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cherub rock -- smashing pumpkins (billy corgan)
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thanks (in part) to Guitar World Magazine


I decided to re-tab my earlier cherub rock tab because, basically, it wasn't
very good.  Anyways, here it is:


----------------------------------------------  repeat 6x,
----------------------------------------------  clean guitar,
-----9--9----9--9----9----9--9----9--9--9-----  straight eighths
----------------------------------------------  except for tie
-----7--7----7--7----7----7--7----7--7--7-----  where the space
--0-------0-------0------------0----------0---  is


-------------------------------------  4x with heavy dist.,
-------------------------------------  lots of guitar noise,
-----9-9---9-9---9---9-9---9-9-9-----  then play:
-------------------------------------
-----7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7-7-----
---0-----0-----0---------0-------0---


-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
-----13-13---13-13---13---13-13---13-13-13-----
-----------------------------------------------
-----11-11---11-11---11---11-11---11-11-11-----
---0-------0-------0------------0----------0---


-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
-----16-16---16-16---16---16-16---16\----------
-----------------------------------x\----------
-----14-14---14-14---14---14-14---14\----------
---0-------0-------0------------0--x\----------

then play Riff 1 twice:
                   vib.        
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
--11\9-----13/14---13----11\9-------
------------------------------------
---9\7-----11/12---11-----9\7-------
-------0-0-------0----0-0-----0-0--- and then these two triad chords:

--------------------
--------------------
---2---2-x----------
---4---4-x--2---2---
---5---5-x--4---4---
------------5---5---

then Riff 1 once along with Riff 1a variation, just don't pull
off of the 9 on the A string and slide back up to the 11th like
this:
Riff 1a:---------------------|V
----------------------------|------------------------------
----------------------------|------------------------------
--11\9-----13/14---13----11-|-11/13-----13/14---13----11---
----------------------------|------------------------------
---9\7-----11/12---11-----9-|--9/11-----11/12---11-----9--  ...etc
-------0-0-------0----0-0---|-------0-0-------0----0-0-----

(see chords formations at the end of the file:)
[verse]
Freak out, give in,
        D               A(ii)
Doesn't matter what you all believe in
               D             A(ii)
Stay cool, and be somebody's fool this year
                        D                 A(ii)
'Cause they know who is righteous what is bold
C        G
  So I'm told

[chorus]
D   A     C  G      D    A               C  G
Who wants honey, as long as there's some money
D   A          C
Who wants that honey..

[verse]
                     D                 A(ii)
Hipsters unite, come align for the big fight to rock for you
                     D                 A(ii)  
But beware all those angels with their wings glued on
                        D                     A(ii)
'Cause deep down we are frightened and we are scared
C              G
  If you don't stare

[chorus]

[bridge]
E  D5     A(iii)  C5  G5/D
   Let me out
E    D5     A(iii)  C5  G5/D
Let  let me out
E    D5     A(iii)  C5  G5/D
Let  let me out
E    D5     A(iii)  C5  G5/D
Let..let me out....

Then play this riff, similar to the opening one:
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
----9-9---9-9---9---9-9---9-9-9-----13-13---13-13---13---13-
------------------------------------------------------------
----7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7-7-----11-11---11-11---11---11-
--0-----0-----0---------0-------0-0-------0-------0---------

------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
-13---13-13-13-----16-16---16-16---16---16-16---16-16-16----
------------------------------------------------------------
-11---11-11-11-----14-14---14-14---14---14-14---14-14-14----
----0----------0-0-------0-------0------------0----------0--

---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
---19-19---19-19---21---21-21----------
--------------------------------x\-x\--  into the guitar solo...
---17-17---17-17---19---19-19---x\-x\--
-0-------0-------0------------0-x\-x\--  

Play these chords under the solo:

D - A(ii) - E
D - A(ii) - E
D - A(ii) - E
D - A(ii) - C - G

D         A           C  G  
  Tell me all of your secrets
D        A          C     G
  Cannot help but believe this is true
D         A           C  G
  Tell me all of your secrets
  D             A                 C                   G
I know I know I know, should have listened when I was told.

[chorus]

The lead "weedle-a" guitar parts for "Tell me all.." are as follows:

          vib....    vib.   sustain,vib.      sustain,vib.
---10(12)-b10-----------|---10b12--b10\---------------------
------------------------|---------------------10------------
---------------12-11----|-----------------------------------
---------------------12-|-----------------------------------
------------------------|-----------------------------------
------------------------|-----------------------------------

            vib.                                vib.
---10b12b10-----------------10b12b10-----10b12--b10---------
------------10-----------10----------10---------------------
----------------12-11---------------------------------------
----------------------12------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------

                       vib.     slow bend    feedback, vib.
---17b19--17--15p14-----------------------------------------
--------------------15-10--\----10b12--------10(12)---------
---------------------------\-----------------10(11)---------
---------------------------------------------10-------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------

back into Riff 1 once, and Riff 1a seven times through the end.
play this through the end, after the riff has been played four
times... use 16th note strums, one measure on each chord except
for the end chord, which you can figure out by listening to the
song.                      hold          guitar noise
------------------------------------------------
----------------------3-------------------------
--13---14---16---19---2-----1---1\--x-----------
----------------------0-----2---2\--x-----------
--11---12---14---17---0-----2---2\--x-----------
--0----0----0----0----------0---0\--------------

Chord formations:
     A(ii)      D         A         C         G
      x xx      x xx     o   x      x xx      x xx
    I*IIII  9-I*IIII  9-*II*II  7-I*IIII  2-I*IIII
  5-*IIIII    *IIIII    IIII*I    *IIIII    *IIIII
    III*II    III*II    II*III    III*II    III*II
    21 3      21 3      T 312     21 3      21 3
    

     E         D5       A(iii)     C5       G5/D
   o x xx       xxx    xo xxx       xxx        xx
11-I*IIII 10-*IIIII 11-II*III  8-*IIIII 10-**IIII  
   IIIIII    IIIIII    IIIIII    IIIIII    IIIIII
   III*II    I**III    IIIIII    I**III    II**II
    1 3      133         2       133       1133


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