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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 augmentedA -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 MajorE -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-
BB --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 augmentedA -x_sl_14-14-x-x-14-x-x-12-0-0-0-0------------------------
E MajorE -x_sl_14-14-x-x-14-x-x-14--------------------------------
BB -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 augmentedA -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 MajorE -9-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-11-12-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-
BB -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 augmentedA -x_sl_14-14-x-x-14-x-x-12-0-0-0-0------------------------
E MajorE -x_sl_14-14-x-x-14-x-x-14--------------------------------
BB -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 augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ---------0-------0-----------------0---------------------
BB ---0_h_2---0_h_2---0-0-0-2---0_h_2---0-------------------
F#-0-------------------------0-----------------------------
F#-----------------------------
C#-------------------0---------
A augmentedA ---------5-4---------0---0-2-
E MajorE -0-----5-----5---2-----------
BB ---0-4---------3-------0-----
F#-----------------------------
F#--------------------------------------------3--------7-
C#-------------------------------------x_sl_5---x_sl_8---
A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -------0-------0-----------------0---------------------
BB -0_h_2---0_h_2---0-0-0-2---0_h_2---0-------------------
F#-------------------------0-----------------------------
F#-------------0---------------
C#-------------------0---------
A augmentedA ---------5-4---------0---0-2-=20
E MajorE -0-----5---------2-----------
BB ---0-4---------3-------0-----
F#-----------------------------
*Funk Riff 1: "Oh no, no, no, no, no, "
(*let BB 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 augmentedA -12-x-x-12-x-x-12-14-12-x-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-x-14-12-x-x- =20
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------
BB -------------------------------------------------------
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 augmentedA -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 MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
BB ---------------------------------------------------------------
F#---------------------------------------------------------------
*Funk Riff 2:
(*let BB 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 augmentedA -12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-14-14-14-14- <--- play twice!
E MajorE -14-x-14-x-x-14-x-x-14-14-14-14-14-14-
BB --------------------------------------
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 augmentedA -12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-12-
E MajorE -11-x-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-11-11-11-11-11-
BB -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 augmentedA -9-x-9-x-x-9-9-9_sl_11-11-11-11-
E MajorE -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----x--x--x--x-
BB -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 augmentedA -x-x-0--x-x-0--4--2--3--2-
E MajorE -x-x-2--x-x-2--4--2--2--1-
BB -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 augmentedA -x-x-0--x-x-0--4--2----0--------------------------9-
E MajorE -x-x-2--x-x-2--4--2-------------------------------9-
BB -x-x-2--x-x-2--2--0-------------------------------7-
F#-x-x-0--x-x-0-------------------------------------0-
Bassline: (tune up to 
F#F# as well)
A augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -----2-2---------4-5---------2-2-------------------
BB ---------0_h_2-------------------0_h_2-2-x-x-1-x-x-
F#-0-0-----------0-----x-x-0-0-----------------------
A augmentedA ----------------------------------------------- =20
E MajorE -------------4-5-x-x-----------------4_h_5_p_4-
BB -0-x-0-x-------------3-x-3-x-4-5-x-x-----------
F#---------2-3-----------------------------------
Ending:
A augmentedA --------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE --------------2-4_h_5_p_4-------------------4_h_5_p_4---
BB -0-0-(3)_sl_4-------------0-3-x-3-x-4-5-x-x-------------
F#------------------------------------------------------0-
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"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"
-HEBREWS
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