The Smiths

The Charming Man by The Smiths

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This is the bass tab for 'This Charming Man' by
 the Smiths. The guitar chords have been included
 above the bass line.
  
  For the guitar intro play 1,
  For the verses play 2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1
  For the refrain play 3
   
   1)
     Bm7                 D       E
   G|-------|-----------|-------|-----------|
   D|-------|-----------|-------|-------4-2-|
   A|-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-4-|-5-5-5-|-4-4-2-----|
   E|-------|-----------|-------|-----------|
      q q h   q q e e q   q q h   q q e e q  
	 
   2)
     A             F#m E A       E
   G|-------|-2-2-------|-------|-------4-6-|
   D|-------|-----2-4-2-|-------|-2-2-------|
   A|-------|-----------|-------|-----------|
   E|-5-5-5-|-----------|-5-5-5-|-----5-----|
      q q h   q q e e q   q q h   q q e e q
3)
     D9        C#m7/E    F#m7      B7(+9)    D9        C#m7/E
   G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
   D|---------|-2-4-5-2-|---------|---------|---------|-2-4-5-2-|
   A|-5-4-2---|---------|-------4-|-2-------|-5-4-2---|---------|
   E|-------5-|---------|-2-2-2---|---5-4-2-|-------5-|---------|
      q q q q   q q q q   q q q q   q q q q   q q q q   q q q q  
		     
     F#m7                D         C#m7/E    F#m7      B
   G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
   D|---------|---------|---------|-2-4-5-2-|---------|---------|
   A|---------|---------|-5-4-2---|---------|-------4-|-2-------|
   E|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-------5-|---------|-2-2-2---|---5-4-2-|
      q q q q   q q q q   q q q q   q q q q   q q q q   q q q q
			   
     D9        C#m7/E    F#m7
   G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
   D|---------|-2-4-5-2-|---------|---------|---------|
   A|-5-4-2---|---------|---------|---------|---------|
   E|-------5-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
      q q q q   q q q q   q q q q   q q q q   q q q q 
				 
Guitar chords (these may be not the best way to play them)

	Bm7   :	224232
	D     :	xx0232
	E     :	022100
	A     :	x02220
	F#m   :	xx4222
	D9    : 200210
	C#m7/E: xx2424
	F#m7  :	xx2222
	B7(+9): x21232
	B     : xx4442

Tabbed by John
				   
  email corrections/comments to j-hauppa@students.uiuc.edu

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