Royal Correspondent

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Band: Manic Street Preachers Album: Know Your Enemy Song: Royal Correspondent Year: 2001 Versions: 3 =========================================================================== =========================================================================== =========================================================================== ROYAL CORRESPONDENT Transcribed by Fung Mak fung.mak@strath.ac.uk Chords Used: G#m: 466444 B: 799877 Bsus4: 799977 E: X79997 Emaj7: X79897 Eb: X68886 Ebsus4: X68896 C#m: X46654 A: X02220 Electric Guitar E5: 22XXXX E5(1): XX799X Eb5(1): XX688X Eb5: 11XXXX D5(1): X5XXXX D5: 1XXXXX (i know this is not a chord but i can't write out single notes in ASCII as chords) Electric drop D tuning Acoustic normal tuning INTRO (slash) e||-------7------7--------------7-----| B||----9----9------9----------9---9---| G||---8-------8------8---6h8--------8-| D||--9-----------------8--------------| A||-7------------------6--------------| E||-----------------------------------| e||-------------------------------------| B||---10-------10--------9------9-------| G||------9--------9--------9------9-----| D||-----------------9---------------9---| A||-7-------7---------7-------7-------7-| E||-------------------------------------| e||----------------------------------------| B||----------------------------------------| G||----------------------------------------| D||----------------------------------------| A||----------------------------------------| D||-6--6-6-8-9-8-6-4-1--8--6-8-6-5-------6-| VERSE 1 G#m B Bsus4 You've been this way since school G||-5-h7--5-h7- Emaj7 C#m D||-5-h7--5-h7- Dysfunctional, translucent G#m B Bsus4 Royalty on your wall Emaj7 Eb So desperately mundane PRE-CHORUS B5 E5 B5 They're inbred baby just like you E5 B5 A5 But you'd love the chance to eat their food EbsEb4 Even though it has been chewed e||-----------11-|---------11-| B||---------11---|-------11---| G||------13------|-----12-----| D||---13---------|---13-------| A||-13-----------|-13---------| D||--------------|------------| CHORUS (electric at top, acoustic at bottom, together with intro) E5 E Royal correspondent EDEb5 Eb Sad and lonely E5 E Royal correspondent EDEb5 Eb Kills her daily e||------------------------------------| B||------------------------------------| G||------------------------------------| D||------------------------------------| A||------------------------------------| D||-6--6-8-9-8-6-4-1--8--6-8-6-5-1-0-1-| e||-----------------------------------------| B||-----------------------------------------| G||-----------------------------------------| D||-----------------------------------------| A||-----------------------------------------| D||-6--6-8-9-8-6-4-1-8-6-8-6-8-6-5--------6-| VERSE 2 (same as verse 1) Dream of the Daily Mail It is the Holy Grail And then the BBC Your life would be complete PRE-CHORUS (same as first pre-chorus) Build a fountain, wash away the poor Just as long as your motives are pure Hold on tight or you just might lose her REPEAT CHORUS MIDDLE e||--------------------------------------------| B||--------------------------------------------| G||-----------------------11-------------------| D||-9-9-9/11/13-11-9--9-9----9--9-9-11-13-11-9-| A||--------------------------------------------| D||-9-9-9/11/13-11-9--9-9----9--9-9-11-13-11-9-| e||---------------------------------------------------| B||---------------------------------------------------| G||---------------9-8-6--6-6-6------------------------| D||-9-9-9\7-7-7-7--------------5-5-5-5-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-| A||---------------7-6-4--4-4-4------------------------| E||-9-9-9\7-7-7-7--------------5-5-5-5-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-| CHORUS Riff 1 e||--------------| B||--------------| G||-8--8-8-8\6-4-| D||--------------| A||-6--6-6-6\4-2-| D||--------------| E5(1) E Royal correspondent Eb5(1) D5(1) Eb5(1) Riff 1 Eb Smarter than the rest E5 E Royal correspondent Eb5 D5 Eb5 Riff 1 Eb Smarter than the rest E5(1) E Royal correspondent Eb5(1) D5(1) Eb5(1) Riff 1 Eb Smarter than the rest E5 E Royal correspondent EDEb5 Eb Smarter than the rest Smarter than the rest e||----------------------------------------| B||----------------------------------------| G||----------------------------------------| D||----------------------------------------| A||----------------------------------------| D||-6--6-6-8-9-8-6-4-1--8--6-8-6-5-------6-| e||----------------------------------------| B||----------------------------------------| G||----------------------------------------| D||----------------------------------------| A||----------------------------------------| D||-6--6-6-8-9-8-6-4-1--8--6-8-6-5-------6-| =========================================================================== =========================================================================== =========================================================================== ROYAL CORRESPONDANT (Bradfield/Moore/Wire) Transcribed by Daniel Bamsey (drbams@yahoo.com) Tune down 1/2 step (D# G# C# F# A# D#) NB: Use distortion with flanger for lead parts Chords: Emaj7 D#sus4 E G#m B Bsus4 Emaj7(*) -8---------------0---0-------------0----| -10----10-0----9-0---1---5--6------1----| -9-----9--2----9-1---2---5--5------2----| -10----9--2----9-2---2---5--5------3----| -8-----7--2----7-2---0---3--3------3----| ----------0------0-----------------1----| (use thumb) CBEA5 --------------------| -6------------------| -7----5---------3---| -7----5----3----3---| -5----3----3----1---| -----------1--------| Intro: RIFF A RIFF B RIFF A Emaj7 rake--- -------8---8------8-------------------8--------| -----10------10-----10-------------10---10-----| ----9-----------9------9------7ho9----------9--| --10-------------------------------------------| -8--------------------------------------------8| --------------------------1--------------------| DD#us4 --------------------------------------| ---10------10-------9------9----------| ------9-------9-------9------9--------| ----------------9--------------9------| -7------7---------------7---------7---| ------------------------------------0-| RIFF B EDD#us4 ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| -5---5-7-8--7-5-3--0-|---7--5/7-5-4----| Verse: G#m B Bsus4 B Emaj7(*) C#m (with RIFF C) GBBBus4 Emaj7(*) D# RIFF C C#m --------------------| --------------------| ------5/7----x-5/7--| ------5/7----x-5/7--| --------------------| --------------------| Pre-Chorus: B5 E5 B5 E5 A5 D#sus4 D# (with Riff D) RIFF D DD#us4 ----------0-----------12-----| ----------10---------9-------| --------9-9------9--9--------| ---9--9--------9-------------| or similar -7---------------------------| -----------------------------| i know this is slightly wrong but it sounds ok. Chorus: Emaj7 D#sus4 D# x2 (with Riff A) Before 2nd Verse play this: RIFF E EDD#us4 ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| -5---5-7-8--7-5-3--0-|---7--5/7-5-4----| EDD#us4 ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| ---------------------|-----------------| -5---5-7-8--7-5-3--0-|---7-5-7-5-7-5-4-| --------------------| --------------------| --------------------| --------------------| --------------------| -/5-----------------| Solo: BE5 ------------------------------8-8--| ------------------------------8-8--| -----------------------------------| -101010-10/12/14\12--1010-1010-----| -x-x-x--x--x--x--x---x-x--x-x------| -8-8-8--8-/10/12\10--8-8--8-8------| BE5 ----------------------------8-8----| ----------------------------8-8----| -----------------------------------| -101010-10/12-12/14-\12--10--------| -x-x-x--x--x--x--x---x---x---------| -8-8-8--8-/10-10/12-\10--8---------| A5 -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -10\8-8-8-8-8---15-14-12-10--------| -x--x-x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x---------| -8-\6-6-6-6-6--/13-12-10-8---------| DD#us4 -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -10/7-7-7-7-7----------------------| -x--x-x-x-x-x----2--2-2-2-2-2-2----| -8-/5-5-5-5-5----0--0-0-0-0-0-0----| Final Chorus: Emaj7 D#sus4 D# (with riffs F and G) RIFF F -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -9-9-9--9-9-9--7-5\4---------------| -x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x---------------| -7-7-7--7-7-7--5-3\2---------------| -----------------------------------| RIFF G -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -2--4-5-4--2-----------------------| -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| Outro: RIFF B x2 End on Emaj7 ("So desperately Mundane") =========================================================================== =========================================================================== =========================================================================== E x7999x D# x688xx B 799xxx G# 466xxx A 577xxx Intro- Pick E and D# Verse- G# B E D# Bridge- B Ex2 A D# Chrous- E D# Fill-G# D#