Songbooks and sheet music

 

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Hand In Glove by Sandie Shaw
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 20271
Sheet music for the single.

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 20284
Sheet music for the single.

William, It Was Really Nothing
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 20316
Sheet music for the single.

The Smiths
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 20320
52-page softback book featuring sheet music, chord diagrams and lyrics for all 10 songs from the album plus "This Charming Man", complete with discography and pictures.

How Soon Is Now?
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 20406
Sheet music for the single.

Shakespeare's Sister
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 20412
Sheet music for the single.

Meat Is Murder
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 20424
A4 size 52-page softback songbook featuring the music and words for the 9 tracks on the album. Also includes UK release discography, 8 pages of colour photographs and a free poster.

The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 20683
Sheet music for the single.

Bigmouth Strikes Again
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 20767
Sheet music for the single.

Panic
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 20797
Sheet music for the single.

The Queen Is Dead
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 20846
Includes the ten tracks from the album. Comes with a free black and white poster.

Ask
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 20848
Sheet music for the single.

Shoplifters Of The World Unite
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 20890
Sheet music for the single.

Sheila Take A Bow
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 20928
Sheet music for the single.

The World Won't Listen
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 20929
A4 size 84-page book featuring the music and words for the tracks on the album, including bonus track "Money Changes Everything". Also includes photos of the band.

Girlfriend In A Coma
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 21014
Sheet music for the single.

IMP Presents The Smiths
published in 1987 by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 21015
Includes nine singles "for piano vocal with guitar boxes": "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now", "William It Was Really Nothing", "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side", "Bigmouth Strikes Again", "Panic", "Ask", "Shoplifters Of The World Unite", "Sheila Take A Bow" and "Girlfriend In A Coma". 39 pages.

Louder Than Bombs
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 21046
A4 size 140-page softback songbook featuring the music and words for all 24-tracks on the "Louder Than Bombs" album. Also includes great colour photographs of the band.
See also "Off The Record: Louder Than Bombs" below.

Strangeways Here We Come
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 21077
A4 size 60-page softback songbook featuring the music and words for the tracks on the album. Also includes 8 full-page colour photographs and fold-out poster attached to the inside back cover.
A variation can be found on which the band name appears in green (view).

I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 21078
Sheet music for the single.

Everyday Is Like Sunday
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 21208
Sheet music for the single.

Viva Hate
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 21213
Includes all the tracks from the album. Also comes with a poster. Piano vocal and chords.

Rank
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd. and IMP, 21300
A4 size 80-page book featuring the music and words for the tracks on the album. Also includes black-and-white photos of the band and a poster.

The Best Of The Smiths - IMP edition
published by IMP, 1988
catalogue number or ISBN needed
Paperback sheet music folio includes "Ask", "Bigmouth Strikes Again", "Girlfriend in a Coma", "Hand In Glove", "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now", "How Soon Is Now?", "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish", "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me", "Panic", "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want", "Shakespeare's Sister", "Sheila Take A Bow", "Shoplifters of the World Unite", "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" and "William, It Was Really Nothing".

The Best Of The Smiths - Warner Bros edition
published by Warner Bros, 1988
published by Warner Bros Music Ltd and Panda Press, VF 1572
This is exactly the same as the item above, but printed by Warner Bros.

The Smiths Best
published by Shinko Music (Japan), 1993
ISBN: 4-401-34707-2
Band score with guitar and bass tabs. 118 pages 8.5" x 11". Tracks: "Hand In Glove", "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now", "William It Was Really Nothing", "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want", "The Headmaster Ritual", "Nowhere Fast", "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side", "Bigmouth Strikes Again", "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out", "Panic", "Ask", Sheila Take A Bow", "Girlfriend In A Coma", "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before".

Off The Record: Louder Than Bombs
Published by Warner Chappell Music LTD and IMP, 1993.
ISBN: 1859090427
This is a spiral-bound edition more complete than the one above as it contains transcriptions for every instrument.

The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get
published by Warner Bros Publications Inc, VS6395, in 1994
USA sheet music, credited to "Steven Morrissey and Martin Boorer, recorded by Morrissey on Reprise Records". Features the music for the title song only, no b-side.

The Smiths: The Best I
published by Warner Bros publications, 1998
A4 size 64-page songbook featuring the music and words for the 14 tracks on the album. For piano, guitar and vocals. Also includes photos of the band.

The Smiths: The Best II
published by Warner Bros publications, 1998
A4 size 64-page songbook featuring the music and words for the 14 tracks on the album. For piano, guitar and vocals. Also includes photos of the band.

The Singles Collection
published by Wise Publications (UK), 2005
ISBN: 9781846091025
Guitar tabs for "Ask", "Bigmouth Strikes Again", "Girlfriend In A Coma", "Hand In Glove", "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now", "How Soon Is Now?", "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish", "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me", "Panic", "Shakespeare's Sister", "Sheila Take A Bow", "Shoplifters Of The World Unite", "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before", "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore", "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side", "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out", "This Charming Man", "What Difference Does It Make", "William, It Was Really Nothing". 144 pages.

Play Guitar With The Smiths
published by Wise Publications (UK), 2005
re-released by Hal Leonard Corporation, 2010
ISBN: 1846091179 / 978-1846091179
Tabs and cd of instrumentals of "Bigmouth Strikes Again", "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now", "Panic", "The Boy With the Thorn in His Side", "This Charming Man" and "What Difference Does It Make?". 48 pages. 12x9 inches.

The Smiths: Complete Chord Songbook
published by Wise Publications (UK), 2005, AM92011
ISBN: 0711941181
Chord songbook for the whole Smiths catalogue, 71 songs including covers "Golden Lights" and "Work Is A Four-Letter Word". 194p.

The Best Of The Smiths
published by Hal Leonard Corporation, 2010
ISBN: 1423492641 / 9781423492641
Piano/vocal/guitar songbook for the songs "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now", "How Soon Is Now?", "This Charming Man", "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side", "What Difference Does It Make?", "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out", "Hand In Glove", "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me", "Girlfriend In A Coma", "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle", "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want", "Bigmouth Strikes Again". 74p. 9x12 inches.