MORRISSEY - "jack the ripper" Tablature

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Date: Tue, 12 Dec 95 19:00:03 EST
From: Winston Campbell <jieuryli@eden.rutgers.edu>
Subject: JACK THE RIPPER by Morrissey


Jack The Ripper
(Morrissey/Boz Boorer)

I'm taking this song off of the "World of Morrissey" CD, which means I'm
transcribing a live version of this song. It's a pretty neat song indeed in
my humble opinion.

Before I do anything, the guitar for the chorus section (the "crash into my
arms" part) is:

A E D E A

E ----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------|
B -6~---6--7-9-6~-|--6-6-6--7-9--6~-|--6--7-9-6~--|-9-9-9--7--6----|
G ----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------7~-|
D ----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------|
A ----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------|
E ----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------|

A E D E F5 F#m

E ----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------|
B -6~---6--7-9-6~-|--6-6-6--7-9--6~-|--6--7-9-6~--|-9-9-9--10--11--|
G ----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------|
D ----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------|
A ----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------|
E ----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------|


The other important part that is featured in this song is that eerie guitar
part which starts from a high-pitched note down (you know what I mean). I
believe it's just (on the high E string):

E -18-18-17--/////(all the way down to the second fret)///----
B ------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------


The lyrics and chords for the song is as follows:

Intro: F#m D Bm (4x)

F#m D Bm
Oh, you ...
F#m D Bm
Mouth is ..
F#m D Bm
Ill-housed and ...
F#m D Bm A
Your face is as mean as ...

E D
Crash into ..
E A
I want ...
E D
You don't agree but ...
E - F5
I know y...

F#m D Bm
And I know ...
F#m D Bm
Where no one is ...
F#m D Bm
Oh, you don't care ....
F#m D Bm
And you don't ...
F#m D Bm
And, oh, you ..
F#m D Bm
But tonight you ....
F#m D Bm
Too much, too ....
F#m
And if it's the last ...
D Bm A
I'm gonna ...

E D
Crash into ....
E A
I want you
E D
You don't agree but ...
E - F5
I know y....

Break: F#m

F#m D Bm (4x)
A E D E (2x)<-- played with chorus riff

A E D
Crash ...
D A
I ...
E
You don't ...
D
'Cause you ...
E
I know ....


End on F#m

Note that the chorus starts on the A chord. The A chord appears on the last
line in the verse of my transcription because Morrissey sings a second and a
half after the chord is played. Blah blah blah. Just something I that I
thought would confuse you. Bye-bye...



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