Band: The Smiths
Song: Barbarism Begins at Home
Album: Meat is Murder
Thom Mills [email protected]

Huge tuning tip:  Tune to each string up two semi-tones to F#. 

Intro: 
F#--9-10-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x--9-10-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-x-x- 
C#--9-10-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x--9-10-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-x-x- 
A -11-12-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-11-12-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-7-7-x-x- 
E -11-12-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-11-12-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-9-x-x- 
B --9-10-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x--9-10-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-x-x- 
F#------------------------------------------------------------- 

F#-x_sl_12-12-x-x-12-x-x-12---------3---7_p_5_p_0--5_p_0--- 
C#-x_sl_12-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-----------5------------------0- 
A -x_sl_14-14-x-x-14-x-x-12-0-0-0-0------------------------ 
E -x_sl_14-14-x-x-14-x-x-14-------------------------------- 
B -x_sl_12-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-------------------------------- 
F#--------------------------------------------------------- 

Main Riff 1: 

F#-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x--9-10-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-x-x- 
C#-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x--9-10-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-x-x- 
A -9-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-11-12-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-7-7-x-x- 
E -9-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-11-12-x-x-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-9-x-x- 
B -7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x--9-10-x-x-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-7-x-x- 
F#--------------------------------------------------- 

F#-x_sl_12-12-x-x-12-x-x-12---------3---7_p_5_p_0--5_p_0--- 
C#-x_sl_12-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-----------5------------------0- 
A -x_sl_14-14-x-x-14-x-x-12-0-0-0-0------------------------ 
E -x_sl_14-14-x-x-14-x-x-14-------------------------------- 
B -x_sl_12-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-------------------------------- 
F#--------------------------------------------------------- 

Main Riff 2: "Unruly boys who will not grow up..." 

F#----------------------------------------------3--------7- 
C#---------------------------------------x_sl_5---x_sl_8--- 
A --------------------------------------------------------- 
E ---------0-------0-----------------0--------------------- 
B ---0_h_2---0_h_2---0-0-0-2---0_h_2---0------------------- 
F#-0-------------------------0----------------------------- 

F#----------------------------- 
C#-------------------0--------- 
A ---------5-4---------0---0-2- 
E -0-----5-----5---2----------- 
B ---0-4---------3-------0----- 
F#----------------------------- 

F#--------------------------------------------3--------7- 
C#-------------------------------------x_sl_5---x_sl_8--- 
A ------------------------------------------------------- 
E -------0-------0-----------------0--------------------- 
B -0_h_2---0_h_2---0-0-0-2---0_h_2---0------------------- 
F#-------------------------0----------------------------- 

F#-------------0--------------- 
C#-------------------0--------- 
A ---------5-4---------0---0-2-=20 
E -0-----5---------2----------- 
B ---0-4---------3-------0----- 
F#----------------------------- 

*Funk Riff 1: "Oh no, no, no, no, no,  " 
(*let B string ring periodically) 

F#-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-14-12-x-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-x-14-12-x-x- =20 
C#-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-14-12-x-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-x-14-12-x-x- 
A -12-x-x-12-x-x-12-14-12-x-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-x-14-12-x-x- =20 
E ------------------------------------------------------- 
B ------------------------------------------------------- 
F#------------------------------------------------------- 

F#-12_h_14-14-x-x-14-x-x-7-7-x-x-x_sl_17-17-17-17-17-x-x-7-7-x-x- 
C#-12_h_14-14-x-x-14-x-x-7-7-x-x-x_sl_17-17-17-17-17-x-x-7-7-x-x- 
A -12_h_14-14-x-x-14-x-x-7-7-x-x-x_sl_17-17-17-17-17-x-x-7-7-x-x- 
E --------------------------------------------------------------- 
B --------------------------------------------------------------- 
F#--------------------------------------------------------------- 

*Funk Riff 2: 
(*let B string ring periodically) 

F#-12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-12- 
C#-12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-12- 
A -12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-14-14-14-14-   <--- play twice! 
E -14-x-14-x-x-14-x-x-14-14-14-14-14-14- 
B -------------------------------------- 
F#-------------------------------------- 

F#-12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-12- 
C#-12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-12- 
A -12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-12- 
E -11-x-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-11-11-11-11-11- 
B -12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-12- 
F#-------------------------------------- 

F#-0-x-0-x-x-0-0-0-----0--0--0--0- 
C#-8-x-8-x-x-8-8-8_sl_10-10-10-10- 
A -9-x-9-x-x-9-9-9_sl_11-11-11-11- 
E -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----x--x--x--x- 
B -0-x-0-x-x-0-0-0-----0--0--0--0- 
F#-------------------------------- 

Ending: 

F#-x-x-0--x-x-0--0--0--3--2- 
C#-x-x-0--x-x-0--3--2--3--2- 
A -x-x-0--x-x-0--4--2--3--2- 
E -x-x-2--x-x-2--4--2--2--1- 
B -x-x-2--x-x-2--2--0--3--2- 
F#-x-x-0--x-x-0------------- 

F#-x-x-0--x-x-0--0--0------3---7_p_5_p_0--5_p_0-----0- 
C#-x-x-0--x-x-0--3--2--0-----5------------------0---8- 
A -x-x-0--x-x-0--4--2----0--------------------------9- 
E -x-x-2--x-x-2--4--2-------------------------------9- 
B -x-x-2--x-x-2--2--0-------------------------------7- 
F#-x-x-0--x-x-0-------------------------------------0- 

Bassline: (tune up to F# as well) 

A --------------------------------------------------- 
E -----2-2---------4-5---------2-2------------------- 
B ---------0_h_2-------------------0_h_2-2-x-x-1-x-x- 
F#-0-0-----------0-----x-x-0-0----------------------- 

A ----------------------------------------------- =20 
E -------------4-5-x-x-----------------4_h_5_p_4- 
B -0-x-0-x-------------3-x-3-x-4-5-x-x----------- 
F#---------2-3----------------------------------- 

Ending: 

A -------------------------------------------------------- 
E --------------2-4_h_5_p_4-------------------4_h_5_p_4--- 
B -0-0-(3)_sl_4-------------0-3-x-3-x-4-5-x-x------------- 
F#------------------------------------------------------0-