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The Aeroplane Flies High Turns Left Looks Right

The Smashing Pumpkins
Tab
★4.8(14)

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Song

*The Aeroplane Flies High*

Transcribed by Obscured@san.rr.com

Http://home.san.rr.com/obscured

Tuning: Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

INTRO

Clean x4

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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|

enter distortion on the 4th time^

Distorted x4

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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|

cut distortion here on 4th time^

VERSE - Clean

x4

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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|

enter distortion on the 4th time^

CHORUS - Distorted

x4

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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|

VERSE 2 - Clean

x6

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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|

enter distortion on the 6th time^

CHORUS 2 - Distorted

x4

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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|

BRIDGE

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|-3---------------1---------0-----7---------------------10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3---------------1---------0-----7---------------------10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3---------------1---------0-----7---------------------10-10-5-5-0-|

SOLO - Play chorus riff

Rhythm x2

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|-3---------------1---------0-----7---------------------10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3---------------1---------0-----7---------------------10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3---------------1---------0-----7---------------------10-10-5-5-0-|
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|-3---------------1---------0-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3---------------1---------0-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3---------------1---------0-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|

x9

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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Lead

(4:48)

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|------------------------------(6)b7~~r6~~-7b9~~r7p6~~~~-5----------
|-5h7~~~~--5h7~~b8r7~~~~--5h7~~----------------------------7-5~~~~--
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(5:07) (5:16)

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-----------------------------------------------5h7b8r7-----5h7b8r7-

 -5h7~~~~-5h7~~b8r7~~p5/7---------7~~-5-7~~-5h7---------5h7---------

-------------------------\4~~~~------------------------------------

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(5:26)

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-----------------12r10~~~~--------------------------14~~~~-15\(12)-

-8r6~~--6h7/9~~-------------12h14~~--15r14~~-12~~~~----------------

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(5:36) (5:46)

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-15r14p12~~-12h14b15r14~~------------------------------------------

 --------------------------12~~--15r14~~-12-------------------------

-------------------------------------------14h15p14p12~~~~--10h12--

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-10h12b13r12-------10h12b13r12-------10h12b13r12-------10h12b13r12-

-------------10h12-------------10h12-------------10h12-------------

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-------10h12b13r12-------10h12b13r12-------10h12b13r12-------10h12b

-10h12-------------10h12-------------10h12-------------10h12-------

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(5:55)

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13r12-------10h12b13r12~~------------------------------------------

 ------10h12---------------10-12-14b15r14~~-10-12-12~~--10h12p10h12h

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----------------------------------------------(10)h12gb13r12p10~~--

 10h12~~~~--12-14b15r14~~-13~~--10h12p10h12~~-----------------------

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(6:15)

-15b17~~~~--15b(18)r17~~~~-----------------------------------------

 ----------------------------14~~-------14--------------------------

---------------------------------11~~-----11~~--14b15r14p12--------

 ------------------------------------------------------------14-----

---------------------------------------------------------------10~~

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(6:25)

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 ---------------------10h12b13r12--12-14~~--12h14p12\11~~--11h12h14-
 -12~~-10-12~~--10h12-----------------------------------------------

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-------------------------------------------------15b17~~~~---------

 -----------------------------13-------17~~-13~~------------17r16~~-

-----------------------12~~-----14~~-------------------------------

-12h14b15r14--11h12h14---------------------------------------------

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(6:39)

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-13h14~~-----------------------------------------------------------

----------12h14b15r14p12-------------------------------------------

-------------------------h14b15r14p12------------------------------

---------------------------------------h14b15r14p12\10h12~~~~~~~~--

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(6:44)

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 -7-----7---7---7---7---7--------7/9p7\5h7~~~~--|
 ---5~~---5---5---5---5---5~~~~-----------------|
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INTERLUDE

x11

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|-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1-1-1-0----|
|-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1-1-1-0----|
|-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1-1-1-0----|

Lead (Play with partial/artificial harmonics towards the end)

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|-7b8r7-5-7b8r7-5-7~~~~-|

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OUTRO - Tune to C G C F A D

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|---3-----3-----------1-------0-----7-----7-----7-------------------|
|-----3-----3---3---1---1-------0-----7-----7-----7---7----10---5---|
|-3-----3-----3---1-------1-0-----7-----7-----7-----7---10----5---0-|

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