Date: Wed, 05 Feb 97 09:55:55 GMT From: Wayne Ellis Subject: TAB:`Smash It Up (Part2)` by The Damned
`Smash it Up (Part2)` by The Damned ------------------------------------
>From the album `Machine Gun Etiquette` Transcribed by Wayne Ellis email ellis_w_wayne@bt-web.bt.co.uk
All Guitars are tuned as follows: E A D G B E (from low to high)
Rhythm Guitar Chord TAB Stave (Guitar1) ---------------------------------------
The stave below shows the TAB for the rhythm chords which are played by Guitar1. They are included as TAB here, only, as they`re standard chords. F G Am C D E O E----------------------------| B----------------------------| G-2---4---5---9---11---9-----| D-3---5---7---10--12---9-----| A-3---5---7---10--12---7---0-| E-1---3---5---8---10---0---0-|
The verticle lines above the TAB staves in the main transcription show the rhythm pattern used by Guitar1. Play the indicated rhythm chords at these points.
Intro (Guitar1, Guitar2) ------------------------ G F OAm F OAm F G F G | | | || | | || | | | | | |-Guitar1----------|------------------|------------------|------------------| | | | | E-Guitar2----------|------------------|-[CD-time-00:04]--|------------------| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D------------------|------------------|------------------|--------5-------5-| A------------------|------------------|------------------|----5-7----5-h7---| E------------------|------------------|----------------3-(5)/7--------------| Whoo ......
G F OAm F OAm F G F G | | | || | | || | | | | | |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| ~~~~~ | ^~~~~~ | ^~~~~ | ph | E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D-5-------------5--|-5h7-----------5--|-5h7-----------5--|-7b8r-p5-----5-5--| A---------5-h7-----|---------5-h7-----|---------5-h7-----|----------7-------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Verse 1 (Guitar1, Guitar2) -------------------------- G C G |-Guitar1----------|------------------|------------------|------------------| ~~~~~~~~ | E-Guitar2----------| B------------------| G------------------| D-5----------------| A------------------| E------------------| Well we`ve been Much too long And now we`re gonna Dance to a crying now for different song C |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| I`m gonna scream Dying breath I`m gonna smash it and shout to my G |------------------|------------------| Up `till theres nothing left
Chorus 1 (Guitar1, Guitar2) --------------------------- G F OAm F Am F G F G || | | || | | | | | | | |-Guitar1----------|------------------|------------------|------------------| | | | | E-Guitar2----------|------------------|------------------|--[CD-time-00:30]-| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------55-----| A------------------|------------------|------------------|-------5-7----5-h7| E------------------|------------------|------------------|3-(5)/7-----------| Ooh Smash it Up Smash it Up Smash it
G F Am F Am F G F G | | | | | | | | | | |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| ~~~~~ | ~~~~~~ ^ | ~~~~~~ ^ | ph ~~~~| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D-5--------------5-|-7-------------55-|-7-------------55-|-7b8r-p5-----5----| A-----------5-h7---|----------5h7-----|----------5h7-----|----------7-------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Up Ooh Smash it Up Smash it Up Smash it
* Let the last note of bar 8 (5th fret, D-string) ring out over the first bar of Verse 2.
Verse 2 (Guitar1) ----------------- G C G |*Last-Note-of-Solo|------------------|------------------|------------------| Never call me Such a shame Maybe If My clothes must be bitter, No its to (Up) C |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Blame I don`t even care If I look a mess Don`t wanna if G |------------------|------------------| Be a sucker like all the rest
Chorus 2 (Guitar1, Guitar2) --------------------------- G F Am F Am F G F G || | | | | | | | | | | |-Guitar1----------|------------------|------------------|------------------| | | | | E-Guitar2----------|------------------|------------------|-[CD-time-00:55]--| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------|------------------|-5b--5b--5b--5brp3| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Ooh Smash it Up Smash it Up Smash it
G F Am F Am F G F G | | | | | | | | | |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~ | ~~~~~~~ | ~~~~ | E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D-5----------------|-5-/-7--------55--|-7------------55--|-7br-p5-----5-----| A------------------|---------5/7------|----------5/7-----|---------7--------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Up Ooh Smash it Up Smash it Up Smash it
C B D G | | | | | | | | / | | | | | | | | |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| | | | | E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B-8---8-----8------|-8--8----8--8--8--|-8--8----8--8--8--|-8--8----8--8--8--| G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Up Smash it Up
C B D D | | | | | | | | / | | | | | |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| | | | | E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B-8--8----8--8--8--|-8--8----8--8--8--|-8--3--33--33--33-|-33---------------| G------------------|------------------|------------------|---Drum-Fill------| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E E | | |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~~~~~ | E------------------|------------------|---------------00-|-00---------------| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G---Drum-Fill------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|-0----------------|------------------|------------------| Smash it Up Smash it Up
E E | | |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| | | | | E------------------|------------------|------------------|-10---10------10--| B--------------0-00|0--0-0--5--0-0--8-|0-0--5--0-0--8---0|-10b-----10b------| G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Smash it Up Smash it Up ~~ E---10-------------|-2--2--2---2-2----|------------------|-------2----------| B10b-10[11]p8--8--|----2--2---2-2----|-4----2------2-22-|-4b------4--2--4--| G-------------9----|------------------|-4b---2-----------|------------------| D------------------|------------------|---------4--------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ E9-1212(p9)-9-12-14|-14-14-14---------|------------------|--14-----12-11-12-| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Smash it Up You can keep your Smash it Up Chris De Burgh-ers ~~~~ ~~~ E---11-12-12-------|11-12tr----11-5-|------------------|-5-5---7----------| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| And your Smash it Up You can keep your Smash it Up Glastonbury hippies frothy lager E------------------| B------------------| G------------------| D------------------| A------------------| E------------------| And your blow-wave hairstyles
Verse 3 (Guitar1/Guitar2) ------------------------- G C ~~~ G E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A-5----------------|-10---------------|-----------10-----|---------10-------| E-3-----------///--|-8----------------|-----------8------|-----8------------| Well we`ve been Much too long And now we`re gonna Dance to a crying now for different song C ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A------------------|--------------2---|-3----------------|---------3--------| E-------------/12-|-3---3---5--------|------------------|------------------| I`m gonna scream Dying breath I`m gonna smash it and shout to my
G~~~~~~~~~~ E------------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------| G------0----2--0---|------------------| D--0---------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------| Up `till theres nothing left
Chorus 3 (Guitar1, Guitar2) --------------------------- G F OAm F OAm F G F G || | | || | | || | | | | | |-Guitar1----------|------------------|------------------|------------------| | | | | E-Guitar2----------|------------------|------------------|-[CD-time-02:09]--| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------55-----| A------------------|------------------|------------------|-------5-7----5-h7| E------------------|------------------|------------------|3-(5)/7-----------| Ooh Smash it Up Smash it Up Smash it
G F OAm F OAm F G F G || | | || | | || | | | | | |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~ | ~~~~~~| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D-5--------------5-|--7---------------|-7-------------5--|--7b8r-p5---5-----| A----------5-h7----|------------------|----------5-7-----|----------7-------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Up Ooh Smash it Up Smash it Up Smash it
C O B O D G | | | | || | | | |/| | | | | | | | |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| | | | | E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B-8--8----8--8--8--|-8--8----8--8--8--|-8--8----8--8--8--|-8--8---88--8--8--| G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Up
C O B D D | | | | || | | | | | | | | | | | |------------------|------------------|Slow-the-Beat-and-|-Play-Slightly-off| | | | | E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B-8--8---88--8--8--|-8--8---88--8--8--|-8--3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3--| G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Outro (Guitar1, Guitar2) ------------------------ F C G | | | |-Guitar1-Rake-all-|-Chords-----------|------------------|------------------| | | ~~ | | E-Guitar2----------|-[CD-time-02:31]--|------------------|------2--3--5--7--| B------------------|---------3--5--0--|-3----------------|-3--5-------------| G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Everybody`s Smashing graves Down Yeah I said
F C G | | | |-Rake-all-Chords--|------------------|------------------|------------------| ~~~ | | | | E(7)/8---------7-8-|-7--5--7--5--7--5-|-3/5--3----------|------------------| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Everybody`s Smashing graves Down Yeah
F C | | |-Rake-all-Chords--|------------------|------------------|------------------| | | |rake fades.. | E------------------|------------------|------------------|-8--7-------------| B------------------|------------------|------------------|-8----88-8b-r-----| G------------------|------------------|------------------|-0----------------| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
b - bend a semitone (1 fret) YbZ - bend the note at fret Y to the same pitch as the note found at fret Z r - release previous bend Y[Z]- Play the note at fret Y which has been previously bent to the same pitch as that found on fret Z. h - hammer on p - pulloff / - slide up - slide down tr - tremolo picking ~ - hold note ^ - emphasise note () - incidental note rake - exagerate the strumming of the chord (but not enough for it to be an arpeggio)
Notes ------
The song is in 4/4 time, and uses 2 guitars.
Throughout the track there is a rhythm guitar buried low in the mix, well below the organ - which provides the main backing throughout. In the choruses its possible to make out the rhythm guitar part. In the verses it isn`t possible to tell exactly what the rhythm guitar is playing. So, in Verses 1 and 2 only the chord names are shown above the stave.
There are quite a few live CDs and 2 discs of session material which contain alternate versions of `Smash It Up` - on most of these its possible to hear the guitar quite clearly. Probably the best one to listen to is the version on `The Radio One Sessions` CD.
Guitar1 plays rhythm, along with the Organ. All the rhythm chords are barre chords, as shown in the Rhythm Chord TAB stave.
Verse 3 includes simple lead guitar lines, based on C and G chords.
The guitar solos are played by Guitar2. The CD times for each are included in the TAB stave.
The solos in the Intro and Chorus 1 are very similar. The emphasis and timing of the notes produced by the hammer-ons and slides are important to making it sound right. Bar 1 of each solo is played at a brisk pace, don`t dwell on the first slide (as you might if you were playing blues). The `Pinched Harmonic` (bar8) is played by catching the string with the side of the thumb (picking hand) whilst striking it with the plectrum.
The solo in Chorus 3 is an epic by Punk standards, lasting 40 bars. Bars 1-8 are based, loosely, on the pattern used in earlier solos. Bars 9-15 use a repeated figure (B-string, 8th fret), this works due to the changing bassline beneath it. Bars 21-23 make use of melody with a pedal note (the open B-string). Bars 24-31 make use of doublestops, combined with hammer-ons and pull -offs. Bars 33 and 39 use tremelo picking.
The solo in chorus 3, reverts closely to the original pattern. This solo is extended by 8-bars, using the repeated figure first used in bars 9-15 of the solo in chorus 2.
This Transcription (c) DarkMusic 1997.
Other Transcriptions available at: http://www.keme.co.uk/~mandy/tabs/
