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Smile Tab by David Gilmour

Smile tab by David Gilmour

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard tuning
Difficulty: Beginner 👶

.                                         Artist - David Gilmour
                                       ---------------------------
                                              Song - Smile
                                       --------------------------
                                           From - On An Island
                                       --------------------------
                                                 Ayreon77
                                                ----------

Acoustic Slide Guitar
00:07
     s         s         s         s  s
[--3-\-8--|--5-\-7--|--3-\-5--|--5-\7-\-3--]
[---------|---------|---------|------------]
[---------|---------|---------|------------]
[---------|---------|---------|------------]
[---------|---------|---------|------------]
[---------|---------|---------|------------]


Words
00:19
    s s       s s        s s       s s            s
[--7\8\7--|--7\8\10--|--7\8\7--|--7\8\7--5-3--|--3\5--]
[---------|----------|---------|--------------|-------]
[---------|----------|---------|--------------|-------]
[---------|----------|---------|--------------|-------]
[---------|----------|---------|--------------|-------]
[---------|----------|---------|--------------|-------]

    s s       s s    s s     s
[--7\8\7--|--7\8\7--5\7\8--10\---]
[---------|----------------------]
[---------|----------------------]
[---------|----------------------]
[---------|----------------------]
[---------|----------------------]

00:48
    s       s s      s s s          s       s       s
[--5\8--|--5\7\--|--3\5\7\3--|--0--5\8--|--5\7--|--3\5--|---s-----]
[-------|--------|-----------|----------|-------|-------|--5\8----]
[-------|--------|-----------|----------|-------|-------|---------]
[-------|--------|-----------|----------|-------|-------|---------]
[-------|--------|-----------|----------|-------|-------|---------]
[-------|--------|-----------|----------|-------|-------|---------]

01:11
    s                   1 straight slide   s       s s
[--5\3--|---s-s-s-s-----|---s-s-s--s---|--3\5--|--7\8\7--]
[-------|--3\5\3\5\3-3--|--3\5\8\10\8--|-------|---------]
[-------|---------------|--------------|-------|---------]
[-------|---------------|--------------|-------|---------]
[-------|---------------|--------------|-------|---------]
[-------|---------------|--------------|-------|---------]

 01:34
   s       s       s   s       s s             s    s      s       s
[--7\8--|--5\7--|--7\0-3\5--|--5\7\3--|--------7\8--7\--|--3\5-5-5-5\0--s---]
[-------|-------|-----------|---------|---s--8----------|--------------5\8--]
[-------|-------|-----------|---------|--7\9------------|-------------------]
[-------|-------|-----------|---------|-----------------|-------------------]
[-------|-------|-----------|---------|-----------------|-------------------]
[-------|-------|-----------|---------|-----------------|-------------------]

01:49
     s                          s         s     s
[--3-\-12--|--10--8--7--8--|--12\7--|--0-3\5-5-5\-0--s---]
[----------|---------------|--------|---------------5\8--]
[----------|---------------|--------|--------------------]
[----------|---------------|--------|--------------------]
[----------|---------------|--------|--------------------]
[----------|---------------|--------|--------------------]


02:05                                    s       s       s       s s
[----------|----------s------|-------|--5\8--|--5\7--|--3\5--|--5\7\3--]
[---s------|---s--8--8\10-8--|---s---|-------|-------|-------|---------]
[--9\7-----|--7\9------------|--9\7--|-------|-------|-------|---------]
[------10--|-----------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------]
[----------|-----------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------]
[----------|-----------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------]


02:20
[-------|----------s------|-------]
[---s---|---s---8-8\10-8--|---s---]
[--7\9--|--7\9------------|--7\9--]
[-------|-----------------|-------]
[-------|-----------------|-------]
[-------|-----------------|-------]


Words
02:30
    s s       s         s
[--7\8\7--|--8\10-10-10-\-7--]
[---------|------------------]
[---------|------------------]
[---------|------------------]
[---------|------------------]
[---------|------------------]

02:54
    s s            s     s                 s         s  s  s         s
[--7\8\10-12--|--10\12-13\15--|-------|--10\15--15-15\17\15\-|--15-15\17--]
[-------------|---------------|--5-5--|----------------------|------------]
[-------------|---------------|-------|----------------------|------------]
[-------------|---------------|-------|----------------------|------------]
[-------------|---------------|-------|----------------------|------------]
[-------------|---------------|-------|----------------------|------------]

03:09
      s        s
[--15-\--|--12-\--|--3--|---------s------|----------|-------]
[--------|--------|-----|---s--8-8\10-8--|---s-s----|---s---]
[--------|--------|-----|--7\9-----------|--7\9\12--|--5\7--]
[--------|--------|-----|----------------|----------|-------]
[--------|--------|-----|----------------|----------|-------]
[--------|--------|-----|----------------|----------|-------]

                                                       all 1 slide
 03:22           s       s       s          s      s s      s s      s  s
[-----s------|--5\8--|--3\5--|--5\8-10--|--5\8--5-5\7\--|--3\5\8-8-10\12\10-]
[--8-8\10-8--|-------|-------|----------|---------------|-------------------]
[----8-------|-------|-------|----------|---------------|-------------------]
[------------|-------|-------|----------|---------------|-------------------]
[------------|-------|-------|----------|---------------|-------------------]
[------------|-------|-------|----------|---------------|-------------------]

03:40
      s s     s           s     s     s    s s       s     s     s    s
[----5\8\7-5-7\8-10--|--10\12--8\10--5\8--5\7\--|--10\12--8\10--5\8--7\3--]
[--5-----------------|--------------------------|-------------------------]
[--------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------]
[--------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------]
[--------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------]
[--------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------]

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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