Tabbed by Brian McCall BULLET WITH BUTTERFLY WINGS - by Smashing Pumpkins as ====== ==== ========= ===== performed at the Double Door All guitars tuned Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb "The world is a vampire..." *1 G1 and G2 mid/light distortion |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |-4-4-4-4-(4)----------2-2-2-2---------------------------- |-4-4-4-4--5--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------- |-2-2-0-2--5--2--2-2-2-0-0-0-0---------------------------- |----------3--0--0-0-0------------------------------------ ^repeat *2 < < |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |-4-4-4-------------------2---2--------------------------- |-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2------------------------- |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0------------------------- |-------0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3--------------------------------- ^repeat ^ that little "<" is for emphasis. *3 Heavy Distortion!!! |--------------------------------------------------------- |-------------3-(3-3)---------------------------3--------- |-4--4-4------2--2-2-2--2-9\----------4--4-4----2--------- |-4--4-4-5----0--0-0-2--2-9\--5----4--4--4-5----0--------- |-2--2-0-5----0--0-0-0--0-7\--X----2--2--0-5----0--------- |--------3-0--------------0---3------------3-0---...------ ^repeat ^one of the guitars somehow tremolos a G in here...don't ask me :> Chorus ends with: |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |-------------2------------------------------------------- |-2---5---4---2------------------------------------------- |-2---5---4---0------------------------------------------- |-0---3---2----------------------------------------------- ^repeated several times after second chorus back to *1... End riff (similar to *3) |--------------------------------------------------------- |---------3----------------------------------------------- |-4-------2-X-2------------------------------------------- |-4-X-5---0-X-2------------------------------------------- |-2-X-5---0-X-0------------------------------------------- |-----3--------------------------------------------------- add rhythm there as appropriate... I guess that since the song's not widely released I should have been more thorough and specific, but y'all will hear it soon and know how it goes. And you know how I hate to tab out all those rhythm strumms (ie. the end riff)...sorry. From: Rooptroop@aol.com Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 21:54:15 -0500 Subject: BUllet with butterfly wings by Smashing Pumkins okay this is how i figured out how to play what be the bst pumkins song out there so it goes like this all guitaras tuned in Eflat he says "THe world is a vampire" g-------------------- d-------------------- a2-2-0-2---------- e----------3-0------ do that about 6 times then you go g------ d------- a------- e0-3-3 then the chorus ("dispite all my rage...) g--------------------------- d---------------------------- a2-2-0-----5-55---------- e-------3-33-----555-0-3 repeat first part then second time on chorus g---------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------- a2-2-0------5-55---------------------- e-------3-33------555-000-3-333-5 and the bridge goes like so g-------------- d--------------- a-----2-------5 e333---555-- and you end it on the chorus but on the last note it's a 2 on the e string like so g----------------------------- d---------------------------- a2-20------5-55- e------3-33------5-55--3-2 that's it tabbed by Jon Roop any comments, questions, or corrections just e-mail me I also know a hell of alot of Nirvana if you want them posted just mail me too