The Smiths – Barbarism Begins At Home (Guitar Tab)
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(4)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
(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-| E -0-----5---------2-----------| B ---0-4---------3-------0-----| F#-----------------------------|
*Funk Riff 1: "Oh no, no, no, no, no, (moan) (moan)"
(*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-| 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-| 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 -----------------------------------------------| 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-|