#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Yuichi Tamano (cs75sdo@sdcc13. This is a transcript I made of "Back to the Old House" by the Smiths. It's from the acoustic version from "Hat Full of Hollow". The notes on the high e string are heavily emphasized and ring loudly. This should be pretty close to the recording, though there are a few notes different here and there. Yuichi Tamano PATTERN A: ------------------------|-------0---------------- -0---1-1----------------|-0---1------------------ -----------------0-2---0|-----------------0-2---0 ---2-----------2-----3--|---2-----------2-----3-- -3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-------3-2-0-----3---- ------------------------|------------------------ I would... -----------------0------|-------0---------0------ -0---1---------1---1---0|-1---3---3-1-3-----1---0 -------0----------------|------------------------ ---2-----------2-----3--|---2---------0-------3-- -3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-----------------3---- ------------------------|------------------------ ...rather not go back to the old house...I would repeat Pattern A once LEAD IN TO PATTERN B: rather not go back to the old house ------------------------|-------0---------------- -0---1-1----------------|-0---1------------------ -----------------0-2---0|-----------------0-2---0 ---2-----------2-----3--|---2-----------2-----3-- -3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-------3-2-0-----3---- ------------------------|------------------------ PATTERN B: there's too many bad memories -------1---------------0|-------1---------------- -1---1-------0---1-3----|-1---1-------0---1-3---0 -2-2-------2------------|-0-0-------2------------ ------------------------|------------------------ -3-----3----------------|-3-----1---------------- -------------3-----3----|-------------3-----3---- there's too many memories there -------1---------------0|-----------0------------ -1---1-------0---1-3----|-------3---------------- -0-0-------2------------|-----------------0-----0 ------------------------|---------------2-----2-- -3-----3----------------|-----2-------2-----3---- -------------3-----3----|-0-3---0---------------- -----------0------------|-----------0-----------0 -------3----------------|-------3-----------2---- -----------------0-----0|-----------------2------ ---------------2-----2--|---------------0-------- -----2-------2-----3----|-----2-------2---------- -0-3---0----------------|-0-3---0---------------- ------------------------|------------------------|-0---- -------3-----3-----3----|-3-----3-----3-----3----|---3-0 -----0-0-----0-----0----|-0-----2---2-2---2-2---2|------ ---0-------0-----0-----0|-----0---3-----3-----3--|------ -2-------2-----2-----2--|---2--------------------|------ ------------------------|------------------------|------ repeat pattern A twice ("When you cycled by...", "And you never knew...") lead in to pattern B ("Are you still there?" pattern B ("Or have you..." repeat first two bars twice (or so) play -----------------0------|-------0---------------- -0---1---------1---1---0|-1---3------------------ -------0----------------|-----------------0-2---0 ---2-----------2-----3--|---2-----------2-----3-- -3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-------3-2-0-----3---- ------------------------|------------------------ repeat first two bars many times (about four?) end on slowly ------------------------|-----------3-3-3-------- -0---1------------------|-0---1------------------ -------0---------0-2---0|-------0---------------- ---2-----------2-----3--|---2-------------------- -3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3---------------------- ------------------------|------------------------ Entire lyrics: I would rather not go back to the old house I would rather not go back to the old house There's too many bad memories There's too many memories there. When you cycled by here began all my dreams the saddest thing I'd ever seen And you never knew how much I really liked you 'cause I never even told you oh and I meant too are you still there? or have you moved away or have you moved away? I would love to go back to the old house but I never will I never will I never will.