Marilyn Manson - Portrait Tab

Date: 28/11/05

Band - Marilyn Manson
Album - Portrait Of An American Family (1994)

All Right!
This is the whole POAAF Album. For me, it`s one of the VERY BEST albums they've done.


Track Listing ----- ------- 1) Prelude (The Family Trip) 2) Cake And Sodomy 3) Lunchbox 4) Organ Grinder 5) Cyclops 6) Dope Hat 7) Get Your Gunn 8) Wrapped In PLastic 9) Dogma 10) Sweet Tooth 11) Snake Eyes And Sissies 12) My Monkey 13) Misery Machine
Notation: ~ (Vibrato) . (Palm Mute) 0h2 (Hammer On) 2p0 (Pull Off) \/ (Slide) ^ (Bend) <5> (Harmonics) r^ (Release Bend)
========================= 1) Prelude (The Family Trip) =========================
=============== 2) Cake And Sodomy ===============

Intro: Drums for 5 seconds then the bass enters

Manson sings: "I am the god of ####, i am the god of ####" Virgins... Herded...
<7> <7> <7> <7> <7>
9 9\3
9 9\3
7 7\1
Red neck... Who said...
<7> <7> <7> <7> <7>
9 9\3
9 9\3
7 7\1

Play This Riff 2 times

Played
4
9 9\ 3 / 9 9 9 Times
9 9\ 3 / 9 9 9 \9 \7
7 7\ 1 / 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 \7 3 3 3 3 3 \5
. . . . . . . . . .

Pre Chorus:

7 8 9 10 10 10
7 8 9 10 10 10
5 6 7 8 8 8

Chorus:

9^ 77\
9 9 #### 7 7 9^ 444444444 7777 77\
9 9 #### 7 7 7^ 444444444 7777 55\
7 7 #### 5 5 222222222 5555
9p7 7
9p7 7
9 9 #### 7 7 444444444 12121212 777 9~
9 9 #### 7 7 444444444 12121212 777 9~
7 7 #### 5 5 222222222 10101010 555 7~
Repeat Again

2nd Verse:

Play twice
19^ 19^ 19^ 19^
19^ 19^
9 9\3/9
9 9\3/9
7 7\1/7
(The next part has two guitars; one manson, and the other daisy)

Play this rest of time until chorus

Manson
9 9\3/9 9999999 ##### #####
9 9\3/9 9999999 ##### #####
7 7\1/7 7777777 ##### #####
Daisy
^19^ ^19^ ^21^
^19^ ^19^ ^21^
^19^

Play Chorus Twice

Solo:

4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 9 9 2
2 2 2 2 2 2/5 5 5 5 0 5 0 2 2 2 2 2 2/5 5 5 5/7 7 0
7 9 7 9
5 7 5 7
4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 9 7 9
2 2 2 2 2 2/5 5 5 5 0 5 0 2 2 2 2 5 5

Repeat Chorus then:

9 9\
9 9\
7 7\

======== 3) Lunchbox ========
e
b
g
d x x x 7/9 9 x x x 12\ x x x 14 7/9 9 x x x 12\
a x x x 5/7 7 x x x 10\ x x x 12 5/7 7 x x x 10\
e x x x x x x x x x x x x
e
b ^
g 12
d x x x 10
a x x x
e x x x
e
b
g 12h14p12
d 7 12 14 12 14 12
a 5 5 2
e 3 0

Verses: D G E

e
b
g * * *
d 9 12 12\
a 7 10 14\ 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
e
b
g
d
a 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 2
e 0 0 7 7 0 0 3 3 0

Played after second chorus

Solo is in E pentatonic ....

e ^
b 15 ^
g 12 14 12
d 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 12 14 12
a
e
e
b ^ 15 ^ 15 ^ ^ ^
g 14 14 14 12 14 12 14 12 12 14 14 12
d 14 12 14 14
a
e
its something like that... you could probubly play anything in E pentatonic and it would sound right....
============= 4) Organ Grinder =============

Intro (after a few times there is the same thing with pic scrapes.)

[ ]
[ ]
[ 9 9 9 9 9 ]
[ 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 ]
[ 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 ]
[ 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 ]

Main riff (same thing)

[ ]
[ ]
[ 9 9 9 9 9 ]
[ 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 ]
[ 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 ]
[ 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 ]
Chourus(poop :)
[ ]
[ ]
[ 7777 13 13 13 13 ]
[ 7777 13 13 13 13 7 6 7 6 ]
[ 5555 11 11 11 11 7 6 7 6 ]
[ 5 4 5 4 ]

Guitar part after chorus.

[ 67676767 ]
[ 8^ 8^ 8^ ]
[ 9 7 9 7 9 7 ]
[ 9 9 9 ]
[ ]
[ ]

======= 5) Cyclops =======

In the introduction of the song, a bass or an acoustic guitar can be heard

Intro **Riff A**

5 5 5
5 5 5
6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

(play **Riff A** 2 more times on the 4th time through use)

Intro **Riff B**

4 4 4
4 4 4
5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Verse 1 (Part 1) **Riff C**

Cyclops woman got one eye in her head
5
5
6
2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2
2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Verse 1 (Part 2) **Riff D**

Mascera-clotted vision she is fed
3
2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3
2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Verse 1 (Part 3) **Riff E**

Cyclops woman can't see nothing at all
3^h4^p3
3^h4^p3
2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2
2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

For She got a pin-#####-spiral hole use **Riff C** again

Play **Riff A** 4 times while Manson sings She can't see nothing, nothing

At all. She can't see nothing, nothing at all. to complete the chorus

Pre-Verse 2 **Riff F**

2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3^h4^p3
2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Play **Riff C** then **Riff D** then **Riff E** then **Riff C** while Manson

sings the lines Cyclops woman dying in her shell. Guilt got her trapped in nailed in well. Cyclops woman is the eye of the world. Who's reflection's in the retina?

To complete Verse 2 play **Riff A** 8 times while Manson sings

She can't see nothing, nothing at all.... to complete the chorus

Play **Riff C** then **Riff D** hold the bends at the end of **Riff D**

until Manson screams Yeah!

Solo 1 **Riff G** (With Wah-Wah pedal)

7 8 7 9 7 8 7
8 7 6

(Solo 1 is used in live concerts))

Play **Riff G** 2 more times

Play **Riff A** 3 times on the 4th time play **Riff B**

Solo 2 (Part 1) **Riff H** (With Wah-Wah pedal)

13? 11 11 11 13 11 11 11
14 13 14 16 15 14

Solo 2 (Part 2) **Riff I** (With Wah-Wah pedal)

(first part picked very quickly marked with $ (Beginning & End))
$ $
/s888 999 101010 999
/s888 999 101010 999 /s5 /s8
15 14 13

Solo 2 (Part 3) **Riff J** (With Wah-Wah pedal)

5 5 5 5 11
6 6 5 6 6

Solo 2 (Part 4) **Riff K** (With Wah-Wah pedal)

12^h13^p12^h13^p12 12 12 13 12 15
12^h13^p12^h13^p12
12^h13^p12^h13^p12

Play **Riff C** then **Riff D** while Manson screams Dilate hold the

Bends at the end of **Riff D** until snare drum is hit 4 times

Ending **Riff L**

5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 14\s 2 2 2 2 3 2
5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 14\s 2 2 2 2 3 2
3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 12\s 0 0 0 0 1 0

======== 6) Dope Hat ========

Intro **Riff A**

\s 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 8
\s 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 8
\s 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 8 6

Play **Riff A** 1 more time then silence then "The great Hoo Doo will perform..."

Then bass and drums come in play verse theme 2 times through then **Fill 1**

Intro **Fill 1**

17\s (12) (12)
17\s (12) (12)
17\s (12) 12~\

Verse 1 **Riff B**

$$$$$$$
5 5 11 11 1o 1o 8 /s 1o \s 8
5 5 11 11 1o 1o 8 /s 1o \s 8
3 3 /s 9 9 8 8 6 /s 8 \s 6

Play **Riff B** a 2nd time and stop then Manson sings "I peek into

The h@le, I struggle for control..." directly after start **Riff C**

Solo 1 (Part 1) **Riff C** (With Wah-Wah pedal)

bend all 3 ? bend all 3
/ \ ?
12 12 12 / \
11 14 13 11 11 13 11 13 11 13 13 13 13

Solo 1 (Part 2) **Riff D** (With Wah-Wah pedal)

bend all 3 ?
/ \
12 12 12
/s 9 /s 11 11 13 11 13 11 13
/s 11 /s 11

Play **Riff B** 6 times when Manson sings "I stratch around the brim, I let

My mind give in..." to complete Verse 2 play **Riff E** until chorus begins

Pre-Chorus **Riff E**

5 ^r ? ^r ~\
5 ^r ? ^r ~\
3? ^r ? ^r ~\

Play **Riff A** 2 times while Manson sings "Fail to see the tragic, turn it

into magic." then use

Chorus (Part 1) **Riff F**

"My big top tricks will always make you happy"
10 10 10 10 6 6 6 6 10 10 10 10 6 6 6 6
10 10 10 10 6 6 6 6 10 10 10 10 6 6 6 6
8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4

Chorus (Part 2) **Riff G**

"But we all know the hat is wear -ing me"
12 12 12 12 8 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 8 8 8 8
12 12 12 12 8 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 8 8 8 8
10 10 10 10 6 6 6 6 10 10 10 10 6 6 6 6

Chorus (Part 3) **Riff H**

11 11 11 1o 1o 1o 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
11 11 11 1o 1o 1o 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 ~\
9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 ~\
2 ~\

Hold the end of **Riff H** until the start of Verse 3 then play **Riff B** 6

times while Manson sings "My bag is in the hat, it's filled with this and

That..." directly after start **Riff I**

Solo 2 (Part 1) **Riff I** (With Wah-Wah pedal)

8 9^
9 10
9 9 9 12 12 12

Solo 2 (Part 2) **Riff J** (With Wah-Wah pedal)

4
8 9 8 9 5 5 5 4^

Solo 2 (Part 3) **Riff K** (With Wah-Wah pedal)

9 9 9 11 11 11 9 9 9 11 11 11 9 9 9 11 11 11
9

Solo 2 (Part 4) **Riff L** (With Wah-Wah pedal)

/s 15 15 15 15
/s 15 15 15 15
/s 14 14 14 14

Ending **Riff M**

11
11
9

============= 7) Get Your Gunn =============

Intro:

0
7\ 7 1~
0 0 3
0
7 1~ 5
0 0

Verses:

x 7
2 2 2
2 2 2
12\ 0 0 0
. . . Play it other four times

Chorus:

999/333 999/333 /101010
999/333 55555/666 999/333 /101010
777/111 55555/666 777/111 / 8 8 8
33333/444

The next verse has no guitar

GET YOUR GUNN
Played 4 times
2 2 2
2 2 2
0 0 0 12\
. . .

These are the basic riffs of the song


================== 8) Wrapped In PLastic ==================
G
D
A
E 8 \ 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 (2/5) 7 5
G
D
A 5 7
E 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 (2/5)
G
D
A
E 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 (2/7) 7h9 5h7
G
D 4 2 4 let last note ring
A 4 2
E 2 2 2 4 2 2 4
play twice
===== 9) Dogma =====
ntro
2222222222222222 / 5555555555555555 / 4444444444444444 / 2222222222222222
2222222222222222 / 5555555555555555 / 4444444444444444 / 2222222222222222
2222222222222222 / 5555555555555555 / 4444444444444444 / 2222222222222222

Verse riff:

2 222 2 222 5 555 5 555 4 444 4 444 2 222 2 222
. ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ...

Pre Chorus:

2 5 4 0

Chorus:

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
. . . . . . . . . .

Middle:

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
. . . . . . . .

Bridge:

22 2 2 22 2 2 / 55 5 5 55 5 5 / 44 4 4 44 4 4 / 22 2 2 22 2 2
22 2 2 22 2 2 / 55 5 5 55 5 5 / 44 4 4 44 4 4 / 22 2 2 22 2 2
22 2 2 22 2 2 / 55 5 5 55 5 5 / 44 4 4 44 4 4 / 22 2 2 22 2 2
.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .

Bridge 2:

55555555 33333333
55555555 33333333
That's basically all the song.
=========== 10) Sweet Tooth ===========

The intro has funky noises then drums and bass enters

Bass Riff:

5 5 5 5 5\
0 7 0 3 0 5 3 0 7 0 3 0 5 0
Here comes the guitar:

Intro and chorus riff:

2 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 5 5 4
2 2 2 5 2 7~ 5 2 2 2 5 2 3 3 2
0 0 3 0 5~ 3 0 0 3 0

The verses are just bass, some keyboards and drums

Pre Chorus:

PLAY
THE
2 1 0 1 NTRO
2 1 0 1 RFF
2 1 0 1

There's no guitar in The middle of the song.

Its just drums for a few seconds then... YEEAAAAHHHH!!!!!
2 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 5 5 4
2 2 2 5 2 7~ 5 2 2 2 5 2 3 3 2
0 0 3 0 5~ 3 0 0 3 0

====================== 11) Snake Eyes And Sissies ======================

Intro (1:00)

E
B
G
D
A 7/8/9 7/8/9 7/8/9 7/8/9 7/8/9 7/8/9 7/8/9 7/8/9
E 5/6/7 5/6/7 5/6/7 5/6/7 5/6/7 5/6/7 5/6/7 5/6/7

Pre Chorus (1:07) all notes palm muted

E
B
G
D
A 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9/12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12/14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14/15 15 15 15 15 15 15
E 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7/10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10/12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12/13 13 13 13 13 13 13

Chorus A (1:14)

E
B
G
D
A 2 2 2 5/8 8 2 Repeat Chorus Rif A...3 times
E 0 0 0 3/6 6 0

Chorus B (1:20)

E
B
G
D
A 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10/13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
E 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8/11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

Repeat Chorus A (1:22)

Repeat Chorus B (1:28)

Thats all there is to it...Listen to the song for when to repeat the riffs...


========= 12) My Monkey =========

Riff 1

(theres a constant wah-wah guitar going on under the horn section. daisy's just strumming the same thing over and over)
e
B
G
D 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
E 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Riff 2

(when lyrics come in. requires whammy bar. strum the five string

Riff find of slow. the last two "5's" he bends the strings down

kind of weird, not actually sliding down)
e 8 8
B 8 8 5\
G 5 5\
D 7 7~~~ 5
A 7 7~~~ 0
E 5 5~~~

Riff 3

(this is behind "what I make is what I am")
e
B
G
D
A
E 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 5

Riff 3 continued

e
B
G
D 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 /////////7 \
A
E

Riff 4

(bridge riff)

e
B
G
D
A 3 5^
E 5 5 0 3 5 5 3 5 5 0 3 5 5 5 0 3 5 5 3 5 5 0 3 5

============== 13) Misery Machine ==============

Intro:

e
b
g
d 3 5
a 5 3 5 3 5 3 3 5
d 0 0 0 6/ 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6/ 3 5

This riff comes in after a few repeats of above lick:

e
b
g 7 7 13 12 10 7 7 10 12 13 7 7 13 12 10 5 5~
d
a 5 5 11 10 8 5 5 8 10 11 5 5 11 10 8 3 3~
d 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

The first riff goes through the verses along with some D chords (00023x)

thrown in at the 5 3 hits on the a string.

The part right before the break goes like:

e
b
g
d 0 3 6 5 6 3 0 3 6 9 10
a 0 3 6 5 6 3 0 3 6 9 10
d 0 3 6 5 6 3 0 3 6 9 10

Then comes the break.. eepp. eep.. eep..

play slowly...
e
b
g
d 0 3 6 5 0 3 6 10
a 0 3 6 5 0 3 6 10
d 0 3 6 5 0 3 6 10

Then it goes back into the intro and verse riffs.


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