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Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 16:34:22 -0500 (EST)
From: C0rdr0y@aol.com
To: guitar@olga.net, history38@geocites.com
Subject: tab:motorcycle emptiness by the manic street preachers
MotorCycle Emptiness-Manic Street Preachers
I have made this tab from several others. It may be out on some parts but
it should all fit in somewhere. Thanks to Cormac ward for the outro+solo.
Chords:-
E-022100(or x7999x)
B-799877(but idealy you should play B/D#-the bass player playing the D#(fret
6 A string) or you could play x7666x, it sounds better with a bass player)
C#m-x46644
A-x02220(or 577655)
C-x32010(or x3555x or 8(10)(10)988
D-xx232 (or x5777)
G-3x0033 (or 355433)
RIFFS:-
Riff 1
E
b
g
d -9b11r9----7-9----7-9---9b11r9----7-9--7-9---9b11r9---11
A
E
Riff 2
E
b
g-13b14r13--11-13-11-13------13b14r13--11-13-11-13----13b14r13---14
D
A
E
Riff 3
E
b--12b14r12---10-12-10-12---12b14r12---10-12-10-12-----12b14r12-----14
g
D
A
E
Riff 4
E
b
g
D-7-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-13-13-13
A
E
Riff 5
E
b
g
d-------7------9-------11--------13
A
E
INTRO:-
(E B/D# C#m A)under Riff 1, Riff 4
(E B/D# C#m A)under Riff 2, Riff 4
VERSE1:-
E B/D#
Culture sucks down words
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 3, riff 4
Itemise loathing and feed yourself smiles
E B/D#
Organise your safe Tribal War
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 2, riff 5
Hurt main kill and enslave the ghetto
BRIDGE:
C#m E
Each day living out a lie
b A(for 4 bars)
Life sold so cheaply forever, ever, ever
CHORUS:
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
VERSE 2:
(E B/D# C#m A)under riff1, riff 4
E B/D#
Life lives a slow suicide
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 3, riff 4
Orthodox dreams and Symbolic myths
E B/D#
>From fuedal serf to spender
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 2, riff 5
This wonderful world of purchase power
BRIDGE:
C#m E
Just like lungs sucking on air
b A(for 4 bars)
Survivals natural as sorrow, sorrow, sorrow
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/manic_street_preachers/motorcycle_emptiness_crd.html ]
CHORUS:
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
MIDDLE 8:
A, b, A, b, C, D, C, D
A b A b
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
C D C D
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
A b A b
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
C D C D(1 strum)
All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
CHORUS:
CHORUS:
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
SOLO:
(E g A E E g A E(one strum))under:(this may not b accurate)
E
b--12--13-12-----------------------12---13--17--15--14--15--14
g--------------------13-----------13--------------------------
d-----------------------------14------------------------------
A
E
E
b-12-----------------------------------------12--13---12---------------
g--------14--16--14--11--13---16---------------------13--------13------
d---------------------------------------------------------------------14
A
E
E
b----------12----------17--15-15--15-15-15---15-------------------------
g
D
A
E
VERSE 3:
E B/D#
Drive away and its the same
C#m A (E B/D# C#m A)under riff 2, riff 4
Everywheres death row, everyones a victim
E B/D#
Your joys are counterfeit
C#m A
This happiness corrupt political shit
BRIDGE:
C#m E
Living life like a comatose
b A(for 4 bars)
Ego loaded and swallow, swallow, swallow
CHORUS:
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, motorcycle emptiness
E B/D# C#m A
Under neon loneliness, Everlasting loveliness
OUTRO:
(E B/D# C#m A)*4 under something like
E
b-----12--10--8--12--10--8--12--10--8--12--10--8--12--10--8--
g
D
A
E
E
b--12-/-14-\-12----10-12-10-12---12-/14-\12-----5-5-5-5-5--7-9-7-5
g
D
A
E
E
b-9-9-9-9-9--11-13-11-9---11-/-13-\-11--9-11--9--11-----11-/13-\-11-----13
g
D
A
E
repeat solo and improvise as neccesary.
all guitars end on E(one strum)
any comments/queries/corrections/anything e-mail me at
c0rdr0y@aol.com(note the 0's in c0rdr0y are zero's)
John Morris
