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Tales of a Scorched Earth

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: Tales of a Scorched Earth

Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins

Tuning: D A d G

Riff1

G|------------|
d|------------|
A|------------|

D|0h0h2-0h0h2-|

Then the bass solo and after:

Riff2

G|------------------------|
d|------------------------|
A|------------------3--3--|
D|0-0h0-3q4q5-0-0-0h------|

^slide

Right before Billy begins sing play

Riff3

G|--------------------|
d|--------------------|
A|--------------3---7-|
D|0-0h0-3q4q5-0h--0h--|

Play Riff2. Then Riff1, then 2 (hold 5 on D between 1 & 2)

Riff4-1 (Chorus)

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------|
D|0--0-0-0-0-0-0--3--3-3-3-3-3-3------------------5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Riff4-2

G|------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------0--0--2--2--3--3--5--5--|
D|0--0--2--2--4--4--5--5--------------------------|

Then a bunch of D's.

Riff1, Riff2, Riff4, Then this

Riff5

G|------------------------0-0-|
d|----------------0-0-2-2-----|
A|----0-0-2-2-3-3-------------|
D|5-5-------------------------|

Play Riff1. When there's that room full of distortion (read about it)

and Bill's like talking just do what ever you want, probably use a

D though.

Rif2, Riff4, Riff2, the end.

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