Chord/Tab song: Meninblack

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#The Stranglers - Meninblack
#Tabbed By: Reecy
#Email: [email protected]
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#Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
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#MENINBLACK
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#Transcription by: Richard Stanforth ([email protected])
#Date of Transcription: 1st April 2002
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#This transcription and more is exclusive to and can be found at :-
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#There's hardly any guitar in this song, or any chords for that matter! As the keyboard
#is playing practically single notes throughout with the bass following it,
#the closest you'll probably get to playing this song on guitar (that's if you'd ever want to,
#it's hardly a song fit for playing live)is if you play the keyboard notes as 5th chords,
#if anyone has a better way of transcribing this then please let me know!
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#the little guitar riff Hugh plays (the only thing that seems to be at normal speed) is:
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E------------------------------

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B------------------------------

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G------------------------------

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D---6--------------------------

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A-------7----7-9-7-5-----------

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E---------------------7---5----

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#intro: B5 E5 B5 E5 (x2)
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[B5]We're not [E5]here [B5]to dest[E5]roy, [B5]we are [E5]here [B5]to emp[E5]loy

B5 E5 B5 E5 (with guitar riff, x2)

[D5]We have [G5]come to [D5]make you [G5]function, [D5]so we [G5]can eat you [D5]at our [G5]functions

[F#5] [A5] [E5] [F5]
[F#5]We a[A5]re the [E5]menin[F5]black (x3)

B5 E5 B5 E5 (with guitar riff, x2)

[B5]Infor[E5]mation [B5]can dest[E5]roy, [B5]so we'll [E5]treat you [B5]just like [E5]toys

B5 E5 B5 E5 (with guitar riff, x2)

[D5]Healthy [G5]livestock so [D5]we can [G5]eat, [D5]human [G5]flesh is [D5]porky [G5]meat... hehehehehe!

[F#5] [A5] [E5] [F5]
[F#5]We a[A5]re the [E5]menin[F5]black (x3)

[D5]We don't app[A5]rove of [G5]artificial food, [D5]we grow [A5]you [E5]for our own good

[B5]First [E5]we [B5]gave you the [E5]wheel, [B5]then we [E5]made you [B5]live to [E5]kill

B5 E5 B5 E5 (x2, guitar riff only on second time)

[D5]So the [G5]best stock [D5]will sur[G5]vive, [D5]we [G5]eat you [D5]all a[G5]live

[F#5] [A5] [E5] [F5]
[F#5]We a[A5]re the [E5]menin[F5]black (x3)

[B5]We a[E5]re the [B5]menin[E5]black

(repeat until fade)