Little Baby Nothing Manic Street Preachers
Right, here is a classic Manics track!
Little Baby Nothing
The Intro is played using two twelve string steel guitars, guitar 1 is the main guitar it uses
a clean sound with strong reverb and a thick chorus, guitar 2 uses a
slightly broken tremelo arm. I have transcribed it for a six string guitar
because my Dad accidentally spilled petrol into my twelve stringer! Both guitars
are finger picked throughout.
Intro
[D5] [E5] [F5] [Fsus2] [G5] [Bbsus2]
e-|------------------------------------------------1-|- B-|-----------------------8------------------------1-|- G-|------7----/9--/10-------10---------------------3-|- D-|----7----/9----/10---------10-------------------3-|- A-|--5----/7-------/8---8--------8-----5---5-5-0---1-|- E-|--------------------------------8---3---3-3-------|-
N.C. C5
e-|--6-/8-\6-\5----------|- G-|-5--|- B-|--6-/8-\6-\5--8-po-6--|- Repeat Intro riff twice D-|-5--|- G-|----------------------|- 2nd time end with this>> A-|-3--|-
After the 1st intro guitar 1 plays full chords using a clean sound, while
guitar 2 plays power chords with heavy distortion.
Intro 2
x2
|:F C| F| C:|
Verse
In the verse there is only one guitar which uses a clean sound, the chords
are picked throughout.
[Am]No one likes looking [Dm]at you
You're [Bb]lack of ego [C]offends male mentality
[Am]They need your [Dm]innocence
To [Bb]steal vacant love and [C]to destroy
Your [Bb]beauty and virginity used like toys
Repeat Intro 2
Chorus
In the chorus there is only one guitar which is distorted. The chords are
strummed.
[F]My mind is dead, every[F/E]body [Dm]love's me
[Gm]Wants a slice of me [C]Hopelesly passive [Eb]and compatable
[F]Need to belong, all the roads[F/E] are [Dm]scary
[Gm]So hold me in your arms, [C]I wanna be your [Eb]only possesion
[Bb]Ooooh [C]Ooooh
Mid-section
[F]Used, [C/E]used, [Eb]used [Bb]by men[F] [C/E] [Eb] [Bb]
[F]Used, [C/E]used, [Eb]used [Bb]by men C Bb
Repeat Verse
Repeat Intro 2
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3
Verse 3 is similar to previous verses execpt it is extended by eight bars.
The guitar stops playing for the first eight bars before re-entering to play
the last eight as in previous verses.
Repeat Intro 2
Solo
Over the solo a second guitar continues to play Intro 2
e-|--8-bu-(10)-rb--------------------------|------------------------| B-|---------------10-bu-(12)-rb------------|-10-bu-(12)-rb--10~~~~~-|Repeat G-|-----------------------------10-po-9----|------------------------| x2 D-|-------------------------------------10-|------------------------|
Outro
F C/E (Bass plays E)
You are pure you are snow
[Dm]We are the usless [Bb]sl*ts that they mould
[F] [C/E] [Dm] [Bb]
And rock 'n' [F]roll is are epiphany[C/E]
[Dm]Culture, alle[C]nation, boredom and despair, ooh, oh baby yeah yeah yeah!
[F] [C/E] [Dm] [Bb]
The following riff is played over the last eight bars of C
[C] [C]
e-|-------------|---------------------|------(slow)-|---------------------|- B-|------(slow)-|---------------------|-13-bu-(15)--|-13-bu-(15)-rb-------|- G-|-12-bu-(14)--|-12-bu-(14)-rb-------|-------------|---------------14-12-|- D-|-------------|---------------14-12-|-------------|---------------------|- A-|-------------|---------------------|-------------|---------------------|-
[C] [C]
e-|-13-bu-(15)--|--13-bu-(15)-rb-------|------(slow)-|------------| B-|------(slow)-|----------------15-13-|-13-bu-(15)--|-13~~~------| G-|-------------|----------------------|-------------|------------| D-|-------------|----------------------|-------------|------------| A-|-------------|----------------------|-------------|------------|
For the live version played at Sheffield Octagon in October 1994, you may want to
jam the strings into the pickups at the end, and snap off the tremelo
arm.
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