The Smiths – Heaven Knows Im Miserable Now (Guitar Tab)
Capo 2
Versions
(5)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Play these first four with tremolo bar, then alternate strumming between the following open chords
F#maj7 Dmaj7 C#m B open B open C#
F#|--7---------3---------2--------0--------0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0---|
C#|--9---------5---------3--------2--------5-5-5--0--0-0-5-5-5-0--0---7-7-7--0--0-0-7-7-7-0--0---|
A |--8---------4---------4--------2--------6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6--6---8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8--8---|
E |--9---------5---------4--------2--------7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7---9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9-9-9--9---|
B |--7---------3---------2--------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1 and 3]
F#maj7 D#m G#m
F#|---7----7----7---7-----7------9---9---9---9---9---9----9----9----9--------|
C#|---9----9----9---9-----9------9---9---9--12--12---9---10---10----9--------|
A |---8----8----8---8-----8------9---9---9---9---9---9----9----9----9--------|
E |---9----9----9---9-----9-----11--11--11--11--11--11---11---11---11--------|
B |---7----7----7---7-----7--------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B slide to C# Third verse, do this instead:
F#|---0----0----0----0--/--0------0--------|--------------------------------------------|
C#|---5----5----5----5--/--7------0--------|--------5---------------7-------------------|
A |---6----6----6----6--/--8------8--------|-----------6---------------8----------------|
E |---7----7----7----7--/--9------9--------|----7---------7---7/9---------9-------------|
B |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
F#maj7 D#m G#m
F#|---7----7----7---7-----7------9---9---9---9---9---9----9----9----9--------|
C#|---9----9----9---9-----9------9---9---9--12--12---9---10---10----9--------|
A |---8----8----8---8-----8------9---9---9---9---9---9----9----9----9--------|
E |---9----9----9---9-----9-----11--11--11--11--11--11---11---11---11--------|
B |---7----7----7---7-----7--------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B
F#|---0----0----0----0----0----0---------|
C#|---5----5----5----5----5----0---------|
A |---6----6----6----6----6----6---------|
E |---7----7----7----7----7----7---------|
B |--------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------|
[Chorus] “In my life...”
F#maj7 B slide to C#
F#|------7------7-----0----0----0----0--/--0------0---------------------------------------|
C#|------9------9-----5----5----5----5--/--7------0---------------------------------------|
A |------8------8-----6----6----6----6--/--8------8---------------------------------------|
E |------9------9-----7----7----7----7--/--9------9---------------------------------------|
B |------7------7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
“Why do I smile...”
F#maj7 C# B A#m
F#|------7------7-----0----0----0--/--0----0-----0--------4---4--4--4---4-----------------|
C#|------9------9-----7----7----7--/--5----5-----5--------4---4--4--4---4-----------------|
A |------8------8-----8----8----8--/--6----6-----6--------4---4--4--4---4-----------------|
E |------9------9-----9----9----9--/--7----7-----7--------6---6--6--6---6-----------------|
B |------7------7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F# A#m G#m D#m
F#|----4--4--4--4---4-----4--4--4--4---4---/-----9---9--9---9----9--9---9---9-------------|
C#|----5--5--5--5---7-----4--4--4--4---7---/-----9-h10--10-10----9--9---9---9-------------|
A |----4--4--4--4---4-----4--4--4--4---4---/-----9---9--9---9----9--9---9---9-------------|
E |----6--6--6--6---6-----6--6--6--6---6---/----11--11-11--11---11--11--11-11-------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play almost the same thing again,
B C# B A#m
F#|--0----0----0----0--/--0---0---0----0----0--/--0----0-----0-----4---4--4--4---4--------|
C#|--5----5----5----5--/--7---7---7----7----7--/--5----5-----5-----4---4--4--4---4--------|
A |--6----6----6----6--/--8---8---8----8----8--/--6----6-----6-----4---4--4--4---4--------|
E |--7----7----7----7--/--9---9---9----9----9--/--7----7-----7-----6---6--6--6---6--------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F# A#m G#m D#m
F#|----4--4--4--4---4-----4--4--4--4---4---/-----9---9---9---9----9--9---9---9------------|
C#|----5--5--5--5---7-----4--4--4--4---7---/-----9-h10--10--10----9--9---9---9------------|
A |----4--4--4--4---4-----4--4--4--4---4---/-----9---9---9---9----9--9---9---9------------|
E |----6--6--6--6---6-----6--6--6--6---6---/----11--11--11--11---11-11--11--11------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B C C#
F#|------0---------0----0----0------0-------|
C#|------5---------5----6----7------0-------|
A |------6---------6----7----8------8-------|
E |------7---------7----8----9------9-------|
B |-----------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------|The solo, played over the second repeat above (live, Marr just repeats the rhythm guitar)
F#|-------------------------------------------14---15---16-------14-----------------------| C#|---9--9--7--5-----9--9--7--5--------12-----14---15---16-------14-----------------------| A |-9----9--8--6-----9--9--8--6---6----13-----14---15---16-------14-----------------------| E |-------------------------------7-------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The Second and Fourth Verses – fingerpicked by Marr when playing live. This is the hardest part of
the song, because there are so many guitar parts going on at the same time in the recorded version.
Basically, for one guitar, you either fingerpick what Marr plays live or try to make out a combination
of the prominent guitar parts from the recorded version.
Here are tabs for:
A) the recorded version, rhythm guitar
B) the live version, fingerpicking
Option A (recorded version): F#maj7 D#m / / (strike these two with emphasis) F#|--0---0---0---0---0---0-----0---0---0---0-----7---4-----------------------------------| C#|-0h5--5---5---0---5---5-----5---5---5---5-----5---5-----------------------------------| A |--4---4---4---4---4---4----h6---6---6---6-----4---4-----------------------------------| E |--6---6---6---6---6---6-----6---6---6---6-----6---6-----------------------------------| B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B D#m C# F#maj7 F#|--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0-----8-/--9--9----7---------------------0---| C#|--0-h5-h7--7--5----0-h5-h7--7--5-----0-h5--5--5--0-----8-/--9--9----7----then back to----0h5--| A |--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6-----6--6--6--6--6-----8-/--9--9----8-----the start-------4---| E |--7--7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--7----10/--11-11----9-----and repeat------6---| B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Option B: Fingerpicking (live version) F#|-------0------------0-----0---------0------------0-----0--------------------------------| C#|----5-----5------5-----5---------5-----5-----5-----5------------------------------------| A |-4------------4---------------h6-----------6--------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Descending bassline on the 4th string F#|----------2------------------2--------------------0----------------------0--------------| C#|-------------2-------------------2--------------------2-------------0h2------2----------| A |------2---------2---------2----------2--------4-----------4------4----------------------| E |---4------------------2--------------------1--------------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Interlude: F#maj7 harmonics C#m B F#|--7-----------10--/--11----------------------------------2--------0-------| C#|--9-----------11--/--12----12------12----(12)------------3--------2-------| then repeat the A |--8-----------12--/--13--------13--------------(12)------4--------2-------| alternation between E |--9------------------------------------------------------4--------2-------| between open B and C# B |--7------------------------------------------------------2--------0-------| like in the intro F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| The Ending: F#maj7 Dmaj7 harmonics F#maj7 G#maj7 A#maj7 F#|---7-----------3------------------------7---------9--------11-------------| C#|---9-----------5-------(12)-------------9---------11-------12-------------| A |---8-----------4------------(12)--------8---------10-------12-------------| E |---9-----------5------------------------9---------11-------13-------------| B |---7-----------3------------------------7---------9--------11-------------| F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Legend
h - hammer-on the fret after "h"