Album: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

tabbed by Steve "SPiV" Perreira
(edit August 3, 2007)


Guitar I - Isaac Brock
Guitar II - Johnny Marr


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Guitar I - Isaac Brock


verse
e-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G--9-9-99-9-7--9--9-9-99-9-7--|
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|

variation
e-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G--11-9-7-9-11-9-7-9-11-9-7-9b--9-9-9-|--9--9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

pre-chorus
e------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G--------11-11-9----------11-11-9----|
D--9-9-9-x--x--x----9-9-9-x--x--x----|
A--x-x-x-9--9--7----x-x-x-9--9--7----|
E--7-7-7------------7-7-7------------|

chorus
e-----------------------------------------|
B--x-xx-12-10-x-xx-12-10-x-xx-12-10-12-10-|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|

e------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G--------11-11-9----------11-11-9----|
D--9-9-9-x--x--x----9-9-9-x--x--x----|
A--x-x-x-9--9--7----x-x-x-9--9--7----|
E--7-7-7------------7-7-7------------|

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Guitar II - Johnny Marr

*note: strumming is continuous in this song and the chorus is kinda' weird to figure out.
There's a video on YouTube that shows how to play/strum this Marr Riff*


main riff
e--9--7-----7h9-5--3-----3h5---|----------5------------5--|
B--7--7-----7---3--3-----3-----|-/7--5----5----7--5----5--|
G--7--7-----7---4--4-----4-----|-/6--6----6----6--6----6--|
D--9--9-----9---5--5-----5-----|-/7--7----7----7--7----7--|
A------------------------------|--------------------------|
E-------7-7----------3-3-----3-|--------3------------3----|

e---------------5--3-----3-----|----------5------------5--|
B--8--7----7h8--3--3-----3h5p3-|-/7--5----5----7--5----5--|
G--7--7----7----4--4-----4-----|-/6--6----6----6--6----6--|
D--9--9----9----5--5-----5-----|-/7--7----7----7--7----7--|
A------------------------------|--------------------------|
E--------3-----------3-3-------|--------3------------3----|

chorus
e--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------|
B--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9--9--9--11-11-9---9--9--9--11-11-9--|
D--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------|
*I'm sure this is not how you strum the chorus, but there's the notes)

Credit to El Mariachi 94 for helping me on the Chorus.