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Porcelina of the Vast Oceans

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

Title: Porcelina of the Vast Oceans

Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins

Tuning: Db Ab db Gb

During the intro play:

G|------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------|
A|0--------0------0-0-3-------------3-|
D|------------------------------------|

When it gets loud:

Riff1-1 Riff1-2

G|------------------------------|-----------------------|
d|------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|9----12----7----9---5-7-7-5-5-|-----------------------|
D|--0-----0----0----0-----------|7-7-7-7-7-9-10-10-10-10|

Play Riff1-1 and Riff2 a few times, on the last time

play Riff 1-2 twice then play:

Riff1-3

G|------------------|
d|------------------|
A|10----10----10----|
D|---5-----5-----5--|

Then it gets quiet:

Riff2

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

Go back to the Riff1 sequence again, then Riff2 again.

Then bass is out. Come in with Riff2 again.

Then Play Riff1 again. Then play Riff1-2 and 1-3

a few times. Then:

G|-----------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|0-0-0-0-0--0-3-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5--|

Then play Riff 2 again. And fade out.

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