Band: Suicidal Tendencies
Album: How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today
Song: How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today
Copyright (c) (Virgin) (1988)
Version 1.0 - (21/03/05)
Transcribed By: Steve
Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tunning E A D G B E
Intro and Verse Riffs
Guitar 1 Clean hE[-------------------------------------|B[-------0-1-0-1p0-----------1-0-1-----|G[-----2-----------2-------2-----------|D[---2---------------2---3-------------|A[-0-----------------------------------|E[-------------------------------------|
[ [Guitar 2 DistortionE[-------------------------------------|B[-------------------------------------|G[-2-----------------------------------|D[-2-------------------3---------------|A[-0-------------------3---------------|E[---------------------1---------------|
hE[------------------------------------------|B[-------0-1-0-1p0--------------------------|G[-----2-----------2-------0------0---------|D[---2---------------2---2------4-----------|A[-0-------------------3------5-------------|E[------------------------------------------|
[ PME[------------------------------------------|B[------------------------------------------|G[-2----------------------------------------|D[-2-------------------2------4------2/4\2--|A[-0-------------------3----3-5------3/5\3--|E[------------------------------------------|
hE[-------------------------------------|B[-------0-1-0-1p0-----------1-0-1-----|G[-----2-----------2-------2-----------|D[---2---------------2---3-------------|A[-0-----------------------------------|E[-------------------------------------|
[E[-------------------------------------|B[-------------------------------------|G[-2-----------------------------------|D[-2-------------------3---------------|A[-0-------------------3---------------|E[---------------------1---------------|
hE[----------------------------------------|B[-------0-1-0-1p0------------------------|G[-----2-----------2----------------------|D[---2---------------2--------------------|A[-0--------------------------------------|E[----------------------------------------|
[ [-----PM----]E[----------------------------------------|B[----------------------------------------|G[-2--------------------------------------|D[-2-------------------4-4-4-5-5-5--4-----|A[-0-------------------2-2-2-3-3-3--2-0---|E[--------------------------------------3-|
Both guitars together.
[-PM-] [PM] [PM] [PM]E----------------------------------------------|B----------------------------------------------|G----------------------------------------------|D-2--------5-------2-----4------4-5---5-4------|A-0--0-0-0-3---0-0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-3---3-2-0----|E-------------------------------------------3--|Rpt 4 X
The Verses are just the above repeated.
Pre Chorus
[PM] [PM] [PM][PM] [PM]E-----------------------------------------|B-----------------------------------------|G-----4-----5---7----7--------------------|D-----2-----3---5----5-----3p2p0----------|A-0-0---0-0---0----0----0--------3p2p0----|E--------------------------------------3--|Rpt 3 X
[PM] [PM] [PM][PM] [PM]E----------------------------|B----------------------------|G-----4----------------------|D-----2-----3---5----(5)-----|A-0-0---0-0-3-0-5----(5)-----|E-----------1---3----(3)-----|
Chorus
[PM] [PM] [PM] [PM] [PM]E----------------------------------------------|B----------------------------------------------|G-0-2-----2--0-2-----2--0-2-----2------------5-|D-0-2-----2--0-2-----2--0-2-----2-----3--5-5-5-|A---0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-3-3-3--3-3-3-|E-3----------3----------3---------1-1-1--------|Rpt 4 X
E-------------------------------------------------|B-------------------------------------------------|G-2--------------(2)------------------------------|D-2--------------(2)------------------------12\---|A-0--------------(0)------------------------12\---|E-------------------------------------------12\---|
[----------PM------------]E----------------------------|B----------------------------|G----------------------------|D----------------------------|A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|Rpt 4 X
E-------|B-------|G-------|D-12\---|A-12\---|E-12\---|
Mid Section
Riff A [----PM----] [---PM----]E-----------------------------------------------|B-----------------------------------------------|G-----------------------------------------------|D-----------------------------------------------|A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5\4-5\4-5\-2-2-2-2-2-2-5\4-7\5--|E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3\2-3\2-3\-0-0-0-0-0-0-3\2-5\3--|Rpt 4 X
Vocal section Riffs
E------------------------------------------------|B------------------------------------------------|G------------------------------------------------|D-------------5-----------------------4----------|A-2-----------3-----------3-----------2-3p2p0----|E-0-----------------------1-------------------3--|
[---------------PM-----------------]E------------------------------------------------|B------------------------------------------------|G------------------------------------------------|D-------------5-----------------------4----------|A-2-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3p2p0----|E-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------1-1-1-1-1-1---------3--|Rpt
Rpt Riff A 4 X.
Rpt Vocal Section Riffs 2 X
Backing for guitar solo
[----PM----] [---PM----]E-----------------------------------------------|B-----------------------------------------------|G-----------------------------------------------|D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5\4-5\4-5\-2-2-2-2-2-2-5\4-7\5--|A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3\2-3\2-3\-0-0-0-0-0-0-3\2-5\3--|E-----------------------------------------------|Rpt 4 X
Rpt Riff A 4 X
Rpt Vocal Section Riffs 2 X
Outro of solo.
E------------|B------------|G------------|D-4/5\4------|A-2/3\2-2-2--|E-------0-0--| Rpt 3 X
E-------------|B-------------|G-------------|D-5--4--------|A-3--2--5--4--|E-------3--2--|
Rpt Verse structure, Pre Chorus and chorus.
Ending
Guitar 1E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|G[-2---------------------------(2)-----------------------------------|D[-2---------------------------(2)-----------------------------------|A[-0---------------------------(0)-----------------------------------|E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 Clean hE[---------------------------------------------0---------------------|B[------------------------------0-1-0-1p0------1---------------------|G[----------------------------2-----------2----2---------------------|D[--------------------------2---------------2--2---------------------|A[------------------------0------------------------------------------|E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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