Rock Is Dead Chords & Tabs
Marilyn Manson- Rock is Dead
From the Album: Mechanical Animals/The Matrix Soundtrack
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Tabbed by: J.E.
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Standard Tuning (E A D G B E)
Rhythm Figure 1
F#5 F#5 F#5 A5
e|----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
D|4--4---X----X---|4--4---X----X--|4--4---X----X--|4--4/7\-----------|
A|4--4---X----X---|4--4---X----X--|4--4---X----X--|4--4/7\-----------|
E|2--2------|2--2-----|2--2-----|2--2/5\-----------|
*Place your finger just below the second fret bar and use
lots of distortion to get this harmonic to ring out
Rhythm Figure 2 (Pre-Chorus)
A5 C5 D5
e|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|
G|2---------------2|5------5-7-------7|
D|2---------------2|5------5-7-------7|
A|0---------------0|3------3-5-------5|
E|-----------------|------------------|
Rhythm Figure 3 (Chorus)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/manson_marilyn/rock_is_dead_tab_ver_3.html ]
C#5 E5 C#5 E5 C#5 E5 C#5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5
e|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|11-----9--11-9--|11-----9--11-9--|9------7--9-7--|9------7--9-7--|
D|11-----9--11-9--|11-----9--11-9--|9------7--9-7--|9------7--9-7--|
A|9------7--9--7--|9------7--9--7--|7------5--7-5--|7------5--7-5--|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A5 C#5 D5 C#5 D5 C#5 D5 C#5 E5
e|---------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|7------6--7-6--|7------6--7-6--|6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-|9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-|
D|7------6--7-6--|7------6--7-6--|6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-|9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-|
A|5------4--5-4--|5------4--5-4--|4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-|7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-|
E|---------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Rhythm Figure 4 ("God is in the TV")
F#m Em
e|2----------------|0---------------|
B|2----------------|0---------------|
G|2----------------|0---------------|
D|4----------------|2---------------|
A|4----------------|2---------------|
E|2----------------|0---------------|
*let chords ring
Song Structure:
Intro Rhythm Figure 1 4x
Verse 1 No Guitar
Pre-Chorus 1 Rhythm Figure 2 2x
Chorus 1 Rhythm Figure 3 1x
Break ("God") Rhythm Figure 4 1x
Bridge Rhythm Figure 1 4x
Verse 2 No Guitar
Pre-Chorus 2 Rhythm Figure 2 2x
Chorus 2 Rhythm Figure 3 1x
Break ("God") Rhythm Figure 4 1x
Bridge 2 Rhythm Figure 1 4x
Pre-Chorus 3 Rhythm Figure 2 2x
Chorus 3 Rhythm Figure 3 2x
Symbols:
= Harmonic
/ = slide up to next note
\ = slide down to next note
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