Hello, this is my version of "Maniac" from Michael Stembello.
This is the standar and album song version. 

There's other versions of this song, but they are write in a half and full step down tunnig.

This tab is so easy to play and easily to remember.
I hope you enjoy it.

Drop D Tunning

Strings 
6th D
5th A
4th D
3th G
2th B
1th E

Intro

Begginin after base drums 
Clean or delay guitar effect

E-----------------------------|
B-----7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-4-6-----|
G------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--------|   Repeat this many times as you think
D-----------------------------|   
A-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|

Verse (distortion)
                                    
E------------------------------|  Lyrics say: "Just a still town girl..."
B------------------------------|              
G------------------------------|   ( A rythm guitar can play the same chord 
D-1                            |     in palm muting)
A-1   Let----ring----this      |
D-1                            |



E------------------------------|  Lyrics say: "In the real-time world..."
B------------------------------|
G-4                            |   ( A rythm guitar can play the same chord
D-4   Let----ring----this      |      in palm muting)
A-2                            |
D------------------------------|


During this verse you must repeat this couple of chords. But, when the songs says: 
"It can cut you like a knife..."

you play

          "It can cut you like a knife..."
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|
D-6--x-x-x--6--x-x--|  Repeat 2 times
A-6--x-x-x--6--x-x--|
D-6--x-x-x--6--x-x--|
   (p.muting)


      "...if the gift becomes..."
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|
D-8--x-x-x--8--x-x--|   Repeat 2 times
A-8--x-x-x--8--x-x--|
D-8--x-x-x--8--x-x--|


"...the fire, on a wire between..."
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|
D-9--x-x-x--9--x-x--|   Repeat 2 times
A-9--x-x-x--9--x-x--|
D-9--x-x-x--9--x-x--|


"...will and what will be..."
E--------------------|
B--------------------|
G--------------------|
D-11--x-x-x--11-x-x--|
A-11--x-x-x--11-x-x--|
D-11--x-x-x--11-x-x--|


Chorus

(This is the nice part!!!!)
Strumming all chords

"She's a maniac...      maniac...    on the floor
And she's dancing like she's never danced before
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|  Play 
G---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|  
D---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|  2 times
A---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|

"She's a maniac...      maniac...    on the floor
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|

"...And she's dancing like she's never danced before
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------|
D---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6            |
A---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 Let ring   |
D---------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6            |


Basically this is the whole song.

Yo have to repeat the chords in the right time into the song, but I will let you 
the notes for the cello, and the solo of this funny song.

E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|  This is the part of the cello
D-----------------------------------------|  you only have to play 
A-----------------------------------------|  in 6th string (repeat 2 or
D--4----3--0-1-3-4-6-8-6-3---1----1--3-4--|  3 times)



Solo

E--------------------------------------16bend18--16bend(18)--14-14bend(16)-|
B----16bend18(16)--------16bend18(16)14------------------------16----------|
G--15------------15~---15--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


I'm  working on the rest of solo. 

Thanxs