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Bullet Train to Osaka

The Smashing Pumpkins
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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Tabbed by Brian McCall <bpmccal@clemson.edu>

BULLET TRAIN TO OSAKA - by Smashing Pumpkins

====== ===== == ===== B side of the I Am One 10"

Intro: Train noises

G1 Tremolo (Strum all these chords slowly)

|-0---0--0---0---------------0---0--0---0----------------|
|-0---1--0---0---------------0---1--0---0----------------|
|-0---0--0---0---------------0---0--0---0----------------|
|-2---2--2---0---------------2---2--2---0----------------|
|-2---2--2---2---------------2---2--2---2----------------|
|-0---0--0---3---------------0---0--0---3----------------|
|-0---0--0---0---------------2------0--------------------|
|-0---1--0---0---------------0------0--------------------|
|-0---0--0---0---------------2------2--------------------|
|-2---2--2---0---------------0------0--------------------|
|-2---2--2---2---------------2------2--------------------|
|-0---0--0---3-------------------------------------------|

*1

G2 a little reverb

  p.m.--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-17171717\1616\15\..........0--------------------|

^*

The classic surf cracendo (sp I'm sure, maybe not the right

word even). Palm mute and quickly pick the E as you run your

finger down the neck staarting from the A. Use up-down strokes

for best effect (you must unless yr Scott Ian).

strokes

G1 clean

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-10fb(11)-10--10-10-10-------------------------|
|-----------------------12-9-12--12-12-12-------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

^pick as you release the bend ^repeat 3X

|------------------------------------------------|
|-12--12--12--12--13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12--------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-10------10fb10fb10fb10fb10fbr------------------|
|-------------------------------9----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

^repeat a few times

don't play the G string

last time.

G2 slight reverb (once again, the rhythm won't match

G1's in my tab.)

|-0-----0---0--0--0--3-----3---3--3--3-----------|
|-0-----0---0--0--0--3-----3---3--3--3-----------|
|-1-----1---1--1--1--4-----4---4--4--4-----------|
|-2--2--2---2--2--2--5--5--5---5--5--5-----------|
|-2--2--2---2--2--2--5--5--5---5--5--5-----------|
|-0--0--0---0--0--0--3--3--3---3--3--3-----------|

^repeat 3X

|------------------------------------------------|
|-4--4--4--4--5-5-5-5-4--------------------------|
|-4--4--4--4--5-5-5-5-4--------------------------|
|-4--4--4--4--5-5-5-5-4--------------------------|
|-2--2--2--2--3-3-3-3-2--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------------------------------|
|-1-----------------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------------------------------|

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