A DESIGN FOR LIFE As recorded by Manic Street Preachers (From the 1996 Album EVERYTHING MUST GO) Words by Nicky Wire Music by James Dean Bradfield & Sean Moore Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr.1' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr.2' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr.3' Intro/Interlude Q.=88 Cmaj7 12/8 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||o---------0-------------0-----|---------0-------------0-----|| ||-------5----5--------5----5---|------5----5--------5----5---|| ||-----5--------5----5--------5-|----5--------5----5--------5-|| ||o-3-------------3-------------|-3-------------3-------------|| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------|| | | Gtr II | Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q ||---------20------------20-----|--------20------------20-----|| ||o--------20------------20-----|--------20------------20-----|| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------|| Verse Cmaj7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------0-------------0-----|---------0-------------0-----| |------5----5--------5----5---|------5----5--------5----5---| |----5--------5----5--------5-|----5--------5----5----------| |-3-------------3-------------|-3-------------3-----------3-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| | | Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q |--------20------------20-----|--------20------------20-----| |--------20------------20-----|--------20------------20-----| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| Dm13 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------0-------------0-----|---------0-------------0-----| |------5----5--------5----5---|------5----5--------5----5---| |----3--------3----3--------3-|----3--------3----3----------| |-5-------------5-------------|-5-------------5-------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------0-| | | Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q |--------20------------20-----|--------20------------20-----| |--------20------------20-----|--------20------------20-----| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------4-------------4-----|---------4-------------4-----| |------3----3--------3----3---|------3----3--------3----3---| |----5--------5----5--------5-|----5--------5----5--------5-| |-3-------------3-------------|-3-------------3-------------| | | Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q |--------19------------19-----|--------19------------19-----| |--------20------------20-----|--------20------------20-----| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| Ebmaj7 D7b5 PM-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |---------8-------------8-----|---------6----------6--6-6---o|| |------7----7--------7----7---|------5----5--------5--5-5----|| |----5--------5----5----------|----6--------6----6-6--6-6----|| |-6-------------6-----------0-|-5-------------5--5-5--5-5-0-o|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|| | | Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q |--------20------------20-----|--------20------------20------|| |--------20------------20-----|--------20------------20-----o|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|| Cmaj7 F5E5 Gtrs I, III E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E |-----------------------------|---------------0-----------|| |---------0-------------0-----|---------0-----0-----------|| |------5----5--------5----5---|------5----5---5-----------|| |----5--------5----5--------5-|----5--------5-------------|| |-3-------------3-------------|-3---------------------3-2-|| |-----------------------------|---------------------x-1-0-|| | | Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q |--------20------------20-----|--------20----------20-----|| |--------20------------20-----|--------20----------20-----|| |-----------------------------|---------------------------|| |-----------------------------|---------------------------|| |-----------------------------|---------------------------|| |-----------------------------|---------------------------|| Pre-Chorus Dm Dm7 G5 F5E5 Gtrs I, III Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E |-1--1-1--1-1--1-1----|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----| |-3--3-3--3-1--1-1----|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----| |-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-----| |-0--0-0--0-0--0-0----|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-----| |---------------------|------------------3-2-| |-------------------0-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-1-0-| Dm Dm7 Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E |-1--1-1----1--1-1----|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--------| |-3--3-3----1--1-1----|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--------| |-2--2-2--0-2--2-2----|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-7-8----| |-0--0-0--0-0--0-0----|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--------| |---------0---------0-|------------------5-6----| |-------------------0-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--------| Em E Am Am7 Q E Q. Q E Q E Q. Q E Q. E E E |------0---------0----|------0---------0-0-0-| |------0---------0h=1-|------1--1------1-1-1-| |---------------------|-----------0------0-0-| |---------------------|-2--------------------| |-2--2------2--2------|-0--------------------| |-0--0------0--0------|----------------------| F Fmaj7sus2 F Fmaj7sus2 Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |------1---------0----|------1---------0-------|| |---------1-1--1----1-|---------1------1--0----|| |-2--2------0--0------|-2--2------0--x---------|| |-3--3------3---------|-3--3-------------------|| |-3--3----------------|-3--3-------------------|| |-1--1----------------|-1--1-------------------|| Chorus Amadd9 G5F#5 F5 Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E |------0----------------|---------------------| |--------0--------------|---------------------| |----------5------------|------x--x------x--x-| |-7--7-------7----2-----|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-| |-0--0------------0-5-4-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-| |---------------0---3-2-|-1--1-1--0-1--0-1--0-| Amadd9 G5F#5 F5 Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E |------0----------------|------------------------| |--------0--------------|------------------------| |----------5------------|------x--x------x-------| |-7--7-------7----2-----|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-------| |-0--0------------0-5-4-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--0----| |---------------0---3-2-|-1--1-1--0-1--0-1-------| Amadd9 G5F#5 F5 Fsus2 Gtr I Q E E E E Q E E E E W. W. |------0----------------|---------------|-^1-----|| |--------0--------------|---------------|-^1-----|| |----------5------------|---------------|-^0-----|| |-7--7-------7----2-----|-3-------------|-^3-----|| |-0--0------------0-5-4-|-3-------------|-^3-----|| |---------------0---3-2-|-1-------------|--------|| Interlude Cmaj7 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------0-------------0-----|---------0-------------0-----|| |------5----5--------5----5---|------5----5--------5----5---|| |----5--------5----5--------5-|----5--------5----5--------5-|| |-3-------------3-------------|-3-------------3-------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| | | Gtr II | Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q |--------20------------20-----|--------20------------20-----|| |--------20------------20-----|--------20------------20-----|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| Verse Cmaj7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------0-------------0-----|---------0-------------0-----| |------5----5--------5----5---|------5----5--------5----5---| |----5--------5----5--------5-|----5--------5----5----------| |-3-------------3-------------|-3-------------3-----------3-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| | | Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q |--------20------------20-----|--------20------------20-----| |--------20------------20-----|--------20------------20-----| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| Dm13 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------0-------------0-----|---------0-------------0-----| |------5----5--------5----5---|------5----5--------5----5---| |----3--------3----3--------3-|----3--------3----3----------| |-5-------------5-------------|-5-------------5-------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------0-| | | Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q |--------20------------20-----|--------20------------20-----| |--------20------------20-----|--------20------------20-----| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------4-------------4-----|---------4-------------4-----| |------3----3--------3----3---|------3----3--------3----3---| |----5--------5----5--------5-|----5--------5----5--------5-| |-3-------------3-------------|-3-------------3-------------| | | Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q |--------19------------19-----|--------19------------19-----| |--------20------------20-----|--------20------------20-----| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| Ebmaj7 D7b5 PM-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------8-------------8-----|---------6----------6--6-6---| |------7----7--------7----7---|------5----5--------5--5-5---| |----5--------5----5----------|----6--------6----6-6--6-6---| |-6-------------6-----------0-|-5-------------5--5-5--5-5-0-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| | | Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q |--------20------------20-----|--------20------------20-----| |--------20------------20-----|--------20------------20-----| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| Cmaj7 F5E5 Gtrs I, III E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E |-----------------------------|---------------0-----------|| |---------0-------------0-----|---------0-----0-----------|| |------5----5--------5----5---|------5----5---5-----------|| |----5--------5----5--------5-|----5--------5-------------|| |-3-------------3-------------|-3---------------------3-2-|| |-----------------------------|---------------------x-1-0-|| | | Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q |--------20------------20-----|--------20----------20-----|| |--------20------------20-----|--------20----------20-----|| |-----------------------------|---------------------------|| |-----------------------------|---------------------------|| |-----------------------------|---------------------------|| |-----------------------------|---------------------------|| Pre-Chorus Dm Dm7 G5 F5E5 Gtrs I, III Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E |-1--1-1--1-1--1-1----|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----| |-3--3-3--3-1--1-1----|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----| |-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-----| |-0--0-0--0-0--0-0----|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-----| |---------------------|------------------3-2-| |-------------------0-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-1-0-| Dm Dm7 G5 Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E |-1--1-1----1--1-1----|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--------| |-3--3-3----1--1-1----|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--------| |-2--2-2--0-2--2-2----|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-7-8----| |-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--------| |---------0---------0-|------------------5-6----| |---------------------|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--------| Em E Am Am7 Q E Q. Q E Q. Q. Q E Q. E E E |------0---------0----|------0----------------| |------0---------0----|------1----------------| |---------------------|---------2-2b4r==0-----| |---------------------|-2-----------------2p0-| |-2--2------2--2------|-0---------------------| |-0--0------0--0------|-----------------------| F Fmaj7sus2 F Fmaj7sus2 Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |------1---------0----|------1---------0-------|| |---------1-1--1----1-|---------1------1-------|| |-2--2------0--0------|-2--2------0--x----0----|| |-3--3------3---------|-3--3-------------------|| |-3--3----------------|-3--3-------------------|| |-1--1----------------|-1--1-------------------|| Chorus Amadd9 G5F#5 F5 Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E |------0----------------|---------------------| |--------0--------------|---------------------| |----------5------------|------x--x------x--x-| |-7--7-------7----2-----|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-| |-0--0------------0-5-4-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-| |---------------0---3-2-|-1--1-1--0-1--0-1--0-| Amadd9 G5F#5 F5 Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E |------0----------------|------------------------| |--------0--------------|------------------------| |----------5------------|------x--x------x-------| |-7--7-------7----2-----|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-------| |-0--0------------0-5-4-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--0----| |---------------0---3-2-|-1--1-1--0-1--0-1-------| Amadd9 G5F#5 F5 Fsus2 Gtr I Q E E E E Q E E E E W. W. |------0----------------|---------------|-^1-----|| |--------0--------------|---------------|-^1-----|| |----------5------------|---------------|-^0-----|| |-7--7-------7----2-----|-3-------------|-^3-----|| |-0--0------------0-5-4-|-3-------------|-^3-----|| |---------------0---3-2-|-1-------------|--------|| Breakdown Cmaj7 Gtr I W. +W. |-^0---------------------|-(0)--------------------| |-^0---------------------|-(0)--------------------| |-^5---------------------|-(5)--------------------| |-^5---------------------|-(5)--------------------| |-^3---------------------|-(3)--------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| | | Gtr II | Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q |-------20---------20----|-------20---------20----| |-------20---------20----|-------20---------20----| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| Dm13 W. +W. |------------------------|--------------------------| |-^0---------------------|-(0)----------------------| |-^5---------------------|-(5)----------------------| |-^3---------------------|-(3)----------------------| |-^5---------------------|-(5)----------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| | | Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q |-------20---------20----|-------20---------20------| |-------20---------20----|-------20---------20------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| G7 Gtr I W. +W. |-^3---------------------|-(3)--------------------| |-^3---------------------|-(3)--------------------| |-^4---------------------|-(4)--------------------| |-^3---------------------|-(3)--------------------| |-^5---------------------|-(5)--------------------| |-^3---------------------|-(3)--------------------| | | Gtr II | Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q |-------19---------19----|-------19---------19----| |-------20---------20----|-------20---------20----| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| | | Gtr III | W W |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| Ebmaj7 D7b5 PM| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------8-------------8-----|----------6--------6-6--6-6-0-0---| |------7----7--------7----7---|-------5----5---5--5-5--5-5-5-5---| |----5--------5----5----------|-----6--------6-6--6-6--6-6-5-5---| |-6-------------6-----------0-|-5--------------------------3-3---| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| | | Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q |--------20------------20-----|---------20------------20---------| |--------20------------20-----|---------20------------20---------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| | | W H.. Q Q S S |-----------------------------|----------------------------0-----| |-----------------------------|------------------------------0---| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| Cmaj7 F5E5 Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E |--------0--------------0-----|--------0--------------------|| |-0---0--0---0-0----0---0---0-|-0---0--0---0-0----0---------|| |-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---0-----|| |-3---3--3---3-3----3---3---3-|-3---3--3---3-3----3---0-3-2-|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------1-0-|| | | Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q |-------20-------------20-----|-------20-------------20-----|| |-------20-------------20-----|-------20-------------20-----|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| | | W +Q. E W +E E E E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-0----------------(0)--------|| |-5----------------(5)------5-|-5----------------(5)--------|| |---------------------------5-|-5----------------(5)--0-----|| |---------------------------3-|-3----------------(3)--0-3-2-|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------0-1-0-|| Pre-Chorus Dm Dm7 G5 F5E5 Gtrs I, III Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E |-1--1-1----1--1-1----|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----| |-3--3-3----1--1-1----|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----| |-2--2-2--0h2--2-2----|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-----| |-0--0-0----0--0-0----|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-----| |---------------------|------------------3-2-| |-------------------0-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-1-0-| Dm Dm7 G5 Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E |-1--1-1----1--1-1----|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--------| |-3--3-3----1--1-1----|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--------| |-2--2-2--0h2--2-2----|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-7-8----| |-0--0-0----0--0-0----|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--------| |-------------------0-|------------------5-6----| |-------------------0-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--------| Em E Am Am7 Q E Q. 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Q E E E E Q E |------0---------0----|------0----------5----| |------0---------0h=1-|------1--1-------5----| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|-2--------------------| |-2--2------2--2------|-0---------0-0-0----0-| |-0--0------0--0------|----------------------| F Fmaj7sus2 F Fmaj7sus2 Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E E |------1---------0----|---1-------0-----1-----1------|| |---------1-1--1----1-|-----1-(1)---1-----1-----1----|| |-2--2------0--0------|-2---0-(0)-----------0--------|| |-3--3------3---------|-3-------------3--------------|| |-3--3----------------|------------------------------|| |-1--1----------------|------------------------------|| Chorus Amadd9 G5F#5 F5 Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E |------0----------------|---------------------| |--------0--------------|---------------------| |----------5------------|------x--x------x--x-| |-7--7-------7----2-----|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-| |-0--0------------0-5-4-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-| |---------------0---3-2-|-1--1-1--0-1--0-1--0-| Amadd9 G5F#5 F5 Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E |------0----------------|------------------------| |--------0--------------|------------------------| |----------5------------|------x--x------x-------| |-7--7-------7----2-----|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-------| |-0--0------------0-5-4-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--0----| |---------------0---3-2-|-1--1-1--0-1--0-1-------| Amadd9 G5F#5 F5 Fsus2 Q E E E E Q E E E E W. W. |------0----------------|---------------|-^1-----|| |--------0--------------|---------------|-^1-----|| |----------5------------|---------------|-^0-----|| |-7--7-------7----2-----|-3-------------|-^3-----|| |-0--0------------0-5-4-|-3-------------|-^3-----|| |---------------0---3-2-|-1-------------|--------|| Drum Outro N.C. Wx5 |--------*| |--------*| |--------*| |--------*| |--------*| |--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths