This Charming Man tab by The Smiths

This Charming Man, by The Smiths
Album: The Smiths (1984)
Words by Morrissey, music by Johnny Marr
Transciption by Diego Nistal (narackamous@yahoo.es)


This is the original version of the song, it differs a
little from the one that appears in Hatful of Hollow.
I use some chorus, reverb and mild compression to play
it, besides lots of trebble. A very slight overdrive
will work too.

Riff 1:

e---9--9--7-7--10-X-10--9--7/-9-----14-12-12------9----------
B--10-10--9-9--10-X-10-10--9/10--10-14-12-12----9----12------
G--------------------------------11----------9---------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------


Riff 2:

e-------------9----------------------------------------------
B-------10-----------10----12-----10-------10/12--12-12--12--
G--11-11---11---11-11---11---11-11---11-11-11/13--13-13--13--
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------


Riff 3:

e------------------------------------------------------------
B-----5-----5-5----7--5-----5-----9--9-9--5--7---------------
G--6------------6--------6-----------------------------------
D-------7---------------------7------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------


Riff 4:

e------------------------------9-----------9-----------------
B--------10---------9-------10---10----------9--------10-----
G-----11----11----9---9--11------------9-----------11--------
D--12----------11--------------------9----------12-----------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------


e------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--
B----------9------10-10--9--9--9-10-10--9-10-10--
G--11----9---9-11--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--
D-----11----------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--
A------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------


Fill 1:

e---9--9--9--9--9--9---
B--10-10--9--9--9-10---
G---9--9--9--9--9--9---
D--11-11-11-11-11-11---
A----------------------
E----------------------


Fill 2:

e---9--9--9--9--9--9--9\--
B--10-10--9--9--9-10-10\--
G---9--9--9--9--9--9--9\--
D--11-11-11-11-11-11-11\--
A-------------------------
E-------------------------


INTRO:
Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 1
Riff 2

VERSE:
Riff 3
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 2

CHORUS:
Riff 4 (x2)
Fill 1

VERSE:
Riff 3
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 2

CHORUS:
Riff 4 (x4)
Fill 2







Song:    This Charming Man
Artist:  The Smiths
Album:	 Hat Full of Hollow


          tab by Hassan Ahmad (the_mutch@hotmail.com)


this is the intro to the version that appears on the album.
its slightly different to the one that appears above.


e--9---9----7--7---10---9----7---7/9----14--12--12-------9-----
B--10--10---9--9---10---10---9---9/10---14--12--12-----9---12--
G----------------------------------------------------9---------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------


e--------------9-----------------------------------------------
B--------10---------10--12--------10------10/12-12-12-12-12----
G--11-11----11---11--------11--11-----11--11/13-13-13-13-13----
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------


e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--12/14--14--14--12--12--10(let----10--12--14-14-14-14--12-12-
G--13/14--14--14--13--13--11-ring)--11--13--14-14-14-14--13-13-
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------


However instead of using the chords B-12-   -14-   &  -10-
				    G-13-   -14-      -11-

you can use these shapes            e-7-    -9--   &  -5-
			            B-9-    -10-      -7-


therefore the 3rd part of the intro would go like this


e--7/9---9---9---7--7--5(let----5--7--9--9--9--9--7--7-------
B--9/10--10--10--9--9--7-ring)--7--9--10-10-10-10-9--9-------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------


these are the same shapes used in th first part of the intro.
use which ever one you find easiest.