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Slash N Burn

Manic Street Preachers
TabTuningHalf-Step Down
★4.7(6)

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

Song

I've seen many tabs for this song and most of them are wrong. What people don't realize, is

that the song is tuned down to half step. The solo is also included but it may have one or two notes missing.

h = Hammer on

P = Pull off

/ = Slide

PM = Palm mute

b = Bend note

INTRO/RIFF AFTER 2ND CHORUS:

Eb|------------------------------------------------3-------------------|
Bb|------------------------7--7--8-7---------------3--3--3--3--3-3-----|
Gb|-------------12-14--12--7--7--7-7------------------5--4--4--5-4-----|
Db|-------------12-12--12--7--7--9-7-----2p0----------5--5--5--5-5-----|
Ab|----10-12/14------------------------------2p0-----------------------|
Eb|-10-------------------------------------------3---------------------|
Eb|--------------------|
Bb|-11-10---9--8---8-7-|
Gb|-10-10---8--8---7-7-|
Db|-12-10---10-8---9-7-|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|

VERSE:

Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5--5-5--|
Db|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5--5-5--|
Ab|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--3--3-3--|
Eb|------------------------------------------------3----------|
       PM|---------|   PM|-------|   PM|---------|

CHORUS:

Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|------5---5---5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Db|-3----5---5---5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Ab|-3----3---3---3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Eb|-1---------------------------------------------|
                    PM|---------|   PM|---------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|------5---5---5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|
Db|-3----5---5---5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|
Ab|-3----3---3---3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8---|
Eb|-1--------------------------------|

PM|---------|

BRIDGE:

LEAD

Eb|-8--------------------|
Bb|---8------------------|
Gb|-----8--------------8-|
Db|-------10-8----8-10---|
Ab|------------10--------|
Eb|----------------------|

RHYTHM

Eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|-5----8----3------|
Db|-5----8----3----3-|
Ab|-3----6----1----3-|
Eb|----------------1-|

LEAD

Eb|-15-----|

Bb|-18b20*-|

Gb|--------|
Db|--------|
Ab|--------|
Eb|--------|

* = Gradually descend note while strumming.

RHYTHM

Eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-3-5------5-5------3-5------3-5-|
Ab|-3-5------5-5------3-5------3-5-|
Eb|-1-3------1-3------1-3------1-3-|

MIDDLE/SOLO:

Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-----3-----5-----7-------10----10-12-|
Gb|-----3-----5-----7-------10----10-12-|
Db|-----3-----5-----7-------10----10-12-|
Ab|-3-5---5-7---7-9---10-12----12-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-9---|
Db|-9---|
Ab|-7---|
Eb|-----|
Eb|---------------------------------------------12-14-15b17~~(15)-|
Bb|------------------------------------12-14-15-------------------|
Gb|------------------------12h14-14h16----------------------------|
Db|-------------------12h14---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------12h14--------------------------------------------|
Eb|-12---12-12h15-------------------------------------------------|

OUTRO

Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-11-10---9--8---8-7---6-5---4-3------|
Gb|-10-10---8--8---7-7---5-5---3-3----3-|
Db|-12-10---10-8---9-7---7-5---5-3----3-|
Ab|-----------------------------------1-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

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