Marilyn Manson Beautiful People (Dropped-D Tuning) Quick lesson in drop tuning: Drop D requires the lowest E string to be loosened (dropped) slightly to create a power chord with all 3 of the top strings. EXAMPLE E------ E----- B------ B----- G------ G----- D--2--- D--2-- A--2--- A--2-- E--0--- D--2-- Em Em In standard In drop-D Intro Main Riff E------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------ D--XXX-----------0-3-0---0-6-0---0-6-0---0-3-0--- A--XXX-----------0-3-0---0-6-0---0-6-0---0-3-0--- D--XXX-----------0-3-0---0-6-0---0-6-0---0-3-0--- Palm mute strum quick A bunch of (later in the song palm mute times to the all the chords) drum beat Riff 2 E----------------------- B----------------------- G----------------------- D--X-X-X---0-3-0-------- A--X-X-X---0-3-0-------- D--X-X-X---0-3-0-------- strum a few times during The verse Riff 3 E----------------- B----------------- G--8--7--6--5----- D--x--x--x--x----- A--6--5--4--3----- D----------------- Do optionally (Not heard on record really but done live almost every time) Outro E----------------------------- B----------------------------- G----------------—------------ D---0-6-0--0-6-0--0-6-7-6-0--- A---0-6-0--0-6-0--0-6-7-6-0--- D---0-6-0--0-6-0--0-6-7-6-0--- Similar to main riff but ends with a quick chord movement There it is, pretty easy. Heavy and repetitive, typical Twiggy. VampireLestat116