GEEK U.S.A., from Siamese Dream, Smashing Pumpkins ========== The wonderfull job of tabbing this song was done by Jonathan Frank. Actually I just read it out of the Siamese Dream book. I'm not that good! - Tuning: (low to high) Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb INTRO - Heavy Distortion :) ===== Riff A |----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------12-----|---------------------7-------| |-------------------------x2-|---------------------12-----|---------------------7----x4-| |----------------------------|---------------------10-----|---------------------5-------| |-3/7p0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0----|-3/7p0-0--0-0--0-0-0----0-0-|-3/7p0-0--0-0--0-0-0---0-0---| over the third and fourth times of Riff A play this |----------|------------|----------------|---------| |----------|------------|-bend-+-release-|---------| |-/16-vib.-|------------|-14^-vib.\------|---------| |----------|-11/12-vib.-|----------------|-12^full-| |----------|------------|----------------|---------| |----------|------------|----------------|---------| VERSE ===== "lover, lover let's pretend ...etc" |--------------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------| |--------7-----------------------|--------7-------------| |--------7-----------7/9\5----x3-|--------7---7--6-----5| |--------5-----------7/9/5-------|--------5---7--6-----5| |-0--0-0---0-0--0--0-5/7\3-------|-0--0-0---0-5--4--0--3| CHORUS: ====== "shot full of diamonds and a million years |----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| |---------7------------9-----|-----------------------------|-----------------9-9-9-9------| |---------7------------9-----|-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7------|-----------------9-9-9-9------| |---------5------------7-----|-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7------|-7-5-------------7-7-7-7------| |-0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0---0-0-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5-5--0-0-|-----7-6-5-3--0-----------0-0-| |-----------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------7------------9-----|------------------------------| |-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7------|---------7------------9-----|-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7-------| |-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7------|---------5------------7-----|-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7-------| |-3--3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5-5--0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0---0-0-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5-5--0-0--| |-------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|---| |-------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|---| |-------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|-----------------------------|-9-| |-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7/-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7------|-9-| |-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7/-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7------|-7-| |-3--3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5-5/-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5-5--0-0-|-0-| Also, add these licks over the 2nd intro (confused yet?) |--------|---17^full-|-----|----12--------------------------------------| |-17-15~-|-----------|-----|--x----15---x-12-----------------15^full----| |--------|-----------|-----|x---------x-------14-12----12-14------------| |--------|-x---------|-----|------------------------14------------------| |--------|-x---------|-----|--------------------------------------------| |--------|-x---------|-----|--------------------------------------------| VERSE 2 ======= CODA ==== "if by chance or circumstance we should fail |-----------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-9-9------9-9------9-9-9-9------|----------------------------| |-7--7-7-7--7-7-9--9-9-9------|-9-9------9-9------9-9-9-9-x3.5-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-7--7-7-7--7-7-9--9-9-9------|-7-7------7-7------7-7-7-7------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7--0-0-|-----0--0-----0-0---------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| CHORUS ====== the disappointed dis a pear -----------------------------15-12----12-15-12----12-15-12----12-17^half| -----------------------------------15----------15----------15-----------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| THE LOUNGE ACT - unless your guitar plays backwards, play the following :) ============== "In a dream...wrist, I knew w had forsaken... |--------|----------| -------------------------| |--------|----------| -------------------------| |-4^full-|-1--------| -------------------------| |--------|---1^full-| -----2------4-----7------| |--------|----------| -----2------4-----7------| |--------|----------| -----0------2-----5------| UNDER SOLO - ========== |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-------------------7-7-----| |-----5------9------7-7---2-| |-----5------7------5-5---2-| |-0-0-3--0-0-5--0-0-----0-0-| SOLO!!!! ======== |----12h15p12-----------12h15p12-----------12h15p| |(15)--------15-15^full---------15-15^full-------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| 12-----12h15p12----12h14p12-------------------------------------| 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|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--12---14---16----14----12---14-----16----14----12-14-16-16\14-------12--14-15-14-12-14-15----| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-(2)---------------5-----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-9-9---8-8---7-7----5-5---4-4-3-3| |-(2)---------------5-----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-9-9---8-8---7-7----5-5---4-4-3-3| 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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ...to my disease, of my needs... |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-13-13-13-13\12-12-12-12\11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12--| |--------------------------------------------------| |-11-11-11-11\10-10-10-10\9--9--9---9/12-12-12-12--| |--------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-/12-12-12-12-12--------/12-12-12-12-12-------| |-/12-12-12-12-12--------/12-12-12-12-12-------| |-/10-10-10-10-10--0-0---/10-10-10-10-10--0-0--| | | | |----------------------------------------------| 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|-------------------------------------------|----------------------12--15--------------------| |-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |---------------------12--15-15-------------|------------------------------------------------| |----------x-12-12-14-----------------------|------------------------------------------------| |-x-12-14-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---(use-tremolo bar-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-0--raise-and then drop-2-whole-steps)----------| |-x\\\\\\\\-----------------------------------------------| |-x\\\\\\\\-----------------------------------------------| |-x\\\\\\\\-----------------------------------------------| |-x\\\\\\\\-----------------------------------------------| |-x\\\\\\\\-----------------------------------------------| |-x\\\\\\\\-(I've been writing this for soooo long now that I just have to amuse myself. Sorry.) |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|---7-7---6-6-6----| |-----------------|---7-7---6-6-6----| |-----------------|---5-5---4-4-4----| |-3p0-0-0-7p0-0-0-|-0-----0-------0--| |-------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------| |-13----------------|----------------------------| |----12-14----------|----------------------------| |----------11^half--|----------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------12\----| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------| |-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------| |-----5---5-------5-------5---6---|--7-----------------------| |-0-----------0-------0-----------|------0---0---3p0--0---0--| | | | |---------------------------------|-16-----------------------| |---------------------------------|----15---17---------------| |---------------------------------|------------13-----14^full| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------| |-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------| |-----5---5-------5-------5---6---|--7-----------------------| |-0-----------0-------0-----------|------0---0---3p0--0---0--| | | | |---------------------------------|prebend-a-step-and-a-half-| |---------------------------------|17-and-release--------15~-| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------| |-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------| |-----5---5-------5-------5---6---|--7-----------------------| |-0-----------0-------0-----------|------0---0---3p0--0---0--| | | | half |-------------17^full-------------|-16^-----------------prebend-full---| |---------------------------------|---------15----17----17-and-release-| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------| |-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------| |-----5---5-------5-------5---6---|--7-----------------------| |-0-----------0-------0-----------|------0---0---3p0--0---0--| | | | |---------------------------------|-half---------------------| |-(17)-15\14-15-14p12---14half----|-14^--12---14-------------| |---------------------------------|---------------13-----13--| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------| |-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------| |-----5---5-------5-------5---6---|--7-----------------------| |-0-----------0-------0-----------|------0---0---3p0--0---0--| | | | |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |-(13)-11\9--11-11^full-----------|--9-----------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| Now THAT took a long time! You better enjoy it or I gonna personally woop you up! Just kidding! This is probably my favorite one off of Siamese Dream. Jonathan
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