The Smiths - Handsome devil

BEGINNING NOTES: A few things before you start, I personally think it's best to tune your guitar up to F# rather than use a capo in standard, my reason being Johnny Marr performed the song in this tuning and it produces a more focused and accurate sound in my experience. I'm pretty sure Marr recorded the studio version in F# with a capo on the 2nd fret and played live without a capo. The structure and chords etc are the same. Choose your method of playing in accordance with the sound you're trying to replicate. I've used a cover, tab and a lesson, and my own experimentation to compile this tab. Credit to: -gellman1's cover on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iznyLI-v9ys -remotepart's tab on this site https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-smiths/handsome-devil-tabs-632542 -Allison Bennett's lesson on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UUwyrYMC4c Thank you for using my tab, I hope it's useful to you. Enjoy playing :) KEY: ^ = Pull-up p = Pulloff INTRO: E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| G |--------------------------------|-------------0-------------------| D |---------------3---------2^-----|-------------------0-----0-------| A |-0-----------3------------------|-0--------------3-----2----------| E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| x1 E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |--------------------------------|-------------0-------------------| G |--------------------------------|-------------------0-----0-------| D |---------------3---------2^-----|---------------------------------| A |-0-----------3------------------|-0--------------3-----2----------| E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| Notes: The pull-ups here are short. You need to be up and down before moving onto the next note. VERSE: "All the streets are crammed with things" E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------|---1-----1---1p0---1-----1---1p0-| G |---2-----2---2p0---2-----4---4p0-|---2-----2---2p0---2-----2---2p0-| x6 D |---2-----2---2p0---2-----4---4p0-|---------------------------------| A |-0---0-0---0-----0---0-0---0-----|-0---0-0---0-----0---0-0---0-----| E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Notes: Alternatively, you can leave the extra A filler notes out and pluck the first open A before each upstroke instead, except for the pull-off upstrokes. I've noticed live Johnny sometimes does a lot of filler and sometimes does less. It's up to you. Make sure when you're doing the double note upstrokes, relieve the pressure on your fingers slightly for each pair to mute the notes to create that sharp effect. CHORUS: "Let me get my hands..." E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| G |--------------------------------|-------------0-------------------| D |---------------3---------2^-----|-------------------0-----0-------| A |-0-----------3------------------|-0--------------3-----2----------| E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| x2 E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |--------------------------------|-------------0-------------------| G |--------------------------------|-------------------0-----0-------| D |---------------3---------2^-----|---------------------------------| A |-0-----------3------------------|-0--------------3-----2----------| E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| CHORUS ENDING: "I say, I say, I saaaay" E |--------------------0-----------|---------------------------------| B |---1---0------0---1-------------|---1---1-0---0---1-0-------------| G |---------0----------------------|---------------------------------| x1 D |-3---3------2---2---------------|-3---3-----2---2-----------------| A |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| VERSE: "I cracked the whip and you skip" E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------|---1-----1---1p0---1-----1---1p0-| G |---2-----2---2p0---2-----4---4p0-|---2-----2---2p0---2-----2---2p0-| x4 D |---2-----2---2p0---2-----4---4p0-|---------------------------------| A |-0---0-0---0-----0---0-0---0-----|-0---0-0---0-----0---0-0---0-----| E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| CHORUS: "Oh let me get my haaands..." E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| G |--------------------------------|-------------0-------------------| D |---------------3---------2^-----|-------------------0-----0-------| A |-0-----------3------------------|-0--------------3-----2----------| E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| x2 E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |--------------------------------|-------------0-------------------| G |--------------------------------|-------------------0-----0-------| D |---------------3---------2^-----|---------------------------------| A |-0-----------3------------------|-0--------------3-----2----------| E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| CHORUS ENDING: "I say, I say, I saaaay" E |--------------------0-----------|---------------------------------| B |---1---0------0---1-------------|---1---1-0---0---1-0-------------| G |---------0----------------------|---------------------------------| x1 D |-3---3------2---2---------------|-3---3-----2---2-----------------| A |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| VERSE: "I cracked the whip and you skip" E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------|---1-----1---1p0---1-----1---1p0-| G |---2-----2---2p0---2-----4---4p0-|---2-----2---2p0---2-----2---2p0-| x4 D |---2-----2---2p0---2-----4---4p0-|---------------------------------| A |-0---0-0---0-----0---0-0---0-----|-0---0-0---0-----0---0-0---0-----| E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| CHORUS: "Ohh let me get my hands" E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| G |--------------------------------|-------------0-------------------| D |---------------3---------2^-----|-------------------0-----0-------| A |-0-----------3------------------|-0--------------3-----2----------| E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| x2 E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |--------------------------------|-------------0-------------------| G |--------------------------------|-------------------0-----0-------| D |---------------3---------2^-----|---------------------------------| A |-0-----------3------------------|-0--------------3-----2----------| E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| CHORUS ENDING: "I say, I say, I saaaay" E |--------------------0-----------|---------------------------------| B |---1---0------0---1-------------|---1---1-0---0---1-0-------------| G |---------0----------------------|---------------------------------| x1 D |-3---3------2---2---------------|-3---3-----2---2-----------------| A |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| VERSE: "There's more to life than books you know" E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------|---1-----1---1p0---1-----1---1p0-| G |---2-----2---2p0---2-----4---4p0-|---2-----2---2p0---2-----2---2p0-| x4 D |---2-----2---2p0---2-----4---4p0-|---------------------------------| A |-0---0-0---0-----0---0-0---0-----|-0---0-0---0-----0---0-0---0-----| E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| OUTRO: E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| G |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| x1 D |---------------3---------2^-----|---------------------------------| A |-0-----------3------------------|-0-------------------------------| E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| Notes: Let the last note ring out for a few seconds.