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Symphony Of Tourette by Manic Street Preachers
Symphony Of Tourette
Chords used:
D5: X577XX
G5: 355XXX
E5: 022XXX
A5: X02200
This track uses drop D tuning. The low E string is tuned to D
Riff 1
e||-----------------|
B||-----------------|
G||-----------------|
D||-----------------|
A||-0h2-0h2-0h2-5/2-|
D||-0h2-0h2-0h2-5/2-|
Riff 2
e||--------------|
B||--------------|
G||-4--3--2------|
D||-4--3--2--5-2-|
A||-2--1--0--5-2-|
D||----------5-2-|
Riff 3
e||--------------|
B||--------------|
G||--------------|
D||-2---5--7--5--|
A||-0---3--5--3--|
E||--------------|
Riff 4
e||------------------------|
B||------------------------|
G||-5----5-5-/7--7-/9-/-11-|
D||------------------------|
A||-3----3-3-/5--5-/7-/-9--|
D||------------------------|
Riff 5
e||-0-------------0-|
B||-0-------------0-|
G||-0---5--5-4-2--0-|
D||-2---5--5-4-2--2-|
A||-2---3--3-2-0--2-|
D||-----------------|
[INTRO]
Riff 2 Riff 1 x3 Riff 2
[VERSE 1]
Riff 1 x4
Stutter stutter says the little boy
Riff 1 x3 Riff 1
I wanna blow a hole in my head
Riff 3 x2
I swear what this world wants to hear
Riff 3 x2
Trapped in what we know as truth syndrome
Riff 1 x2 Riff 4 x2
Stutter stutter silence no friend
[CHORUS]
A5 D5
Children can be cruel she said
A5 D5
So i smashed her in the fucking head
A5 D5
Sorry dear that's the nature of tourette
[VERSE 2] (same as verse 1)
Stutter stutter nothing else but me
I twitch and turn while underneath
My contemporaries are so in control
Fuck you fuck you i grunt and groan
Stutter stutter can't keep it no more
REPEAT CHORUS
[SOLO]
Guitar 1
e||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||--/19v-(19)\-17v-15-15-15p14------------------------------------15--------|
G||-------------------------------------------------------------------14-b16-|
D||------------------------------------------17--16-16\-14--16\-14-----------|
A||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e||---------------------------------------10--9-7----------------------------|
B||--7---7---7---7-----------------------------------------------------------|
G||----9b--9b--9b--9p7h9p7-7--5-----9b11-------------------------------------|
D||------------------------------5-------------------------12-11-------12b14-|
A||------------------------------------------------7/10----------7/10--------|
D||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (plays this under the solo of guitar 1)
e||-----------------------------|
B||-----------------------------|
G||-----------------------------|
D||-----------------------------|
A||-9----9----8---7--6--5--2--5-|
D||-9---------------------------|
[VERSE 3]
Riff 1x4
Stutter stutter are your eyes closed
Riff 1 x4
You know a hole through which you can fall
Riff 3 x2
But i can't even be bothered to hang on
Riff 3 x2
When you're this numb news don't register
Riff 3 x2 Riff 5 x2 Riff 1x3
I just opened my eyes
[OUTRO]
e||-----------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|
G||-----------------------------------|
D||-----------------------------------|
A||-3-3--5-5--7--9-3-3--5-5--7--9--3--|
D||-3-3--5-5--7--9-3-3--5-5--7--9--3--|
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version 2
Main Riff:
The main riff is split into 2 parts:
Part A Part B
e-------------------|-----------------------|
B-------------------|-----------------------|
G-------------------|-----------------------|
D-------------------|-9--8--7--5------------|
A-5-7-7-7-7---10-7--|-9--8--7--5------------|
E-0-0-0-0-0----0-0--|-7--6--5--3--2-(3)-2-0-|
h b
Intro - Part A x3 Part B
Part A x3 Part B
Verse:
Part A
Stutter, stutter says the little boy
Part A Part B
I wanna blow a hole in my head
PRE-CHORUS:
A C D A C D
I swear what this world wants to hear
A C D A C D
Trapped in what we know as truth syndrome
Riff A
Stutter, stutter
Silence no friend
e-------------------|------------------|
B-------------------|------------------|
G-------------------|------------------|
D----------4--5--7--|---------4--5--7--|
A-3--5--7-----------|-3--5--7----------|
E-------------------|------------------|
Chorus:
F# D F# D
Children can be cruel she said So I smashed her in the fucking head
e-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G-7---7---7---7---7----6---4-2--|------7---7---7---7---7-----6-----14--14---|
D-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
b b b b b b b b b b b
F# D F# D
Sorry dear, that's the nature of tourettes
e-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-7--7--6-----6---------7--6---4-2--4-6-9-6-|
D-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
b
VERSE
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
SOLO:
The solo contains two guitar parts, but can be played by one guitar.
GUITAR 1
e--------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------3--|
G-----------------------------------3--| x4
D------2--------3------------0------3--|
A-----------------------------------1--|
E-2-2-----2--2-----2---0--0-----0------|
GUITAR 2 - comes in after this and plays the solo:
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--17--17--17--17--15-15-------------------------14-(16)---------|
G-------------------------18-----------------------------14-(16)-|
D----------------------------17--16-16-14-16-14------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
b b b b
e-----------------------------------10-9-7--------------------------|
B---7---7---7---7---7-----------------------------------------------|
G-9---9---9---9---9---------------9---------------------------------|
D----------------------7--5------------------------12-11--------12--|
A---------------------------5----------------7/10---------7/10------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b b b b b b s s b
While Guitar 1 plays this underneath it:
e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------------------------|
D-----4-3-2--------------|
A-----------------5-4----|
E-3/5--------0-3------5--|
VERSE
PRE-CHORUS:
A C D A C D
But I can't even be bothered to hang on
A C D A C D
When your this numb news don't register
A C D A C D A C D A C D
I just o pened my
E C C/B/A x3
Eyes
e--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D-------------5---------------7---------------9----|
A-5-7-7-7-7-----7--5-7-7-7-7----7--5-7-7-7-7----7--|
E-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-------|
h h h
e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D-------------------------------|
A-----0-3------0-3------0-3-----|
E-1-3------1-3------1-3------1--|
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