From: travel1054@aol.com (Jim D Lantos)
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 00:29:11 +0000
From: James Wood 
Subject: s/smiths/well_i_wonder.crd


Well I Wonder (Album - Meat is murder - Artist - The Smiths)
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This was first published on OLGA by travel1054@aol.com (Jim D Lantos).

Jim had reproduced the chords from a Warner Music Smiths chord book that I
also have a copy of,and like him, was never happy with how this translated
to the guitar. I haven't edited his version because it would have taken too
long - So here is my effort to give this tune a bona fide Guitarist stamp!


Anyway enjoy this really beautiful (and under-rated) song by the Smiths -
(the last few bars from Jonny Marr are to die for!)

Don't attempt this unless you have a 12 string and a GOOD capo (Buy a SHUBB
- they are EXCELLENT!)

Put the Capo on the 2nd fret (Tip- if you want to get the Smiths right - try
using a capo on the 2nd fret if you're stuck on transcription - Marr was
very chord based when picking his melodies)

Please pay attention to the chord voicings below...


     Amadd9  F7M     Am/F   Am     Em7      Cadd11  C
F#   0       0       3      0       0       1       0
C#   0       0       1      1       0       1       1
A    2       2       2      2       0       0       0
E    2       3       3      2       0       2       2
B    3       3       x      0       2       3       3
F#   0       0       x      0       0       x       x

     Em      G       Fmaj7  Dm
F#   3       0       0      1
C#   0       0       1      3
A    0       0       2      2
E    2       0       3
B    2       2       x
F#   0       3       x



Intro
=====

  Amadd9            F7M
  |--------|--------|--------|--------|


  Amadd9            Am/F
  |--------|--------|--------|--------|


  Am   Em7 Am       Am/F
  |--------|--------|--------|--------|


  Cadd11 C Cadd11 C Cadd11 C Em           *note use this bar for all C
chords, and Am with a * against them
  |--------|--------|--------|--------|
           Well   I    wonder    do you...

Verse
=====

  Am                       G Am
..hear ...

  Fmaj7    G     Fmaj7 G
  I hoarsely cry

  c          Em
  Well I wonder

         Am                     G Am
  do you see ....

    Fmaj7  G      Fmaj7  G
  I half - die

  Dm                Fmaj G   Fmaj G
  Please keep me in mind

  Dm                Fmaj G   Fmaj G
  please keep me in mind


  Amadd9            Am/F
  |--------|--------|--------|--------|


C      Em     Am*            Fmaj7
Gasping - but somehow still alive

            Dm                   Fmaj7     G Fmaj7 G
this is the fierce ...


C         Em           Am*             Fmaj7
Gasping - dying - but s...

            Dm             Fmaj      G  Fmaj7 G
this is the final stand of a...

            Dm             Fmaj      G
Please keep me in mind


  Amadd9            Am/F
  |--------|--------|--------|--------|


Repeat above section & pick away on the chords
it'll always sound great on a 12 string! Please
Let me know if you can get the arpeggios - it was
getting too late in the day for me to work them out

Author - James_wood1@hotmail.com

If this worked well for you, let me know:- I'm such a
fan of this song, and I'm glad I cracked the worst of it
for everyone... (ie Mr OLGA -- I transcribed this myself!!)