Hand In Glove Tab

BEGINNING NOTES:
A few things before you start,
 
I think it's best to tune your guitar up to F# rather than put a capo on the 2nd fret in standard since that's
the way Johnny plays it and in my experience, you get a better, more accurate sound and tone.
 
I've noticed there is a distinct difference in pitch between the album and live versions and I've figured to
reproduce this change in pitch you can move your capo up to the 3rd fret if in standard, or put it on the 1st
fret if in F# tuning.
 
I've used a lesson, a clip, a live performances and my own experimentation to compile this tab.
 
Credit to:
Allison Bennett's lesson on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B38JMtZJsY
Johnny Marr in conversation with Radio X, jump to 23:06 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMLvtre39Zs
Johnny Marr playing Hand In Glove https://www.instagram.com/p/CapYhxGARee/
 
Thank you for using my tab, I hope it is useful. Enjoy playing :)
If you want to learn more Smiths songs, check out the rest of my tabs!
 
 
KEY:
p = pull-off
/ = slide down
▲ = strum upward
▼ = strum downward
 
 
INTRO:
                                                         ▼   ▲ ▼
e|-----0-------------0--------|-----0-----------------0------------|
B|-------0-----1-0-----1p0----|---------0-----1---1------1/3-3-3p0-|
G|---2-----2-------2------2p0-|---2-------2---------0----2/4-4-4p0-|  x3
D|-0---------0----------------|-0-----0-----0---0------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
Notes:
The amount of D string notes is not consistent throughout live performances so feel free to play
 
CHORUS:
"Hand in glove, the sun shines out of our behinds"
 
   ▼ ▼  ▼ ▼  ▼ ▲ ▲ ▼  ▼ ▲ ▼ ▼      ▼ ▼  ▼ ▼  ▼ ▲ ▲ ▼ ▲   ▼ ▼
e|-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----|-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
B|-0-0--1-1--3-0-0-0--1-1-1-3----|-0-0--1-1--3-0-0-0-0---3-3-|
G|-0-0--0-0--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-2----|-0-0--0-0--2-2-2-2-0-- 0-0-|   x6
D|-2-2--2-2--0-2-2-2--2-2-2-0----|-2-2--2-2--0-2-2-2-0---5-5-|
A|-2-2--3-3----0-0-0--3-3-3------|-2-2--3-3----0-0-0-0---5-5-|
E|-0-0--3-3-----------3-3-3------|-0-0--3-3------------------|
 
Notes:
At the end of the first half with the F chords, you want to be strumming those quite fast to fit with the
rhythm.
 
The two downstrokes at the end can be played in two ways, you can either relieve the pressure to mute the
notes in between or not. I notice it's pretty inconsistent between versions so it's up to you.
 
I notice during live performances, Marr does not strictly stick to this strumming pattern so feel free to
play around and add extra chord strums if you like.
 
 
BRIDGES/VERSES:
"I really don't know and I really don't care"
                                                         ▼   ▲ ▼
e|-----0-------------0--------|-----0-----------------0------------|
B|-------0-----1-0-----1p0----|---------0-----1---1------1/3-3-3p0-|
G|---2-----2-------2------2p0-|---2-------2---------0----2/4-4-4p0-|  x1
D|-0---------0----------------|-0-----0-----0---0------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
 
Notes:
This section is the same as the intro. No variations.
 
 
CHORUS:
"Hand in glove, the good people laugh"
 
   ▼ ▼  ▼ ▼  ▼ ▲ ▲ ▼  ▼ ▲ ▼ ▼      ▼ ▼  ▼ ▼  ▼ ▲ ▲ ▼ ▲   ▼ ▼
e|-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----|-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
B|-0-0--1-1--3-0-0-0--1-1-1-3----|-0-0--1-1--3-0-0-0-0---3-3-|
G|-0-0--0-0--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-2----|-0-0--0-0--2-2-2-2-0-- 0-0-|   x6
D|-2-2--2-2--0-2-2-2--2-2-2-0----|-2-2--2-2--0-2-2-2-0---5-5-|
A|-2-2--3-3----0-0-0--3-3-3------|-2-2--3-3----0-0-0-0---5-5-|
E|-0-0--3-3-----------3-3-3------|-0-0--3-3------------------|
 
 
BRIDGES/VERSES:
"I really don't know and I really don't care"
                                                         ▼   ▲ ▼
e|-----0-------------0--------|-----0-----------------0------------|
B|-------0-----1-0-----1p0----|---------0-----1---1------1/3-3-3p0-|
G|---2-----2-------2------2p0-|---2-------2---------0----2/4-4-4p0-|  x1
D|-0---------0----------------|-0-----0-----0---0------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
 
 
CHORUS:
"Sooo, hand in glove I stake my claim"
 
   ▼ ▼  ▼ ▼  ▼ ▲ ▲ ▼  ▼ ▲ ▼ ▼      ▼ ▼  ▼ ▼  ▼ ▲ ▲ ▼ ▲   ▼ ▼
e|-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----|-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
B|-0-0--1-1--3-0-0-0--1-1-1-3----|-0-0--1-1--3-0-0-0-0---3-3-|
G|-0-0--0-0--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-2----|-0-0--0-0--2-2-2-2-0-- 0-0-|   x6
D|-2-2--2-2--0-2-2-2--2-2-2-0----|-2-2--2-2--0-2-2-2-0---5-5-|
A|-2-2--3-3----0-0-0--3-3-3------|-2-2--3-3----0-0-0-0---5-5-|
E|-0-0--3-3-----------3-3-3------|-0-0--3-3------------------|
 
 
OUTRO:
                                                         ▼   ▲ ▼
e|-----0-------------0--------|-----0-----------------0------------|
B|-------0-----1-0-----1p0----|---------0-----1---1------1/3-3-3p0-|
G|---2-----2-------2------2p0-|---2-------2---------0----2/4-4-4p0-|  x6
D|-0---------0----------------|-0-----0-----0---0------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
 
   ▼ ▲
e|---0-|
B|---0-|
G|-0-0-|  x1
D|-2-2-|
A|-2-2-|
E|-0-0-|
 
Notes:
Let the last notes ring out.
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