Hatful Of Hollow

PLEASE NOTE
The following files are the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.
You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.

William, It Was Really Nothing
 (Johnny Marr/The Smiths)

From: Travel1054@aol.com(Jim D Lantos)

G7  F#m  A  D Amaj Gmaj G F#m A  D

-7---10---9------9-------10-----------------------------------------------
-7-8------9-10---9-10----10-----------------------------------------------
-7--------9--11--9-------10-11--------------------------------------------
-7-10-----9--11--9-12----10-12--------------------------------------------
-7--------9------9-------10-----------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Repeat above 3x)

G7 G7 Dmaj    Amaj    Dmaj  Amaj
7-------2--------5--------------------------------------------
7-------0--------5-7--7------------5---------------------10---
7-------0--------5-7----7------------6--------------------9---
7-9-----0--------5-7------7------------7-----------------11---
7-------0--------5--------------------------------------------
oh no       everybodys....live their life

Bmaj       Bmaj                Dmaj    Emaj
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-(pluck)----------------------(strum)------------
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
God knows..Got to live mine    Got knows   Got to live mine

(repeat above 2x)

  C        G     D      A  G  A
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------13----13----15-13----12--12--12-10-12------15----17-15-14-12-14-
-----------12--------12---------12------12-----------14-------------14-12-14-
-(slide)-14-----14-----14-----12----12------------16-------16-------14-12-14-
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G  D   G  A  Bm     B7
--------------7------------7--------------------------
8--10-----10--7-----7------7------7--------------------------
7--11-----9---7---7---7----7----7--7--------------------------
9--12-----11--7-9-------9--7--8------8------------------------
--------------7-9----------7--9-------------------------
--------------7------------7-------------------------------------
Wil       Wil It was...    really..

G Dmaj G A Bm B7 D E
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------7-------7------7----------
-----------------------------------7-7-----7-7----7-7------------
--------------------------------------9-------8------7--------
-----------------------------------------------------------
William  William  It was   It was you life

What Difference Does It Make?
 (Morrissey/Marr)

Capo up two frets or tune up two semi tones.

  Part 1 - Main Riff

F#---------------------------------------------------------------
C#-----------------------------------------------------3---------
A ---2-------0---2---2-------0---------2-------0---2-----------0-
E -------2---------------2-----------------2-----0---0-----2-----
B -0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0_h_3-3---3---3-----------0---0---
F#---------------------------------------------------------------
 
  Part 2 - "So, what difference does it make?"

F#--------5---------------10----8----8---7-7-7-7----5---5---
C#-x_sl_5-----5---x_sl_10----10---10---9-9-9-9-9--5---5---5-
A ----------4---4----------------------9-9-9-9-9------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
F#----------------------------------------------------------

F#--------5---------------10----8----8---7-7-7-7----5---5---
C#-x_sl_5-----5---x_sl_10----10---10---9-9-9-9-9--5---5---0-
A ----------4---4----------------------9-9-9-9-9------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
F#----------------------------------------------------------

  Part 3 - "It makes none, but now you have gone..."
  (barre 4th fret with 1st finger)

F#-------------5-4-------------5-4-----------5-4-5-4-
C#-------7---5-----------7---5-----------7---5-5-5-5-
A ---6-----6---------6-----6---------6-----6---------
E -4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-------------
B ---------------------------------------------------
F#---------------------------------------------------

  End Riff #1:

F#----------0------------0-
C#-5_p_3--1-0--5-5_p_3-1-0-
A -5_p_4--2----5-5_p_4-2---
E -------------------------
B -------------------------
F#-------------------------

  End Riff #2:

F#------------------------------------12----5_sl_x-
C#-13--12--8-10-10-------13--12--8-10-10----5_sl_x-
A -12--11--7--9--9-------12--11--7--9--9----5_sl_x-
E ------------------------------------------7_sl_x-
B ------------------------------------------7_sl_x-
F#-------------------------------------------------

This Charming Man (Hatful Version)

From: Travel1054@aol.com (Jim D Lantos)

A.
-9--9---7-7--10--9---7--7-slide---9----12-12------9--------------
-10-10--9-9--10--10--9--9-slide--10-10----------9----12----------
------------------------------------11--------9------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

B.
------------9------------------------------------------------
------10------------10-12-------10----10-slide-12----12------
11-11----11---11-11-------11-11----11-11-------13--13---13---
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------

C.
-------------------------------------------------------
---5---------5-----5----12-12--10-10-slide-12-12-------
-6-----6-6-----6-6------13-13--1--11-------13-13-------
-----7-----7---------7---------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------

D.
-----------------------------9---------9--------------(1)-----(12)---------
-------10---------9-------10---10--------9--------10--or-----9-or--[F#m]---
----11----11----9---9--11------------9---------11-----11---9---9--[strum]--
-12----------11--------------------9--------12-----------11-------[bar-8th]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

E.
-----7--slide--9---9--9--7--7--10--9--7--7-slide-9------12--12--------
-----9--slide--10--10-10-9-9---10--10-9--9-slide-10--10---------------
-----------------------------------------------------11---------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

The sequence goes like this

ABBCEBCBCBCBCBCBDDCBCBCBCCDDD  (roughly..you'll get the drift)

Walking Andy Rourke bass goes like this:

A1.                               A2.     (A1 + A2 = A)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------2-2--------------------4-6----------------------------------------------
-----------2-4-2-------2-2-2--------------------4-6---------------4-2---------
-0-0-0-----------0-0-0------------2-2-2--2-2--2------5-5-5-4-4--4-------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------9---------------------
--0-------2-4-6-4------------------0-------2-4-6---4--444-2-4-4-4-4-2--
----4-2-0-----------------2-4-5-2----4-3-0-----------------------------
------------------2-4-5-4----------------------------------------------
 

A A2 A A A A A B B A A A B B B (slight variation at end)

How Soon Is Now

From: john dioso <76711.2312@CompuServe.COM>

Hey, Jennifer, I've been playing this song for a good decade now, and I'll be damned if what I play matches Johnny Marr note for note. The chords, ostensibly, are F#, A, and B in the verse, and C#m, E, and F# in the chorus (the "You shut your mouth" bit).
Played straight, it sounds horrendously wrong. But with the right rhythm, you can approach Johnny-ness.
I read in a "Guitar" magazine profile of Johnny five or six years ago that he actually played this song with his guitar tuned to an open E (that is, strumming all the open strings would be an E chord; so the strings were tuned, from lowest to highest, E-B-E-G#-B-E). It's a tuning that Bo Diddley used in many of his songs, and if you listen carefully, you'll notice the "Bo Diddley beat" lurking behind this mope-rock anthem (try playing the song to the rhythm of "Born to Hand Jive" from "Grease," and you'll get the picture. Anyway, on to the song.

chords (in standard tuning, BTW):
  verse  chorus
  F# A B D A C#m E
E-2  - - - 5  4  0
B-2  2 4 7 5  5  0
G-3  2 4 7 6  6  1
D-4  2 4 7 7  6  2
A-4  0 2 5 7  4  2
E-2  - - - 5  -  0

The opening "riff" is just the F# chord (2nd fret position) with loads of
reverb, another way to get that "wavy" feeling from just playing the one chord is to position your hand to play the F# as I've shown you above, except hammer on the first-finger barre on the 2nd fret to begin the riff  (^ = downstroke. v = upstroke):

|F#  ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | do this twice; the second time the lead guitarist (on
tour, Johnny) plays:
E-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2 | (4/5\4) just before the rhythm guitarist (on tour,
Craig Gannon) plays the next chords
B-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2 |
G-3---3-3-3-3-3-4-3 |
D-4---4-4-4-4-2-2-2 |
A-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4 |
E-0(h)2-2-2-2-2-2-2 |

so the chord sequence for the intro and verse is:
|F#|F#|F#|A/B/|
 
                         How Soon Is Now?
         F#
I am the son and the heir
     A               B          F#
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
I am the son and heir
                        A B
Of nothing in particular

D             A
You shut your mouth, how can you say
C#m E                 F#
I go about things the wrong way ?
     D                      A
I am Human and I need to be loved
C#m       E             |F#|F#|F#|A/B/|
Just like everybody else does

         F#
I am the son and the heir
     A               B          F#
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
I am the son and heir
                            A B
Oh, of nothing in particular

D             A
You shut your mouth

D             A
You shut your mouth, how can you say
C#m E                 F#
I go about things the wrong way ?
     D                      A
I am Human and I need to be loved
C#m       E             |F#|F#|F#|A/B/|
Just like everybody else does

D                               A
There's a club if you'd like to go
               C#m      E          F#
You could meet somebody who really loves you
       D
So you go, and you stand on your own
A
And you leave on your own
        C#m              E
And you go home, and you cry
                |F#|F#|F#|A/B/|
And you want to die

D                              A
When you say it's gonna happen "now"
C#m          E            F#
Well, when exactly do you mean?
         D                  A
See I've already waited too long
C#m E           F#
And all my hope is gone

D             A
You shut your mouth, how can you say
C#m E                 F#
I go about things the wrong way ?
     D                      A
I am Human and I need to be loved
C#m       E             |F#|F#|F#|A/B/|
Just like everybody else does

Hand In Glove
 (Morrissey/Marr)

From: kjohn@quads.uchicago.edu (SINE QUA NON)

transcribed by Adam Schaffer

Notes:

This is the way Johnny would play it in concert. If anybody has the "There is a Light..." cd single or a copy of the Oxford '85 concert, this should be familiar. It's a simplified version of the studio versions.

Once again, tune up all strings two semitones or capo up two frets to F#
tuning.

Main Riff:

F#---0------------0-------------
C#-----0----1-0-----1_p_0-------
A -2------------2---------2_p_0-
E ------------------------------
B ------------------------------
F#------------------------------

F#---0------------0--------0----------
C#-----0----1-0------------3----------
A -2------------2---x_sl_4---x_sl_4-0-
E ------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------
F#------------------------------------
 
Chords:

F#m   - 022000
D     - X32010
Bm    - X02210
Bsus2 - 002200
???   - X00000
A     - 355433

F#-0-0-0-0-0---x-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---x-0---0---x-3-x-3-
C#-0-0-0-1-1---x-1---1---1-1---0---0-0-0-1-1---x-0---0---x-3-x-3-
A -0-0-0-0-0---x-2---2---0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---x-2---2---x-4-x-4-
E -2-2-2-2-2---x-2---2---2-2---0---2-2-2-2-2---x-2---2---x-5-x-5-
B -2-2-2-3-3---x-0---0---3-3---0---2-2-2-3-3---x-0---0---x-5---5-
F#-0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0-------------------3---3-

Still Ill

From: shruew@amiserv.xnet.com (Johnny Mnemonic)
 
Hello, I tabbed this out a long time ago, but as anyone who saw it will know, it was hard to follow.  I've given up trying to follow the words with the music.  Just keep time with the bass line (which is a simplky 4/4) and if you can get the music together then the lyrics should come easy. I have plenty of other Smiths tab around (most, if not all, can be found on ftp sites), but feel free to bug me if you cant find something you want. Also feel free to bug me about anything Smiths related, about this tab, or just to beg me to join your band :)
 
Tom Chess
shruew@xnet.com
 
Still Ill, tabbed for two guitars and a bass
 
... = strumming
p --> pull off h--> hammer s--> slide
When I list half the chord like
---
---
---  that means just strum down over the bass strings
-0-
-2-
-3-
 
  Intro - muted C#m
 
F#-----------5-------0-------0---------0-----0---------7-------9-----
C#---0---3-----3-0-----3-0-------0h3p2-----2-------2s3-----3s5-----0-
 A-------------------------------------------------------------------
 E-------------------------------------------------------------------
 B-------------------------------------------------------------------
F#-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
F#---2...----------2-3...------------0...------------3...----2...----
C#---0...----------0-0...------------2...------------0...----2...----
 A---2...----------2-0...------------2...------------0...----2...----
 E---0...----------0-0...------------2...------------0...----4...----
 B---0...----------0-2...------------0...------------2...------------
F#-------------------3...----------------------------3...------------
 
 G-------------------------------------------------------------------
 D-----------2---------------4---------------------------------------
 A---4---4-------2---0---0-------0---2---2---2---2---0---0-----------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------4---4---
 
 
F#---0-------5-2-------------0---------0-----0---------2-------------
C#-------3-------0---3-3-0-------0---3-----2-------2h3-------2-------
 A---------------------------------------------------------2-----2---
 E-------------------------------------------------------------------
 B-------------------------------------------------------------------
F#-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
F#---2...------------3...------------0...------------3...----2...----
C#---0...------------0...------------2...------------0...----2...----
 A---2...------------0...------------2...------------0...----2...----
 E---0...------------0...------------2...------------0...----4...----
 B---0...------------2...------------0...------------2...------------
F#-------------------3...----------------------------3...------------
 
 G-------------------------------------------------------------------
 D-----------2---------------4---------------------------------------
 A---4---4-------2---0---0-------0---2---2---2---2---0---0-----------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------4---4---
 
repeat that one more time.  Since the words dont go exactly with the music the way one might suspect, the But we... part starts at the end of the second time (the But starts at the G#m) so the cannot cling part is where the next part enters... confused?  Just listen to the song a bit and try to follow along). This next part also serves as the bridge after verse 4...
 
F#--2...---------0---------------------------------------------------
C#--2...-------------3-----2-----0-----------------------------------
 A--2...-------------------------------------------------------------
 E--4...-----------------------------0...------------2...------------
 B-----------------------------------2...------------2...------------
F#-----------------------------------3...------------0...------------
 
F#--2...---------0---2-----------------------------------------------
C#--2...---------2---3-3...------------------------------------------
 A--2...---------2---2-2...------------------------------------------
 E--4...---------0---0-0...----------0...------------2...------------
 B---------------------0...----------2...------------2...------------
F#-----------------------------------3...------------0...------------
 
 G-------------------------------------------------------------------
 D---------------4---2-----1-----------------------------------------
 A-------------------------------4---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---0---
 E---4---4---4-------------------------------------------------------
 
F#---2...--------0---------------------------------------------------
C#---2...------------3-----2-----0-----------------------------------
 A---2...------------------------------------------------------------
 E---4...----------------------------0...-------------2...-----------
 B-----------------------------------2...-------------2...-----------
F#-----------------------------------3...-------------0...-----------
 
F#---2...--------0---------------------------------------------------
C#---2...--------2---3...--------------------------------------------
 A---2...--------2---2...--------------------------------------------
 E---4...--------0---0...------------0...------------2...------------
 B-------------------0...------------2...------------2...------------
F#-----------------------------------3...------------0...------------
 
 G-------------------------------------------------------------------
 D---------------4---2-----1-----------------------------------------
 A-------------------------------4---0---0---0---0---2---2---2-------
 E---4---4---4---------------------------------------------------4---
 
To endm, do the intro and end on C#m

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

Tom Chess version

From: kjohn@quads.uchicago.edu (SINE QUA NON)
 
intro
 
    F#maj7  Dmaj7  C#m    B
f#----7-------3-----2-----0------------------------------------------
c#----9-------5-----3-----2------------------------------------------
 a----8-------4-----4-----2------------------------------------------
 e----9-------5-----4-----2------------------------------------------
 b------------------------0------------------------------------------
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
then you shuffle between these two chords
 
    B        C#
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------
c#--5-0------7-0-----------------------------------------------------
 a--6-6------8-8-----------------------------------------------------
 e--7-7------9-9-----------------------------------------------------
 b-------------------------------------------------------------------
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------
I was..
   F#maj7                 D#m
   happy in the haze of a drunken hour
f#-7--------7--------7----9-------9----------------------------------
c#-9--------9-----------9-9-------9----------------------------------
 a-8--------8-------------9-------9----------------------------------
 e-9--------9-------------11------11---------------------------------
 b-------------------------------------------------------------------
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------
       Emaj7?/G#(bass plays G#)         B   C#
   but heaven knows I'm miserable now
f#-----5----------------5---------------5----7-----------------------
c#-----7----------------7---------------5----7-----------------------
 a-----6----------------6---------------6----8-----------------------
 e-----7----------------7---------------7----9-----------------------
 b-------------------------------------------------------------------
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------
         F#maj7                       D#m
   I was looking for a job and then I found a job
f#-------7-----------7----------------9------------------------------
c#-------9-----------9----------------9------------------------------
 a-------8-----------8----------------9------------------------------
 e-------9-----------9----------------11-----------------------------
 b-------------------------------------------------------------------
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------
       Emaj7?           B
   and heaven knows I'm miserable now
f#-----5----------------0-------------0-0-0--------------------------
c#-----7----------------2-------------0-0-0--------------------------
 a-----6----------------2--------------------------------------------
 e-----7----------------2--------------------------------------------
 b----------------------0--------------------------------------------
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------
   F#maj7      B   C    F#maj7
   In my life,          why do I give valuable time
f#-7--7--------5---7-------------7-----------------------------------
c#-9--9--------5---7----9--------9------------------6-6-6-6-6-3-...--
 a-8--8--------6---8----8--------8------------------6-6-6-6-6-4-...--
 e-9--9--------7---9----9--------------------------------------------
 b-------------------------------------------------------------------
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------
      D#m                                   strum through
   to people who dnt care if I live or die
f#----4------------------------9-------------------------------------
c#----5------------------------9-------------------------------------
 a----6------------------------9------------6--8-6-4-----------------
 e----6------------------------11-----------7--9-7-6-----------------
 b-------------------------------------------------------------------
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
his "solo"
 
f#--3-4-2-0-4-2-0-4--7--14-14s15-16-11-------------------------------
c#--4-4-3-2-4-3-2-4--9--14-------15-13-------------------------------
 a----------------4--9--14-------16-12-------------------------------
 e-------------------9-----------------------------------------------
 b-------------------------------------------------------------------
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------

This Night Has Opened My Eyes

From: ROESSER@gmr.com
  
2-----7----2----7----7--\--2---2-----7--\---2-2
2-----7----2----7----7--\--2---2-----7--\---2-2
2-----7----2----7----7--\--2---2-----7--\---2-2 (repeat)

------7--7--------7--7--9---7------7------7-----
8--8--7--7--8--8--7--7--------7-------10----10
------7--7--------7--7-----------7 (back to the first bar)
------------------------------------2nd time continues

(a)

7---\--2---2-----2---2----------------------------------
7---\--2-----2---2---2---3---2-----8--8--7 ---7--8----7-
7---\--2---------2---2---------2----------7------7-----9
--------------------------------------------------------
7---\--2---2-----2---2-----------------------------------
7---\--2------2--2---2----3----2----8--8---7----7--8--7--
7---\--2---------2---2-----------2-----------7------7---9
---------------------------------------------------------
8---8---7----7---8---7----7-----a shoeless child..etc.
----------7-------7--------9----goes back to the beginning
--------------------------------after all words go back to
(a) and repeat last three bars

Questions,comments,concerns,and Smiths fans with anything to share, by all means  e-mail to roesser@gmr.com
                                                  -Jerry

Accept Yourself
 (Marr/Morrissey)
 
From: babjak@ecf.toronto.edu (BABJAK  JAMIESON)

tabbed by Adam Schaffer 01/09/95 with the help of Wintab 1.0

"Hatful of Hollow" version.  Capo on 3rd fret or tune up 3 semitones & translate the tabs.  All tabs marked "3" are open strings. Use your thumb for the notes on the low E string for chords marked with T's.
 
Intro:
     |--8--8--8--8--8-----------------|
     |--8--8--10-11-10-8--8--8--6--6--|
     |--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--8--7--7--|
     |--10-10-10-10-10----------------|
     |--------------------------------|
     |--------------------------------|

     |--8--8--8--8--8-----------3--3--|
     |--8--11-10-8--8--8--8--8--6--6--|
     |--9--9--9--9--10-8--8--8--7--7--|
     |--10-10-10-10-10----------------|
     |--------------------------------|
     |--------------------------------|
 
        Everyday,      You must say
        C              Em
     |--8--------3-----7--------------|
     |--8-----------3--8-----------8--|
     |--9-----9--------9--9-----------|
     |--10-10----------9--------9-----|
     |--10-------------7-----7--------|
     |--------------------------------|
 
                                      (2nd time 'round)
                                      |
                                    \ | /
        C7                           \ /
     |--8-----------------3---8--8----3--3--3--8--8--8--|
     |--11----------------4---6--6----4--4--4--6--6--6--|
     |--9-----------9--3--5---7--7----5--5--5--7--7--7--|
     |--8-----8-----------6---8--8----6--6--6--8--8--8--|
     |--10-10----10-------6---x--x----6--6--6--x--x--x--|
     |--8-----------------4---6--6----4--4--4--6--6--6--|
                          T   T  T    T  T  T  T  T  T

I am sick and I am dull and I am plain
     |----------------3------------------3--------|
     |-------5-----6-----3------3-----5----(3)----|
     |----------5------------------5--------------|
     |--(3)---------------------------------------|
     |----------------------(3)-------------------|
     |--------------------------------------------|
 
     |----------------------------------------|
     |-------3--------3-----5--5-----5--3-----|
     |----------5--------5--5-----------------|
     |--(7)--------7--------3-----3-----------|
     |----------------------------------------|
     |----------------------------------------|

interlude:
        C                    C
     |--------------------------------------------|
     |--------------------------------------------|
     |--5--5-----------------5--5-----------------|
     |--5--5-----------------5--5--5--------------|
     |--3--3-----------5-----3--3--5--------5-----|
     |--------6~~~--6-----6--------3--3--6--------|
 
     |-----------------------------------|
     |-----------------------------------|
     |--5--5-----------------5--5--------|
     |--5--5-----------------5--5--5-----|
     |--3--3-----------5-----3--3--5-----|
     |--------6~~~--6-----6--------3-----|

 and there's no one but yourself to blame...
     |-------3-------------------3-------|
     |-------6-------------------6_sl_8--|
     |-------5-------------------5_sl_7--|
     |---(3)-3---------------------------|
     |-----------------------------------|
     |-----------------------------------|

ending:
     |--3--3--3--8--8--8--6--|
     |--4--4--4--6--6--6--4--|
     |--5--5--5--7--7--7--3--|
     |--6--6--6--8--8--8--6--|
     |--6--6--6--x--x--x--3--|
     |--4--4--4--6--6--6--4--|
        T  T  T  T  T  T  T
 
Have an enjoyable party, especially if you live in a warm, sunny
place like Australia, for instance...hope to tab more, often.

Adam

Girl Afraid
 (The Smiths/Johnny Marr)

From: Travel1054@aol.com (James Lantos)

Intro              A.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------10-7---------------8---------8-----------------------------
------9------7------------7---7--------9-----9---9---9-----7-------------------
----9----------------7------9-------------9---7-------9-9---9-------------------
--7--------9--------7---------------------------------------------------------
---------7------7-8-------------------------------------------------------------

B.  Am  Bm  C  D C.       D.  Gmaj (7th)  D  A (bar)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------8-----8----8-----8------------------------------
------------------------------9----11----9----11-------------------------------
----------------------------10---10----10---10---------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

F.
----------------------------------------*---*-----------------------------------
---------------------10--12--10--9--9--10--12---(* reverse every other time)--
---------9--9--9--9--11--13--11--9--9--11--13---------------------------------
--------11-11-11-11--------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E.   Gmaj7  C#maj7  G#m7  A  B      G.   A   D
 
The pattern is this:   a b 3a c(*) 3a c a b a d a b a 2d e 4f g
   2a (repeat beginning at *)

Back to the Old House

Yuichi Tamano (cs75sdo@sdcc13.
This is a transcript I made of "Back to the Old House" by the Smiths.  It's from the acoustic version from "Hatfull of Hollow". The notes on the high e string are heavily emphasized and ring loudly. This should be pretty close to the recording, though there are a few notes different here and there.

Yuichi Tamano
 
PATTERN A:
------------------------|-------0----------------
-0---1-1----------------|-0---1------------------
-----------------0-2---0|-----------------0-2---0
---2-----------2-----3--|---2-----------2-----3--
-3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-------3-2-0-----3----
------------------------|------------------------

                                            I would...
-----------------0------|-------0---------0------
-0---1---------1---1---0|-1---3---3-1-3-----1---0
-------0----------------|------------------------
---2-----------2-----3--|---2---------0-------3--
-3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-----------------3----
------------------------|------------------------

...rather not go back to the old house...I would
   repeat Pattern A once

LEAD IN TO PATTERN B:
rather not go             back to the old house
------------------------|-------0----------------
-0---1-1----------------|-0---1------------------
-----------------0-2---0|-----------------0-2---0
---2-----------2-----3--|---2-----------2-----3--
-3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-------3-2-0-----3----
------------------------|------------------------

PATTERN B:
     there's    too many       bad       memories
-------1---------------0|-------1----------------
-1---1-------0---1-3----|-1---1-------0---1-3---0
-2-2-------2------------|-0-0-------2------------
------------------------|------------------------
-3-----3----------------|-3-----1----------------
-------------3-----3----|-------------3-----3----

     there's too many memories  there
-------1---------------0|-----------0------------
-1---1-------0---1-3----|-------3----------------
-0-0-------2------------|-----------------0-----0
------------------------|---------------2-----2--
-3-----3----------------|-----2-------2-----3----
-------------3-----3----|-0-3---0----------------

-----------0------------|-----------0-----------0
-------3----------------|-------3-----------2----
-----------------0-----0|-----------------2------
---------------2-----2--|---------------0--------
-----2-------2-----3----|-----2-------2----------
-0-3---0----------------|-0-3---0----------------

------------------------|------------------------|-0----
-------3-----3-----3----|-3-----3-----3-----3----|---3-0
-----0-0-----0-----0----|-0-----2---2-2---2-2---2|------
---0-------0-----0-----0|-----0---3-----3-----3--|------
-2-------2-----2-----2--|---2--------------------|------
------------------------|------------------------|------

repeat pattern A twice ("When you cycled by...", "And you never knew...")
lead in to pattern B ("Are you still there?"
pattern B ("Or have you..."

repeat first two bars twice (or so)
play
-----------------0------|-------0----------------
-0---1---------1---1---0|-1---3------------------
-------0----------------|-----------------0-2---0
---2-----------2-----3--|---2-----------2-----3--
-3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-------3-2-0-----3----
------------------------|------------------------

repeat first two bars many times (about four?)
end on                  slowly
------------------------|-----------3-3-3--------
-0---1------------------|-0---1------------------
-------0---------0-2---0|-------0----------------
---2-----------2-----3--|---2--------------------
-3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3----------------------
------------------------|------------------------

Reel Around The Fountain

From: shruew@cyclone.xnet.com

As far as Smiths songs go, this is somewhat easy.
chords are picked through, bass tab on the bottom capo up two frets
(so when you see an E, it's like playing a D)
 
       A                                   E
  It's time the tale were told       of how  you took a child
g------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------0-----2----------2-2--2-
a------0----0---0---------0---0---4--------------------------
e-1----------------------------------------------------------
             F#m                D         A
     and you made       him old                               it's
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-2--2-2-0---------------------0--0-0-----------------------------
a----------4----------4---------------4---0---0-0--0--0---0-0-----
e------------2--2--2-------2------------2-----------------------0-
                                       E
  time the tale were told       of how   you took a child
g--------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------0------2----------2-2--2-
a-0----0---0---------0---0--4----------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------
                   F#m                               A
  and you made him old            you  make him old
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-2-------2-2-0-4---------------0------`-0------------------------
a--------------------------4--------------------4----0---0-0---0--
e------------------2--2--2---2---------------------2--------------
       A  G#m Gmaj7                    F#m       Bm
              Reel around the fountain           slap me on the patio
g--------------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------
a-0----0-----------------------------------------2----------2--------
e----2----4---3---------------3--3--3--2--2-2--2----------------2---2
               Gmaj7                     F#m           E
  I'll take it now             oh
g------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------------------
a-2--2-2--0-0--------------------------4---------------------
e--------------3--3---3-3--3--3--3-3-----2--2-2--2--2--0--0--
  A                        E  F#m      A
  Fifteen minutes with you         Well  I wouldnt say
g------------------------------------------------------
d---------0----------------2---------------------------
a-0--4------------4--------------------0-0-4-------4---
e-----------------------------2--2-3-------------------
  E    D     A                          E
    no   oh  people  said that you were virtually dead   and
g------------------------------------------------------------
d-2----0-----------------------------------------------------
a--------4-2-0-----0-0-2--2----0-----------------------------
e-----------------------------------0---4-------------4-4----
            D                    E   A
  they were so wrong                 Fifteen minutes with you
g------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------0-------0-------0--0-2-2-------------------------
a-0-------------------0---0----------0-----4-0-----------4---
e-----------------------2------------------------------------
  E   F#m    A               E      D     A
      Oh     I wouldnt say      no    oh  people said that you
g-------------------------------------------------------------
d-2--------------------------2------0-------------------------
a------------0---0----4----4----------4-2-0----0-0--2-2----0--
e-----2--2-4--------------------------------------------------
         E                  D                              Bm7
  were easily led  and they were half right        oh they
g-------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------0--------------0-------0-0--------
a----------------------0---------------------0---0----0-0--2--
e------0-4------4-4----------------------------2--------------
                             D                        Bm7
             oh they were half right            oh
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d----------------------------0-0----0--------0--0-----------------
a-2---0----2-------2---0--------------0---0-------0---0-2-2---0---
e---2---2------------2----2-------------2-----------2-------2---2-
             D                   Bm7                   D
g--------------------------------------------------------
d------------0--0-------0--0---------------------------0-
a-2--2---0--------0---0------0---0-2--2---0----2---0-----
e------2---2--------2----------2--------2---2----2---2---
           E
                   It's..(next verse)
g----------------------
d--0-------2--2-2--2---
a----0---0-----------4-
e------2---------------
 
There ya go!  A quick rap up pf the chords (remember, capo up two
frets. All numbers are counted from the second fret (i.e., second
fret = 0).
  A E F#m D G#m Gmaj7 Bm Bm7
e-3-4-0---0-4---0-----0--0--
b-0-5-0---1-4---1-----1--1--
g-0-4-0---0-4---2-----2--0--
d-0-0-2---2-6---3-----2--2--
a-2-0-----3-----------------
e-3-------------------------
 
enjoy
shruew@cyclone.xnet.com

Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

From: kjohn@quads.uchicago.edu (SINE QUA NON)

w/capo on 2nd fret
 
 Dmaj7 A5  D   A5 F#m G/F# A5  ?   A   G   A5
E -2---5---2---5---2---2---5---5---5---3---5---
B -2---5---3---5---2---3---5---3---2---3---5---
G -2---2---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---
D -4---2---4---2---4---5---2---2---2---5---2---
A -5---X---5---X---4---5---X---X---X---5---X---
E -----5---2---5---2---3---5---5---5---3---5---

               G/F#    A5
E --------------2---2--5-
B --------------3---2--5-
G -----2-----2--4---4--2-
D ---4-----2----5---5--2-
A -5-----4------5---5--X-
E --------------3---3--5-

   |------------play twice------|                    Dmaj7
E -------------------------------------------------5---2-
B -3-p-2--3-p-2--3-sl-5-sl-3--2----7-5-3-5---3-2-------2-
G -4-p-2--4-p-2--4-sl-6-sl-4--2-2----------4-----2-----2-
D ------------------------------4----------------------4-
A -----------------------------------------------------5-
E -------------------------------------------------------

ending:

  F#5                      Bm  Bm          G       A5
E -----4---2---2---2---2---2---7---9--10---3---2---5---|
B -----2---2---5---3---2---3---7---7---7---3---2---5---|
G -----2---2---2---2---2---4---7---7---7---4---4---2---|
D -4---4---4---4---4---4---4---9---9---9---5---5---2---|
A -4---4---4---4---4---4---2---9---9---9---5---5---X---|
E -2---2---2---2---2---2-------7---7---7---3---3---5---|

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