------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HANDSOME DEVIL - The Smiths ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Emilym80 E-mail: Emilym80@hotmail.com Tuning: Standard 'Handsome Devil' by the Smiths from their album 'Hatful of Hollow' (1984). The song can be broken down into 4 sections. A: Intro/chorus/outro e|------------------------------------------------| B|-----------2------------------------------------| G|---------------4----------------8---8-----------| D|-----7-6-----2---2-4-----7-6------9---6-4-------| A|-4-7-----4-----------4-7-----4------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| The second fill is pretty hard to hear because of the mix so I don't know if it's 100% correct but it works. The fills are not the same the whole way through as Marr plays some variations. B: Verse "all the streets are crammed with things" etc e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-6x-66-4-6x--8-8--9-x-9-9--8-9-x-9-9--8--------o| D|-6x-66-4-6x-----9-11x-1111-9-11x-1111-9--------o| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Listen to the song for the timing and try to keep the same bouncy feel Marr has. I use only downstrokes apart from the single notes which sounds pretty close. C: End of chorus fill e|-------------4------------| B|-5-4---4---4---5-4--5-4---| G|-----4---4-----6-4--6-4---| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| Not too sure about that one either because of the mix and effects- I think it's 100% but not all the notes are that clear. This replaces the second fill in A. D: End e|----------4--| B|----------5--| G|----------6--| D|-----7-6--6--| A|-4-7------4--| E|-------------| Song structure: Ax1 Bx6 Ax2 Cx1 Bx4 Ax2 Cx1 Bx4 Ax2 Cx1 Bx4 Dx1 There you go. It's a pretty simple song with great guitar from Johnny Marr. Enjoy! ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************