Band: The Smiths
Song: Still Ill
Album: The Smiths
Thom Mills [email protected]

tabbed for two guitars and a bass 
  
... = strumming 
p --> pull off h--> hammer s--> slide 
When I list half the chord like 
--- 
--- 
---  that means just strum down over the bass strings 
-0- 
-2- 
-3- 
  
  Intro - muted C#m 
  
F#-----------5-------0-------0---------0-----0---------7-------9----- 
C#---0---3-----3-0-----3-0-------0h3p2-----2-------2s3-----3s5-----0- 
 A------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 E------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 B------------------------------------------------------------------- 
F#------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  
F#---2...----------2-3...------------0...------------3...----2...---- 
C#---0...----------0-0...------------2...------------0...----2...---- 
 A---2...----------2-0...------------2...------------0...----2...---- 
 E---0...----------0-0...------------2...------------0...----4...---- 
 B---0...----------0-2...------------0...------------2...------------ 
F#-------------------3...----------------------------3...------------ 
  
 G------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 D-----------2---------------4--------------------------------------- 
 A---4---4-------2---0---0-------0---2---2---2---2---0---0----------- 
 E-----------------------------------------------------------4---4--- 
  
  
F#---0-------5-2-------------0---------0-----0---------2------------- 
C#-------3-------0---3-3-0-------0---3-----2-------2h3-------2------- 
 A---------------------------------------------------------2-----2--- 
 E------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 B------------------------------------------------------------------- 
F#------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  
F#---2...------------3...------------0...------------3...----2...---- 
C#---0...------------0...------------2...------------0...----2...---- 
 A---2...------------0...------------2...------------0...----2...---- 
 E---0...------------0...------------2...------------0...----4...---- 
 B---0...------------2...------------0...------------2...------------ 
F#-------------------3...----------------------------3...------------ 
  
 G------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 D-----------2---------------4--------------------------------------- 
 A---4---4-------2---0---0-------0---2---2---2---2---0---0----------- 
 E-----------------------------------------------------------4---4--- 
  
repeat that one more time.  Since the words dont go exactly with the music the way one might suspect, the But we... part starts at the end of the second time (the But
 starts at the G#m) so the cannot cling part is where the next part enters... 
confused?  Just listen to the song a bit and try to follow along). This next part 
also serves as the bridge after verse 4... 
  
F#--2...---------0--------------------------------------------------- 
C#--2...-------------3-----2-----0----------------------------------- 
 A--2...------------------------------------------------------------- 
 E--4...-----------------------------0...------------2...------------ 
 B-----------------------------------2...------------2...------------ 
F#-----------------------------------3...------------0...------------ 
  
F#--2...---------0---2----------------------------------------------- 
C#--2...---------2---3-3...------------------------------------------ 
 A--2...---------2---2-2...------------------------------------------ 
 E--4...---------0---0-0...----------0...------------2...------------ 
 B---------------------0...----------2...------------2...------------ 
F#-----------------------------------3...------------0...------------ 
  
 G------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 D---------------4---2-----1----------------------------------------- 
 A-------------------------------4---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---0--- 
 E---4---4---4------------------------------------------------------- 
  
F#---2...--------0--------------------------------------------------- 
C#---2...------------3-----2-----0----------------------------------- 
 A---2...------------------------------------------------------------ 
 E---4...----------------------------0...-------------2...----------- 
 B-----------------------------------2...-------------2...----------- 
F#-----------------------------------3...-------------0...----------- 
  
F#---2...--------0--------------------------------------------------- 
C#---2...--------2---3...-------------------------------------------- 
 A---2...--------2---2...-------------------------------------------- 
 E---4...--------0---0...------------0...------------2...------------ 
 B-------------------0...------------2...------------2...------------ 
F#-----------------------------------3...------------0...------------ 
  
 G------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 D---------------4---2-----1----------------------------------------- 
 A-------------------------------4---0---0---0---0---2---2---2------- 
 E---4---4---4---------------------------------------------------4--- 
  
To endm, do the intro and end on C#m