Song: Ask
Band: The Smiths
Tabbed by: Johnny Mnemonic (shruew@cyclone.xnet.com)
 

note:the intro on Rank is G , C C, G, much simpler than this intro
 
A new corrected version with the bass thrown in for fun.
 
some notes before you go on:
This tab is a two guitar song tab'd out for one guitar.
It's also tabbed out in mind that not everyone (myself included)
and lay just like Mr. Marr.)  For example, I _do_ know that there
are three more strings on the guitar :), but I can play through this
version and it sounds good.  If you can crank through it, it wont
be too hard for you to round out the chords a little.  Corrections,
comments etc etc to shruew@cyclone.xnet.com
 
Tom Chess
 
 
~ = bend, tremolo bar, whatever               
s = slide to next notes            |-->I'm partiularly shaky about
                                |  | @ |  what happens here
              |          tab-A  |      |  | tab B|
e-5-3-5-10~---|-7-10-----12----------8----|------|
b-7-5-7-12~---|-8-----8------------8---10-|-8s10-|
g-7-5-7-12~---|-------9----------9-----11-|-9s11-|
d-7-5-7-12~---|---------------10-------12-|------|
a-------------|---------------------------|------|
e-------------|---------------------------|------|      
                                          |
g------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------0---------
a---------------------0-------3------------------
e-----5s3-s0----3---3----------------------------
                                         
    
    Shyness ..
e-7-7--5----7--7-----10------7--7----7---10---10--8----
b-8-8--5-------8-----10--10--8---8-------9----10-------
g------5-------9-----11------7---7-------9----11-------
d------------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------
 
g------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------0---------------------------0-----
a-----0------------3------------0----------3-----------
e-3-3----------------------3--3------------------------
                                                       
(that's pretty much how the bass goes so I'm gonna stop writing it 
out.  There may may a feww notes missing from it anyway, but that's 
the general idea of it).
  
  do-ing all ..
e-10-12--10--8---8------7--5----------7----   
b-12-----10------8---------7----8----------   
g-12-----9-------9---------7---------------  intro tab A and B
d------------------------------------------   
a------------------------------------------   
e------------------------------------------             
 
Repeat for shyness is nice... then again for then again for coyness,
but now we have the So, if there's something part so end only with
tab A and go to... 
 
  So if ...
e-10-10-10------10--10----10----12---10-10-----
b---------------12--12----12----13------7---10-
g---------------12--12----12----14------7---11-
d---------------------------------------------- x2
a----------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------Z------------   
 
  ask me...
e-10--7---7-7-----7---3---7---7-----     
b-12--------------8---5---8---------     
g-12--------------9---5---9---------  tab A and B
d-----------------------------------     
a-----------------------------------     
e-----------------------------------     
                  
          
 
then it makes its way to the Spening warm summer days apart...
  
         Spending ...
e-----8--7---7----7----5--7---7----5-7------5-3- 
b-5-8----7---7----8----------------7--------5-5- 
g-5------7---7----7----------------7--------5-5- 
d----------------------------------------------- 
a----------------------------------------------- 
e----------------------------------------------- 
 
  writing ...
e-5--7----10------7---7----10-10-10-10--10------7--3-3--3--5-7---
b-7-------12---12-8---8----10-------12--12------5-------5----7---
g-7-------12------9---9----11-------12--12------5-------5----7---
d----------------------------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------
 
  Ask me..
e-10--7---10--7---10--7----8--8--
b-8-------8-------8---7----8--8--
g---------------------7----9--9-- twice, but the second time instead
d--------------------------10-10- of the C C go...
a--------------------------------
e--------------------------------                 
 
    because ..
e-7-5-3--2--3--5----7---7----8----7----5---3-----5---7-----
b-7-7-5--3--0--5----8---8---------7--------0---------8-----
g-7-7-5--2--0--5----7---7---------7--------0---------7-----
d--------0--0------------------------------0---------------
a----------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
   the ...
e--8---10----12--10-----12--10----8---7----8---8---
b------12--------10---------12--------8--------8---
g------12--------12---------12--------7--------9---
d--------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------
 
  that ..
e-7----5----5-----7--8-7---3-----5-----3-
b-----------7--------------5-----7-----5-
g-----------7--------------4-----7-----5-  strum that C till 
d--------------------------------7-----5-   nature
a----------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------         
 
  Nature ..So
e-7-7----7--7-7--7-----3-----7---7-----5---3---2---7-  go to the:
b-8-8----8--8-8--8-----5---------8-----5---5---3---7- ask me...
g-7-7----7--7-7--7-----5---------7-----5---5---2---7-
d----------------------------------------------0----- second time:
a----------------------------------------------------continue on
e----------------------------------------------------           
 
  (togeth)er              ..
e---------3---5---3---2----3--5----7---7----3--
b---------3---5---5---3----------------8----5--
g---------4---5---5---2----------------7----5--
d---------------------0------------------------
a----------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------
 
  then ..
e-3----5----7---7-----3--3----5----7---7----5----5----5-----7--
b---------------8-----5----------------8--------------7--------
g---------------7-----5----------------7--------------7--------
d--------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
 
  together       ..
e-8-7---3--5--3--7--
b-------0--5--5--7--  ask me ask me ask me part
g-------0--5--5--7--
d----------7--5-----
a-------------------
e-------------------                           
 
and end with
  Da da da da da da da da
e-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--
b-8--8--5-----------5--7--
g-7--7--5-----------5--7--
d-------------------------
a-------------------------
e-------------------------




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Gilligan's Guitar Tablature
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