Charles Manson - Big Iron Door Clang Bang Clang Chords & Tabs

Artist:         Charles Manson
Song:           Big Iron Door (Clang Bang Clang)
Tabbed by:      neuroxik
E-mail:         neuroxik [-at] gmail [dot-] com

Tuning:         Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb (Tune down half A step)
Chord Names:    Chord names relative to fret position

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NOTES:

>> IMPORTANT:  Because the chords vary a lot, like Bm without the small string 
     then Bm WITH the small string, instead of having a load of chord names
    at the beginning I tabbed them throughout to make it easier to play
     along. BUT, the tabs --DO NOT REFLECT-- the strumming pattern, they're
     just there as a guide.
>> T = Thumb, when written under tab
>> Yes, Em7M (0654xx) sounds dissonant, as does when he recorded it, which
     give it more character. I'm only noting it in case people ask "Are you
     sure?"
>> Because Eb7 is played with the 6th fret on 5th string at some places and
     others not, I took the freedom to name it Eb7[2] where that note is 
     not played to make it easier to visualize.
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Classical Guitar (nylon strings)
INTRO                                VERSE
      Bm      Abm     Em      Abm     Bm           Abm                Em
eb|-------|-------|---0---|-------||--2---------|-----------------|---0------|
Bb|---3---|---4---|---0---|---4---||--3---------|--4--------------|---0------|
Gb|---4---|---4---|---0---|---4---||--4---------|--4--------------|---0------|
Db|---4---|---6---|---2---|---6---||--4---------|--6--------------|---2------|
Ab|---2---|---6---|---2---|---6---||--2---------|--6--------------|---2------|
Eb|-------|---4---|---0---|---4---||------------|--4--------------|---0------|

                                        Clang bang clang, went the big iron


     Abm    Bm                   Abm      Em          Abm     [ch]Db5/Ab[/ch]
eb|------|--2-----------------|--------|--0--------|-------|-----------------|
Bb|--4---|--3-----------------|--4-----|--0--------|--4----|-----------------|
Gb|--4---|--4-----------------|--4-----|--0--------|--4----|-----------------|
Db|--6---|--4-----------------|--6-----|--2--------|--6----|--6--------------|
Ab|--6---|--2-----------------|--6-----|--2--------|--6----|--4--------------|
Eb|--4---|--------------------|--4-----|--0--------|--4----|--4--------------|

  door.      They put me in a cell with a concrete floor.       Nine other men


           Eb7           Dbm7                     Eb7
eb|------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-------(4)--------|---5---------------------|--4--------------------------|
Gb|-------(6)--------|---4---------------------|--6--------------------------|
Db|--------5---------|---6---------------------|--5--------------------------|
Ab|--------6---------|---4---------------------|--6--------------------------|
Eb|--------6---------|-------------------------|--6--------------------------|
           T                                      T
  in that cell with me.  Moanin' their fate, with destiny.

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CHORUS
     Abm    Em    Abm       Abm          Em      Abm
eb|------|-----|---------|---------------0----|------------------------------|
Bb|--4---|-(0)-|--4------|--4------------0----|--4---------------------------|
Gb|--4---|--0--|--4------|--4------------0----|--4---------------------------|
Db|--6---|--2--|--6------|--6------------2----|--6---------------------------|
Ab|--6---|--2--|--6------|--6------------2----|--6---------------------------|
Eb|--4---|--0--|--4------|--4------------0----|--4---------------------------|

     Clang, bang, clang.    Clang, bang, clang,  clang.


VERSE II
     Dbm                          Eb7[2]                Dbm
eb|----------------------------|---------------------|-(4)-------------------|
Bb|--5-------------------------|--4------------------|--5--------------------|
Gb|--6-------------------------|--6------------------|--6--------------------|
Db|--6-------------------------|--5------------------|--6--------------------|
Ab|--4-------------------------|--x------------------|--4--------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|--6------------------|-----------------------|
                                  T
      Early in the mornin' at the   crack of dawn, they wake us to the tune of


     Eb7[2]            Abm5        Em7M   Abm5          Em7M    Abm5
eb|-----------------|------------------|---------------------|---------------|
Bb|--4--------------|------------------|---------------------|---------------|
Gb|--6--------------|-(4)---------(4)--|-(4)-----------(4)---|-(4)-----------|
Db|--5--------------|--6-----------5---|--6-------------5----|--6------------|
Ab|--x--------------|--6-----------6---|--6-------------6----|--6------------|
Eb|--6--------------|--4-----------0---|--4-------------0----|--4------------|
     T
     bong bong bong. I line up for chow,  munchin' hard bread.  Drinkin' black


                                           CHORUS
     Em7M             [ch]Absus4/Bb[/ch]   Eb7[2]   Abm    Em     Abm
eb|----------------|-------------------||---------0---|----------------------|
Bb|----------------|-(4)----------4----||--4------0---|--4-------------------|
Gb|-(4)------------|--6-----------6----||--4------0---|--4-------------------|
Db|--5-------------|--6-----------5----||--6------2---|--6-------------------|
Ab|--6-------------|--x-----------x----||--6------2---|--6-------------------|
Eb|--0-------------|--6-----------6----||--4------0---|--4-------------------|
                      T           T
     coffee with that noise in my head.    Clang, bang,  clang. 

                                         VERSE III
     Abm   Em     Abm    Em    Abm       Dbm                           Dbm
eb|--------(0)--------------|--------||-----------------------------|--------|
Bb|-(4)\----0----(4)\----0--|--4-----||--5--------------------------|--5-----|
Gb|--4-\----0-----4-\----0--|--4-----||--6--------------------------|--6-----|
Db|--6-\----2-----6-\----2--|--6-----||--6--------------------------|--6-----|
Ab|--6-\----2-----6-\----2--|--6-----||--4--------------------------|--4-----|
Eb|--4-\----0-----4-\----0--|--4-----||-----------------------------|--------|

     Clang, bang, clang, bang, clang.     The judge said to me, now boy


                Eb7
eb|----------------------||--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------4--------||--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------6--------||--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------5--------||--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------6--------||--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------6--------||--------------------------------------------------|
                T
    You've had it. 



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So there you go. 47 years later, the first good tab for this incredible song.