Right, here is a classic Manics track!
Little Baby Nothing
The Intro is played using two twelve string steel guitars, guitar 1 is the main guitar it uses
a clean sound with strong reverb and a thick chorus, guitar 2 uses a
slightly broken tremelo arm. I have transcribed it for a six string guitar
because my Dad accidentally spilled petrol into my twelve stringer! Both guitars
are finger picked throughout.
Intro
DEFFGBbsus2
e-|------------------------------------------------1-|-
B-|-----------------------8------------------------1-|-
G-|------7----/9--/10-------10---------------------3-|-
D-|----7----/9----/10---------10-------------------3-|-
A-|--5----/7-------/8---8--------8-----5---5-5-0---1-|-
E-|--------------------------------8---3---3-3-------|-
N.C. C5
e-|--6-/8-\6-\5----------|- G-|-5--|-
B-|--6-/8-\6-\5--8-po-6--|- Repeat Intro riff twice D-|-5--|-
G-|----------------------|- 2nd time end with this>> A-|-3--|-
After the 1st intro guitar 1 plays full chords using a clean sound, while
guitar 2 plays power chords with heavy distortion.
Intro 2
x2
|:F C| F| C:|
Verse
In the verse there is only one guitar which uses a clean sound, the chords
are picked throughout.
AmDm
No one likes looking at you
BbC
You're lack of ego offends male mentality
AmDm
They need your innocence
BbC
To steal vacant love and to destroy
Bb
Your beauty and virginity used like toys
Repeat Intro 2
Chorus
In the chorus there is only one guitar which is distorted. The chords are
strummed.
FF/EDm
My mind is dead, everybody love's me
GmCEb
Wants a slice of me Hopelesly passive and compatable
FF/EDm
Need to belong, all the roads are scary
GmCEb
So hold me in your arms, I wanna be your only possesion
BbC
Ooooh Ooooh
Mid-section
FC/EEbBbBbE
Used, used, used by men
FC/EEbBb
Used, used, used by men C Bb
Repeat Verse
Repeat Intro 2
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3
Verse 3 is similar to previous verses execpt it is extended by eight bars.
The guitar stops playing for the first eight bars before re-entering to play
the last eight as in previous verses.
Repeat Intro 2
Solo
Over the solo a second guitar continues to play Intro 2
e-|--8-bu-(10)-rb--------------------------|------------------------|
B-|---------------10-bu-(12)-rb------------|-10-bu-(12)-rb--10~~~~~-|Repeat
G-|-----------------------------10-po-9----|------------------------| x2
D-|-------------------------------------10-|------------------------|
Outro
F C/E (Bass plays E)
You are pure you are snow
DmBb
We are the usless sl*ts that they mould
FCDBbFC/E
And rock 'n' roll is are epiphany
DmC
Culture, allenation, boredom and despair, ooh, oh baby yeah yeah yeah!
FCDBb
The following riff is played over the last eight bars of C
CC
e-|-------------|---------------------|------(slow)-|---------------------|-
B-|------(slow)-|---------------------|-13-bu-(15)--|-13-bu-(15)-rb-------|-
G-|-12-bu-(14)--|-12-bu-(14)-rb-------|-------------|---------------14-12-|-
D-|-------------|---------------14-12-|-------------|---------------------|-
A-|-------------|---------------------|-------------|---------------------|-
CC
e-|-13-bu-(15)--|--13-bu-(15)-rb-------|------(slow)-|------------|
B-|------(slow)-|----------------15-13-|-13-bu-(15)--|-13~~~------|
G-|-------------|----------------------|-------------|------------|
D-|-------------|----------------------|-------------|------------|
A-|-------------|----------------------|-------------|------------|
For the live version played at Sheffield Octagon in October 1994, you may want to
jam the strings into the pickups at the end, and snap off the tremelo
arm.