Manic Street Preachers - Velocity Girl Tabs

Member Name: the edge
Real Name: Alan Kells

Velocity Girl Guitar TAB


    This track uses a electric twelve string guitar throughout. In
the solo this is also doubled by a six string acoustic. The song is
in the key of D based around three chords D,A and G.

Key:    ~   =   Vibrato
        /   =   Slide up



Intro

     A5       D5
B-|--------------|-
G-|--2-2-2-2--7--|-
D-|--2-2-2-2--7--|-
A-|--0-0-0-0--5--|-
E-|--------------|-


Verse

       Riff A            Riff B            Riff C
    D            x2 A              x2 G            x2
B-|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------|-
G-|---------------|-9-9-11-9-9-9-11-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-|- Riff B -|-
D-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-|-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--  x2  --|-
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|---------------|----------|-
E-|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------|-


Fill
    Played over Riff C

D-|----------------|---
A-|-------5-/7-5---|---
E-|-3-3-3--------7-|-5-


Chorus

      Riff A          Riff D          Riff E
    D            x2 A            x2 G            x2
G-|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|
D-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-|---------------|---------------|- Riff D -|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-|--  x2  --|
E-|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------|

Solo
  Throughout the solo a guitar plays the chords underneath.

    D         A         G            A
e-|-------5-|-7-5---5-|-/10-7----7-|-10-7----10-7----7-|
B-|---5-7---|-----7---|-------10---|------10------10---|  x2
G-|-7-------|---------|------------|-------------------|
D-|---------|---------|------------|-------------------|

    D                 A                   G
e-|-10-7----10-7----|-10-7----10-7----7-|-10-7----10-7----|
B-|------10------10-|------10------10---|------10------10-|
G-|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|

    A                 D
e-|-10-7----10-7----|-10~~~--
B-|------10------10-|--------
G-|-----------------|--------
D-|-----------------|--------

Outro
   The main guitar ends with a D chord.

    D
e-|---
B-|-7-
G-|-7-
D-|-7-
A-|-5-
E-|---

   While the twelve string and acoustic play this riff.

e-|-10-------|
B-|----10----|  x3
G-|----------|
D-|--------0-|