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La Tristesse Durera

Manic Street Preachers
Tab
★4.7(9)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Song:La Tristesse Durera

Band:Manic Street Preachers

Tabbed by:SLAUGHTER!!!!!!!!!!!!! (s_laughter_uk@yahoo.co.uk)

Tuning:EADGBE

Chords:

Em:x7998x

G:x, x, 12, 12, 12, x.

D:xx777x

C:xx555x

BPM:102

INTRO

Bass

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          -3-3-3--0-3-3--0-3--0--- x2

then,

Main riff

Gtr.1 w/heavy P.M.

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          --------4---2-------2----
          ----------5----3--3----3-
          -3--3-3------------------ x2

VERSE w/main riff x8

BRIDGE

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-(5)xx(5)x(5)x(5)x(5)(7)(8)xx(8)x(8)x(8)x(8)(10)- ( )

          --5-xx-5-x-5-x-5-x-5--7--8-xx-8-x-8-x-8-x-8--10-- notes
          --3-xx-3-x-3-x-3-x-3--5--6-xx-6-x-6-x-6-x-6---8-- happen

------------------------------------------------- rarely

Main riff x2

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-(5)xx(5)x(5)x(5)x(5)(7)(8)xx(8)x(8)x(8)x(8)(10)- ( )

          --5-xx-5-x-5-x-5-x-5--7--8-xx-8-x-8-x-8-x-8--10-- notes
          --3-xx-3-x-3-x-3-x-3--5--6-xx-6-x-6-x-6-x-6---8-- happen

------------------------------------------------- rarely

CHORUS

Gtr.1 main riff x8

Gtr.2

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          --------7---5-------5----
          ----------7----5--5----5-
          -5--5-5------------------

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------------------------- x8

Gtr.3 plays G5 once, ring out for 4 bars, repeat

then,

Gtr.1 w/distortion

          -2------------------------
          -3------------------------
          -2------------------------
          -0------------------------

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|Gtr.2 w/distortion

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          -7------------------------
          -7---------------------7\-
          -5---------------------5\-

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INTERLUDE

Gtr.1 w/lighter P.M.

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          --------4---2-------2----
          ----------5----3--3----3-
          -3--3-3------------------ x2

|

|Gtr.2 w/ligher P.M.

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          --------7---5-------5----
          ----------7----5--5----5-
          -5--5-5------------------

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REPEAT VERSE w/gtr.1 + 2 parts

BRIDGE 2

Gtr.1

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-(5)xx(5)x(5)x(5)x(5)(7)(8)xx(8)x(8)x(8)x(8)(10)- ( )

          --5-xx-5-x-5-x-5-x-5--7--8-xx-8-x-8-x-8-x-8--10-- notes
          --3-xx-3-x-3-x-3-x-3--5--6-xx-6-x-6-x-6-x-6---8-- happen

------------------------------------------------- rarely

|

|Gtr.2 w/neck pickup

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          -9-xx-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-11-12-xx-12-x-12-x-12-x-12--14-

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Gtr.1

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          --------4---2-------2----
          ----------5----3--3----3-
          -3--3-3------------------ x2

|

|Gtr.2

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-14--(16)-----(14)-12~~~~~\- cancel

---------------------------- neck pickup

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Gtr.1

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-(5)xx(5)x(5)x(5)x(5)(7)(8)xx(8)x(8)x(8)x(8)(10)- ( )

          --5-xx-5-x-5-x-5-x-5--7--8-xx-8-x-8-x-8-x-8--10-- notes
          --3-xx-3-x-3-x-3-x-3--5--6-xx-6-x-6-x-6-x-6---8-- happen

------------------------------------------------- rarely

REPEAT CHORUS w/lighter P.M.

Gtr.1

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          ----------------4-/-
          -3-(5)------(3)-----

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|Gtr.2

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          -7------------------ reduce gtr. volume
          -7------------------ to 5 (approx.)
          -5------------------

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SOLO

Gtr.2

Em G D C x2 (w/slight variation on repeat)

Gtr.1

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          ----------------------12\11----11-12~~~~12~~~~12-12(14)(12)-12-(14)(12)-11/12-12(14)-12(14)-12(14)~~\-
          -14~~~~14~~~~14~~14~~-------14------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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          -----14-12----12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          -----------15----15-12----12---------------------------------------------------------------------------
          -----------------------14----14-12----12--14(16)(14)-12---------------------12\11----11-12~~~~12~~~~12-
          -/14-------------------------------14-------------------14~~~~14~~~~14~~14~~------14-------------------

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          -12(14)(12)-12-(14)(12)-11/12-12(14)-12(14)-12(14)~~\-----------9-7---------------9-7--------------
          ------------------------------------------------------/7-7-7(9)-----9-7----7-7(9)-----9-7----------
          ------------------------------------------------------------------------10----------------10-10-10-

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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          ----------------21-19--------------------21-19-------------
          -/19-19-19(21)-------21-19----19-19(21)-------21-19--------
          ---------------------------22-----------------------22-22\-

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Gtr.2 out

Gtr.1

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          --------5^4^2-4--2-0---0-2^4-
          -0--0-0--------------2-------

----------------------------- x3

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-------5^4---------5^4------

          -3-3-3-----5-3-3-3-----5-3/-

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---------17^16-------------17^16-----

          15-15-15-------17-15-15-15-------15\-

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REPEAT CHORUS

OUTRO CHORUS w/main riff x12

OUTRO w/main riff x11

Finish on G5

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