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Song

"Bury Me"

The Smashing Pumpkins

off of Gish (1991)

BASS INTRO

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-3h5-5-5-5p3-3-----------3-3-|
|---------------1-3-3-3/5-----|

Hit and sustain this with distortion.

e|------|
B|------|
G|-7----|
D|-7----|
A|-5----|
E|------|

x8

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

Hit and sustain this

|------|
|------|
|-7----|
|-7----|
|-5----|
|------|

Lead

|-10------------|
|-------13--12--|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|

x2

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

Hit and sustain this

|------|
|------|
|-7----|
|-7----|
|-5----|
|------|

Lead

|-10------------|
|-------13--12--|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|

x2

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

BRIDGE

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------7----|
|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---7----|
|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----7----|
|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------5----|
|-------4-----------4-----------4-----------4------------|

VERSE

x12

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-3h5-5-5-5p3-----------3-3-|
|-------------1-3-3-3h5-----|

.........................

Guitar 1

|----------|
|----------|
|-2--------|
|-2--------|
|-0--------|
|----------|

Guitar 2

|----------|
|----------|
|-13gb14---|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|

CHORUS

3x

|---------------------------|-----------|
|---------------------------|-----------|
|-5/7-7-7-7\5-----------5-5-|------5----|
|-5/7-7-7-7\5-3-5-5-5/7-5-5-|-7----5----|
|-3/5-5-5-5\3-3-5-5-5/7-3-3-|-7----3----|
|-------------1-3-3-3/5-----|-5---------|

3x

|---------------------------|-----------|
|---------------------------|-----------|
|-5/7-7-7-7\5-----------5-5-|------5----|
|-5/7-7-7-7\5-3-5-5-5/7-5-5-|-7----5----|
|-3/5-5-5-5\3-3-5-5-5/7-3-3-|-7----3----|
|-------------1-3-3-3/5-----|-5---------|

Guitar 1

|-----------|
|-----------|

|-7-7-7-7-7-| Mute strings after playing

|-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------|

Guitar 2

|-----------|
|-----------|

|-12b14~~~~-|

|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|

Guitar 1

|-----------|
|-----------|
|-7---------| Sustain this one..
|-7---------|
|-5---------|
|-----------|

Guitar 2

|-----------|
|-----------|
|-10~~~~----|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|

Guitar 1

|-----------|
|-----------|
|-7-7-------| Mute again...
|-7-7-------|
|-5-5-------|
|-----------|

Guitar 2

|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--10h12p10h12p10-|
|-12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

|-----------|
|-----------|
|-7---------| Sustain again....
|-7---------|
|-5---------|
|-----------|

Guitar 2

|-----------|
|-----------|

|-12b14~~~~-|

|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|

Rhythm x4

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-5/7-7-7-7\5-----------5-5-|
|-5/7-7-7-7\5-3-5-5-5/7-5-5-|
|-3/5-5-5-5\3-3-5-5-5/7-3-3-|
|-------------1-3-3-3/5-----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
|-------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|

Lead (*=Artificial harmonic)

|-------------------------12gb13~~-12p10-------13b15--10h13p10----10-----------
|-10h11p10h13b15--*13b15-----------------13p10-----------------13----13p10-----
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------12--
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(X=tremolo pick like a madman!)

---------------------------------------------20XXXXXXXXXXXX--

-----------------------------------*13~~~~-------------------

-10-12-*12b14-*12b14-*12b14-*12b14---------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------

 -0----5p4p0-5p4p0-4p2p0-4p2p0------------------------------|
 ------------------------------3p2p0-3p2p0-2b3r2p0-5gb7~~~~-|
 -----------------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS 2

3x

|---------------------------|-----------|
|---------------------------|-----------|
|-5/7-7-7-7\5-----------5-5-|------5----|
|-5/7-7-7-7\5-3-5-5-5/7-5-5-|-7----5----|
|-3/5-5-5-5\3-3-5-5-5/7-3-3-|-7----3----|
|-------------1-3-3-3/5-----|-5---------|

3x

|---------------------------|-----------|
|---------------------------|-----------|
|-5/7-7-7-7\5-----------5-5-|------5----|
|-5/7-7-7-7\5-3-5-5-5/7-5-5-|-7----5----|
|-3/5-5-5-5\3-3-5-5-5/7-3-3-|-7----3----|
|-------------1-3-3-3/5-----|-5---------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-7----5----4----3----2--------|
|-7----5----4----3----2--------|
|-5----3----2----1----0--------|
|------------------------------|

INTERLUDE

x4

|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-------------0----------|
|-------15------15----15-|
|----15----15------15----|
|-13---------------------|

........... ........

x28

|-----------|
|-----------|
|-0----0----|
|-3----5----|
|-3----5----|
|-1----3----|

End on

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

Solo/outro x4

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|---10p8------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-8------10--10-10-10-10b12r10--|
|-------------------------------|

x12

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-11p10----10-13p10----11-11-11-11-11-11p10----10-|
|-------10----------10----------------------10----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-11\10-10-10-10------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------12-12-12-12p10-10-10p9-9-9---------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10\8-8-8-8-
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------13-13-13-13~~~~-
---------------------------9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-----------------
-8/10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-11p10-11p10-11-11b13~~------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------10~~--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------10-------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------13-13p12-12p10-10/12-12/13~-15-13-12-8gb10gr8~~-|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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