Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness

 Riff 1                  x x     x x     x x        Riff 2 
-----|-------------|--------------------------------------|-------
-----|-------------|-2h4-4-4-4h6-6-6-6h8-8-8-8h9/11-------|-------
-----|-------------|--------------------------------------|-------
-9^9-|-7h9p7h9-9^9-|--------------------------------13^13-|-11h13p
-----|-------------|--------------------------------------|-------
-----|-------------|--------------------------------------|-------
      twice                                                twice 

                  x x     x x     x x            Riff 3
------------|----------------------------------|-------|-----------
------------|-2h4-4-4-4h6-6-6-6h8-8-8-8h9/11-8-|-------|-----------
------------|----------------------------------|-12^12-|-12h14p12--
11h13-13^13-|----------------------------------|-------|-----------
------------|----------------------------------|-------|-----------
------------|----------------------------------|-------|-----------
                                                        twice

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h14-12^12-| ascending run as above
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INTRO and FIRST verse

Riff 1    Riff 2    Riff 3

SECOND verse

Riff 1    Riff 3    Riff 2

CHORUS consists of simple chord progression based on E major


SOLO

----------------------------|------------------------------------
-12-(12)^12--9---9-12-15^15-|-14-(14)^14--12-10-10^10----------12
---------------9------------|-------------------------11-11/13---
----------------------------|------------------------------------
----------------------------|------------------------------------
----------------------------|------------------------------------


                         =
-------------------------/--15--\--------------------------------
-12-(12)^12--9---9-12--15--------15-----trill-section------------
---------------9-------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------



OUTRO
   
----|-------------|----------------------------------------------
-12-|-12p10-------|----------------------------------------------
----|-------13-11-|-13-12^12--13-^-13-11h13p11h13-13^13----------
----|-------------|----------------------------------------------
----|-------------|----------------------------------------------
----|-------------|----------------------------------------------
     x6

--------------------|-----------------10-10^10-p8h10p8--8h10p8h10
--------------------|-/10-12p10h12p10----------------------------
---9-6-9--9/11^11-9-|--------------------------------------------
-9------------------|--------------------------------------------
--------------------|--------------------------------------------
--------------------|--------------------------------------------


-10^10-|--------------------|-------------|
-------|--11-(11)-----------|-------------|
-------|--11^-9----------9--|------9-9----|
-------|------------9h11----|-9h11--------|
-------|--------------------|-------------|
-------|--------------------|-------------|
        repeat over and over   



TAB guide:

9^9      bend up one whole step and return

  /
10       bend up one whole step
   =
  / 
10       bend up one half step

9/11     slide from ninth to eleventh

x        play noted 'palm-muted'