#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 08:21:39 +0100 From: Doug Wood Subject: 'The Beautiful People' by Marilyn Manson The Beautiful People - Marilyn Manson From the album Antichrist Superstar Lyrics: Manson / Music: Ramirez Transcribed by: Radar (30/03/98) Most of you will have seen all the versions of The Beautiful People with their Dropped D tuning and all that stuff. This is how I play it, and it's a lot easier (at least I think so), and from watching live footage it seems to be how our beloved Zim Zum p lays it too. As for effects, just crank that distortion right up and try to get as little sustain as possible (to keep the abrupt sound that characterises the song). The verse structure looks complicated, but if you listen to the song really carefully a few times you should have no probs with it. NOTE: DO NOT PLAY THIS SONG FROM THE WRIST... That's the wusses way out, I always play from the shoulder (watch the video, and any material of Green Day playing and you'll see what I mean) Standard Tuning Riff A (Intro 1) [---------------] [---------------] [---------------] [X-X-X-X--------] [X-X-X-X--------] [X-X-X-X--------] Riff B (Intro 2) [---------------] [---------------] [---------------] [---------------] [3-3-3----------] [0-1-0----------] Riff C (Intro 3, Chorus) [----------------------------] [----------------------------] [----------------------------] [----------------------------] [6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-] [0-4-0-4-0--0-4-0-4-0--0-1-0-] Riff D (Verse, Bridge 2) PM---] [----------] [----------] [----------] [----------] [3-3-3-3-3-] [0-0-0-1-0-] Riff E (Outro) [------------------------------] [------------------------------] [------------------------------] [------------------------------] [6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--5-4-3-3-] [0-4-0-4-0--0-4-0-4-0--3-2-1-0-] The song structure is something like this: (military drum beat) Riff A x4 (Drum beat) Riff B x4 Riff C x4 (Verse 1, no guitar) (Bridge, no guitar) (Chorus) Riff C x4 (Verse 2) Riff D (twice before verse starts, then after each line) (Chorus, as before) (Bridge, as before) (Bridge 2) Riff D after each line (Chorus, as before x2) (Bridge 2, as before) Lyrics: Verse 1: And I don't want ya And I don't need ya Don't bother to resist or I'll beat ya It's not your fault that you're always wrong The weak ones are there to jusify the strong The beautiful people, the beautiful people It's all relative to the size of your steeple You can't see the forest for the trees And you can't smell your own shit On your knees Bridge: There's no time to discriminate Hate every motherfucker that's in your way Chorus: Hey, you, what do you see? Something beautiful, something free Hey, you, are ya trying to be mean? You live with apes, man, it's hard to be clean Verse 2: The worms will live in every host It's hard to see which one they eat the most The horrible people, the horrible people It's all anatomic as the size of your steeple Capitalism has made it this way Old-fashioned fascism will take it away Chorus: Bridge: Bridge 2: The beautiful people, the beautiful people The beautiful people, the beautiful people Chorus: (twice) Bridge 2: Any comments or suggestions E-mail: dwood@globalrecall.com