• Song:

    Sleepflower

  • Artist:

    Manic Street Preachers

  • Album:

    Generation Terrorists/G...

Member Name: the edge
Real Name: Alan Kells
E-mail: akdookie@hotmail.com

Sleepflower Guitar TAB

Notation:  b - bend string up to shown fret no.
           l - let string down to shown fret no.
           / - slide up

Intro/main riff:

D-----------3-2---------------------0---------------------
A-----0-0-0-----0-3-3-0-2-3-2-0---------3-2---------------
E-/(5)----------------------------3----3-----3-1-1-0-1-3-3-

This is an easy version as playing constant fifths is tricky - they can be
added in places, or you can just put heavy overdrive on to add effect...
There is a second guitar part, it plays not 2 octaves higher but plays high,
quiet notes that come down from high up in harmony with the main riff - not
really important but I can do it if anyone is desperate...

Chorus is G5, D5, F5, C5, B5, G5

Middle section/interlude:

Starts with an A5 chord with one guitar playing
D-----9-
A-------
E-7-8---

Then it's Aminor, Gminor (both barre chords) and A major which is
E--0-------
B--2-2-3-2-
G--2-------
D--2-------
A--0-------

Then C5, Bb5 and Amajor played as above.

Main riff, then...

E-------7b8l7------------------7b8l7------------------7b8l7--------
B-----8-------10-8-10--------8-------10-8-8---------8-------10-8---
G---9----------------------9----------------------9--------------7-
D-7----------------------7----------------------7------------------

E-------7b8l7-----------------------------------15-----------13-15-------------
B-----8-------10-8-10----13-12-15-13-12-15-13-15b17----15b17-------17l15-13----
G---9-----------------------------------------------------------------------14-
D-7----------------------------------------------------------------------------

E---15---------------15b17--15-17-18l17-15-15b16l15-------------------
B-15b17--15b17l15-13--------------------------------17-17b18l17-15----
G------------------------------------------------------------------14-

B-15b16l15-13----13----
G-------------14----14-

Which is harmonised by the rhythm guitar with

                  A5                 G5                D5                  A5
G-----0-4b5l4-2-0-2------0-4b5l4-2-0-0------0-4b5l4-2-0--------0-4b5l4-2-0-2-
D---2------------------2------------------2-------------0----2---------------
A-0------------------0------------------0------------------0-----------------
 Going to repeat.

After which it's onto

G--------------------------------pinch harmonic here | second time
D-7-7-7-7-7------7-9b10l9-7------------------------7-9b10l9-7-----
A-----------7-10------------10-10-10-10-10-10-7-10------------10--

G-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------12b14- slowly
D----------------7-9b10l9-7----7-7-7-7--------
A-----------7-10------------10----------------
                   |         |
repeat then end with marked bit above repeated a few times and finish with

B-10b12-  or  G-14b16- where the chorus comes in again.

Rhythm harmony there is

A5 then A-----0-3-2-0--- followed by G5, D5 and A5 with the shown riff played
        E-0-3---------3- inbetween each chord change

Then G5, D5, F5, C5, B5 for the chorus and main riff to finish, stopping on the F.
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