Smashing Pumpkins - "Drown"

Make sure to tune the low E string down to a D.
h= hammer on            p=pull off
/,\= slide up, down     fb, fr=fullbend, fullrelease
~~=let ring             hb, hr=halfbend, halfrelease


Riff 1: 2 times
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|----------------------------------------------|
|--11--11-11-14-11\9---------------------------|
|---0---0--0--0--0-0--12--12-12-12-9h12-9h12---|
|----------0------0----0---0---0-----0-0---0---|

Fig 1: 1 time then back to Riff 1
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|----------------------------------------------|
|--11--11-11-14-11\9---------------------------|
|---0---0--0--0--0-0-----12---9-----9----9--9--|
|-------------------------0---0-----0----0--0--|

With Riff 1:
No matter where you are
I can still hear you when you drown
You travelled very far
Just to see if I'll come around
When I'm down

With Riff 2:
C                 G      
All of those yesterdays
Coming down

Riff 2:
  C                       G
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-7-7-7/9--7-7-7/9---2--2--2/4-4/7-7/9/11----|
|-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-\-7-7-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0--0-----------------9hb|
|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-\-5-5-|--------------------0--0--------------------|
|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-\-5-5-|--------------------0--0--------------------|

Resume Riff 1, with 1st solo:

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--------9fbfr-9h11------------9fb~~fr--|
|--11~~~~(11)------9fb~~fr-9h11---------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

Continue Riff 1:
No matter where you are
I can still hear you when you dream  
You travelled very far
You travelled far like a star
And you are

With Riff 2:
C                 G
All of those yesterdays
Coming down

With Riff 3:
A       D
          Is it something someone said?
A       D
          Was it something someone said?

Riff 3:
  A                     D
|---------7-7-7-5-5-5-|--------------------------------|
|---------------------|-7--7-7--7/10-10-10-10\7-7-7\5--|
|---------------------|-7--7-7-------------------------|
|-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-------------------------|
|-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5--9/12-12-12-12\9-9-9\7--|
|-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|--------------------------------|

Riff 4 with 2nd Solo:
A  C  G  A  C  G  A  C  G  A  C  G  D
x  x  x                             x
x  5  x                             x
x  5  x                             7
7  5  5                             7
7  3  5                             5
7  x  5                             0

2nd Solo:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-12hb-12-10-13~--13-13-13-12-10h12---10fbfr----10--|
|----------------------------------12--------12-----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|------------------9-9hb~----------------------------------------------|
|-12hb-12-10-13~------------------------13---13-13-13-13---------------|
|-----------------------------6-7-9-7-6--------------------------------|
|--------------------------/7-----------10---10-10-10-10-10\9-9-9-9\7--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------13---13-13-13-13-12~---------|
|---------------------6-7-9-7-6------------------------9fb----|
|-7-7-7/9\7\5-5-5--/7------------10---10-10-10-10-9~----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


With Riff 5:
Yesterday the sky was you
And I still feel the same
Nothing left for me to do
And I still feel the same

Riff 5:
|---------0---------|---------0--------------|  <---This 2nd variation of
|-----3-----3---3---|-----3-----3---3-3p2h3--|      Riff 5 is played every
|---2---2-----2-----|---2---2-----2----------|      4th repetition.
|-0-----------------|-0----------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|

Resume Riff 4, but on D in place of A:
D  C  G                   A  C  G
      I wish, I wish I could fly 
I wish, I wish I could lie(?)
I will, I will try
I will, I will, goodbye

Song continues on D, feedback solo.  Yeah, good luck.
End on D


This is how I play Drown, I tried to duplicate the guitar tones as close
as possible by using alot of open strings, as the pumpkins do alot. Any
comments would be appreciated.  Other songs are coming!



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