Girl Afraid by The Smiths
Added 2021-04-09 17:08:15 +0000 UTCHello all. I thought it was about time for another Smiths lesson. The track I've chosen is Girl Afraid, which was the B side to the more familiar Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now. I won't pretend this is an easy one to play but, for me at least, it was a really rewarding one to learn.
And I think that even if you're not a huge smiths fan you could get a lot out of learning one or two of these riffs. They're all such good exercises in pick control and accuracy when arpeggiating chord shapes.
Here's the link -
I've tabbed it all out below. In a couple of spots where the notes are impossible to discern I've used my own judgment as to what going on. Because of the capo, chord names refer to the shapes used rather than the actual pitches. And I've included some of the Instagram variations at the end for anyone who wants them.
Have fun! Backing track coming right up in the next post.
