• Song:

    Bag Lady

  • Artist:

    Manic Street Preachers

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                             Bag Lady - Manic Street Preachers
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Tabbed by: John W

Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE)

Bass intro
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-0-0-0--7-7-7----------|


First verse -
The guitar plays muted strings, pressing down occasionally over the D minor choord. Use 
and delay.

Then...

Riff 1 -
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-2--------------------|
D|-0--------3-----------|
A|-0----3-2---3-2-------|
E|-0--------------------|


Main Verse Riff

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|---5-8---4-7-----------------|
E|-0-----0---------------------|


Then play a D5 chord (like riff 1) into the

Chorus, you can add open D5 to the riff and it will sound good.

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--8---3--5---7-5-3-5--|
A|--8---3--5---7-5-3-5--|
E|--8---3--5---7-5-3-5--|

multi-tracked over the 2nd verse.

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|------7-10----6-9------|
D|--0---------0----------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

Chorus.

Solo in D minor, then


  trill pick
  V
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
A|-5b7b8---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
E|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|


play the verse riff (higher) and then chorus.
for the ending detune your low D string.
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