This is the first of a series of repost of Smith's tab in my archive
"Barbarism Begins At Home" - The Smiths
(Morrissey/Marr)
Transcribed by Adam Schaffer
Huge tuning tip: Tune to each string up two semi-tones to F#.
Intro:
F#--9-10-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x--9-10-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-x-x- C#--9-10-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x--9-10-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-x-x- A -11-12-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-11-12-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-7-7-x-x- E -11-12-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-11-12-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-9-x-x- B --9-10-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x--9-10-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-x-x- F#-------------------------------------------------------------
F#-x_sl_12-12-x-x-12-x-x-12---------3---7_p_5_p_0--5_p_0--- C#-x_sl_12-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-----------5------------------0- A -x_sl_14-14-x-x-14-x-x-12-0-0-0-0------------------------ E -x_sl_14-14-x-x-14-x-x-14-------------------------------- B -x_sl_12-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-------------------------------- F#---------------------------------------------------------
Main Riff 1:
F#-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x--9-10-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-x-x- C#-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x--9-10-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-x-x- A -9-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-11-12-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-7-7-x-x- E -9-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-11-12-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-9-x-x- B -7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x--9-10-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-x-x- F#---------------------------------------------------
F#-x_sl_12-12-x-x-12-x-x-12---------3---7_p_5_p_0--5_p_0--- C#-x_sl_12-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-----------5------------------0- A -x_sl_14-14-x-x-14-x-x-12-0-0-0-0------------------------ E -x_sl_14-14-x-x-14-x-x-14-------------------------------- B -x_sl_12-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-------------------------------- F#---------------------------------------------------------
Main Riff 2: "Unruly boys who will not grow up..."
F#----------------------------------------------3--------7- C#---------------------------------------x_sl_5---x_sl_8--- A --------------------------------------------------------- E ---------0-------0-----------------0--------------------- B ---0_h_2---0_h_2---0-0-0-2---0_h_2---0------------------- F#-0-------------------------0-----------------------------
F#----------------------------- C#-------------------0--------- A ---------5-4---------0---0-2- E -0-----5-----5---2----------- B ---0-4---------3-------0----- F#-----------------------------
F#--------------------------------------------3--------7- C#-------------------------------------x_sl_5---x_sl_8--- A ------------------------------------------------------- E -------0-------0-----------------0--------------------- B -0_h_2---0_h_2---0-0-0-2---0_h_2---0------------------- F#-------------------------0-----------------------------
F#-------------0--------------- C#-------------------0--------- A ---------5-4---------0---0-2-=20 E -0-----5---------2----------- B ---0-4---------3-------0----- F#-----------------------------
*Funk Riff 1: "Oh no, no, no, no, no, " (*let B string ring periodically)
F#-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-14-12-x-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-x-14-12-x-x- =20 C#-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-14-12-x-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-x-14-12-x-x- A -12-x-x-12-x-x-12-14-12-x-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-x-14-12-x-x- =20 E ------------------------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------------------------- F#-------------------------------------------------------
F#-12_h_14-14-x-x-14-x-x-7-7-x-x-x_sl_17-17-17-17-17-x-x-7-7-x-x- C#-12_h_14-14-x-x-14-x-x-7-7-x-x-x_sl_17-17-17-17-17-x-x-7-7-x-x- A -12_h_14-14-x-x-14-x-x-7-7-x-x-x_sl_17-17-17-17-17-x-x-7-7-x-x- E --------------------------------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------------------------------- F#---------------------------------------------------------------
*Funk Riff 2: (*let B string ring periodically)
F#-12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-12- C#-12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-12- A -12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-14-14-14-14- <--- play twice! E -14-x-14-x-x-14-x-x-14-14-14-14-14-14- B -------------------------------------- F#--------------------------------------
F#-12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-12- C#-12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-12- A -12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-12- E -11-x-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-11-11-11-11-11- B -12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-12- F#--------------------------------------
F#-0-x-0-x-x-0-0-0-----0--0--0--0- C#-8-x-8-x-x-8-8-8_sl_10-10-10-10- A -9-x-9-x-x-9-9-9_sl_11-11-11-11- E -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----x--x--x--x- B -0-x-0-x-x-0-0-0-----0--0--0--0- F#--------------------------------
Ending:
F#-x-x-0--x-x-0--0--0--3--2- C#-x-x-0--x-x-0--3--2--3--2- A -x-x-0--x-x-0--4--2--3--2- E -x-x-2--x-x-2--4--2--2--1- B -x-x-2--x-x-2--2--0--3--2- F#-x-x-0--x-x-0-------------
F#-x-x-0--x-x-0--0--0------3---7_p_5_p_0--5_p_0-----0- C#-x-x-0--x-x-0--3--2--0-----5------------------0---8- A -x-x-0--x-x-0--4--2----0--------------------------9- E -x-x-2--x-x-2--4--2-------------------------------9- B -x-x-2--x-x-2--2--0-------------------------------7- F#-x-x-0--x-x-0-------------------------------------0-
Bassline: (tune up to F# as well)
A --------------------------------------------------- E -----2-2---------4-5---------2-2------------------- B ---------0_h_2-------------------0_h_2-2-x-x-1-x-x- F#-0-0-----------0-----x-x-0-0-----------------------
A ----------------------------------------------- =20 E -------------4-5-x-x-----------------4_h_5_p_4- B -0-x-0-x-------------3-x-3-x-4-5-x-x----------- F#---------2-3-----------------------------------
Ending:
A -------------------------------------------------------- E --------------2-4_h_5_p_4-------------------4_h_5_p_4--- B -0-0-(3)_sl_4-------------0-3-x-3-x-4-5-x-x------------- F#------------------------------------------------------0-
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