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These Things Take Time

Here is the complete score from the "Louder Than Bombs:Off The Record" book:

Here are the scans from the Complete Chord Dictionary:

I have uploaded a guitar pro file here. This tab is based off a live version of the song.

Here's a great version by Daniel Earwicker:

Here's davidguitarist91:

thirdynumberone does a quick run through here:

Another awesome cover by johnnymare:

"Rusholme Ruffians came about because my parents used to play 'Marie's The Name' by Elvis Presley and I liked the chord change."

"That was blatantly done. Morrissey said to me, 'Let's do a song about the fair,' and for some reason my association with the fair was to pull out that Elvis riff. We tried, but we couldn't get away from it."

- Johnny Marr

Here are the scans from the Meat Is Murder piano songbook with guitar chords, for completists. Thanks to Ted Maul for these scans:

thirdynumberone has knocked out a cool acoustic version:

Here's another acoustic version, from WilliamFs11. This is the live version, incorperating "Marie's The Name":

I Started Something I Couldn't Finish

"I wanted the electric guitar parts a lot less layered and with a lot more weight, which you can hear on I Started Something I Couldn't Finish. The stuff that wasn't acoustic was mainly led by my 355 12-string; in fact, a lot of the songs - I Started Something..., Paint A Vulgar Picture and Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before - were written on that guitar. It gave a really big sound."

- Johnny Marr

Here are the tabs from the Singles book:

Here are the scans from the Strangeways PVG book(thanks to MorrisseyScans for these tabs):

Here are the scans from the Complete Chord Dictionary:

thirdynumberone does a cool run through of some of the parts here:

Girlfriend In A Coma

"Actually, [Strangeways] is my favourite Smiths album. We split after we recorded it and they were good sessions. One or two of the songs are acoustic-led, which I really liked - now that was an organic record."

"Over the last few years I've heard 'Girlfriend In A Coma' in shops and people's cars, and I'm always surprised by how good it sounds."

- Johnny Marr

I have uploaded two Guitar Pro files here(right click to save as).

Here are the scans from the Strangeways PVG book(Thanks to MorrisseyScans for these tabs):

Here are the scans from the Singles tab book:

Here are the scans from the Smiths Best Complete Score:

And here are the scans from the complete chord dictionary:

Oscar80It does a great version on acoustic. Really smooth riffs.

thirdynumberone plays around with the songs ideas here:

Jahnli does a nice version here, on a 1958 Martin 00-17:

johnnymare nails it on his Tele:

Here is a great full band version from Daniel Earwicker(with vocals!):

Here's davidguitarist91 on his Les Paul:

Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me

"Some writing moments you do remember really specifically and that was one. We were coming down from Carlisle. I was sat on the tour bus, with my guitar, unplugged. I'd come up with this figure, I was absolutely ecstatic about it, but I couldn't work out how my fingers were playing it. So I was holding my breath in case I lost it."

"'Strangeways' has its moments, like 'Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Love Me'. Last time I met Morrissey he said it was his favourite Smiths song. He might be right."

- Johnny Marr

I have uploaded a Guitar Pro tab file for this song here(right click to save). Oddly enough, it has the long intro tabbed, and the entire bass part, but no guitar parts. Hopefully someone can amend the file and add them in.

Here are the scans from the Strangeways PVG book(thanks to MorrisseyScans for these tabs):