The Smiths - Barbarism Begins at Home | Guitar Cover [TAB]

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Here is what is for now, my best attempt at performing Barbarism Begins at home live in one take. This song is so fast to be having all these precise picking patterns and it goes on for soooo long! XP

This chune is ferociously groovy with a devilish droning that repeats on and on, capturing you in hypnotic boogie state! Marr's guitar arrangements are incredibly fluid up and down the neck and once again as always with the Smiths, I just cannot wrap my head around how he does it. On top of that he absolutely rips it when performing it live. This took me months of practicing to barely play it competently. I could spend as many months honing and polishing up my playing and a lifetime to master it completely.

On-screen tab notes:
On the record it sounds like Marr may not be playing the muted chords in every spot I play them. However, it is not so clear to me as at times I think I can hear them, barely audible. However, if you think it is off or prefer it otherwise: remove the muted chords on the and of 4 of first measure; the 3 and and of 4 of second measure; the 3 of third measure.

** I have notated the tab for this part to capture what I hear as the melodic feel of the riff rather than notating the full chords. What I play ends up being somewhere in the middle as it is very hard to pick the individual notes with precision. I kept the notation this way to give you the option of how you want to approach it.

Shout out to ‪@154chairsmissing‬ and ‪@phant0mdummy‬ for requesting this one!

The Smiths
Barbarism Begins at Home
Meat is Murder (2011 Remaster)

Tuning: F# B E A C# F#
I recommend tuning the guitar up rather than using a capo as it makes playing the song easier.

Guitar: Gretsch Streamliner G2420T

Amp: Roland JC-40

FX Pedals: Boss DD-6 and Ibanez Tube Screamer

If you have any questions, thoughts you want to share or future cover REQUESTS, please let me know in the comments! :)