)
|A |D |
Then guitars 1 and 2 play this
|A |D |
Verse 1
Guitars 1 and 2 play the chords while 3 plays Riff A
(riff A)
A D
Obedience to law is free desire
(riff A)
A D
Under curfew from neon barbed wire
Pre-Chorus
The organ begins in the Pre-Chorus and plays chords along with guitar 1
while guitar 4 plays Riff B
(riff B)
D E
Wasting away this country, wearing like a born dead
(riff B)
D E
Free heroin shots for those who never beg
Mid-Section 1
The organ and guitars 1 and 2 play the chords (let guitar 1 chords ring)
|Asus2 A |Asus2 A |Asus2 A |D |
Chorus
Again the organ and guitars 1 and 2 play the chords
A D A D
Spectators of suicide Export in society's eyes
A D A D
Democracy is an empty lie Dead like our yesterdays tonight
Mid-Section 2
Guitars 1, 2 and the organ play chords while guitar 3 plays Riff C
followed by Riff A
(riff C)
|A |A/B |A/C# |D | x2
(riff A)
|A |D |
Verse 2: Repeat Verse 1
Pre-Chorus: Repeat Pre-Chorus
Mid-Section 3: Repeat Mid-Section 1
Chorus: Repeat Chorus
Mid-Section 4
Guitars 1, 2 and the organ all play chords while guitar 3 plays Riff C
(riff C)
|A |A/B |A/C# |D | x4
Outro
Guitar 1 and 2 play chords, guitar 4 plays Fill 2 (let guitar 2's chords
ring)
(fill 2)
|A |D | x2
(fill 2)
A(sus4) D(6sus2)
Your gonna shoot us dead with decadence
(fill 2)
A(sus4) D(6sus2)
Your gonna shoot us dead with decadence
Solo
The guitar solo is played by guitar 3 with a slide on your 1st finger
using your 2nd finger to play the notes in the stars * * (this sounds
complicated but with a bit of practice it works well). Guitars 1 and 2
play chords underneath (let guitar 2's chords ring)
A D
e-|-----------------------------|---------------------------|-
B-|------14-------*15*--14------|-----7------*10*--*8*--7\--|-
G-|-/14-----14-------------14\--|-/7----7-------------------|-
D-|-/14--------14---------------|-/7------7-----------------|-
A-|-----------------------------|---------------------------|-
A D
e-|-----------------------------|------------|
B-|------14-------*15*--14------|-/7---------|
G-|-/14-----14-------------14\--|-/7---------|
D-|-/14--------14---------------|-/7---------|
A-|-----------------------------|------------|
