• Song:

    Archives Of Pain

  • Artist:

    Manic Street Preachers

  • Album:

    Original Album Classics

Here's the complete solo at the end of this top song - played over alternating D and C 
chords. Takes a bit of practice at first but is great fun when you've nailed it!

D-E-S-E-R-V-E....

E|--------------7---|--------------------------------------------|
B|-10-8-7-----8---8-|-10----8-----7----3---1---8-----12----8-----|
G|--------7-5-------|-12b14-10b12-9b11-5b7-3b5-10b12-14b16-10b12-|
D|------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------|--------------------------------------------|

E|--------------7---|--------------------------------------------|
B|-10-8-7-----8---8-|-10----8-----7----3---1---------------------|
G|--------7-5-------|-12b14-10b12-9b11-5b7-3b5~~~~~~~~~~~--------|
D|------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------------(slow release)-------|
E|------------------|--------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10h11--10h11p10----10----------------------|
G|-----------------------12----12-10-------------10-|
D|-----------------------------------12p10-10h12----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


E|----------------------------------|
B|-8h9--8h9p8----8------------------|
G|------------10---10-8-----------8-|
D|----------------------10p8-8h10---|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|-10h11--10h11p10----10----------------------|
G|-----------------12----12-10-------------10-|
D|-----------------------------12p10-10h12----|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|
B|-8h9--8h9p8----8------------------|
G|------------10---10~~~~-----------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-15h17-13h15-10h13---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------12h14-10h12----------10-12---12b13-12p10h12-10-12-|
D|----------------------------------12-10h12------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-15h17-13h15-10h13---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------12h14-10h12------------10---12~~~~~~~-|
D|----------------------------------12---10h12----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------15-------------------------------------|
B|-15----15----18p15----15-15----15----15----15----|
G|-17b19-------------17----17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

E|----------17-------------------------------------|
B|-17----17----20p17----17-17----17----17----17----|
G|-19b21-------------19----19b21-19b21-19b21-19b21-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

E|----------15-------------------------------------|
B|-15----15----18p15----15-15----15----15----15----|
G|-17b19-------------17----17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

E|----------17-------------------------------------|
B|-17----17----20p17----17-17----17----17----17----|
G|-19b21-------------19----19b21-19b21-19b21-19b21-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|
B|-17------20p17-17-------------|
G|-19b21-----------r19-17-19-17-|
D|----( hold bend )-------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------19b21r19-17------------|
B|-------------------------19b21r19-17----------------19-20~~~~--|
G|-17-17-21---20---19---17-------------19------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-15----15----15----15----17----17----17----17----|
G|-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-19b21-19b21-19b21-19b21-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-19----19----19----19----17----15----17----13----------|
G|-21b23-21b23-21b23-21b23-19b21-17b19-19b21-15b17~~~~~--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-10----10----10----10----8-----7----8-----5--------|
G|-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-10b12-9b11-10b12-7b9~~~~--|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------|
B|-7----7----7----7----5----3----1--------|
G|-9b11-9b9--9b11-b11--7b9--5b7--3b5~~~~--|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7--5--4--------5--4--0--------7--5--4--------5---4~~~~---|
A|-5-----------5--3-----------3--5-----------5--3--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----3~~~~------------15~~~~----------3~~~~------------15~~~~----|
B|-3---3~~~~------15----15~~~~------3---3~~~~------15----15~~~~----|
G|-5b7------------17b19-------------5b7------------17b19-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------|
B|-----15----|
G|-7--s17b19-| x8  (this is tough; you may want to cheat and play
D|-----------|      open D string instead of 7th fret on G string
A|-----------|      and keep your left hand where it is!)
E|-----------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15----15----15----15----------------------------------|
G|-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19---5b7-5p3-5-3-5s7~~~~~~~~~~~--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

                                            ......cool bass riff returns!!

And there it is! Warning: if you have medium-gauge strings or bigger, all those 
harmonisations with the bends really wear your index finger out!

Any comments, amendments or suggestions, it's travis_dave@hotmail.com
Cheers
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