Caldey
Manic Street Preachers Key
F#m
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3
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from the b side of the 2014 single Walk Me to the Bridge
tab by James Glover (Sebadonut)
Standard tuning EADGBe
You will be strumming the chords F#m Bm D E throughout most of the song. I have tried to tab the way I strum
the chords which I think follows the flow of the rhythm.
Intro
Im not sure what instrument is playing the lead melody (synth, maybe) but here it is tabbed for guitar.
F#m Bm
e|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-11----11-11---9-11----11-11---9-12----12-12--11-12----12-12---11-|
A|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D E
e|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
B|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
G|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
D|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
A|-12----12-12--11-12----12-12--11-11----11-11--9--11----11-11-9--9--9-|
E|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
Verse 1
F#m Bm
e|-2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2--|
B|-2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2---3----x-3-3----2---3----x-3-3----2--|
G|-2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2---4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2--|
D|-4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2--|
A|-4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2---2----x-2-2--------2----x-2-2-------|
E|-2----x-2-2--------2----x-2-2E|----------------------------------|---------|
So you tell me man is an island stuck between sanity and asylum
D E
e|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|----|
B|-7----x-7-7----7---7----x-7-7----7---9----x-9-9----9---9----x-9-9-9-9-9-|
G|-7----x-7-7----7---7----x-7-7----7---9----x-9-9----9---9----x-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-7----x-7-7----7---7----x-7-7----7---9----x-9-9----9---9----x-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-5----x-5-5----x---5----x-5-5----x---7----x-7-7----x---7----x-7-7-x-x-x-|
E|---------------5-----------------5-----------------7--------------7-7-7-|
When the words you use wont work or fit they just hang around and always miss
F#m Bm
e|-2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2--|
B|-2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2---3----x-3-3----2---3----x-3-3----2--|
G|-2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2---4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2--|
D|-4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2--|
A|-4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2---2----x-2-2--------2----x-2-2-------|
E|-2----x-2-2--------2----x-2-2E|----------------------------------|---------|
Retrace your steps again and again your strength and virtue now coming to an end
D E
e|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|----|----------------------|
B|-7----x-7-7----7---7----x-7-7----7---9----x-9-9----9---9----x-9-9-9-9-9-|-9--------------------|
G|-7----x-7-7----7---7----x-7-7----7---9----x-9-9----9---9----x-9-9-9-9-9-|-9--------------------|
D|-7----x-7-7----7---7----x-7-7----7---9----x-9-9----9---9----x-9-9-9-9-9-|-9--------------------|
A|-5----x-5-5----x---5----x-5-5----x---7----x-7-7----x---7----x-7-7-x-x-x-|-7--------------------|
E|---------------5-----------------5-----------------7--------------7-7-7-|----------------------|
This purgatory this constant battle pack your bags wave goodbye to struggle if the iso-
Chorus
You can continue to strum the chords or play along with the lead melody.
F#m Bm
e|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-11----11-11---9-11----11-11---9-12----12-12--11-12----12-12---11-|
A|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-lation destroys the worry if silence
D E
e|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
B|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
G|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
D|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
A|-12----12-12--11-12----12-12--11-11----11-11--9--11----11-11-9--9--9-|
E|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
stops you saying sorry if the rain comes
F#m Bm
e|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-11----11-11---9-11----11-11---9-12----12-12--11-12----12-12---11-|
A|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
down and drowns the anxiety Im giving
D E
e|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
B|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
G|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
D|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
A|-12----12-12--11-12----12-12--11-11----11-11--9--11----11-11-9--9--9-|
E|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
up Im sailing to Caldey
F#m Bm
e|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-11----11-11---9-11----11-11---9-12----12-12--11-12----12-12---11-|
A|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D E
e|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
B|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
G|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
D|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
A|-12----12-12--11-12----12-12--11-11----11-11--9--11----11-11-9--9--9-|
E|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
Verse 2
F#m Bm
e|-2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2--|
B|-2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2---3----x-3-3----2---3----x-3-3----2--|
G|-2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2---4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2--|
D|-4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2--|
A|-4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2---2----x-2-2--------2----x-2-2-------|
E|-2----x-2-2--------2----x-2-2E|----------------------------------|---------|
Show me some patience give me some knowledge show me what saves us give me some courage
D E
e|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|----|
B|-7----x-7-7----7---7----x-7-7----7---9----x-9-9----9---9----x-9-9-9-9-9-|
G|-7----x-7-7----7---7----x-7-7----7---9----x-9-9----9---9----x-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-7----x-7-7----7---7----x-7-7----7---9----x-9-9----9---9----x-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-5----x-5-5----x---5----x-5-5----x---7----x-7-7----x---7----x-7-7-x-x-x-|
E|---------------5-----------------5-----------------7--------------7-7-7-|
If I could end with the grace of Leonard Cohen then Caldey is the place I can hear it calling
F#m Bm
e|-2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2--|
B|-2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2---3----x-3-3----2---3----x-3-3----2--|
G|-2----x-2-2----2---2----x-2-2----2---4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2--|
D|-4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2--|
A|-4----x-4-4----2---4----x-4-4----2---2----x-2-2--------2----x-2-2-------|
E|-2----x-2-2--------2----x-2-2E|----------------------------------|---------|
so retrace your steps again and again your strength and virtue now coming to an end
D E
e|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|----|----------------------|
B|-7----x-7-7----7---7----x-7-7----7---9----x-9-9----9---9----x-9-9-9-9-9-|-9--------------------|
G|-7----x-7-7----7---7----x-7-7----7---9----x-9-9----9---9----x-9-9-9-9-9-|-9--------------------|
D|-7----x-7-7----7---7----x-7-7----7---9----x-9-9----9---9----x-9-9-9-9-9-|-9--------------------|
A|-5----x-5-5----x---5----x-5-5----x---7----x-7-7----x---7----x-7-7-x-x-x-|-7--------------------|
E|---------------5-----------------5-----------------7--------------7-7-7-|----------------------|
This purgatory this constant battle pack your bags wave goodbye to struggle if the iso-
Chorus
F#m Bm
e|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-11----11-11---9-11----11-11---9-12----12-12--11-12----12-12---11-|
A|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-lation destroys the worry if silence
D E
e|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
B|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
G|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
D|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
A|-12----12-12--11-12----12-12--11-11----11-11--9--11----11-11-9--9--9-|
E|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
stops you saying sorry if the rain comes
F#m Bm
e|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-11----11-11---9-11----11-11---9-12----12-12--11-12----12-12---11-|
A|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
down and drowns the anxiety Im giving
D E
e|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
B|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
G|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
D|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
A|-12----12-12--11-12----12-12--11-11----11-11--9--11----11-11-9--9--9-|
E|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
up Im sailing to Caldey
Solo
F#m F A B
e|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----9-9h10p9---------------10-------12-10--------14-------16-14--------16-------18-16------|
G|--------------11---------------10--------------------14--------------------16---------------|
D|-11--------------11-----10--------10-----------14-------14-----------16-------16------------|
A|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|------------------------|
E|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|------------------------|
Bb Eb F#m
e|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|------------------------|
B|----15-------17b18r17-15-----------8--------10b11r10-8E|----------------------------------|----|
G|-------15----------------15-----------8-----------------8------------9-11-9-----------------|
D|-15-------15--------------------8--------8----------------------9-11--------11-11\----------|
A|E|----------------------------------|-------------------------9-12----------------9-\----------|
E|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|------------------------|
if the iso-
Chorus
F#m Bm
e|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-11----11-11---9-11----11-11---9-12----12-12--11-12----12-12---11-|
A|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-lation if si-
D E
e|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
B|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
G|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
D|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
A|-12----12-12--11-12----12-12--11-11----11-11--9--11----11-11-9--9--9-|
E|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
-lence if the rain comes
F#m Bm
e|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-11----11-11---9-11----11-11---9-12----12-12--11-12----12-12---11-|
A|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
down Im giving
D E
e|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
B|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
G|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
D|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
A|-12----12-12--11-12----12-12--11-11----11-11--9--11----11-11-9--9--9-|
E|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-|
up Im sailing to Caldey
Outro
E
e|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|--|
B|-9-9-9E|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9---------------------9E|----------------------------------|--------|
D|-9-9-9----------9-h11-h12----12-11-9E|----------------------------------||
A|-7E|----------------------------------|------------------------12-11-----|
E|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|--|
E
e|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|--|------0------------|
B|-9-9-9E|----------------------------------|------------------------------|-----0-------------|
G|-9-9-9---------------------9E|----------------------------------|--------|----1--------------|
D|-9-9-9----------9-h11-h12----12-11-9E|----------------------------------||---2---------------|
A|-7E|----------------------------------|------------------------12-11-----|--2----------------|
E|E|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|--|-0-----------------|
| x dead note
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend up
| r release bend
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| ~ vibrato
Chords Used