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Songs About Girls

Catherine
Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

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#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #

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CATHERINE - Songs About Girls

This is the FIRST of many Catherine tabs that

I will be typing up. This is a great band that

will be getting a lot of attention soon I bet.

I suspect that most people that use this tab will

be from the Smashing Pumpkins Mailing list.

Anyway, here is my attempt at the first song on

the Sorry album, Songs About Girls.

TUNING - Dropped D (D A D G B E)

INTRO/VERSE

~~~~~~~~~~~

First three chords played in clean tone for intro,

distortion on there after.

G A C D F E D E

      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |--5--5-5--7-7-7--10--10-10-0-3\2-0-2----------------|
      |--5--5-5--7-7-7--10--10-10-0-3\2-0-2----------------|
      |--5--5-5--7-7-7--10--10-10-0-3\2-0-2----------------|

^^^

This is not a quick slide

CHORUS

~~~~~~

D D#

      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |---7-b------8---------------------------------------|
      |---7-b------8---------------------------------------|
      |---5-b------6---------------------------------------|
      |----------------------------------------------------|

^^^

Slow gradual bend until next chord.

Repeat this a few times

End chorus on the D but with an open bottom string as well (D)

VERSE 2

CHORUS

SOLO (sorry....no lead guitar here)

A G A G A Bb

      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |--7-x-7-5-7--7-5-7--8--8-8--------------------------|
      |--7-x-7-5-7--7-5-7--8--8-8--------------------------|
      |--7-x-7-5-7--7-5-7--8--8-8--------------------------|

Play this 3 times then play this:

A G# G F#

      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |--7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-------------------|
      |--7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-------------------|
      |--7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-------------------|

Then everything stops and this is played

      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |--0--0-0-7--7-5b-(grad.)-0--0-0-7--7-5b (grad.)-----|
      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |----------------------------------------------------|

Then back to that main thingy.

Then on one of those I love You bits at the end it plays

this a few times.

G A C

      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |--5-5-5-5/7-7-7-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------|
      |--5-5-5-5/7-7-7-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------|
      |--5-5-5-5/7-7-7-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------|

Then the end bit a couple of times.

      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |----------------------------------------------------|
      |---------------------------7------------------------|
      |---------------------------7b-----------------------|
      |---------------------------5b-----------------------|
      |--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5---------------------------|

Then end the song on the G

PLEASE send me any corrections (I am sure there are many

in this), comments, or just to tell me that you are

using it to benmo@deakin.edu.au

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