• Song:

    Portrait

  • Artist:

    Marilyn Manson

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#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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From: Lafff@aol.com
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 22:32:16 -0500

This is bass Tablature for the album "Portrait of an American Family" by
Marilyn Manson.


mArILyN mANson tABLATUre fOR basS
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the nearly complete bass tab book for marilyn manson fans
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cake and sodamy
lunchbox
organ grinder                        key-       x =3D palm mute
dopehat                                         / =3D slide
get your gunn
wrapped in plastic
dogma
sweet tooth
misery machine
sweet dreams
down in the park
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Cake and Sodamy
intro (play until after "i am the god of fuck")
g|------------------------------|
d|------------------------------|
a|------------------------------|
e|--2--1--0--2--1--0--2--1--0---|
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actual verses =

a|-----------------|
e|---7--7////////0-|
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chorus
g|----------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------*hold this note for 2 beats-----|
a|--------------------5-------------------------------|
e|--7-7--x-x-x-x-5-5------2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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g|------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------|
a|------/////////----7---5------------------------------|
e|--7-7----------5-5--------2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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alternate these riffs
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bass part played under solo
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a|--------------------------------|
e|--2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
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a|--------------------------------|
e|--2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|
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lunchbox
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verses
g|------------------------------------|
d|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5---7--5--|
a|----7--7--5-5-5---------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
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g|----------------------------------------|
d|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5---7//9//7---|
a|----7--7--5-5-5-------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
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"pow pow pow" part
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g|----------------------|
d|--------7-----5-------|
a|------------------5---|
e|----------------------|
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chorus
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g|---------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------5-------------------------------------|
a|--------7-------------------5----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
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organ grinder
(this doesn't have any audiable bass but =

this is what the rhythem guitar plays)
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verses
g|-------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------|
a|------7---7---7---7---7---7---7------------------|
e|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|
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chorus (here is my real head)
g|-------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------|
a|---5---5---5---5---5-----------|
e|----------------------4-5-4-5--|
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g|-------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------|
a|---5---5---5---5---5-----------|
e|----------------------5-4-5-4--|
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dope hat
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intro and prechorus
g|---------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5--5----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----7--5--|
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verse
g|-------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------|
a|-----------4---4---3---3---2-3-2-3-2-|
e|--3-2--2-----------------------------|
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then for right before the prechorus the verse goes
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g|-------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------|
a|-----------4---4---3---3---7---7-----|
e|--3-2--2-----------------------------|
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chorus
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g|-------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------|
e|-----7---7---7---7---3---3---3---3---|
repeat twice then
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g|------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------|
e|----9---9---9---9---5---5---5---5---|
repeat twice then
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a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------=
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e|------9-9-9-8-8-8-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-2---2-------2-----2=
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get your gunn
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the verse are barely audible but something like
g|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|
a|---------------------------7------|
e|----0--0--7--0--6--0--5-0-----0---|
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chorus
g|---------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------|
a|--7--7--7---1--1---1-------------------------|
e|---------------------3--3--3-3--4--3--3-3-3--|
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g|--------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------|                    =
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a|-------------------------------------------8--8---|
e|---0--0--0----6--6--6---9--9--9--9--9--9----------|
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wrapped in plastic
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intro
g|-----------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------|
e|----2---------5------2---------7---------|
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a|-----------------------------------------|
e|----2---------5------2---------8---------|
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a|-----------------------------------------|
e|----2---------5------2---------8---7-----|
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prechorus 1 (played after intro and before prechorus2)
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a|----------------------------------------|
e|----0---2--2----5----0-2-0-2-0----8--7--|
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a|----------------------------------------|
e|----0---2--2----5----0-2-0-2-0----7--8--|
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a|----------------------------------------|
e|----0---2--2----5----0-2-0-2-0----8--7--|
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a----------------------3--2--0-----3--|
e----0---2--2----5--------------2-----|
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verses
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a|----------------------------------------|
e|----0---2--2----5----0-2-0-2-0----8--7--|
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a|----------------------------------------|
e|----0---2--2----5----0-2-0-2-0----7--8--|
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mellow prechorus 2
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g|------------------------------|
d|---------6-----6-------6------|
a|------7-----7-----7-7----7----|
e|------------------------------|
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g|-------------------------------|
d|---------6-----7-------6-------|
a|------4-----4-----4-4----4-----|
e|-------------------------------|
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g|------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------6-----6-------6------------------------------|
a|------7-----7-----7-7---------------------------------|
e|-------------------------7----------------7-----------|
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chorus
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g|-------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------|
e|---0---0--0-0----2---2---2----5------|
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a|-------------------------------------|
e|---0---0--0--0---5---5---5--4--------|
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dogma
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verses
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------=
--|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------=
--|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------=
--|
e|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5=
--|
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chorus "you cannot sedate...."
g|----------------------------|
d|----------------------------|
a|----------------------------|
e|------8---7---5----3---0----|
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sweet tooth
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intro + chorus
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g|---------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-----0---0---7---0---3----0----5---5---3--2--3--2--|
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g|---------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-----0---0---7---0---3----0----5---5-----3----2----|
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verses
g|---------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------|
e|---2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1--|
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then for the verse right before the chorus
g|---------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------|
e|---2--------1---------0--------1-------|
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misery machine
intro and verse
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g|---------------------------|
d|---------------------------|
a|------------5-----3--------|
e|---0--0--0-------------4---|
repeat 3 times then
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g|-----------------------------|
d|-----------------------------|
a|-------3-----5-------5---5---|
e|---1-------------3-----------|
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then for "when you ride, you've ridden"
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g|-----------------------|
d|-----------------------|
a|-----------------------|
e|---0---3--4--3-4-3--4--|
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then for  "i am fueld by...."
g|-----------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------0-------3-------5-----3------0------3-----5-----6---|
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sweet dreams
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the top is for guitar and bottem for bass so you can see when to play the=
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bass notes. the chorus is the same for guitar and bass.
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                guitar
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--0---0---7---0--8---0---7----0---------3----5---------2--3---|
e|----------------------------------1---1---------0---0---------|
                bass
g|--------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--5-------------------------------1-------------0-------------|
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hold the bass notes =

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chorus
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g|----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
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g|--------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---5---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0----------------|
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its something like that the frets are right but the number of times
to hit the note is probably wrong
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down in the park
verse
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g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------=
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d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------=
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a|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------=
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e|---------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-=
1-1|
 =

a|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-=
0--|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------=
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chorus
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g|---------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------|
e|----5----------3---------1--------1----|
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