Smiths - The charming man bass tab

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