Man Skin Boots Tabs & Lyrics by Lordi
Man Skin Boots
guitar tabs lyrics
Song: Man Skin Boots
Band: Lordi
Tabbed by: [email protected]
Dropped D tuning (low to high: D A D G B E)
Legend:
. palm mute
h hammer on
p pull off
/ slide up to note
\ slide down from note
7b9 bend 7th fret major second up
9r7 release previous bend
~ vibrato
(n) ghost note
Intro
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|-7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5-----|
|-7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5-----|
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|-7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6-----5--|
|-7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6-----5--|
Verse
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"take a step back..."
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"beware what you're saying..."
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|-------------------------3--5-----6-----------5--|
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"you're like a frog in the road..."
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"studded tired are flaying...
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|----------------------------------------5--7\----|
|-------------------------3--5-----6--------------|
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Bridge (counts included... just because)
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"you tried it with a knife and rope..." "dy-"
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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|-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--------------|
|-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--3-----5--7--|
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. . . . . . . . . . . .
"na-mite..."
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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|-------5-----5--7--5-----5--7--5-----------------|
|-------5-----5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7-----3--------|
|(7)-7-----------------7-----------7-----3--------|
|(7)-7-----------------------------------3--------|
^ ghost notes not actually played, intended to show that
the chord is being held from the previous measure.
"you tried it by cutting the wires..."
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|-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--------------|
|-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--3-----5--7--|
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. . . . . . . . . . . .
"she's so out of your league... she wears..."
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|(7)-7--7--7--3-----3--5--------------5-----5-----|
|(7)-7--7--7--3-----3--5--------------5--5--5-----|
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Chorus Pt. 1
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"man skin boots, no she's not gonna please you..."
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|-7--7-----7--------7-----0--0-----0--------0-----|
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
. . . . . . . .
"not gonna tease you..."
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|-3--3-----3--------3-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|
. . . . . . .
Chorus Pt. 2
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"MAN!... SKIN!... BOOTS!"
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|-------5-----5-----------------5--7--5-----------|
|-------5-----5--7--------------5--7--5--7--------|
|-7\-------------7-----7\----------------7-----7\-|
|-7\-------------------7\----------------------7\-|
"she's walking in man skin boots..."
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|-------5-----5-----------5--5-----7-----8--7--5--|
|-------5-----5--7--7-----5--5-----7-----8--7--5--|
|----------------7--7-----------------------------|
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"MAN!... SKIN!... BOOTS!"
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|-------5-----5-----------------5--7--5-----------|
|-------5-----5--7--------------5--7--5--7--------|
|-7\-------------7-----7\----------------7-----7\-|
|-7\-------------------7\----------------------7\-|
First time end of chorus
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|----------------------------------------5--7\----| Back to Verse
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Solo Rhythm 1
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|-------------------------| Play x4
|-4--------4-----4--4-----|
|-4-----4--4--4--4--4--4--|
. . .
Lead with Solo Rhythm 1
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|-7-----------------------|-9-----------------------|
|-9b11--------------------|-11b13-------------------|
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|-10----------------------|-12----------------------|
|-12b14-------------------|-14b16-------------------|
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Solo Rhythm 2
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|-4-----------2-----------------------------------|
|-2-----------0-----------6-----------5-----------|
|-------------------------6-----------5-----------|
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|-------------------------------------------------| Play x2
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|-4--3--2--4--3--2--4--3--2--4--3--2--4--3--2-----|
Lead with Solo Rhythm 2
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strike these notes while bent
V V V
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|-11b12-b12-b12-b12--9b10-b10-b10-b10--8b9-b9-b9-b9--7b8-b8-b8-b8--|
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Fast pull-offs!
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|-7p0-----7p0-----10p0-----10p0-----|-10p0-----10p0-----10p0-----10~~~-|
|-----9p0-----9p0------9p0------9p0-|------9p0------9p0------9p0-------|
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|/12-12-12-12-/14-14-14-14-|/15-15-15-15-/17-17-17-17-|
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|-17p14p12----17p14p12----17p14p12----17p14p12----|
|----------12----------12----------12----------12-|
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|-17p14p12----17p14p12----12p14p12----14~~~-------|
|----------12----------12----------12-------------|
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After solo:
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"one true alpha female puts you on the level..."
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|-------------------------------------------------| Play x4
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|-------4-----4--------4-----4--------4-----0-----|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--------|
. . . . . . . . .
"man... skin..."
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|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar left
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|-2--------------------------------------2--3--4--|
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|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar right
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|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--3--4--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"boots... she's wearing..."
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|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar right
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|-4--4--4--4--4--4--3--2--4--3--2--4--3--2--4--3--|
. . . . .
"man... skin... boots..."
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|-2--------------------------------------2--3--4--|
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|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar right
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|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--3--4--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Back to Chorus Pt. 1 (played twice), then play Chorus Pt. 2
with the following lead bits over it:
Lead bits over final Chorus
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|-13----------12----------10---------------------|
|-15b17-------14b16-------12b14------------------|
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|-13----------15----------10---------------------|
|-15b17-------17b19-------12b14------------------|
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|-15b17-------14b16-------12b14------------------|
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|-13----------15b17------------------------------|
|-15b17------------------------------------------|
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End!
