'Motorcycle Emptiness' by Manic Street Preachers - Guitar Tutorial

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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

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