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Landslide

The Smashing Pumpkins
Chords & TabKeyEbCapoFret 3beginner
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Chords in this song9

capo 3 — sounds 3 semitones higher

Chords

~~~~~~E A D G B e
~~~~C:X 3 2 0 1 0
~~~G6:X 2 0 0 3 0
~~G6*:X 2 0 0 3 3(Play only if you are strumming)
~~~Am:X 0 2 2 1 0
~D/F#:2 0 0 2 3 3
~~~~G:3 2 0 0 0 3
~~~Em:0 2 2 0 0 0
The G6->G6* movement is played on the last beat of the measure. its just a
hammer on:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1
G6 G6* Am

Intro

C G6 G6* Am G6 G6* x2

Verse 1

C G6 G6* Am G6 G6*
I took my love, I took it down
C G6 G6* Am G6
I climbed a mountain and I turned around
G6* C G6 G6* Am
G6 G6*
And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills
C G6 G6* Am G6
’til the landslide brought it down
[Verse 2] (Same as the first. No pause)
G6* C G6 G6* Am G6
Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love?
G6* C G6 G6* Am G6
Can the child within my heart rise above?
G6* C G6 G6* Am G6
Can I sail through the changing ocean tides?
G6* C G6 G6* Am G6
Can I handle the seasons of my life?
G6*C G6 G6* Am G6 G6*
Ah-hm
C G6 G6* Am D/F#

Chorus

Well, I’ve been afraid of changing cause I've
Built my life around you 
But time makes you bolder
Even children get older
And I’m getting older, too

Solo

These are the actual frets (not in relation to the capo)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8h9p8\6-6/8-----------------------8--------------------------------|
G|----------------8p7----7h8/10--------7-8-8/10----11r10-8p7-8p7------|
D|--------------------10----------/8-----------------------------8-10-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------7-|
A|-8-10-11-10-8-10-8---8b9r8----------------/10-8-10-11-10-11-8-10---|
E|---------------------------11-10-11-10-11--------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-8-7----7-----------*15*-| --harmonic
A|-----10---10-8-10-8------|
E|-------------------------|

Chorus

Well, I’ve been afraid of changing cause I've
Built my life around you 
But time makes you bolder
Even children get older
And I’m getting older, too 
I get older, too

Verse 3

C G6 G6* Am G6 G6*
I took my love and I took it down
C G6 G6* Am G6
I climbed a mountain and I turned around
G6* C G6 G6* Am G6
And if you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
C G6 G6* Am G6
The landslide brought it down
G6* C G6 G6* Am G6
The landslide brought it down
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
************************************

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