This is the bass tab for ’This Charming Man’ by
the Smiths. The guitar chords have been included
above the bass line.
For the guitar intro play 1,
For the verses play 2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1
For the refrain play 3
1)
Bm7 D E
G|-------|-----------|-------|-----------|
D|-------|-----------|-------|-------4-2-|
A|-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-4-|-5-5-5-|-4-4-2-----|
E|-------|-----------|-------|-----------|
q q h q q e e q q q h q q e e q
2)
A F#m E A E
G|-------|-2-2-------|-------|-------4-6-|
D|-------|-----2-4-2-|-------|-2-2-------|
A|-------|-----------|-------|-----------|
E|-5-5-5-|-----------|-5-5-5-|-----5-----|
q q h q q e e q q q h q q e e q
3)
D9 C#m7/E F#m7 B7(+9) D9 C#m7/E
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|-2-4-5-2-|---------|---------|---------|-2-4-5-2-|
A|-5-4-2---|---------|-------4-|-2-------|-5-4-2---|---------|
E|-------5-|---------|-2-2-2---|---5-4-2-|-------5-|---------|
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
F#m7 D C#m7/E F#m7 B
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|---------|-2-4-5-2-|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|-5-4-2---|---------|-------4-|-2-------|
E|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-------5-|---------|-2-2-2---|---5-4-2-|
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
D9 C#m7/E F#m7
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|-2-4-5-2-|---------|---------|---------|
A|-5-4-2---|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E|-------5-|---------|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
Guitar chords (these may be not the best way to play them)
Bm7 : 224232
D : xx0232
E : 022100
A : x02220
F#m : xx4222
D9 : 200210
C#m7/E: xx2424
F#m7 : xx2222
B7(+9): x21232
B : xx4442
Tabbed by John
email corrections/comments to j-hauppa@students.uiuc.edu
