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Smash It Up Part 1 by The Damned

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From [email protected] Thu May 8 09:33:48 1997

		  'Smash it Up (Part 1)' by The Damned
		  -------------------------------------

>From the album 'Machine Gun Etiquette'
Transcribed by Wayne Ellis 	email [email protected]

The guitar is tuned as follows: Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE MajorE (from low to high)

Section Chord diagramA augmentedA (Play twice) [CD time 00:00]
--------------------------------------
 Chord diagramA11A11  ~	  Chord diagramA11A11   Chord diagramD11D11 ~   Chord diagramA11A11  ~	  	Chord diagramA11A11   Chord diagramD11D11 ~
E-(Bass-joins-on-the-second-time)---|-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-------0---------|-------------0---|-------0---------|-------------0---|
D-----0------0----|-----0-----4---4-|-----0------0----|-----0-----4---4-|
A---4------4---4--|---4---4-5-------|---4------4---4--|---4---4-5-------|
E-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|

Section Chord diagramBB [CD time 00:14]
-------------------------
 Chord diagramA11A11  ~	  Chord diagramA11A11  ~	   Chord diagramA11A11  ~		F9(no 3rd) ~
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------------0---|
D-----0------0----|-----0-------0---|-----0--------0--|---------3-------|
A---4------4---4--|---4-------4---4-|---4--------4----|-----3-----------|
E-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-1---------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-------0---------|
B----0---1---3----|-0---1----0---1--|-3----3---(3)----|
G-----0---0---0---|--0---0----0-----|---0---------(0)-|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-Let all notes ring in these 3 bars|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Section Chord diagramC majorC [CD time 00:28]
-------------------------
 Chord diagramA11A11  ~	   Chord diagramA11A11  Chord diagramD11D11 ~	Chord diagramA11A11 ~	  	Chord diagramA11A11	Chord diagramD11D11 ~
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-------0---------|-------------0---|-------0---------|-------------0---|
D-----0------0----|-----0-----4---4-|-----0-------0---|-----0-----4---4-|
A---4------4---4--|---4---4-5-------|---4-------4---4-|---4---4-5-------|
E-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|

 Chord diagramA11A11  ~	   Chord diagramA11A11 ~		Chord diagramA11A11 ~	  	F9(no 3rd) ~
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------------0---|
D-----0------0----|-----0------0----|-----0-------0---|---------3-------|
A---4------4---4--|---4------4---4--|---4-------4-----|-----3-----------|
E-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-1---------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|----------0------|
B-----0---1---3---|-0---1----0---1--|---3----3--------|
G------0---0---0--|--0---0----0-----|-----0-----------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-Let all notes ring in these 3 bars|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Section Chord diagramD MajorD [CD time 00:49]
-------------------------
(Use an alternating strumming pattern for the first 9 bars)
 Chord diagramD5D5		  D9(no 3rd)	   Chord diagramD5D5		D9(no 3rd)
   ^		  ^  	    ^         ^
E(0)-5-0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0---|-0-5--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0--0-0-0---|
B(0)-3-0--0-0-0-0-|-3--0--0-0-0-0---|-0-3--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-3--0--0-0-0---|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 Chord diagramD5D5		  Chord diagramC majorC		   Chord diagramC majorC			Chord diagramC majorC
   ^
E(0)-5--0---0-----|-0--0--0--0--0-0-|-0--0--0--0--0-0-|-0-0-----0--0-0--|
B(0)-3--0---0-----|-1--1--1--1--1-1-|-1--1--1--1--1-1-|-0-1-----1--1-1--|
G-----------------|-0--0--0--0--0-0-|-0--0--0--0--0-0-|-----0---0--0-0--|
D-----------------|-2--2--2--2--2-2-|-2--2--2--2--2-2-|---------2--2-2--|
A-----------------|-3------ --------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-(There is a flanger sweep over the bars using Cmaj)-|

 Chord diagramC majorC 	  	  Chord diagramD11D11	  ~  ~ Chord diagramA11A11   ~  ~  Chord diagramA11A11	Chord diagramG+G
E-0--0-0--0-00----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-1--1-1--1-11----|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-0--0-0--0-00----|-------0------0--|--------0--------|-----------------|
D-2--2-2--2-22----|-----4------4----|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
A----------------(3/5)5-------------|---4-------4-----|---4---4---2---2-|
E-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-5-------3-------|

Section Chord diagramE MajorE [CD time 01:10]
-------------------------

 Chord diagramE minorEm		  Chord diagramEm9Em9	   	   Chord diagramE minor 7Em7		Chord diagramEm6Em6
E-0---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
B-0---------------|-0---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|
G-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
D-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
A-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
E-rake all chords-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 Chord diagramC majorC	~	  Chord diagramD11D11  ~	   Chord diagramC majorC   ~		Chord diagramD11D11  ~ w/fingers
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-------1------1--|-------3------3--|-------1------1--|-------3-----3-3-|
G-----0------0--0-|-----0------0--0-|-----0------0--0-|-----0-------0-0-|
D---2-------------|---4-------------|---2-------------|---4-------------|
A-3---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Chord diagramE minorEm		  Chord diagramEm9Em9	   	   Chord diagramE minor 7Em7		Chord diagramEm6Em6
E-0---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
B-0---------------|-0---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|
G-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
D-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
A-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
E-rake all chords-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Section Chord diagramFF [CD time 01:30]
-------------------------
(Use an alternating strumming pattern throughout)
 Chord diagramE minorEm		  Chord diagramE minorEm		^ ^  Chord diagramG+G		    	Chord diagramD MajorD rake	Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 XX
E0----------------|-----------------|-0--3--3--3-3-3-3|-0-2--2-2--0-0-00|
B0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0----0-0-|-0--3--3--3-3-3-3|-0-3--3-3--3-3-00|
G0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0----0-0-|-0--0--0--0-0-0-0|-0-2--2-2--2-2-00|
D--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2--2-2----2-2-|----0--0--0-0-0-0|---0--0-0------00|
A--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2--2-2--------|----2------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|----3------------|-----------------|

 Chord diagramE minorEm (rake)	  Chord diagramE minorEm
E-0---------------|-----------------|
B-0---------------|-------------0-0-|
G-0---------------|-------------0-0-|
D-2---------------|-------------2-2-|
A-2---------------|-------------2-2-|
E-----------------|-----------------|

 Chord diagramG+G rake	  Chord diagramD MajorD	  Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 XX Chord diagramE minorEm (rake)		Chord diagramE minorEm
E-0--3--3--3-3--3-|-0-2--2-2--0-0-00|-0---------------|-----------------|
B-0--3--3--3-3--3-|-0-3--3-3--3-3-00|-0---------------|-------------0-0-|
G-0--0--0--0-0--0-|-0-2--2-2--2-2-00|-0---------------|-------------0-0-|
D----0--0--0-0--0-|---0--0-0--------|-2---------------|-------------2-2-|
A----2------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-------------2-2-|
E----3------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 Chord diagramG+G rake	  Chord diagramD MajorD	  Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 XX Chord diagramE minorEm (rake)
E-0--3--3--3-3-333|-0-2--2-2--0-0-00|-0---------------|-----------------|
B-0--3--3--3-3-333|-0-3--3-3--3-3-00|-0---------------|-----------------|
G-0--0--0--0-0-000|-0-2--2-2--2-2-00|-0---------------|--..... to-------|
D----0--0--0-0-000|---0--0-0--------|-2---------------|---Smash It Up---|
A----2------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----(Part 2)----|
E----3------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

TAB Key
--------

	X - mute with palm of hand
	~ - hold note
	/ - slide up
	() - incidental note
	^ - emphasise note
    rake - exagerate the strumming of the chord
	   (but not enough for it to be an arpeggio)

Notes
------

As this part of the song is an instrumental its difficult to keep
track of where you are in the TAB. To make things easier, the TAB
is broken into sections and the CD times included where they occur.

Most of 'Smash It Up (Part 1)' uses arpeggiated chord shapes. Some
of the shapes used are normal, first position chords - others are
common chord shapes which are moved 'out of position'. The song is
in 4/4 time.

If you look at some of the chord names above the TAB stave - things
seem a little 'jazzy' with all those 9th and 11th chords lying about.
The piece isn't complicated - the expensive sounding chord names come
about as a result of moving simple chord shapes up the neck. If you
view the TAB, looking for out of position chord shapes then the whole
thing is alot easier to learn ....

Section Chord diagramA augmentedA uses Chord diagramA11A11 and Chord diagramD11D11 chords. These are just common Chord diagramG+G and Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
shapes, moved up the neck by 2 frets.

Section Chord diagramBB uses the same shapes as in section A, along with F9(no 3rd)
- which is a variant of Fminor at the first fret.

Section Chord diagramC majorC uses the same shapes as in section B.

Section Chord diagramD MajorD uses diads based on Chord diagramD5D5 and D9, along with Cmajor and the
shapes used in in section A. Check with the record/CD to get the
emphasis on picking right for the 4-bars of Cmajor

Section Chord diagramE MajorE uses Em6, Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 and Chord diagramEm9Em9 chords. These chords are all formed
by adding a simple melody to a basic Chord diagramE minorEm chord. This section also uses
Chord diagramC majorC and Chord diagramD11D11 chords. The Chord diagramD11D11 chord is formed by taking the standard Chord diagramC majorC
shape and moving it up 2 frets.

Section Chord diagramFF uses standard G, Eminor, Chord diagramD MajorD and Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 chord shapes. These
chords are played loosely, with open strings being sounded between
some of the chord changes.

The guitar sound is 'clean' with a very small amount of delay added,
in places a slight flanging effect is also present.

This Transcription (c) Copyright DarkMusic 1995. ReVamped '96.

This Transcription (and others) is also available at:
	http://www.electronic.co.uk/users/mandy/tabs/

Comments and corrections welcome.

    Wayne Ellis email [email protected]
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