Manic Street Preachers

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

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