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Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

The Smashing Pumpkins
Tab
★3.4(3)

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

Song

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Tabbed by Brian McCall <bpmccal@clemson.edu>

RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER - as performed by Smashing Pumpkins

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the vast majority of this is paired up/down strokes.

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|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
|------------------------------------------|

repeat until

"...nose, and if..."

|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|

then go back and forth between those as appropriate

(ie. listen to the CD/tape)

"Then..." "Rudolph.."

|-------------------2----------2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3-|
|-3---------0-------3----------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
|-2----2----1--1-2--2----------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
|-0----2----2--2-2--0----2-----4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5-|
|-0----0----2--2-0--0----0-----2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5-|
|-----------0------------------2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3-|

^folow the

recording's

rhythm.

repeat opening riffs but for end play an A open |X0222X|

instead of the A riff (History part). End on A open.

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