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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 -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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"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"
							-HEBREWS
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