Stereophonics - The Bartender And The Thief
Tabbed By Richard Pugh

One of their best live songs. Me and my brother cover this song in out band, and this is
we play it:

DROP D, it does say so at the start of the first bar.

I made some minor changes after rediscovering this tab after several years, though I'm
sure why people think it sounds very wrong, either they're not playing in drop D, or ... ?

Key:
x = Muted strings
~ = Let ring/ vibrato in the solo (and where it sounds good)
/ = Slide up to...
\ = Slide down to...

"-"s are used only to make the tab seem clear, they are used for timing only, nothing else.

Intro:
e|--------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------|
d|5---5---5---5---5---5---5-3-5-3-|
a|5---5---5---5---5---5---5-3-5-3-|
D|5---5---5---5---5---5---5-3-5-3-|

Verse:
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|6-6-x-x-6-6-x-6~~~6-x-x-6-6-x-6~~~6-x-x-6-6-x-6~~~6-x-x-6-6-x-x-|
|4-4-x-x-4-4-x-4~~~4-x-x-4-4-x-4~~~4-x-x-4-4-x-4~~~4-x-x-4-4-x-x-|
|3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3~~~3-x-x-3-3-x-3~~~3-x-x-3-3-x-3~~~3-x-x-3-3-x-x-|
|5-5-x-x-5-5-x-5~~~5-x-x-5-5-x-5~~~5-x-x-5-5-x-5~~~5-x-x-5-5-x-x-|
|3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3~~~3-x-x-3-3-x-3~~~3-x-x-3-3-x-3~~~3-x-x-3-3-x-x-|
When you think about it......

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|----------------------3~~~5-3~~~|
|5~~~5-5-8-5-5-8-5-5-5-3~~~5-3~~~|
|0~~~0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3~~~5-3~~~| X2
Saaaaaay........

VERSE

Pre-Chorus:
Slide up to the first chord every time
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|8~~~8-8-8-8-8-5~~~5-5-5~~~5-5-5-|
|8~~~8-8-8-8-8-5~~~5-5-5~~~5-5-5-|
|8~~~8-8-8-8-8-5~~~5-5-5~~~5-5-5-| X3
Gone fishing...

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|8-5-5-8-5-5-8-5-5-8-5-5-8-5-5-5-|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Chorus:
|2~~~2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
|3~~~3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
|2~~~2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
|0~~~0-0-0-0-0-5~~~5-5-5~~~5-5-5-|
|--------------5~~~5-5-5~~~5-5-5-|
|--------------5~~~5-5-5~~~5-5-5-| X4

VERSE

Verse 2:
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|6-6-x-x-6-6-x-6~~~6-x-x-6-6-x-6~~~6-x-x-6-6-x-6~~~6-x-x-6-6-x-x-|
|4-4-x-x-4-4-x-4~~~4-x-x-4-4-x-4~~~4-x-x-4-4-x-4~~~4-x-x-4-4-x-x-|
|3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3~~~3-x-x-3-3-x-3~~~3-x-x-3-3-x-3~~~3-x-x-3-3-x-x-|
|5-5-x-x-5-5-x-5~~~5-x-x-5-5-x-5~~~5-x-x-5-5-x-5~~~5-x-x-5-5-x-x-|
|3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3~~~3-x-x-3-3-x-3~~~3-x-x-3-3-x-3~~~3-x-x-3-3-x-x-|
She couldn't....

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|----------------------3~~~5-3~~~|
|5~~~5-5-8-5-5-8-5-5-5-3~~~5-3~~~|
|0~~~0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3~~~5-3~~~|

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|----------------------3///12~~~\|
|5~~~5-5-8-5-5-8-5-5-5-3///12~~~\|
|0~~~0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3///12~~~\|

PRE-CHORUS

CHORUS

Middle 8 (solo)
With Wah
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--------1010--9---7---7~~~~~~/|
|3~~~x-x-9-9---9---7---7~~~~~~/|
|3~~~x-x-----------------------|
|3~~~x-x-----------------------| X2

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|----------------------3~~~5-3~~~|
|5~~~5-5-8-5-5-8-5-5-5-3~~~5-3~~~|
|0~~~0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3~~~5-3~~~| X2

Live there is a solo over this second bit, i just make it up as i go along using the
scale of D.

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|----------1010--9---7---7~~~~~~/|
|0-3~~~x-x-9-9---9---7---7~~~~~~/|
|0-3~~~x-x-----------------------|
|0-3~~~x-x-----------------------| X2

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|----------------------3~~~5-3~~~|
|5~~~5-5-8-5-5-8-5-5-5-3~~~5-3~~~|
|0~~~0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3~~~5-3~~~|

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|----------------------3///12~~~\|
|5~~~5-5-8-5-5-8-5-5-5-3///12~~~\|
|0~~~0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3///12~~~\|

PRE-CHORUS

CHORUS X 4 (the do's go over the chorus chords)

Outro (live)

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0~~~|
|3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0~~~|
|3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0~~~| X 4

|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|0///12~~12\\\0-let ring-|
|0///12~~12\\\0-let ring-|
|0///12~~12\\\0-let ring-|

This is how i play it, it sounds ace, and is pretty much 100% accurate i think.

Info. from stereobase.co.uk:

Wah pedal - Crybaby Wah
Distortion/Overdrive - Either a Boss BD-2 (which i have and use) or a Marshall Guvnor

Thanks and enjoy.

stereophonics best song of the lot
and still no one can get this right

intro
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

verse
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-x-x-x-3-3-|x2
A|-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-x-x-x-3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-x-x-1-x-x-x-1-1-|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-0-0---------|x2
A|-------------------------3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
whole of verse x2 again

pre-chorus
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3---------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5---|x3
A|-1-1-1-1-1-0-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-------------3-3-3-3-3-0-|

on 3rd time do this
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-\8-|

chorus
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-7--7-7-7-7------------|
D|-7--7-7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-|x4
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
E|------------3--3-3-3-3-|

verse

pre-chorus

chorus

solo(i think u use a wah wah pedal for this)
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|---10-10--9--7-7b---|
D|-0----------------0-|x2
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0\12~-|
A|-----------------------3-3-3-3-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
then again through the solo but the bit below is after you
have done the solo twice

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0\12~-14~-|
A|-----------------------3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

pre-chorus

chorus

i think that the end with the doo
doo doo dood doo doo is the chorus x2
not too sure though
David

Tabbed by sixwheeledbeast
Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief
Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE)

Here it is ... I am pretty sure you won't be disappointed,
I have listened to and played this song so much!

PM any questions/corrections thanks, rate please.

KEY
PM.. - palm mute
x - muted string
[5] - pinch harm


#Intro (0:00)
e|---------------------------|
b|---------------------------|
g|---------------------------|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-3-5-3-|

#Verse (0:03)- It sounds odd at first but go with it.
F5#11
e|-------------------------------------------------|
b|--6-6-x-6--6---6-x-x-6-6-x-6-6--6--6-x-6--6-x-6--|
g|--4-4-x-4--4---4-x-x-4-4-x-4-4--4--4-x-4--4-x-4--|
D|--5-5-x-5--5---5-x-x-5-5-x-5-5--5--5-x-5--5-x-5--|
A|--3-3-x-3--3---3-x-x-3-3-x-3-3--3--3-x-3--3-x-3--|
D|--3-3-x-3--3---3-x-x-3-3-x-3-3--3--3-x-3--3-x-3--|

|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|:
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|3/5-55h8-55h8-55--------|3/5-55h8-55h8-55--------|:
|-----------------3-5-3-0|-----------------3-5-3-0|x2

#Pre-Chorus (00:27)
e|----------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------|
D|/8---8--8--8-8--8-5---5--5--5-x--5|
A|/8---8--8--8-8--8-5---5--5--5h8--5|
D|/8---8--8--8-8--8-5---5--5--5-5--5|

e|----------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------|
D|/8---8--8--8-8--8-5---5--5--5-x--5|
A|/8---8--8--8-8--8-5---5--5--5h8--5|
D|/8---8--8--8-8--8-5---5--5--5-5--5|

e|----------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------|
D|/8---8--8--8-8--8-5---5--5--5-5--5|
A|/8---8--8--8-8--8-5---5--5--5-5--5|
D|/8---8--8--8-8--8-5---5--5--5-5--5|

e|----------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------|
D|-5-55-x-55-x-55-x-55-x-55-x-55-5--|
A|-5-55h8-55h8-55h8-55h8-55h8-55-5--|
D|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5--|


#Chorus (0:40)
e|------------------------------|
b|3--3-3-3-3-3------------------|:
g|2--2-2-2-2-2------------------|
D|0--0-0-0-0-0--5---5--5-5---5--|
A|0--0-0-0-0-0--5---5--5-5---5--|:
D|0--0-0-0-0-0--5---5--5-5---5--|x4

#Verse (0:50)
#Pre-Chorus (1:15)
#Chorus (1:26)

#Solo {Guitar 1} (1:38) - with Wah
e|---------------------------|
b|-------11-11--10---8--8\\--|:
g|-------10-10---9---7--7\\--|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|:
D|-3~//----------------------|x2

e|---------------------------|
b|---------------------------|
g|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-3/5-55h8-55h8-55----------|
D|-------------------3-5-3-0-|

e|---------------------------|
b|---------------------------|
g|--------------------5/7~--\|
D|--------------------5/7~--\|
A|-3/5-55h8-55h8-55---------\|
D|---------------------------|

e|---------------------------|
b|-------11-11--10---8--8\\--|:
g|-------10-10---9---7--7\\--|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|:
D|-3~//----------------------|x2

e|---------------------------|
b|---------------------------|
g|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-3/5-55h8-55h8-55----------|
D|-------------------3-5-3-0-|

e|---------------------------|
b|---------------------------|
g|--------------------5/7~~~\|
D|--------------------------\|
A|-3/5-55h8-55h8-55---------\|
D|---------------------------|
>>Wah Off

#Pre-Chorus (2:02)
#Chorus (2:14)

#Chorus x3 {Guitar 1} (2:26)

Riff played under Chorus until Ending {Guitar 2}(2:26)
e|-------------------------|---------------------------|
b|---------------10--------|---------------10----------|:
g|10/11-11-10-11------7~~~/|10/11-11-10-11----7~7~~----|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------9-7~|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|:
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|x3

#Ending
e|-------------------------|
b|-------------------------|
g|-------------------------|
D|--------3///12\\---------|
A|--------3///12\\---------|
D|3p2p0-0h3///12\\---------|