Still Ill Chords
by The Smiths
Still Ill by The Smiths is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C#m. It uses the chords C#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tabbed for two guitars and a bass
... = strumming
p --> pull off h--> hammer s--> slide
When I list half the chord like
---
---
--- that means just strum down over the bass strings
-0-
-2-
-3-
Intro - muted C#m
F#-----------5-------0-------0---------0-----0---------7-------9-----|
C#---0---3-----3-0-----3-0-------0h3p2-----2-------2s3-----3s5-----0-|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#---2...----------2-3...------------0...------------3...----2...----|
C#---0...----------0-0...------------2...------------0...----2...----|
A---2...----------2-0...------------2...------------0...----2...----|
E---0...----------0-0...------------2...------------0...----4...----|
B---0...----------0-2...------------0...------------2...------------|
F#-------------------3...----------------------------3...------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------2---------------4---------------------------------------|
A---4---4-------2---0---0-------0---2---2---2---2---0---0-----------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------4---4---|
F#---0-------5-2-------------0---------0-----0---------2-------------|
C#-------3-------0---3-3-0-------0---3-----2-------2h3-------2-------|
A---------------------------------------------------------2-----2---|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#---2...------------3...------------0...------------3...----2...----|
C#---0...------------0...------------2...------------0...----2...----|
A---2...------------0...------------2...------------0...----2...----|
E---0...------------0...------------2...------------0...----4...----|
B---0...------------2...------------0...------------2...------------|
F#-------------------3...----------------------------3...------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------2---------------4---------------------------------------|
A---4---4-------2---0---0-------0---2---2---2---2---0---0-----------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------4---4---|
repeat that one more time. Since the words dont go exactly with the
music the way one might suspect, the But we... part starts at the end
of the second time (the But starts at the G#m) so the cannot cling
part is where the next part enters... confused? Just listen to the
song a bit and try to follow along). This next part also serves
as the bridge after verse 4...
F#--2...---------0---------------------------------------------------|
C#--2...-------------3-----2-----0-----------------------------------|
A--2...-------------------------------------------------------------|
E--4...-----------------------------0...------------2...------------|
B-----------------------------------2...------------2...------------|
F#-----------------------------------3...------------0...------------|
F#--2...---------0---2-----------------------------------------------|
C#--2...---------2---3-3...------------------------------------------|
A--2...---------2---2-2...------------------------------------------|
E--4...---------0---0-0...----------0...------------2...------------|
B---------------------0...----------2...------------2...------------|
F#-----------------------------------3...------------0...------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------4---2-----1-----------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------4---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---0---|
E---4---4---4-------------------------------------------------------|
F#---2...--------0---------------------------------------------------|
C#---2...------------3-----2-----0-----------------------------------|
A---2...------------------------------------------------------------|
E---4...----------------------------0...-------------2...-----------|
B-----------------------------------2...-------------2...-----------|
F#-----------------------------------3...-------------0...-----------|
F#---2...--------0---------------------------------------------------|
C#---2...--------2---3...--------------------------------------------|
A---2...--------2---2...--------------------------------------------|
E---4...--------0---0...------------0...------------2...------------|
B-------------------0...------------2...------------2...------------|
F#-----------------------------------3...------------0...------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------4---2-----1-----------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------4---0---0---0---0---2---2---2-------|
E---4---4---4---------------------------------------------------4---|