Cherry

1979 Single

(c) Virgin Records - 1996

http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/

Tune Down a 1/2 Step, then Drop D

C# G# C# F#

Tempo = 106 BPM

Time Signature = 4/4

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Transcribed by

PADDY MCMULLAN

stinkypoohpants@yahoo.co.uk

Version 1.0

17th March 2009

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Tablature Symbols Used:

p - Pull-Off

h - Hammer-On

(/) - Legato Slide (Blank space indicates length of slide)

\ - Slide Down to/Down From (Blank space indicates length of slide)

/ - Slide Up To/Up From (Blank space indicates length of slide)

( ) - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note

REST - Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space

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Song Notes:

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Contrary to popular belief, the main riffs of this song are played on bass,

not guitar.

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Intro Fumble: Play once, then rest for 3 bars

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* Let notes ring wherever possible *

||-- /11--------11-----R-    -||
||-----------0------0--E-    -||
||---------------------S-    -||
||-- /9---9------------T-    -||

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Riff 1 [Verse/Pre-Chorus 1]: Play 16 times

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* Let notes ring wherever possible *

||-------11--------11-----(11 \|  9)----9--------7-----7--| |
||--9--------9--0------0-------|--7--------7--5-----5--- /|*|
||-----------------------------|--------------------------|*|
||-----------------------------|--------------------------| |

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Chorus: (Play once)

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* Let notes ring wherever possible *

||-- /11----11-------11--------|-------------------------|
||----------------0------------|-------------------------|
||-----------------------0--0--|-(0)-0-------------------|
||-----------------------------|--------0--2----2--2--0--|
|--11----11-----(11\9)-----6--|-(6)-6-------------------|
|------------0-------------7--|-(7)-7-------------------|
|--------------------------0--|-(0)---------------------|
|-----------------------0-----|--------0--2----2--2--0--|
|-- /11----11----11--11--------|-----6-------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------0--0--|-(0)---------------------|
|------------------------------|--------0--2----2--2--0--|
|-----------------------6--|-(6)-----------------||
|--------------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------------|---------------------||
|--0----0--0--0--(0/7)--7--|-(7)--------------0--||

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Play Riff 1 seven 7 times

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Riff 2 [Variation of Riff 1]: Play 8 times

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* Let notes ring wherever possible *

||---------11--------11----- \  | -(9)----9--------7------| |
||-- /9--------9--0-------------|---7--------7--5---------|*|
||------------------------------|-------------------------|*|
||------------------------------|-------------------------| |

On the fifth repeat, play the following instead, returning to the main riff

afterwards to complete this section (notice the extra G note at the end):

||---------11--------11----- \  | -(9)----9--------7-------||
||-- /9--------9--0-------------|---7--------7--5-----5----||
||------------------------------|--------------------------||
||------------------------------|--------------------------||

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Play the Chorus once, replacing the last two bars with the following:

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* Let notes ring wherever possible *

||--11----------11--11-----6--|-(6)--------------------||
||----------------------------|------------------------||
||----------------------------|------------------------||
||--0----0--0---0---(0/7)--7--|-(7)-----2--2--2--2--2--||

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Outro: Play 7 times until fade

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* Let notes ring wherever possible *

||---------11--------11-----11 \ | -(9)----9-----------------| |
||-- /9--------9--0------0-------|---7--------7--------------|*|
||-------------------------------|---------------------------|*|
||-------------------------------|---------------2--2--2--2--| |

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End

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Tab summary: Intro x 1

Riff 1 x 16

Chorus x 1

Riff 1 x 7

Riff 2 x 8

Chorus x 1

Outro x 7

END