• Song:

    Metal Mickey

  • Artist:

    Suede

  • Album:

    Suede/Dog Man Star

Notation:  fb = feedback   2(p)0 = pull off


 INTRO:

 ----------------------------------------------- | 
 ---------------------1------------------------- | 
 -0(fb)--2(p)0------0---0----------------------- | 
 -------------2(p)0-------0--------------------- | 
 ---------------------------3--0---------------- | _(effects) (I think he scrapes the pick
 ----------------------------------------------- |            along the A string)

 The main rhythm is A5 A5 G A5 :

 ----------------------------------- | 
 ----------------------------------- | 
 -2-2-0-2-2------------------------- | 
 -2-2-0-2-2------------------------- | 
 -0-0---0-0---etc.------------------ | 
 ----------------------------------- | 

 so the rest of the intro, as well as the verses, are

 A5   G   D   C   A (with this lick thrown in:E | -2-3-2-3---- | 
                                              B | -2-2-2-2---- | 
                                              G | ------------ | 


 A5                              G          D              C     A
 Well she's show showing it off then   the glitter in her lovely eyes
 A5                        G                D                   C        A
 Show show showing it off then  and all the people shake their money in time

 CHORUS:

 G    C     D    C  G    C    D
 She sells heart,  she sells meat
     A     D    E          D    G     E
 Oh Dad, she's driving me mad, come see


 A5                            G                        D       C        A
 We shake shake shake to the trumpet  and through the slippery city we ride
 A5                    G                      D                 C        A
 Skyline swine on the circuit where all the people shake their money in time

 Repeat Chorus:

 then A5 G A5 G A5 G etc. into solo  ( A blues pentatonic scale, centered
 around 5th position: notes are A C D E G )

 Repeat Chorus:

 CODA:

 A    D      E   D   A    D    E
 She sells heart,   she sells meat (repeat and fade)
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