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Not Great Men

Song Title-Not Great Men
Artist-Gang of Four
Album-Entertainment

Intro Riff
Play the Funky chords in a choppy/staccato manner while the bass drum plays.
            
E|-----------------------|
B|--2-4-2----------------|
G|--2-4-2------9979------|
D|--2-4-2----------------| 
A|-----------------------| X4
E|-----------------------|The bass plays open E in between the repetitions

Continuing Intro/Chorus Riff

E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---99p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h99--|  Just repeat this in the chorus
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

He also occasionally ends this riff with a little fill. Here it is:

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---9-7---------|
D|-------9-8b9---|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

Verse Riffs
Continously Through Verse
Guitar 1
E|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|    * You can also play this with a Tremelo Arm
D|--------|
A|---x----|
E|---x-12/|

Guitar 2
E|---7-|      E|---12-|
B|---8-|      B|---12-|
G|---7-| or   G|---12-|
D|-----|      D|------|
A|-----|      A|------|
E|-----|      E|------|
The above chords are also played continously while the singer repeats "its not made for 
men".

Pre-Chorus
E-------|
B-------|
G---6-7-|
D---6-7-|    This is played once before the chorus/intro riff
A-------|
E-------|

There and thats Not Great Men by Gang of Four. A little slice of Post-Punk/Funk

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