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Morrissey Alma Matters Guitar Tab

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Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 18:54:15 -0800 (PST)
From: ABRAHA'N GARZA
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: TAB:ALMA MATTERS by Morrissey


"ALMA MATTERS"
FROM MORRISSEY'S 7TH STUDIO RELEASE
'MALADJUSTED'

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chords:A C#m D Bm F#m E G
0 X 2 2 2 X 3
2 X 3 3 2 X 0
2 6 2 / 4 2 1 0
2 6 0 / 4 4 2 0
0 4 X ->X 4 2 2
X X X (NO 5TH) 2 0 3
________________________(STRING)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
riff:#1 1|--5-4-----4-3----3-2*---------------------------------------| *note:leave your index
2|------5-0-----4-0---------| finger placed on fret#2-|
3|------------------------------------------------------------| and add the rest of the
4|------------------------------------------------------------| Bm chord on the word
5|------------------------------------------------------------| "strange" and "wrong"
6|------------------------------------------------------------|
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VOX:1
D A
SO, THE CHOICE I HAVE MADE
(riff#1)
Bm F#m
MAY SEEM STRA-NGE...TO YOU
D A
BUT, WHO ASKED YOU ANYWAY?
(riff#1)
Bm F#m E
IT'S MY-LIFE TO WRECK...MY OWN WAY

chorus:
A C#m D
YOU SEE TO SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE...oh yeah...
F#m E D
ALMA MATTERS IN MIND, BODY, AND SOUL, IN PART AND IN HOLE.
(:repeat chorus:)
VOX:2
D A
SO THE LIFE I HAVE MADE
(riff#1)
Bm F#m
MAY SEEM WRO-NG...TO YOU
D A
BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN SURER
(RIFF#1)
Bm F#m E
IT'S MY-LIFE TO RUIN MY OWN WAY!!
(:chorus once:)

:SHORT BREAK:
G Bm F#M///(whammy)
G Bm F#M E
(:repeat chorus in a slightly higher key:)
:THEN SHORT BREAK AGAIN:
ADDING THE ENDING::
G D E F#m///(whammy)
.....and fade

please email me if corrections need to be made

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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Jordan
Lead Player
#1 by Jordan Gadsby at Jun 19, 1983 at 10:02 AM EST
The pun on "alma mater" seems aparrent. No clue of the significance though...
 
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Ŧøn¥
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#2 by Ŧøn¥ PiNeDa at Jan 28, 1987 at 11:57 AM EST
I wouldn't say it's his weakest, probably his second weakest album. I think the weakest is generally considered to be "Kill Uncle" which really didn't have any good songs except "Last Of The Family Line". Maladjusted starts with it's brilliant title track, then onto this and then onto my favourite "Trouble Loves Me" and finally finishes with the rather splendidly bombastic "Satan Rejected My Soul". I'm not quite sure what this song is about, but the verses do seem quite open in making it clear that he will not be told how to lead his life. It's all quite negatively phrased.
 
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Bobby
Lead Player
#3 by Bobby Parker at Dec 3, 1988 at 9:19 AM EST
Alma is a female for gods sakes. Everybody loves somebody. Even the unlikely.
 
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Garland
Rhythm Player
#4 by Garland Cross at May 20, 1992 at 8:11 AM EST
Never really got into this song. A highlight on Morrissey's weakest album of all time IMHO
 
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Daniel
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#5 by Daniel Gordon at Dec 24, 2002 at 10:17 AM EST
You've ALL missed the point on this one. Moz, is a big fan of Coronation Street, and at the time of penning the lyrics to this song, Alma (Mike Baldwin's wife in Corrie) was dying of cancer, after having a rough time with her hubbie for a few years previous). The choice Moz had made, was to become a Coronation Street addict. It's his life to ruin, his own way!! Usual Moz tongue in cheekness. So, you see, Alma matters to someone, somewhere.........oh yeah!!
 
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Rene
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#6 by Rene Salojärvi at Aug 27, 2003 at 6:21 AM EST
I really love this song...I like the uptempo-ness to it and especially the lines "It's my life to ruin my way". What is talking about re: alma matters? Not really getting it...doesn't alma mean soul? So how can it matter mind body AND soul....
 
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Brandon
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#7 by Brandon Weathers at Dec 16, 2006 at 4:02 PM EST
"Anyway, it's your life, ruin it your own way." -A Taste Of Honey, by Shelagh Delaney.