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Mayonaise

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

Intro

*All clean*

Gtr 1:

D |----------0---------|--|----------3---0-------0---3---0----|
Bb|------------0-------|--|------0-------------------------0--|
Gb|------6-------6-----|--|----1---1---1---1---4---4---4------|
Bb|----7---7-------7---|--|-/2--------------/5----------------|x2
Bb|--0---------------0-|x2|-----------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------|--|-----------------------------------|

d d udud udu d d udud udu

D |--0-0-0000--00---0-0-0000--00------|
Bb|--0-0-0000--00---0-0-0000--00------|
Gb|--1-1-1111--11/--4-4-4444--44/-----|
Bb|--2-2-2222--22/--5-5-5555--55/-----|x2
Bb|--2-2-2222--22/--5-5-5555--55/-----|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

d ud u u ud du d ud u u ud du

D |--0-00--0-0-00-00-0-00--0-0-00-00--|

Bb|--0-00--0-0-00-00-0-00--0-0-00-00--|

Gb|--6-66--6-6-66-66-3-33--3-3-33-33--|

Bb|--0-00--0-0-00-00-0-00--0-0-00-00--|

Bb|--7--7-------7-7--4--4-------4-4---|
Eb|--7--7-------7-7--4--4-------4-4---|

d ud du d d

D |--0-00-00-0---0~--|
Bb|--0-00-00-0---0~--|

Gb|--4-44-44-8/9-8~--|

Bb|--5-55-55-0---0~--|x2
Bb|--0--0-0--0---0~--|
Eb|--0--0-0--0---0~--|

Gtr 2:

D |--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------0h2-4-4-b5b4-2v-2h4-----------------|
Gb|--2/4~----------------------1---------------|
Bb|------------------------------4/7-5v-7~-----|
Bb|----------------------------------------0~--|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
Bb|-------pb5b4-2-4-2h4p2---/7~-----|
Gb|--2/4~-----------------4-----4~--|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------|
Bb|--7v-5p4-5-4v-2h4p2---2/4----------|
Gb|--------------------4-----1--------|
Bb|----------------------------4/7-5--|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

Pinch Harmonics......................|

D |---------------------------------------------|
Bb|--7-5-4-5-4---4---------4-4/7-pb8b7-7v-[7]~--|
Gb|------------6---6-4-6-4----------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

D |--0~--|

Bb|--0~--|

Gb|--4~--|

Bb|--5~--|x2

Bb|--0~--|play this chord when the 1st gtr does

Eb|--0~--|

Verse

*Lots of distortion*

Gtr 1 + 2

-first time end with ending one,

repeat but end with ending 2

-when the lyrics start, play the first

part twice, both ending in ending 1

-second time around play the first part

then play ending 1, then play first part

then play ending 2

d ud u u ud du d ud u u ud du

D |--0-00--0-0-00-00-0-00--0-0-00-00--|

Bb|--0-00--0-0-00-00-0-00--0-0-00-00--|

Gb|--6-66--6-6-66-66-3-33--3-3-33-33--|

Bb|--0-00--0-0-00-00-0-00--0-0-00-00--|

Bb|--7--7-------7-7--4--4-------4-4---|
Eb|--7--7-------7-7--4--4-------4-4---|

ending 1

d ud du d d

D |--0-00-00-0---0~--|
Bb|--0-00-00-0---0~--|

Gb|--4-44-44-8/9-8~--|

Bb|--5-55-55-4/5-4~--|

Bb|--0--0-0--0---0~--|
Eb|--0--0-0--0---0~--|

ending 2

d ud du d d

D |--0-00-00-0---0~--|
Bb|--0-00-00-0---0~--|

Gb|--4-44-44-T/F-T~--|

Bb|--5-55-55-9/N-9~--|

Bb|--0--0-0--0---0~--|
Eb|--0--0-0--0---0~--|

-From now on I'm only going to write

the chords without strumming patterns.

I'll include key words in the lyrics

so you know when to change chords, though.

D |--0--(0)------0--------------------|
Bb|--0---0-------0--------------------|
Gb|--1---4-------4--------------------|
Bb|--2---5-------5--------------------|
Bb|--2---5-------0--------------------|
Eb|------5-------0--------------------|

Time Ease Pain

Somehow Feel Same

Prechorus

-No, this isn't actually how you get that

"screech" sound. On the record, Billy used

a shitty guitar he bought for $50 and whenever

he stopped playing it, it would make that sound.

This just something that SOUNDS like the sound.

Another good place to play the harmonics is

just after the 3rd fret, but it's really hard

on the ears. P.S: make use of a whammy bar.

D |----------[5]--0---------------[5]-(0)-|
Bb|-(0)------[5]--0----(0)--------[5]--0--|
Gb|--1-------[5]--4-----1-----3---[5]--4--|
Bb|--2-------[5]--5-----2-----4---[5]--5--|
Bb|--2-------[5]--0-----2-----4---[5]--5--|
Eb|--2-------[5]--0-----2-----4---[5]--5--|

Well No-one Knows Where Se-crets Go

Chorus 1

Gtr 1 + 2

D |--0--0----0-[5]-0-------0-[5]-0--|
Bb|--0--0----0-[5]-0-------0-[5]-0--|
Gb|--6--3----4-[5]-4-------4-[5]-4--|
Bb|--0--0----5-[5]-5-------5-[5]-5--|
Bb|--7--4----0-[5]-0-------0-[5]-0--|
Eb|--7--4----0-[5]-0-------0-[5]-0--|

And I Fail Can I will

Try Stand Can I will

Pre-solo

Gtr 1

D |-------------|
Bb|-------------|
Gb|-------------|

Bb|--5-7-9-N-t--|

Bb|--0-0-0-0-0--|

Eb|--0-0-0-0-0--|

Solo

-I'm not sure about the last few chords but here it is...

D |--------------------------|
Bb|-----------0--0-----------|
Gb|--6--3--4--1--4-----------|

Bb|--0--0--5--2--5--5--4--2--|

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

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

Then out of nowhere the 12-string comes in

and plays the verse chords before the distorted

electrics come back in and play the 3 thickest

strings over and over again before playing:

Gtr 1 + 2

D |-------------|
Bb|-------------|
Gb|-------------|

Bb|--5-7-9-N-t--|

Bb|--0-0-0-0-0--|

Eb|--0-0-0-0-0--|

Chorus 2

Gtr 1 + 2

Ending 1 2

D |--0--0----0-[5]-0-------0-[5]|-0-|---|
Bb|--0--0----0-[5]-0-------0-[5]|-0-|---|
Gb|--6--3----4-[5]-4-------4-[5]|-4-|-4-|
Bb|--0--0----5-[5]-5-------5-[5]|-5-|-5-|
Bb|--7--4----0-[5]-0-------0-[5]|-0-|-5-|
Eb|--7--4----0-[5]-0-------0-[5]|-0-|-5-|

So Bad Can Will

Words Plan Can

D |--0--0----0--0--|
Bb|--0--0----0--0--|
Gb|--6--3----4--4--|
Bb|--0--0----5--5--|x2
Bb|--7--4----0--0--|
Eb|--7--4----0--0--|
D |-------------|
Bb|-------------|
Gb|-------------|

Bb|--5-7-9-N-t--|

Bb|--0-0-0-0-0--|

Eb|--0-0-0-0-0--|

D |--0--0----0-[5]-0-------0---|
Bb|--0--0----0-[5]-0-------0---|
Gb|--6--3----4-[5]-4-------4-4-|
Bb|--0--0----5-[5]-5-------5-5-|
Bb|--7--4----0-[5]-0-------0-5-|
Eb|--7--4----0-[5]-0-------0-5-|
D |--0--0----0-[5]-0--[5]--0-[5]-0~-|
Bb|--0--0----0-[5]-0--[5]--0-[5]-0~-|
Gb|--6--3----4-[5]-4--[5]--4-[5]-4~-|
Bb|--0--0----5-[5]-5--[5]--5-[5]-5~-|
Bb|--7--4----0-[5]-0--[5]--0-[5]-0~-|
Eb|--7--4----0-[5]-0--[5]--0-[5]-0~-|

Outro

*All clean*

Gtr 1 same as intro

Gtr 2

|Start fading out

D |--------------------------/8v-------8--------|
Bb|-------5p4---7~/-9p7----5-----9p7-9---9p7-9v-|
Gb|--2/4v-----4----------4----------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|--7p5-7-5-4-5-4-2-4-2-5/7-5~-p4-5p4-5/7-pb8b7-5p4-5/7--|

Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

Key:

/ = Slide

X = Mute

x = repeat _ number of times

[]= Harmonic

~ = Sustain

b = Bend

pb= prebend from _ to _

h = hammer-on

p = pull-off

v = vibrato

()= Ghost/Optional note

d = strum down

u = strum up

F = 14th fret

T = 13th fret

t = 12th fret

E = 11th fret

N = 10th fret

ENJOY! This took about 3 hours to tab... My back is KILLING ME.

-Churchboose

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