Smiths – Barbarism Begins At Home tab

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-|=20E -0-----5---------2-----------|B ---0-4---------3-------0-----|F#-----------------------------|


*Funk Riff 1: "Oh no, no, no, no, no,  "
(*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-| =20C#-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-| =20E -------------------------------------------------------|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 -----------------------------------------------| =20E -------------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-|

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