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Transformer

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

Song: Transformer

Album: The Aeroplane Flies High

Artist: Smashing Pumpkins

Bassist: D’arcy Wretsky

Tabbed By: mikeh07

Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb

Comments: Common time, played with a pick

Riff 1

Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-2-2-2-1-0--0-2--2-2-1-0-00-2-2-2-1-0--0-2-|

Riff 2

|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Riff 3

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-------------|
|---------------2-2-2-2-210-|

Riff 4

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Riff 5

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

Riff 6

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-12/-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|

Riff 7

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-1-0--0-2--2-2-1-0-0-0-0-|

Riff 8

|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-2-2-1-0-00-2-2-2-1-0-0-2-|

Riff 1 x7

Riff 2 x1

Riff 3 x5

Riff 4 x1

Riff 1 x6

Riff 2 x1

Riff 5 x1

Riff 3 x5

Riff 6 x1

Riff 7 x7

Riff 1 x1

Riff 8 x1

Riff 1 x3

/ = Slide Down

\ = Slide Up

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