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Man Down - Rihanna
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Tabbed By : Acousy Joe
Tuning: Standard
This is just how I play it. You can try to hear for a different picking pattern if you want.
Verse 1 (I pick the strings twice (quickly)and don't let the strings ring out.)
Play on a 4 count
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
A|-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|-----------------------|--6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|------------------------|-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rihanna/man_down_btab.html ]
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
A|-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|--4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6|
Pre-Chorus "Cuz I didn't mean to hurt him"
(Same as Verse 1, except let the last note of each set ring out...................."6-6
6-6 6-6 6*")
Chorus
G|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-6-6---6-6---6-6---8*-|------------------------|--6-6---6-6---6-6---8*-|-----------------------|
E|----------------------|--6-6---6-6---6-6---10*-|-----------------------|--6-6---6-6---6-6---10*|
G|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-6-6---6-6---6-6---8*-|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------|--6-6---6-6---6-6---10*-|--4-4---4-4---4-4---4*-|--6-6---6-6---6-6---10*|
Verse 2 (Same as Verse 1)
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Verse 3 (Play it like a Pre-Chorus)
Final Chorus, and continue until the song ends.
Enjoy. Cool song. Nice beat. Good message.
