Manic Street Preachers – Concrete Fields (Guitar Solo Tab)
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Guitar Solo Tab
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Chords
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from the 2018 album Resistance is Futile (Deluxe Edition bonus disc).
Tab by James Glover (Sebadonut)
[Intro]
Bb
e|----5--6--8--6------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|-8---------------8--6-----------|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----|
G|-----------------------8--7--5--|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----|
D|--------------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
A|--------------------------------|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----1--1-----1--1-----1--|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|[Verse 1]
Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--| G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--| D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--| A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----| My old school has closed its doors the once green fields are now concrete floors and the Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--| G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--| D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--| A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----| roads are choking full of misery & fear but my visions getting clearer & my mind it feels so free Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--| G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--| D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--| A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----| Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--| G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--| D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--| A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----| & the work is hard & the wages are low but the smiles still appear & the rivers still flow and Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--| G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--| D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--| A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----| all I can do is sit here and moan but my heart still bleeds for this place that I call home
[Chorus]
You can continue to strum the same chords as the verse or play this simple lead riff.
Bb Gm Eb F Bb e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---| B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---| G|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5-----------------7b8r7--5-|-3-| D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7-----------------------|---| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---|
[Verse 2]
Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--| G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--| D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--| A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----| My boyhood made of dreams of love the happiest of times sitting with my mum and dad but the Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-8-----------------------10----------------------| G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-8-----------------------10----------------------| D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8-----------------------10----------------------| A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6-----------------------8-----------------------| E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------------------------------| bridges the houses now dominate the vaping & the super schools the breeding grounds of hate Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--| G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--| D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--| A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----| But those once green fields still live in my mind they seemed so perfect so simple and so kind Just Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--| G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--| D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--| A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----| me and my brother were kicking a ball the world so close and so beautiful
[Chorus]
Bb Gm Eb F Bb e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---| B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---| G|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5-----------------7b8r7--5-|-3-| D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7-----------------------|---| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---|
[Verse 3]
Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--| G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--| D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--| A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----| And I got no answers I place no blame I just feel longing and I wanna hear you name as I Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--| G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--| D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--| A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----| walk and I run through these once green fields Its easy to see what has disappeared and the Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--| G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--| D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--| A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----| air is getting heavy with memory and loss the joy and the freedom but freedom at what cost and the Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--| G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--| D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--| A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----| air is getting heavy with memory and loss the joy and the freedom but freedom at what cost
[Chorus]
Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5-----------------7b8r7--5-| D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7-----------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| Bb Bb e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-3-----------------------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------------| G|-3-----------------------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------------| D|-3-----------------------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------------| A|-1-----------------------------------------------|-1-----------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
[Break/Solo]
Im not sure what instrument is playing the solo melody but I have tabbed it for guitar below.
Alternatively, you can continue to strum the chords which during this section are Bb F Cm Gm Eb Bb and F.
Bb F Cm Gm Eb Bb F e|-10h11h12h13-11-10----10-11---8h10h11-10-8-------|-------------------------------13-13-13-11-10-11-| B|-------------------13----------------------11----|-11h12h13-11-10----11-13-------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------|----------------12-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| Bb F Cm Gm Eb Bb F e|-10-11-10----10-11--13----15h17h18-17-15---------|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------13-----------------------------15------|-13h15h16-15-13----------------13-13-13-13-13-13-| G|-------------------------------------------------|----------------15-14-12-14-15-------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 4]
Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|-8-----------------------1-----------------------| G|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|-8-----------------------2-----------------------| D|-3-----------------------5-----------------------|-8-----------------------3-----------------------| A|-1-----------------------5-----------------------|-6-----------------------3-----------------------| E|-------------------------3-----------------------|-------------------------1-----------------------| Is this your inheritance is this all thats left the mountains we climbed are now mountains of debt and the Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|-8-----------------------1-----------------------| G|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|-8-----------------------2-----------------------| D|-3-----------------------5-----------------------|-8-----------------------3-----------------------| A|-1-----------------------5-----------------------|-6-----------------------3-----------------------| E|-------------------------3-----------------------|-------------------------1-----------------------| air is getting heavy with memory and loss the joy and the freedom but freedom at what cost we had
[Outro]
Again, you can continue to strum the chords until the end or play the little lead riffs.
The song ends on a Eb chord.
Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--| G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--| D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--| A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----| joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun yeah we had Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------1--------1-----1--| G|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|-------8--------8-----8--------2--------2-----2--| D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------5--------5-----5--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------3--------3-----3--| A|-1--1-----1--1-----1-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-6--6-----6--6-----6-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|-------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----|-------------------------1--1-----1--1-----1-----| joy we had fun we had some seasons in the sun yeah we had Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5-----------------7b8r7--5-| D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7-----------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| joy we had fun we had some seasons in the sun yeah we had Bb Gm Eb F e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--7-------5--7--7b8r7--5--|-7-------5--7--7b8r7--5-----------------7b8r7--5-| D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7-----------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| joy we had fun we had some seasons in the sun Eb e|---------------------------6---------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------6--/8-----8--6--8--6---------|-------------------------------------------------| G|-8----------------------------------------8------|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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| h Hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b Bend up
| r release bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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