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Geek Usa

The Smashing Pumpkins
TabTuningHalf-Step Down
4.4(20)

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

Intro

D#|-----------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------|
F#|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
C#|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G#|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Intro Part2

D#|--------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------|
F#|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-|
C#|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-|
G#|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Intro Part2 (Gtr. 2)

D#|---------------------------|
A#|---------------------------|
F#|-/16v---/12v---14pbr-------|
C#|-----------------------12b-|
G#|---------------------------|
D#|---------------------------|

Verse

D#|-----------------------    -------------------|
A#|-----------------------    -------------------|
F#|-------7---------------    -------7-----------|
C#|-2-2-2-7-2-2-2-2-7/9\5- x3 -2-2-2-7---7-6---5-|
G#|-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-7/9\5-    -2-2-2-5---7-6---5-|
D#|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-5/7\3-    -0-0-0---0-5-4-0-3-|

Chorus

D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------7-----------9-------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-|
C#|-2-2-2-2-7-2-2-2-2-2-9-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------9-9-9-9-|
G#|-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-7-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-----------7-7-7-7-|
D#|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-6-5-3-0---------|

Chorus Continued

D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------7-----------9-------------------------|
C#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-7-2-2-2-2-2-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Chorus Continued

D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------9-|
C#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7/-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7/-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
D#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5/-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-0-|

2nd Intro Part 2

D#|----------17b---12--------------------------|
A#|-17-15v------------15-12----------------15b-|
F#|-------------------------14-12----12-14-----|
C#|-------------------------------14-----------|
G#|--------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------|

Interlude (If by chance...)

D#|-------------------------------------------------    --------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------    --------|
F#|-------------------------9-9-----9-9-----9-9-9-9-    --------|
C#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-----9-9-9-9- x3 -7-9-12-|
G#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-----7-7-----7-7-7-7-    -7-9-12-|
D#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-----0-0-----0-0---------    -5-7-10-|

4th time change (same rhythym)^

Interlude Part 2

D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-8/17-8/17-8/17-8/17-8/17-8/17-8/17--17-16-15-14-13-12-10-10\9-9-9-9-9-|
F#|-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-|
C#|-5/14-5/14-5/14-5/14-5/14-5/14-5/14--14-13-12-11-10-9--7--7\\6-6-6-6-6-|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Interlude Part 2 Continued

D#|---------------------------------------|
A#|-10-9-10-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-15b------|
F#|-x--x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------|
C#|-7--6-7--9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12b------|
G#|---------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------12\-|

2nd Chorus Pick Part Replacement (Gtr.1 Bottom, Gtr.2 Top)

D#|-            ---------------      -12------------------------|
A#|-            ---------------      ----15-12--------------/15-|
F#|-            ---------------      -9--7-----15-14-12-----/7--|
C#|- Instead Of --------------- Play -------9--8--7--5--14------|
G#|-            -7-5-----------      -------------------7-------|
D#|-            -----7-6-5-3-0-      ---------------------------|

2nd Chorus Part 2

D#|---------------12-----------15-12----12-15-12----12-15-12----12-17b---------|
A#|-14br(14)v-15b-12-15v-------------15----------15----------15--------15v-17v-|
F#|-14--(14)v-14b----14v-12-14-----------------------------------------x---x---|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------12v-14v-|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge (In a dream we are connected...)

D#|----------|
A#|----------|
F#|-1----4br-|
C#|---1b-----|
G#|----------|
D#|----------|

Bridge Part 2 (knew we'd been forsaken...)

D#|---------------------------|
A#|---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
C#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-|
G#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-|
D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-|

Bridge Part 3 (knew we'd been forsaken...) (Gtr. 2)

---------------------------------     -----------------     -------------|
----------------------------5/7v-     -7\5-5/7-7/10-10-     -------5/7v--|
-13-8-9-9/11-9-9-9-9--------4/6v-     -6\4-4/6-6/9--9--     -------4/6v--|
--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x----9\7------Fig 1-4\2-2/4-4/7--7--Fig 1---9\7-------|Fig1
-11-6-7-7/9--7-7-7-7----9\7------     -----------------     ---9\7-------|
----------------------0-7\5------     -----------------     -0-7\5-------|
 ^------Fig 1------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo 1

D#|-----12h15p12-----12h15p12-----12h15p12-12h15p12-12h14p12-----------------|
A#|-15b----------15b----------15b----------------------------14br-14brp12----|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------14-|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo 1 Continued

D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------17b------------------|
F#|-14p12--------------------------------------14-14/16v---------12v-14v-14br-|
C#|-------14-12-----------------------12-14p12---------------14v--------------|
G#|-------------14\12-10-12v-10-12/14-----------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo 1 Continued

D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-14-12-14-16-14-12-14-16-14-12-14-16-14-12-14-16-14-12-14-15-12-14-15-14-12-|
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo 1 Continued

D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------15-16-14-15-17-15b-15br-17br-19br-20br-21br-22br----|
F#|-14-15-16-15-14-16-14-13--------------------------------------------------21-|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

More will be coming as I update this. It is a complicated tab.

By Thursday it will have all parts. Please be patient.

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| / Slide up

| pbr Pre-bend release

| b Bend

| \ Slide down

| x Dead note

| br Bend release

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

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