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Personal Jesus

Marilyn Manson
TabTuningDrop D
★4.2(11)

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Tab5

Bass2

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

Intro

e-----------------------------------R

B-----------------------------------E

G---------11----------------11------P till the verse
D--4-7-4--11--7-4----4-7-4--11--7-4-E
A--4-7-4--9---7-4----4-7-4--9---7-4-A
D--4-7-4------7-4----4-7-4------7-4-T

there is another little guitar part that guitar 2 plays right after the intro going

into the verse but i havn't tabbed it(sorry)

Verse

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------11----------------11------| it's actually exactly the same as the
D|--4-7-4--11--7-4----4-7-4--11--7-4-| intro, but I thought i'd put the verse
A|--4-7-4--9---7-4----4-7-4--9---7-4-| down seperatly anyway
D|--4-7-4------7-4----4-7-4------7-4-|

Then theres like a little fill later half way through the verse when he sings: "Someone

who cares"

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--------11--------------------------|
D|-9-12-9-11-12-9--7--7-7-7--6--6-6-6-|
A|-9-12-9--9-12-9--7--7-7-7--6--6-6-6-|
D|-9-12-9----12-9--7--7-7-7--6--6-6-6-|

Then continue playing the verse:

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------11----------------11------|
D|--4-7-4--11--7-4----4-7-4--11--7-4-|
A|--4-7-4--9---7-4----4-7-4--9---7-4-|
D|--4-7-4------7-4----4-7-4------7-4-|

end of the verse:

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--------11--------------------------|
D|-9-12-9-11-12-9--7--7-7-7--6--6-6-6-|
A|-9-12-9--9-12-9--7--7-7-7--6--6-6-6-|
D|-9-12-9----12-9--7--7-7-7--6--6-6-6-|

Bridge

"Feeling unknown and you're all alone..."

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-7-----7-----10-----15-----12------14----|
G|-X-----X-----X-------X------X-------X----|
D|-4-----4-----7------12------9------11----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|

Then after he sings

"I'll make you a believer" theres another little fill that guitar2 plays:

E|--------|
B|--------|
G|--11~~~-| just hold the note for
D|--------| like 2 seconds.
A|--------|
D|--------|

While guitar 1 just goes on playing the main riff (intro/verse):

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------11----------------11------|
D|--4-7-4--11--7-4----4-7-4--11--7-4-|
A|--4-7-4--9---7-4----4-7-4--9---7-4-|
D|--4-7-4------7-4----4-7-4------7-4-|

New verse:

"Take second best,put me to the test"

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------11----------------11------|
D|--4-7-4--11--7-4----4-7-4--11--7-4-|
A|--4-7-4--9---7-4----4-7-4--9---7-4-|
D|--4-7-4------7-4----4-7-4------7-4-|

First guitar plays main riff:

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------11----------------11------|
D|--4-7-4--11--7-4----4-7-4--11--7-4-|
A|--4-7-4--9---7-4----4-7-4--9---7-4-|
D|--4-7-4------7-4----4-7-4------7-4-|

while guitar 2 plays the little fill:

--------|
--------|
--11~~~-|
--------|
--------|

Chorus

"reach out and touch faith"

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------11-------------11----|
D|-6----5----4-7-4-11--7-4--4-7-4-11--7-|
A|-6----5----4-7-4--9--7-4--4-7-4--9--7-|
D|-6----5----4-7-4-----7-4--4-7-4-----7-|

Verse

"Your own personal Jesus"

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------11----------------11------|
D|--4-7-4--11--7-4----4-7-4--11--7-4-|
A|--4-7-4--9---7-4----4-7-4--9---7-4-|
D|--4-7-4------7-4----4-7-4------7-4-|

then again half way through the verse play:

"someone who cares..."

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--------11--------------------------|
D|-9-12-9-11-12-9--7--7-7-7--6--6-6-6-|
A|-9-12-9--9-12-9--7--7-7-7--6--6-6-6-|
D|-9-12-9----12-9--7--7-7-7--6--6-6-6-|

then carry on playing this:

"your own, personal Jesus.."

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------11----------------11------|
D|--4-7-4--11--7-4----4-7-4--11--7-4-|
A|--4-7-4--9---7-4----4-7-4--9---7-4-|
D|--4-7-4------7-4----4-7-4------7-4-|

during the verse guitar2 plays the little fill again:

--------|
--------|
--11~~~-|
--------|
--------|

"Someone to hear your prayers"

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------11----------------11------|
D|--4-7-4--11--7-4----4-7-4--11--7-4-|
A|--4-7-4--9---7-4----4-7-4--9---7-4-|
D|--4-7-4------7-4----4-7-4------7-4-|

Chorus

"reach out and touch faith"

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------11-------------11----|
D|-6----5----4-7-4-11--7-4--4-7-4-11--7-|
A|-6----5----4-7-4--9--7-4--4-7-4--9--7-|
D|-6----5----4-7-4-----7-4--4-7-4-----7-|

then on the drum beat:

---------------R

---------------E

---------------P strum the same as

-XXX-XXX-XXX-X-E drum rhythm

-XXX-XXX-XXX-X-A

-XXX-XXX-XXX-X-T

Guitar 1:

"Feeling unknown..."

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------| play quite lightly
D|--9(8x)-7(8x)-6(8x)-5(8x)-|
A|--9(8x)-7(8x)-6(8x)-5(8x)-|
D|--9(8x)-7(8x)-6(8x)-5(8x)-|

Guitar 2:

play this softly in the back round:

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-XXX-XXX-XXX-X-|
A|-XXX-XXX-XXX-X-|
D|-XXX-XXX-XXX-X-|

Verse

then play main riff:

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------11----------------11------|
D|--4-7-4--11--7-4----4-7-4--11--7-4-|
A|--4-7-4--9---7-4----4-7-4--9---7-4-|
D|--4-7-4------7-4----4-7-4------7-4-|
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--------11--------------------------|
D|-9-12-9-11-12-9--7--7-7-7--6--6-6-6-|
A|-9-12-9--9-12-9--7--7-7-7--6--6-6-6-|
D|-9-12-9----12-9--7--7-7-7--6--6-6-6-|

Guitar 2:

--------|
--------|
--11~~~-|
--------|
--------|

Chorus

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------11-------------11----|
D|-6----5----4-7-4-11--7-4--4-7-4-11--7-|
A|-6----5----4-7-4--9--7-4--4-7-4--9--7-|
D|-6----5----4-7-4-----7-4--4-7-4-----7-|

and there you go! One new complete tab! Sorry if it seems a bit of mess, but it got

confusing with all the extra little fills and the 2 seperate guitars but ive tabbed

as best as i can!

If you have any questions or problems e-mail me in_your_world@hotmail.co.uk or rhcp_3454@hotmail.com

ROCK ON!!!!

:-)

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| ~ Vibrato

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