THROUGH THE EYES OF RUBY - by the Smashing Pumpkins on Mellon
======= === ==== == ==== Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
Eb tuning
Piano intro
*1
there are _several_ layered guitars for this
G1 slight distortion
|---------4----------------5----------------6-------
|-----0-----0---0------0-----0---0------0-----0---0-
|---4--(4)----4------4--(4)----4------6---------6---
|-2----------------5----------------4----(4)--------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------9--------------------------------------
|-----0-----0---0--------------------------------
|---9---------9----------------------------------
|-7----(7)---------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
G2
|---------4---------------------------------6------
|-----0-----0---0------0-------0--------0-----0---0
|---4--(4)----4------7-------7---7----6--(6)----6--
|-2----------------5-----5----------4--------------
|--------------------------5-----------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|---------9--------------------------------------
|-----0-----0---0--------------------------------
|---9--(9)----9----------------------------------
|-7----------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
G3 (first time only) Tremolo (fast phasing)
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|---------------------------------------------
|-3hbr---2hbr---------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
*2
G1 Distortion
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|-------12-/-19--\-10--14--16-17-\--12--/-19--\-
|-13~---X-----X-----X---X---X--X-----X-----X----
|-X-----9--/-16--\--8---11-13-14-\---9--/-16--\-
|-11~-------------------------------------------
|-0---------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|-10--14---------------------------------------
|--X---X---------------------------------------
|--8--11---------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
G2 Distortion
|-0-------------------------------------------------
|-0-------------------------------------------------
|-1-------------------------------------------------
|-2-----5--/-12--\-4---7---9--2---------5--/-12---\-
|-2-----5--/-12--\-4---7---9--2---------5--/-12---\-
|-0-----3--/-10--\-2---5---7--0---------3--/-10---\-
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-4---7--------------------------------------------
|-4---7--------------------------------------------
|-2---5--------------------------------------------
*3
G1 Phasing
|---------4----------------5----------------6--------------
|-----0-----0---0------0-----0---0------0-----0---0--------
|---4--(4)----4------4--(4)----4------6---------6----------
|-2----------------5----------------4----(4)---------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|---------9--------------------------------------
|-----0-----0---0--------------------------------
|---9---------9----------------------------------
|-7----(7)---------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
G2 Clean
|---------4---------------------------------6-----------
|-----0-----0---0------0-------0--------0-----0---0-----
|---4--(4)----4------7-------7---7----6--(6)----6-------
|-2----------------5-----5----------4-------------------
|--------------------------5----------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|---------9-----------------------------------------
|-----0-----0---0-----------------------------------
|---9--(9)----9-------------------------------------
|-7-------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
I strongly believe that the phaser used is the Mu-tron
Bi-phase. They've used it before and mine can mimic
this sound exactly. For those who have one, here's my
settings:
Phasor A only, Sweep: just below 2, Depth: 7, Feedback: 7.5
*4 ("Breathing Underwater....")
G1 (still phased)
|---------7---------------7-----------------11----------
|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0------0-------0----0---
|---7---7-----7-----7---7-----7-----11---11------11-----
|-5---------------5---------------9---------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-----------11-10-9-8-7-------7---------------7-------
|------0------------------0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-
|---11---11-------------7---7-----7-----7---7-----7---
|-9-------------------5---------------5---------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
^don't ask.
(overdub maybe?)
G2 (tremolo phasing)
|-7-------------------------------11---------------
|-0--------------------------------0---------------
|-7-------------------------------11---------------
|-5--------------------------------9---------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
^strummed ^strum slow
slowly
(think "Soma")
|-7--------------------------------------------------
|-0--------------------------------------------------
|-7--------------------------------------------------
|-5--------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
*5 ("And if you spin...")
G1
|-----------11-------------------10----------
|------0-------0----0-------0-------0----0---
|---11---11------11------11---11------11-----
|-9-------------------12---------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|---------9---------------7------------------
|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0------------
|---9---9-----9-----7---7-----7--------------
|-7---------------5--------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
G2 Tremolo phasing (gets one whole chord in on this part!)
|-11-------------------------------------------------
|-0--------------------------------------------------
|-11-------------------------------------------------
|-9--------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
G3 (Lead fill. Can't tell if it's clean or chorus or
slight distortion or what...)
|----------------------------------------|---------
|-----------7------8---(12)/14--12-------|---------
|-(12)\-6h8---9h11--------------14-11--12|-11------
|----------------------------------------|---------
|----------------------------------------|---------
|----------------------------------------|---------
^last time only
*6
G1 Distortion (brighter than G2)
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------2-----5--/-12--\-4---7-9
|------------------------2-----5--/-12--\-4---7-9
|------------------------0-----3--/-10--\-2---5-7
G2 Distortion
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-2-----5--/-12--\-4---7---9--2-----5--/-12--\-4---7-9
|-2-----5--/-12--\-4---7---9--2-----5--/-12--\-4---7-9
|-0-----3--/-10--\-2---5---7--0-----3--/-10--\-2---5-7
G3 Distortion (Lead Fill first time only)
|-------------------------------7--6--9--12--14b------
|--------------------------7--5-----------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
*7
G1
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|-9---7-/-12-\-5-5-5-----------------------------
|-9---7-/-12-\-5-5-5-----------------------------
|-7---5-/-10-\-3-3-3...--------------------------
G2
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-0h2-2/4-4h5-5/7-10~~~-------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
G1
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-9---7-/-12-\-5-5-5----------------------------------
|-9---7-/-12-\-5-5-5----------------------------------
|-7---5-/-10-\-3-3-3...-------------------------------
G2
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-4/6-6h7-7/9-7~~~------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
G1
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-9---7-/-12-\-5-5-5----------------------------------
|-9---7-/-12-\-5-5-5----------------------------------
|-7---5-/-10-\-3-3-3----------------------------------
G2
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-0h2-2/4-4h5-5/7-10~~~-------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
Both guitars
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|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|-7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7----------------
|-7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7----------------
|-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5----------------
*8
G? (distortion)
|-----------------------------------|-----------------
|-----------------------------------|-----------------
|-----------------------------------|-----------------
|-9--9-X-X-12--12-X-X-7--7-X-X-5--5-|-4---------------
|-9--9-X-X-12--12-X-X-7--7-X-X-5--5-|-4---------------
|-7--7-X-X-10--10-X-X-5--5-X-X-3--3-|-2---------------
^last time only
Play all guitars and riffs in *5 under above.
*9 (quiet part)
G2 (Wah over Mu-Tron tremolo)
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|-8--------8--------8--------8------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
Repeat *6 without lead fill with *3 with distortion instead
of phasing under poewr chords. See what I'm getting at? Aw,
I'll tab it anyway...
G1
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|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-2-----5--/-12--\-4---7---9--2-----5--/-12--\-4---7-9
|-2-----5--/-12--\-4---7---9--2-----5--/-12--\-4---7-9
|-0-----3--/-10--\-2---5---7--0-----3--/-10--\-2---5-7
G2
|---------4----------------5----------------6-----------
|-----0-----0---0------0-----0---0------0-----0---0-----
|---4--(4)----4------4--(4)----4------6---------6-------
|-2----------------5----------------4----(4)------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|---------9-----------------------------------------
|-----0-----0---0-----------------------------------
|---9---------9-------------------------------------
|-7----(7)------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
*10 (the night has come...)
G1
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-9---------------------------------------------------
|-9---------------------------------------------------
|-7---------------------------------------------------
G2
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
|--------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------
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|-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------
|-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------
|-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------
repeat several times but later have G1 double G2.
Quiet part
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