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Once Upon a Time

The Smashing Pumpkins
Bass Tab

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

Song

Song: Once Upon a Time

Artist: Smashing Pumpkins

Album: Adore

Tunning: E A D G

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/Riff 1 \ /Riff 2 \

G|---------------|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------|---------------------------------------|
A|5--5-----------|7--7--------7--7--------------------7--|
E|------3--2--2--|------7--7--------7--7--5--5--3--2-----|

____________________________________________

/Riff 3 \

G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|5--7-----------------------------------------|
E|------7--0--5--3--2--0--5--3--2--0--5--3--2--|

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/Riff 4 \

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

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/Riff 5 Start Quiet and Grow Louder\

G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|----------------------------|

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/Riff 6 \

G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|5--5--------------|
E|------3--2--2--5--|

Order of Playing and the Amount of Times to Play each Riff

Riff 1 (x6)

Riff 2 (x1)

Riff 1 (x6)

Riff 2 (x1)

Riff 3 (x1)

Riff 4 (x1)

Riff 5 (x4)

Riff 1 (x6 End On "D" 5th Fret on A string)

This Tab was made by Nathan Amber. Send Questions and Comments to

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