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Soul Contamination tab by Manic Street Preachers

Guitar Tab 

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: E

Difficulty: Novice

Standard Tuning


  Intro:

Guitar One:

   B5               A5               G5
                                     pm
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4----------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|-4----------------2----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2----------------0----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Guitar Two:

e|------------------------------------------------------------3-----------3---|
B|------------------------------------------------3-------3---3-3---3-3---3-3-|
G|------------------------------------------3h4h5---5-3-5-5b7---7r5-5-5b7---7-|
D|-------------------------------------0h3h5----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Verse:

Guitar one:

   E5              D5              B5              A5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
   Everyone     is staring with the glaze       of obsession

   G5                              E5                          A5 D5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---|
   Interlocking cartels bypassing the bone

   E5              D5              B5              A5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
   The empty statement of art school dissension

   G5                              E5                          A5 D5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---|
   Institutionalised expression of mass control


Guitar Two:

   Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12--------------------------------------------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12--/9--9-9-9-10-9--/9--9-9-9-10-9-------\-|
G|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
D|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12--------------------------------------------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12--/9--9-9-9-10-9--/9--9-9-9-10-9-------\-|
G|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
D|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Chorus:

Guitar one:

   A5                           E5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-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-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------|
   And when America fills in the hole

   G5                           D5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-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-|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------|
   Your pile of misery where centuries be

  A5                           E5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-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-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------|
   And he does win a holiday after a poll

   G5                           D5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-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-|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------|
   One per cent interest stand up with glee

   B5               A5               G5
                                     pm
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4----------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|-4----------------2----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2----------------0----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


Guitar Two:

   A                            E
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
G|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
D|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

   G                            D
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12~-----------------------12\7~------------------------7/-|
G|-12~-----------------------12\7~------------------------7/-|
D|-12~-----------------------12\7~------------------------7/-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

   A                            E
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
G|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
D|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

   G                            D
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12~-----------------------12\7~---------------------------|
G|-12~-----------------------12\7~---------------------------|
D|-12~-----------------------12\7~---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

   B                A                G
e|-----3---------3---------3---------3---------3-------------|
B|-3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3-----------|
G|-5b7---7r5-5b7---7r5-5b7---7r5-5b7---7r5-5b7---7r5---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|


  Verse:

Guitar one:

   E5              D5              B5              A5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
   Soul contamination spreads the germs of finance

   G5                              E5                          A5 D5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---|
   Making weak minds think this is what they want

   E5              D5              B5              A5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  Power facts are brutally sold to worn darkened skin

   G5                              E5                          A5 D5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---|
   Arise the new scum arise to the sound of a drum


Guitar Two:

   Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12--------------------------------------------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12--/9--9-9-9-10-9--/9--9-9-9-10-9-------\-|
G|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
D|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------12--12-----12------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12-----------12----12---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Pm
e|-12--12-----12------12--12-----12--------------------------------------------|
B|---------12----12-----------12----12--/9--9-9-9-10-9--/9--9-9-9-10-9-------\-|
G|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
D|--------------------------------------/9--9-9-9-9--9--/9--9-9-9-9--9-------\-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


 Chorus:

Guitar one:

   A5                           E5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-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-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------|
  With your desk degrees in civil engineering

   G5                           D5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-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-|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------|
   Theyre drawing up plans for a future for themselves

  A5                           E5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-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-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------|
   And sweet daddy buys up a university

   G5                           D5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-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-|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------|
   On a mission tied next to suits

   B5               A5               G5
                                     pm
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4----------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|-4----------------2----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2----------------0----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


Guitar Two:

   A                            E
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
G|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
D|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

   G                            D
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12~-----------------------12\7~------------------------7/-|
G|-12~-----------------------12\7~------------------------7/-|
D|-12~-----------------------12\7~------------------------7/-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

   A                            E
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
G|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
D|-/14~----------------------14\9~------------------------9/-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

   G                            D
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12~-----------------------12\7~---------------------------|
G|-12~-----------------------12\7~---------------------------|
D|-12~-----------------------12\7~---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

   B                A                G
e|------------------------------------------------------------3-----------3---|
B|------------------------------------------------3-------3---3-3---3-3---3-3-|
G|------------------------------------------3h4h5---5-3-5-5b7---7r5-5-5b7---7-|
D|-------------------------------------0h3h5----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Outro:

Guitar One:

   F#5           A5              E5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
   Soul contamination die because you crossed by fire

  F#5           A5              E5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
   Soul contamination poverty expressed in your heart

  F#5           A5              E5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
   Soul contamination arise surrender burn

   F#5           A5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
   Soul contamination do you rise

   A G#5 F#5 E
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--6--4--2---------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--6--4--2---------------------------------------------------|
E|-5--4--2--0---------------------------------------------------|
   up


Guitar Two:

e|----19-16---------19-16---------19-16---------19-16-----------|
B|----------17------------17------------17------------17--------|
G|-------------16------------16------------16-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
  Soul contamination die because you crossed by fire

e|----19-16---------19-16---------19-16---------19-16-----------|
B|----------17------------17------------17------------17--------|
G|-------------16------------16------------16-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
  Soul contamination poverty expressed in your heart

e|----19-16---------19-16---------19-16---------19-16-----------|
B|----------17------------17------------17------------17--------|
G|-------------16------------16------------16-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
  Soul contamination arise surrender burn

                  Pm
e|----19-16----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------17----17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
G|----------------16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   Soul contamination do you rise

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-17-17-17-17----------------------------------------------|
G|-16-16-16-16-16----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
  up



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| h  Hammer-on
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato

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