Virginia State Epileptic Colony tab by Manic Street Preachers

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro and Verse:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---10-10-10-10-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---9--9--9--9---11-11-11-11--12-12-12-12--9--9--9--------------|
D MajorD|---7--7--7--7---12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--10-10-10-------------|
A augmentedA|----------------12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-------------|
E MajorE|----------------10-10-10-10---------------8--8--8--------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----8---8---8-7------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----5---5---7-7--9-7-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----7---7---7-7--7-7-------------------------------------------|  x4
A augmentedA|--0-0---0------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:

   E MajorE   C majorC
e|----0-------------------|
BB|----0------5------------|
G+G|----1------5------------| Throw in random arpeggio’d notes here.
D MajorD|----2------5------------|  x2
A augmentedA|----2------3------------|
E MajorE|----0-------------------|

Chorus:

e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------| Lots of legato here,
BB|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------| Here’s how I play
G+G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-------------------------| it. Listen for the
D MajorD|---0-0-2-0-2-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------| pattern, easy to
A augmentedA|---2-2-x-2-x-2-2-2-2-x-2-2-------------------------------------------------| work out.
E MajorE|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------|

e|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-------0-----0--------------------|
BB|---1-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-0-1-1--1-------1-----1--------------------|
G+G|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-------2-----2--------------------|
D MajorD|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3---3-3-3---3-3--------------------|
A augmentedA|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---10-10-10-10-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---9--9--9--9---11-11-11-11--12-12-12-12--9--9--9--------------|
D MajorD|---7--7--7--7---12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--10-10-10-------------|
A augmentedA|----------------12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-------------|
E MajorE|----------------10-10-10-10---------------8--8--8--------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----8---8---8-7------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----5---5---7-7--9-7-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----7---7---7-7--7-7-------------------------------------------|  x4
A augmentedA|--0-0---0------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:

   E MajorE   C majorC
e|----0--------------------|
BB|----0------5-------------|
G+G|----1------5-------------| Throw in random arpeggio’d notes here.
D MajorD|----2------5-------------|  x2
A augmentedA|----2------3-------------|
E MajorE|----0--------------------|


Chorus:

e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
BB|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------| Lots of legato here,
G+G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-------------------------| it. Here’s how I
D MajorD|---0-0-2-0-2-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------| play. Listen for the
A augmentedA|---2-2-x-2-x-2-2-2-2-x-2-2-------------------------------------------------| pattern, easy to work
E MajorE|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------| out.

e|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-------0-----0--------------------|
BB|---1-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-0-1-1--1-------1-----1--------------------|
G+G|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-------2-----2--------------------|
D MajorD|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3---3-3-3---3-3--------------------|
A augmentedA|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

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