Royal Correspondent Manic Street Preachers
Band: Manic Street Preachers
Album: Know Your Enemy
Song: Royal Correspondent
Year: 2001
Versions: 3
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ROYAL CORRESPONDENT
Transcribed by Fung Mak fung.mak@strath.ac.uk
Chords Used:
G#m: 466444
B: 799877
Bsus4: 799977
E: X79997
Emaj7: X79897
Eb: X68886
Ebsus4: X68896
C#m: X46654
A: X02220
Electric Guitar
E5: 22XXXX
E5(1): XX799X
Eb5(1): XX688X
Eb5: 11XXXX
D5(1): X5XXXX
D5: 1XXXXX (i know this is not a chord but i can't write out single notes in ASCII as chords)
Electric drop D tuning
Acoustic normal tuning
[INTRO]
(slash)
e||-------7------7--------------7-----| B||----9----9------9----------9---9---| G||---8-------8------8---6h8--------8-| D||--9-----------------8--------------| A||-7------------------6--------------| E||-----------------------------------| e||-------------------------------------| B||---10-------10--------9------9-------| G||------9--------9--------9------9-----| D||-----------------9---------------9---| A||-7-------7---------7-------7-------7-| E||-------------------------------------| e||----------------------------------------| B||----------------------------------------| G||----------------------------------------| D||----------------------------------------| A||----------------------------------------| D||-6--6-6-8-9-8-6-4-1--8--6-8-6-5-------6-|
[VERSE 1]
[G#m]You've been this way since sc[B]hool[Bsus4] [B]
G||-5-h7--5-h7- Emaj7 C#m D||-5-h7--5-h7-
Dysfunctional, translucent
[G#m]Royalty on your wa[B]ll[Bsus4] [B]
[Emaj7]So desperately munda[Eb]ne
[PRE-CBORUS]
[B5]They're in[E5]bred baby just like [B5]you
But you'd [E5]love the c[B5]hance to eat their f[A5]ood
Even though it has been che[Ebsus4]wed[Eb]
e||-----------11-|---------11-| B||---------11---|-------11---| G||------13------|-----12-----| D||---13---------|---13-------| A||-13-----------|-13---------| D||--------------|------------|
[CBORUS] (electric at top, acoustic at bottom, together with intro)
[E5]
[E]Royal correspondent
[Eb5] [D5] [Eb5]
Sad and lo[Eb]nely
[E5]
[E]Royal correspondent
[Eb5] [D5] [Eb5]
Kills her [Eb]daily
e||------------------------------------| B||------------------------------------| G||------------------------------------| D||------------------------------------| A||------------------------------------| D||-6--6-8-9-8-6-4-1--8--6-8-6-5-1-0-1-| e||-----------------------------------------| B||-----------------------------------------| G||-----------------------------------------| D||-----------------------------------------| A||-----------------------------------------| D||-6--6-8-9-8-6-4-1-8-6-8-6-8-6-5--------6-|
[VERSE 2] (same as verse 1)
Dream of the Daily Mail
It is the Holy Grail
And then the BBC
Your life would be complete
[PRE-CBORUS] (same as first pre-chorus)
Build a fountain, wash away the poor
Just as long as your motives are pure
Hold on tight or you just might lose her
REPEAT CHORUS
[MIDDLE]
e||--------------------------------------------| B||--------------------------------------------| G||-----------------------11-------------------| D||-9-9-9/11/13-11-9--9-9----9--9-9-11-13-11-9-| A||--------------------------------------------| D||-9-9-9/11/13-11-9--9-9----9--9-9-11-13-11-9-| e||---------------------------------------------------| B||---------------------------------------------------| G||---------------9-8-6--6-6-6------------------------| D||-9-9-9\7-7-7-7--------------5-5-5-5-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-| A||---------------7-6-4--4-4-4------------------------| E||-9-9-9\7-7-7-7--------------5-5-5-5-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
[CBORUS]
Riff 1
e||--------------| B||--------------| G||-8--8-8-8\6-4-| D||--------------| A||-6--6-6-6\4-2-| D||--------------|
[E5(1)]
[E]Royal correspondent
Eb5(1) D5(1) Eb5(1) Riff 1
Smarter than the[Eb] rest
[E5]
[E]Royal correspondent
Eb5 D5 Eb5 Riff 1
Smarter th[Eb]an the rest
[E5(1)]
[E]Royal correspondent
Eb5(1) D5(1) Eb5(1) Riff 1
Smarter than the[Eb] rest
[E5]
[E]Royal correspondent
[Eb5] [D5] [Eb5]
Smarter th[Eb]an the rest
Smarter than the rest
e||----------------------------------------| B||----------------------------------------| G||----------------------------------------| D||----------------------------------------| A||----------------------------------------| D||-6--6-6-8-9-8-6-4-1--8--6-8-6-5-------6-| e||----------------------------------------| B||----------------------------------------| G||----------------------------------------| D||----------------------------------------| A||----------------------------------------| D||-6--6-6-8-9-8-6-4-1--8--6-8-6-5-------6-|
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ROYAL CORRESPONDANT
(Bradfield/Moore/Wire)
Transcribed by Daniel Bamsey (drbams@yahoo.com)
Tune down 1/2 step (D# G# C# F# A# D#)
NB: Use distortion with flanger for lead parts
Chords:
Emaj7 D#sus4 E G#m B Bsus4 Emaj7(*)
-8---------------0---0-------------0----| -10----10-0----9-0---1---5--6------1----| -9-----9--2----9-1---2---5--5------2----| -10----9--2----9-2---2---5--5------3----| -8-----7--2----7-2---0---3--3------3----| ----------0------0-----------------1----|
(use thumb)
[C#m] [B5] [E5] [A5]
--------------------| -6------------------| -7----5---------3---| -7----5----3----3---| -5----3----3----1---| -----------1--------|
Intro: RIFF A RIFF B
RIFF A
[Emaj7]rake---
-------8---8------8-------------------8--------| -----10------10-----10-------------10---10-----| ----9-----------9------9------7ho9----------9--| --10-------------------------------------------| -8--------------------------------------------8| --------------------------1--------------------|
[D#sus4] [D#]
--------------------------------------| ---10------10-------9------9----------| ------9-------9-------9------9--------| ----------------9--------------9------| -7------7---------------7---------7---| ------------------------------------0-|
RIFF B
[Emaj7] [D#sus4] [D#]
---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| -5---5-7-8--7-5-3--0-|---7--5/7-5-4----|
Verse: G#m B Bsus4 B
Emaj7(*) C#m (with RIFF C)
[G#m] [B] [Bsus4] [B]
Emaj7(*) D#
RIFF C
[C#m]
--------------------| --------------------| ------5/7----x-5/7--| ------5/7----x-5/7--| --------------------| --------------------|
Pre-Chorus: B5 E5 B5 E5 A5
D#sus4 D# (with Riff D)
RIFF D
[D#sus4] [D#]
----------0-----------12-----| ----------10---------9-------| --------9-9------9--9--------| ---9--9--------9-------------| or similar -7---------------------------| -----------------------------|
i know this is slightly wrong but it sounds ok.
Chorus: Emaj7 D#sus4 D# x2
(with Riff A)
Before 2nd Verse play this:
RIFF E
[Emaj7] [D#sus4] [D#]
---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| -5---5-7-8--7-5-3--0-|---7--5/7-5-4----|
[Emaj7] [D#sus4] [D#]
---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| -5---5-7-8--7-5-3--0-|---7-5-7-5-7-5-4-| --------------------| --------------------| --------------------| --------------------| --------------------| -/5-----------------|
Solo:
[B5] [E5]
------------------------------8-8--| ------------------------------8-8--| -----------------------------------| -101010-10/12/14\12--1010-1010-----| -x-x-x--x--x--x--x---x-x--x-x------| -8-8-8--8-/10/12\10--8-8--8-8------|
[B5] [E5]
----------------------------8-8----| ----------------------------8-8----| -----------------------------------| -101010-10/12-12/14-\12--10--------| -x-x-x--x--x--x--x---x---x---------| -8-8-8--8-/10-10/12-\10--8---------|
[A5]
-----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -10\8-8-8-8-8---15-14-12-10--------| -x--x-x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x---------| -8-\6-6-6-6-6--/13-12-10-8---------|
[D#sus4] [D#]
-----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -10/7-7-7-7-7----------------------| -x--x-x-x-x-x----2--2-2-2-2-2-2----| -8-/5-5-5-5-5----0--0-0-0-0-0-0----|
Final Chorus: Emaj7 D#sus4 D#
(with riffs F and G)
RIFF F
-----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -9-9-9--9-9-9--7-5\4---------------| -x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x---------------| -7-7-7--7-7-7--5-3\2---------------| -----------------------------------|
RIFF G
-----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -2--4-5-4--2-----------------------| -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------|
Outro: RIFF B x2
End on Emaj7
("So desperately Mundane")
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Royal Correspondant - Tabbed by Dezfriel
E x7999x
D# x688xx
B 799xxx
G# 466xxx
A 577xxx
Intro- Pick E and D#
Verse- G# B E D#
Bridge- B Ex2 A D#
Chrous- E D#
Fill-G# D#
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