Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now tab by The Smiths

Tabs

Heaven Knows... (capo 2nd fret) ? figure out the rhythm by listening to the song

  Play these first four with tremolo bar, then alternate strumming between the following open chords
   F#Maj7F#maj7   Dmaj7Dmaj7    C# minorC#m    BB    open BB         open C#C#
F#F#|---8-----------3----------2--------0-------0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--
C#C#|---10----------5----------3--------2-------5-5-5-0-0--5-5-5-5-0---7-7-7-0-0--7-7-7-7-0--
A augmentedA |---9-----------4----------2--------2-------6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6---8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8--
E MajorE |---10----------5----------4--------2-------7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9--
BB |---8-----------3----------2--------0----------------------------------------------------
F#F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Verse 1 and 3
    F#Maj7F#maj7               D#mD#m           G# minorG#m
F#F#|------7------7---7----7----7---7---7----9---9---9---9---9---9----9----9----9------------
C#C#|------9------9---9----9----9---9---9----9---9---9--12--12---9---10---10----9------------
A augmentedA |------8------8---8----8----8---8---8----9---9---9---9---9---9----9----9----9------------
E MajorE |------9------9---9----9----9---9---9---11--11--11--11--11--11---11---11---11------------
BB |------7------7---7----7----7---7---7----------------------------------------------------
F#F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     BB     slide to C#C#         Third verse, do this instead:
F#F#|------0----0----0----0--/--0------0--------|--------------------------------------------
C#C#|------5----5----5----5--/--7------0--------|--------5---------------7-------------------
A augmentedA |------6----6----6----6--/--8------8--------|-----------6---------------8----------------
E MajorE |------7----7----7----7--/--9------9--------|----7---------7---7/9---------9-------------
BB |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------
F#F#|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------

    F#Maj7F#maj7               D#mD#m           G# minorG#m
F#F#|------7------7---7----7----7---7---7----9---9---9---9---9--9----9----9----9-------------
C#C#|------9------9---9----9----9---9---9----9---9---9--12--12--9---10---10----9-------------
A augmentedA |------8------8---8----8----8---8---8----9---9---9---9---9--9----9----9----9-------------
E MajorE |------9------9---9----9----9---9---9---11--11--11--11--11--11--11---11---11-------------
BB |------7------7---7----7----7---7---7----------------------------------------------------
F#F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


     BB
F#F#|------0----0----0----0----0----0---------
C#C#|------5----5----5----5----5----0---------
A augmentedA |------6----6----6----6----6----6---------
E MajorE |------7----7----7----7----7----7---------
BB |-----------------------------------------
F#F#|-----------------------------------------


The Chorus: ?In my life...?
    F#Maj7F#maj7     BB     slide to C#C#
F#F#|------7------7-----0----0----0----0--/--0------0---------------------------------------
C#C#|------9------9-----5----5----5----5--/--7------0---------------------------------------
A augmentedA |------8------8-----6----6----6----6--/--8------8---------------------------------------
E MajorE |------9------9-----7----7----7----7--/--9------9---------------------------------------
BB |------7------7-------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

?Why do I smile...?
    F#Maj7F#maj7    C#C#        BB         A#mA#m
F#F#|------7------7-----0----0----0--/--0----0-----0--------4---4--4--4---4-----------------
C#C#|------9------9-----7----7----7--/--5----5-----5--------4---4--4--4---4-----------------
A augmentedA |------8------8-----8----8----8--/--6----6-----6--------4---4--4--4---4-----------------
E MajorE |------9------9-----9----9----9--/--7----7-----7--------6---6--6--6---6-----------------
BB |------7------7-------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    F#F#        A#mA#m          G# minorG#m       D#mD#m
F#F#|----4--4--4--4---4-----4--4--4--4---4---/-----9---9--9---9----9--9---9---9-------------
C#C#|----5--5--5--5---7-----4--4--4--4---7---/-----9-h10--10-10----9--9---9---9-------------
A augmentedA |----4--4--4--4---4-----4--4--4--4---4---/-----9---9--9---9----9--9---9---9-------------
E MajorE |----6--6--6--6---6-----6--6--6--6---6---/----11--11-11--11---11--11--11-11-------------
BB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Play almost the same thing again,
?? BB          C#C#           BB        A#mA#m
F#F#|--0----0----0----0--/--0---0---0----0----0--/--0----0-----0-----4---4--4--4---4--------
C#C#|--5----5----5----5--/--7---7---7----7----7--/--5----5-----5-----4---4--4--4---4--------
A augmentedA |--6----6----6----6--/--8---8---8----8----8--/--6----6-----6-----4---4--4--4---4--------
E MajorE |--7----7----7----7--/--9---9---9----9----9--/--7----7-----7-----6---6--6--6---6--------
BB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    F#F#        A#mA#m          G# minorG#m       D#mD#m
F#F#|----4--4--4--4---4-----4--4--4--4---4---/-----9---9---9---9----9--9---9---9------------
C#C#|----5--5--5--5---7-----4--4--4--4---7---/-----9-h10--10--10----9--9---9---9------------
A augmentedA |----4--4--4--4---4-----4--4--4--4---4---/-----9---9---9---9----9--9---9---9------------
E MajorE |----6--6--6--6---6-----6--6--6--6---6---/----11--11--11--11---11-11--11--11------------
BB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     BB       C majorC  C#C#
F#F#|------0---------0----0----0------0-------
C#C#|------5---------5----6----7------0-------
A augmentedA |------6---------6----7----8------8-------
E MajorE |------7---------7----8----9------9-------
BB |-----------------------------------------
F#F#|-----------------------------------------

The solo, played over the second repeat above (live, Marr just repeats the rhythm guitar)

F#F#|------------------------------------------14---15---16-------14------------------------
C#C#|--9--9--7--5-----9--9--7--5--------12-----14---15---16-------14------------------------
A augmentedA |--9--9--8--6-----9--9--8--6---6----13-----14---15---16-------14------------------------
E MajorE |------------------------------7--------------------------------------------------------
BB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


The Second and Fourth Verses ? fingerpicked by Marr when playing live. This is the hardest part of
the song, because there are so many guitar parts going on at the same time in the recorded version.
Basically, for one guitar, you either fingerpick what Marr plays live or try to make out a combination
of the prominent guitar parts from the recorded version.

Here are tabs for:
A augmentedA) the recorded version, rhythm guitar
BB) the live version, fingerpicking

Option A augmentedA (recorded version):
  F#Maj7F#maj7          D#mD#m        /  / (strike these two with emphasis)
F#F#|--0---0---0---0---0---0-----0---0---0---0-----7---4------------------------------------
C#C#|-0h5--5---5---0---5---5-----5---5---5---5-----5---5------------------------------------
A augmentedA |--4---4---4---4---4---4----h6---6---6---6-----4---4------------------------------------
E MajorE |--6---6---6---6---6---6-----6---6---6---6-----6---6------------------------------------
BB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   BB                             D#mD#m  C#C#         F#Maj7F#maj7
F#F#|--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0-----8-/--9--9----7---------------------0---
C#C#|--0-h5-h7--7--5----0-h5-h7--7--5-----0-h5--5--5--0-----8-/--9--9----7----then back to----0h5--
A augmentedA |--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6-----6--6--6--6--6-----8-/--9--9----8-----the start-------4---
E MajorE |--7--7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--7----10/--11-11----9-----and repeat------6---
BB |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Option B: Fingerpicking (live version)
F#F#|-------0------------0-----0---------0------------0-----0--------------------------------
C#C#|----5-----5------5-----5---------5-----5-----5-----5------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-4------------4---------------h6-----------6--------------------------------------------
E MajorE |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Descending bassline on the 4th string
F#F#|----------2------------------2--------------------0----------------------0--------------
C#C#|-------------2-------------------2--------------------2-------------0h2------2----------
A augmentedA |------2---------2---------2----------2--------4-----------4------4----------------------
E MajorE |---4------------------2--------------------1--------------------------------------------
BB |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Interlude:
  F#Maj7F#maj7                 harmonics   C#m7C#m7   BB
F#F#|--8-----------10--/--11----------------------------------2--------0-------
C#C#|-10-----------11--/--12----12------12----(12)------------3--------2------- then repeat the
A augmentedA |--9-----------12--/--13--------13--------------(12)------2--------2------- alternation between
E MajorE |-10------------------------------------------------------4--------2------- between open BB and C#C#
BB |--8------------------------------------------------------2--------0------- like in the intro
F#F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Ending:
   F#Maj7F#maj7   Dmaj7Dmaj7   harmonics   F#Maj7F#maj7   G#Maj7G#maj7  A#Maj7A#maj7
F#F#|---8-----------3------------------------8---------10--------12-------------
C#C#|--10-----------5-------(12)------------10---------12--------14-------------
A augmentedA |---9-----------4------------(12)--------9---------11--------13-------------
E MajorE |--10-----------5-----------------------10---------12--------14-------------
BB |---8-----------3------------------------8---------10--------12-------------

Other versions of Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now by The Smiths