"Smile" by The Gufs
Transcribed by Tony Duckles
Last Modified: 1997-09-25
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Capo at 2nd fret....but tabed regular. Capo is "2" in tab.
Didn't give lyrics, but if u know the song and follow directions
at bottom, it's easy to figure out. As for the intro (Riff 1),
I'm mostly fairly sure that this is how it's played. It sounds closer
than some other TAB than I've seen out there. Good luck. =)
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Intro:
*Volume Swell (pluck with volume at 0 and turn volume up...)
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--11---------
--12---------
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Riff 1: (Strum chords in rythym.)
*Bend
--12------------12------------------------
--10-----12------2------12-12-12/13-13---
--2-------2------2-------2----------------
--11------2------2-------2----------------
--12-----11------9------11----------------
---------12-----10------12----------------
(Chords for rythym part)
*NOTE: I'm pretty sure about this, though not absolute. It sounds
decent, and that's how I play it. Go fig.
Riff 2:
*Slide
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-------------------------------------------5-----------------
-------2---------------2-------------2-------2---------2-----
----11-----7---7-----6----6---6----4---4-------4-----6-------
-12----------9---7----------7---5--------5-------5/7---------
-2-----------------------------------------------------------
Riff 2 Outro:
-2-- (Let ring...) |---------------------------------------------
-2-- | - - -= CHORDS =- - -
-2-- | C D Am
11-- | ======*===*2 ====*======2 ==*=======*2
12-- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
---- | |_|_|_|_*_|3 |_|_|_|_|_|3 |_|_|_|_*_|3
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Riff 3: | |_|_*_|_|_|4 |_|_|_*_|_*4 |_|_*_*_|_|4
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------------- | |_*_|_|_|_|5 |_|_|_|_*_|5 |_|_|_|_|_|5
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-4-4-4--6--7- | Em7 C9
-5-5-5--7--9- | *=====*====2 ======*====
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| |_|_|_|_|_|3 |_|_|_|_|_|
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Chorus Intro: | |_*_*_|_|_|4 |_|_*_|_|_|
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-2--4--- | |_|_|_|_*_*5 |_*_|_|_*_*
-3--5--- | | | | | | | | | | | | |
-2--4--- |
-4--2--- |
-5------ |
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C D |
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Chorus:
(Bassline?)
-2------2-2------------2-----2------
-3------2-2------------2-----3------
-4------4-4------------2-----2------
-4------4-4------------4-----4------
-2------2-2-(4-2)------4-----5--4---
-----------------(5-4)-2-(5)------5-
Am Em C
(Bassline?) *Hammer-On
-2------2-2------------2----4-4-4/5-
-3------2-2------------2----5-5-5-5-
-4------4-4------------2----4-4-4-4-
-4------4-4------------4----2-2-2-2-
-2------2-2-(4-2)------4------------
-----------------(5-4)-2-(5)--------
Am Em D
Chorus Outro:
*Hammer-On -> Pick-off
-4------4/5\\4--------------------
-5------5-5--5--------------------
-4------4-4--4--------------------
-2------2-2--2--------------------
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D
Chorus 2: (w/ free vibrato and slide between notes)
(*Let ring)
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-------5-----7-----5-----------------5-----7-------
-2-----------------------------2-------------------
Em7 C9 D C9 Em7 C9 D C9
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--------------------------------------------6-7----
-------5-----7-----5-----------------5----7--------
-2-----------------------------2-------------------
Em7 C9 D C9 Em7 C9 D
Chorus 3: (Acoustic Guitar)
CHORDS: Em7 -> C9 -> D -> C9 (Repeat....Same as Chorus 2 basically)
Solo:
*Slow-Bend-up
---------12-14--------12-14---------12-14---------12-14--------
--12-14--------12-14---------12-14---------12-14---------12/14-
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*Slow-Bend-up
---------12-14--------12-14---------12-14---------12-14--------
--12-14--------12-14---------12-14---------12-14---------12/14-
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*Slide *Slide
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-10---10-10-10--10-10-10\9--9-9-9--9\7--7-7-7--7-7--7-10--9-12-
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*Slide *Slide
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-10---10-10-10--10-10-10\9--9-9-9--9\7--7-7-7--7-7--7-10--9-12-
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*Slide *Slide *Slow Bend-up
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-9-10--9-12---9-10--9-12---9-10--9-12---9-10--9-12--12/14------
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*Slide *Slide *Slow Bend-up
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-9-10--9-12---9-10--9-12---9-10--9-12---9-10--9-12--12/14------
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Close:
* Vibrato and let ring
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-10------------------------------------------------------------
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Em7
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How it all goes together!:
Intro -> Riff 1 (x2) -> Riff 2 (x2) -> Riff 2 Outro ->
-> Riff 3 -> Riff 2 (x2) -> Riff 1 (x2) -> Riff 2 Outro ->
-> Riff 3 -> Riff 2 (x2) -> Chorus Intro -> Chorus (x2) ->
-> Chorus Outro -> Chorus 2 (x2) -> Riff 1 (w/ Wah-wah) (x4) ->
-> Riff 4 (w/ wah-wah) ---> Chorus Intro -> Chorus (x2) ->
-> Chorus Outro -> Chorus 3 -> Chorus Intro -> Chorus (x2) ->
-> Chorus 2 -> Riff 1 (x2) -> Solo (w/ Riff 1 playing in backg) ->
-> Close