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Song
Tonight, Tonight
from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins
Tabbed by: Angrybambi
Tuning: Half step down, Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Chords
For intro, etc
eb|--3----0----0----3----3----2----0----2----|---------------------| Bb|--3----0----1----3----3----3----1----3----|-0----0----0----0----| Gb|--0----0----0----0----0----2----2----2----|-0----0----0----0----| Db|--0----2----2----2----0----0----2----0----|-0----0----2----2----| Ab|--2----2----3----3----2----x----0----0----|-2----3----2----3----| Eb|--3----0----x----x----x----x----x----2----|-3----3----0----0----|
Intro Pattern
*Quick down/up/down strokes followed by downstrokes and repeat
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0| Gb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0| Db|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0| Ab|-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3| Eb|-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
↓↑↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓↑↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0| Gb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0| Db|-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| Ab|-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3| Eb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
↓↑↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓↑↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Fig. 1
eb|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|---0-----0-------|---0-----0-------| Gb|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-| Db|-----------------|-----------------| Ab|-3-----3-----3---|-5-----5-----5---| Eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Fig. 2
eb|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|---0-----0-------|---0-----0-------| Gb|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-| Db|-----------------|-----------------| Ab|-7-----7-----7---|-10----10----10--| Eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Intro
(as per intro pattern above)
(Same quick ↓↑↓ pattern at the start of each bar through the whole intro ie. on every G, Em and Cadd9)
(* - single strum)
Fig. 1 x2 (before vox)
Verse 1
Fig. 1 Fig. 1
Time is never time at all
Fig. 1 Fig. 2
You can never ever leave without leaving a piece of youth
Fig. 1 Fig. 1
And our lives are forever changed,
Fig. 1 Fig. 2
We will never be the same; the more you change the less you feel
Fig. 1 Fig.1 Fig.1 G D/F# Em
Believe, believe in me, believe (believe)
That life can change, that you're not stuck in vain
We're not the same, we're different toniiiiiiiiiiiIIIight
Chorus
Toniiiiiiiiight, tonight, so bright
ToniiiiiiiiiiiIIIight, tonight
Instrumental
(G) Gadd4 G Gadd4
Verse 2
And you know you're never sure
But you're sure you could be right
If you held yourself up to the light
And the embers never fade in your city by the lake
The place where you were born
Fig. 1 Fig.1 Fig.1 G D/F# Em
Believe, believe in me, believe (believe)
In the resolute urgency of now
And if you believe there's not a chance toniiiiiiiiiiiIIIight
Chorus
Toniiiiiiiiight, tonight, so bright
Toniiiiiiiiight, tonight
Bridge
We'll crucify the insincere tonight (tonight)
We'll make things right, we'll feel it all tonight (tonight)
We'll find a way to offer up the night (tonight)
The indescribable moments of your life (tonight)
The impossible is possible tonight (tonight)
Am* C* Fig. 1
Believe in me as I believe in you.... tonight
Outro
Fig. 1 Fig.1 G D/F# Em
Tonight tonight, tonight, tonight
Looked for a tab for this recently and discovered that all the tabs were either
missing a lot, completely wrong or extremely hard to follow so I said I'd give it a proper go.
First submitted tab but pretty sure it's right.
Sorry if the finger picking Fig. 1 and 2 stuff is a bit confusing.
I just wanted to get across the idea of where the first note of it is every time.
Let me know if you find any mistakes. Enjoy.
Six year later 2020 edit -
this gets so many views every week that I thought I should make it a little more accurate.
2023 edit - Added intro strumming pattern and filled out the chords over the second verse for completeness
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