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Bass1
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Song
Manic Street Preachers - Stay Beautiful
Generation Terrorists (1992, Columbia)
Music by James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore
Standard Tuning
Intro
||-------------------|------------------| ||--/7--7------------|------------------| ||--/7--7------------|------------------| ||--/7--7----4-----7-|-----5-5--5-5-5-5-| ||--/5--5----4-----7-|-----5-5--5-5-5-5-| ||---------x-2-----5-|-----3-3--3-3-3-3-| |-------------------|------------------|| |--/7--7------------|------------------|| |--/7--7------------|------------------|| |--/7--7----4-----7-|-----5-5--5-5-5-5-|| |--/5--5----4-----7-|-----5-5--5-5-5-5-|| |---------x-2-----5-|-----3-3--3-3-3-3-||
Verse
Guitar 1
PM------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| ||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| PM----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------|| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------|| |-----------------|-----------7-7-7-|-5---------5---|-------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5---------5---|-5-----|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---------3---|-5-----|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------0-|-3-----||
Guitar 2
PM| PM| PM PM PM------------| PM| PM PM PM------|
||-----2-----2---5-|-----3-----------|-----2-----2---5-|-----3------------| ||-----3-----2---5-|-----3-----------|-----3-----2---5-|-----3------------| ||---2-------------|-----------------|---2-------------|------------------| ||-0-----0-0---0---|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----0-0---0---|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
| PM| PM| PM PM PM|
|-----2-----2---5-|-----3-----------|-3-------------|-3-----|| |-----3-----2---5-|-----3-----------|-3--3----------|-3-----|| |---2-------------|---------0-0-0-0-|-5-----5-------|-4-----|| |-0-----0-0---0---|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|-5-------5-----|-5-----|| |-----------------|-----------------|-3---------3---|-5-----|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------0-|-3-----||
Bridge between verses
PM PM
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |-/7--7------------|------------------|-/7--7------------|----------------0--|| |-/7--7------------|------------------|-/7--7------------|----------------0--|| |-/7--7----4-----7-|-----5-5--5-5-5-5-|-/7--7----4-----7-|-----5-5--5-5-5-0--|| |-/5--5----4-----7-|-----5-5--5-5-5-5-|-/5--5----4-----7-|-----5-5--5-5-5----|| |--------x-2-----5-|-----3-3--3-3-3-3-|--------x-2-----5-|-----3-3--3-3-3----||
Chorus
Guitar 1
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------0--| |-2-----2-2-------|-2-----2-2---2p0---|-5-----5-5-------|-5-----5-5-----0--| |-2-----2-2-------|-2-----2-2---2p0---|-5-----5-5-------|-5-----5-5-----0--| |-0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0---0p0---|-3-----3-3-------|-3-----3-3--------| |---------------|----------------------------| |-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-7--10b12--10b12r10~~~~-----| |-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-7---9b11---9b11r9~~~~------| |-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-7--------------------------| |-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5--------------------------| |---------------|----------------------------|
Guitar 2
| PM--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-8-8-7---8-8-7---|-8-8-7---8-8-7-----|-8-8-7---8-8-7---|-8-8-7---8-8-7----| |-------9-------9-|-------9--------9--|-------9-------9-|-------9-------9--| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------------|----------------------------| |-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-7--------------------------| |-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-7--------------------------| |-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-7--------------------------| |-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5--------------------------| |---------------|----------------------------|
Third guitar on second time the "don't wanna see your face" part is repeated in the chorus
|-2-------2-------|-2-------2---------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2---------| |---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3----3--|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3-------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----0-------0---|-----0-------/4----| |-----2-------2---|-----2-------2-----|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Bridge between choruses, both guitars
|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-2-------------2-|-----------2-------| |-0-------------0-|-----------0-------| |----3--2h3-------|-----3-2h3---3-2p0-|
Guitar Solo
Guitar 1
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--3---3--------3--3----3-|-------3--3----3-----------3--3-3-3--| |--3---3--------3--3----3-|-------3--3----3-----------3--3-3-3--| |--1---1--------1--1-0--1-|-------1--1----1-----------1--1-1-1--| |--------------------------|---------------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------------| |--5-5--5--5-----5--5-5--5-|---5----5-----5-----5-----5----5--5----| |--5-5--5--5-----5--5-5--5-|---5----5-----5-----5-----5----5--5----| |--3-3--3--3-----3--3-3--3-|---3----3-----3-----3-----3----3--3----| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--3---3--------3--3----3-|-------3--3----3-----------3--3-3-3--| |--3---3--------3--3----3-|-------3--3----3-----------3--3-3-3--| |--1---1--------1--1-0--1-|-------1--1----1-----------1--1-1-1--| |--------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-7-----7-----7------------|-----------------------------------| |-7-----7-----7-------5----|---------5--5-5----5---5---5-------| |-5-----5-----4-------5----|---------5--5-5----5---5---5-------| |-------------------0-3----|---------3--3-3----3---3---3---0---| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-5-----5-----5------------2-|------2-2-2-2----2--2------2-| |-5-----5-----5------------2-|------2-2-2-2----2--2------2-| |-3-----3-----2----------0-0-|------0-0-0-0----0--0------0-|
Repeat last 4 bars twice
Guitar 2 |pre-bend
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----12-12-12-12------12-|-------------------------------------| |-10--12-12-12-12-10---12-|------10-12b14---------14r12-10------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------------| |------12-12-12-12------12-|----------------13h15-15b17r~~13-10-| |-10---12-12-12-12-10---12-|----------12h14---------------------| |--------------------------|----12h15---------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|hold bend
|----------------------------| |-----12-12-12-12------------| |-10--12-12-12-12-10---12b14-| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------|
hold note|------------
|--------------------------|---------7-------------------------| |-7-----7-----7-------7----|(7)----------10-7h10p7-------------| |-9b11--9b11--9b11--x-9b11-|-9b11r9------------p7-------7h9----| |--------------------------|-------------------------9-9-x-----| |--------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|pre-bend
|----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-7-----7--------------------|-----10---7-8b10--------10r7-| |-9b11--9b11--9b11r9p7-------|--------9--------------------| |------------------------9-9-|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|pre-bend
|-----------------------------9b10-|-9-9-b107----------------------------------| |-7-----7-----7--------------------|------------10b12-12r10rb12r8-8-------------| |-9b11--9b11--9b11--9b11rx---------|--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |-10b12r10b127-10p7---7-10p7-----------------|-------------------------------------|| |------------------------9--------9p7-9p7---7-|--9p7--------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------9---|------9p7-9p7---7-9p7-------7--------|| |---------------------------------------------|--------------9-------9p7-9---9p7----|| |---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
Outro
Both guitars
||---------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||---------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||--7--7--7------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||--7--7--7----5-|-----5-5-5-5-5-5---|--5---5--5----2-|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|| ||--5--5--4----5-|-----5-5-5-5-5-5---|--5---5--5----2-|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|| ||-----------0-3-|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|--3---3--2--0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| repeat last 4 bars
Outro 2
guitar 1
|---------------------------------| |-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-x-| |-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-x-| |-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-x-| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
hold chord
|-2--------------| |-3--------------| |-2--------------| |-0--------------| |----------------| |----------------|
Guitar 2
|---------------------------------| |-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-x-| |-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-x-| |-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-x-| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------|| |-7--------------|------------------|------------------|--------------|| |-7--------------|------------7-----|--------7---------|-----7--------|| |-7--------------|--9p7-------7-9p7-|--------7-9p7-----|-----7--------|| |----------------|------9p7-9-------|--9p7-9-------9p7-|--9-----------|| |----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------||
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