The Last Day on Earth Marilyn Manson
Guitar 1 - Left Lead
Guitar 2 - Left Rhythm
Guitar 3 - Right Lead
Guitar 4 - Right Rhythm
Guitar 5 - Acoustic Chords
Structure
Intro
Chorus 1
Verse 1
Chorus 2
Verse 2
Chorus 4
Bridge
Chorus 4
Chorus 5
INTRO AND CHORUS 1
Guitar 3 (see the end for some notes on getting this riff to sound like the studio version)
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E|--0--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| B|----------15--14------15--14-------|----------15--14------15--14-------| G|------11----------11----------11---|------11----------11----------11---| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
VERSE 1
No guitar for first 8 bars
Guitar 5 plays this in the second 8 bars
[Am] We are [G]trembling [C]in our [G]crutches
[Am] High and [G]dead our [D]skin is glass
[Am] I'm so [G]empty [C]here with[G]out you
[Am] I crack my [G]xerox [D]hands
CHORUS 2
Guitars 2 and 4 (let chords ring)
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E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|--9---------------5-----------2----|-----------------------------------| E|--7---------------3-----------0----|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 3
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E|--0--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| B|----------15--14------15--14-------|----------15--14------15--14-------| G|------11----------11----------11---|------11----------11----------11---| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Play the above 3 times then the below once
Guitar 1 (tremolo pick the notes)
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E|--20--------------18------17-------|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 4 (let chords ring)
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E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|--12--------------10----------9----|-----------------------------------| E|--10--------------8-----------7----|-----------------------------------|
VERSE 2
No guitar
CHORUS 3
Guitars 2 and 4 (let chords ring)
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E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|--9---------------5-----------2----|-----------------------------------| E|--7---------------3-----------0----|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 3
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E|--0--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| B|----------15--14------15--14-------|----------15--14------15--14-------| G|------11----------11----------11---|------11----------11----------11---| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Play the above 3 times then the below once
Guitars 2 and 4 (let chords ring)
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E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|--12--------------10----------9----|-----------------------------------| E|--10--------------8-----------7----|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 3
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E|--0--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| B|----------15--14------15--14-------|----------15--14------15--14-------| G|------11----------11----------11---|------11----------11----------11---| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
BRIDGE
Guitar 5
Accoustic chords (same rhythm as verse 1)
[Am] [G] [C] [G] [Am] [G] [D]
play the above three times
On the third time, guitar 1 tremolo picks this in the last 2 bars
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E|--12-------------------------------|--15-------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|--------------------------15-------| G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
CHORUS 4
Guitars 2 and 4 (let chords ring)
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E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|--9---------------5-----------2----|-----------------------------------| E|--7---------------3-----------0----|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 3
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E|--0--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| B|----------15--14------15--14-------|----------15--14------15--14-------| G|------11----------11----------11---|------11----------11----------11---| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Play the above 3 times then the below once
Guitars 2 and 4 (let chords ring)
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E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|--12--------------10----------9----|-----------------------------------| E|--10--------------8-----------7----|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 3
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E|--0--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| B|----------15--14------15--14-------|----------15--14------15--14-------| G|------11----------11----------11---|------11----------11----------11---| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
CHORUS 5
Guitar 1 (tremolo pick notes)
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E|--14--------------15--20-----------|----------15------17---------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Guitars 2 and 4 (let chords ring)
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E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|--9---------------5-----------2----|-----------------------------------| E|--7---------------3-----------0----|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 3
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E|--0--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| B|----------15--14------15--14-------|----------15--14------15--14-------| G|------11----------11----------11---|------11----------11----------11---| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Play the above once then
Guitar 1 (tremolo pick the notes)
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E|--14--------------15--20-----------|------------------15---------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Guitars 2 and 4 (let chords ring)
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E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|--9---------------5-----------2----|-----------------------------------| E|--7---------------3-----------0----|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 3
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E|--0--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| B|----------15--14------15--14-------|----------15--14------15--14-------| G|------11----------11----------11---|------11----------11----------11---| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Play the above once then
Guitar 1 (tremolo pick the notes)
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E|--14--------------15--20-----------|----------15------17---------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Guitars 2 and 4 (let chords ring)
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E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|--9---------------5-----------2----|-----------------------------------| E|--7---------------3-----------0----|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 3
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E|--0--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| B|----------15--14------15--14-------|----------15--14------15--14-------| G|------11----------11----------11---|------11----------11----------11---| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Play the above once then play this twice
Guitar 1 (tremolo pick the notes)
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E|--20--------------18------17-------|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Guitars 2 and 4 (let chords ring)
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E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|--12--------------10----------9----|-----------------------------------| E|--10--------------8-----------7----|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 3
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E|--0--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| B|----------15--14------15--14-------|----------15--14------15--14-------| G|------11----------11----------11---|------11----------11----------11---| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Finally, play this once
Guitar 1 (tremolo pick the notes)
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E|--20--------------18------17-------|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 4 (let chords ring)
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E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|--12--------------10----------9----|-----------------------------------| E|--10--------------8-----------7----|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 3 main riff notes
When recording this to get the sound right I found that the riff on it's own wasn't enough.
I tracked it playing the riff in three different ways on top of each other to compensate
for the odd "muddy" effect I couldn't figure out in the studio version
Let notes ring
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E|--0--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| B|----------15--14------15--14-------|----------15--14------15--14-------| G|------11----------11----------11---|------11----------11----------11---| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Let notes ring
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E|--0-------10--9---0---10--9---0----|--0-------10--9---0---10--9---0----| B|--5---7---15--14--7-----------7----|--5---7---15--14--7-----------7----| G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Don't let notes ring
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E|----------10--9-------10--9--------|----------10--9-------10--9--------| B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|--9---11----------11----------11---|--9---11----------11----------11---| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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