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Metal Mickey Tab

by Suede


X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11]


> Metal Mickey is the first single released in the US.  There's a lot of
> guitar lines and doodles in this song, and unfortunately I really wasn't
> able to pick most of them out of the mix.  So call this a rough outline, if
> you will.  The original key is Ab, so tune each string down a half step if
> you want to play along with the CD.
> Corrections/improvements/additions/comments are most definitely welcome.
>
> Enjoy,
>
> Bob

Artist:  Suede
Title:  Metal Mickey

 Notation:  fb = feedback   2(p)0 = pull off


 INTRO:

 -----------------------------------------------|
 ---------------------1-------------------------|
 -0(fb)--2(p)0------0---0-----------------------|
 -------------2(p)0-------0---------------------|
 ---------------------------3--0----------------|_(effects) (I think he scrapes the pick
 -----------------------------------------------|           along the A string)

 The main rhythm is    :

 -----------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------|
 -2-2-0-2-2-------------------------|
 -2-2-0-2-2-------------------------|
 -0-0---0-0---etc.------------------|
 -----------------------------------|

 so the rest of the intro, as well as the verses, are

 A5   G   D   C   A (with this lick thrown in:E|-2-3-2-3----|
                                              B|-2-2-2-2----|
                                              G|------------|


                                                            
 Well she's show showing it off then   the glitter in her lovely eyes
                                                                    
 Show show showing it off then  and all the people shake their money in time

 CHORUS:

                        
 She sells heart,  she sells meat
                                 
 Oh Dad, she's driving me mad, come see


                                                                    
 We shake shake shake to the trumpet  and through the slippery city we ride
                                                                    
 Skyline swine on the circuit where all the people shake their money in time

 Repeat Chorus:

 then       etc. into solo  ( blues pentatonic scale, centered
 around 5th position: notes are     )

 Repeat Chorus:

 CODA:

                         
 She sells heart,   she sells meat (repeat and fade)