Manic Street Preachers
A Design for Life
Track 2 - Everything Must Go
This song is played in 12/8
Riff A Riff B
Cmaj7 Dm7/9
G-|----------------------------| G-|----------------------------|
D-|----------------------------| D-|----------------------------|
A-|-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3------| A-|-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5------|
E-|----------3-3-----------3-3-| E-|----------5-5-----------5-5-|
Riff C Riff D
Gmaj7 Ebmaj7
G-|----------------------------| G-|----------------------------|
D-|----------------------------| D-|----------------------------|
A-|----------------------------| A-|-6-6-6-6-------6-6-6-6------|
E-|-3-3-3-3--0-1--3-3-3-3--0-1-| E-|----------5-5-----------5-5-|
Riff E
Cmaj7 F5 E5
G-|------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------|
A-|-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3---8-7--|
E-|----------3-3-----------------|
Intro
Riff A x2
Verse 1
| Riff A x2 | Riff B x2 | Riff C x2 | Riff D | Riff B |
| Riff A x2 |
Verse 2
| Riff A x2 | Riff B x2 | Riff C x2 | Riff D | Riff B |
| Riff A | Riff E |
Pre-Chorus
D5 G5 F5 E5
G-|---------------------|-----------------------|-
D-|---------------------|-----------------------|-
A-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-|-------------------8-7-|-
E-|---------------------|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3------|-
D5 G5 D5 D#5
G-|---------------------|-----------------------|-
D-|---------------------|-----------------------|-
A-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-|-------------------5-6-|-
E-|---------------------|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3------|-
E5 A5 Fsus2
G-|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-
D-|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-
A-|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-
E-|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-|-
Fsus2
G-|----------------------|
D-|----------------------|
A-|----------------------|
E-|-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-0-1-|
Chorus
Am G5 F#5 Fsus2 x2
G-||------------------------|----------------------||
D-||------------------------|----------------------||
A-||:-0--0-0--0-0--0-0------|---------------------:||
E-||--------------------3-2-|-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-0-1-||
Am G5 F#5 Fsus2 Fsus2
G-|-----------------------|---------------|---------------|
D-|-----------------------|---------------|---------------|
A-|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0------|---------------|---------------|
E-|-------------------3-2-|-1-----(1)-----|-1-----(1)-----|
Verse 3
The 3rd verse is almost the same as the 2nd except for the first bar where
Riff A is replaced by Riff F
Riff F
Cmaj7
G-|---------------------------|
D-|---------------------------|
A-|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3------|
E-|-----------------------3-3-|
Pre-Chorus: Repeat Pre-Chorus
Chorus: Repeat Chorus
Instrumental Break
Riff G Riff H
Cmaj7 Dm7/9
G-|-------------------------| G-|-------------------------|
D-|-------------------------| D-|-------------------------|
A-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-|-------------------------| E-|-------------------------|
Riff I Riff J
Gmaj7 Ebmaj7
G-|-------------------------| G-|-------------------------|
D-|-------------------------| D-|-------------------------|
A-|-------------------------| A-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E-|-------------------------|
| Riff G x2 | Riff H x2 | Riff I x2 | Riff J | Riff H |
| Riff G | Riff E |
Pre-Chorus: Repeat Pre-Chorus
Chorus: Repeat Chorus
Outro
Drum solo
transcribed by Kevin Brown And Chris Stevens
Bass Tabs | |
Title | A Design For Life |
Artist | Manic Street Preachers |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | TfEoVxy7VDQ |
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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).