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Not Great Men by Gang Of Four
Not Great Men
Intro Riff
Play the Funky chords in a choppy staccato manner while the bass drum plays.
E|-----------------------|
B|--2-4-2----------------|
G|--2-4-2------9979------|
D|--2-4-2----------------|
A|-----------------------| X4
E|-----------------------|The bass plays open E in between the repetitions
Continuing Intro/Chorus Riff
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---99p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h99--| Just repeat this in the chorus
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
He also occasionally ends this riff with a little fill. Here it is:
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---9-7---------|
D|-------9-8b9---|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Verse Riffs
Continously Through Verse
Guitar 1
E|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------| * You can also play this with a Tremelo Arm
D|--------|
A|---x----|
E|---x-12/|
Guitar 2
E|---7-| E|---12-|
B|---8-| B|---12-|
G|---7-| or G|---12-|
D|-----| D|------|
A|-----| A|------|
E|-----| E|------|
The above chords are also played continously while the singer repeats "its not made for
men".
Pre-Chorus
E-------|
B-------|
G---6-7-|
D---6-7-| This is played once before the chorus intro riff
A-------|
E-------|
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
Andy Gill has a very specific, choppy style of playing,
which you have to keep in mind when playing along.
Hey also has a very brittle, barely overdriven tone.
Although you may be tempted to employ a tremelo bar,
he does not use one.
Intro Riff (staccato)
Riff I
E|---------------3-3-3--3---------------|
B|---------------5-5-3--5---------------|
G|------4---2---------------------------|
D|--4---4---2---------------------------|
A|--4-----------------------------------| X4
E|--------------------------------------|
Bass
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|---------------7-7-5--7---------------|
E|--2---2---2---------------0---0---0---|
Continuing Intro/Chorus Riff
Riff II
E|--3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3--3-3--|
B|--5-5p3-h5-p3-h5-p3h5-p3h5-p|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Bass
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--7-7-5--7------------------|
E|---------------0----0----0--|
He also occasionally ends this riff with a little fill. Here it is:
E|--3------------|
B|-p3------------|
G|----5-5-4-3~---|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Verse Riff (after melodica burst)
Riff III
E|---------3------------------|
B|---------3------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|12------------------------12
Bass
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--7-7-5--7------------------|
E|---------------0----0----0--|
Transition to CHORUS on 7th time it leads
Riff IV back to Riff II
E|---------3----------3----------3-|---3-----3-----3-3-3--3
B|---------3----------3----------3-|---3-----3--4--5-5-3--5
G|-------------------(3)--------(3)|--(3)------------------
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------
E|12------------------------------|-----------------------
Bass
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--5-5-3--5--3--5--3--5--3--5--5-|5-5-3--5--3--5--3-------3-|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------5-5----|
There's also a short Bass-only bridge more than halfway through
that's just a full step up to F#
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|--2-2-0--2-----2----2----2--|
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