The Smiths – What She Said (Guitar Tab)
Capo 2
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Speed:
1.0x
BEGINNING NOTES:
A few things before you start,
the way Johnny plays it and in my experience, you get a better, more accurate sound and tone.
I've used a tab, a live recording, and my own experimentation to compile this tab.
Credit to:
The Preacher's pro interactive tab on this site (see below)
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-smiths/what-she-said-guitar-pro-1842603
Thank you for using my tab, I hope it is useful. Enjoy playing :)
KEY:
/ = slide up OR slide down (depending on the proceeding fret numbers)
▲ = strum upward
▼ = strum downward
x = muted note
INTRO:
▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲
e|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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x1
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e|-10-10-10-10-10-10/15-15-15/10-10-10-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10/15-15-15/10-10-10-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--8--7-7--------------------|
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e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---7-10-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9-12-| x1
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A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|Notes:
In the third section, the first half there is a short 3 note transition that has your fingers on the 4th and
6th frets. This is optional as it's only in the live versions.
You can hear pull-ups pretty clearly in the studio version in the third section. I haven't included them in
the tab but feel free to include them if you want.
VERSE:
"What she said"
▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ e|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| G|-------------------------------------------------------|-14-------------------------14-14-14-| D|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ e|-10-10-10-10-10-10/15-15-15/10-10-10-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------| G|-10-10-10-10-10-10/15-15-15/10-10-10-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--8--7-7--------------------| G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------10-10-9-9--------------------| x3 A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▼ e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---7-10-| G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9-12-| D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Notes:
Same as the intro, just repeated.
CHORUS:
"Oh no no no"
▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ e|-12-12-x-12-12-x-12-12------|-12-12-x-12-12-x-12-12------|-12-12-x-12-12-x-12-12------------| B|-12-12-x-12-12-x-12-12--3-5-|-12-12-x-12-12-x-12-12--3-5-|-12-12-x-12-12-x-12-12--3-5-------| G|-13-13-x-13-13-x-13-13--5-7-|-13-13-x-13-13-x-13-13--5-7-|-13-13-x-13-13-x-13-13--5-7-------| x1 D|-13-13-x-14-14-x-14-14------|-13-13-x-14-14-x-14-14------|-13-13-x-14-14-x-14-14------------| A|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------| ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ e|----------------------------| B|-5--7--8---10---------------| G|-7p-9p-10p-12p--------------| x1 D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
Notes:
You can either just singularly upstroke the last notes or strum them repeatedly fitting the song's rhythm
depending on which version you're trying to replicate.
The pull-ups are optional here but I recommend you do them to fit the sound properly and create that whine
effect.
VERSE:
"What she read"
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CHORUS:
"Oh no no no"
▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ e|-12-12-x-12-12-x-12-12------|-12-12-x-12-12-x-12-12------|-12-12-x-12-12-x-12-12------------| B|-12-12-x-12-12-x-12-12--3-5-|-12-12-x-12-12-x-12-12--3-5-|-12-12-x-12-12-x-12-12--3-5-------| G|-13-13-x-13-13-x-13-13--5-7-|-13-13-x-13-13-x-13-13--5-7-|-13-13-x-13-13-x-13-13--5-7-------| x1 D|-13-13-x-14-14-x-14-14------|-13-13-x-14-14-x-14-14------|-13-13-x-14-14-x-14-14------------| A|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------| ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ e|----------------------------| B|-5--7--8---10---------------| G|-7p-9p-10p-12p--------------| x1 D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
OUTRO:
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e|-10-10-10-10-10-10/15-15-15/10-10-10-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10/15-15-15/10-10-10-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--8--7-7--------------------|
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x1
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e|-10-10-10-10-10-10/15-15-15/10-10-10-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10/15-15-15/10-10-10-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--8--7-7--------------------|
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