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Said Sadly

The Smashing Pumpkins
Bass Tab

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Song

Title: Said Sadly

Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins

Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb

Enter at "Lover, when will you?"

Riff1

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

After "I swear to God don't leave me here. Now you know." play Riff2

Riff2

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

Play Riff3 at "Oh you know that it can't be"

Riff3-1

G|---------------------4-----|
D|-----------------7---------|  x1
A|--------------5---------5--|
E|0-0----5-5-----------------|

Riff3-2

G|-------------------------4--|
D|-------------------4-5-7----|
A|--------------5-5-----------|
E|0-0----5-5------------------|

Play Riff3 without fills and holding the D (5 on A) an extra long time.

At "And since you went away...":

Riff4

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------4-5-7-|
A|-------2-2----3-3----2-2----3----5----------|
E|3-3-----------------------------------------|

Play Riff1 and Riff2 once or twice

At the end play:

Riff5

G|-------|  with        G|---------|    G|-------------|   G|-------------------|
D|-------| variations   D|---------|    D|-------------|   D|-------------------|
A|-------|  such as:    A|10-10----|    A|10-10--12h14h|   A|10-10--15-14-12h14-|
E|3-3----|              E|---------|    E|-------------|   E|-------------------|

End on B (7 on E)

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