Where Boys Fear To Tread by Smashing Pumpkins

 

Tabbed by Danny Warren (warrend@ihs.issaquah.wednet.edu)

 

TUNE DOWN 1 STEP (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)

 

 

Intro (Rythym guitar part)

 

 

  Pm.......................

e:--------------------------|

B:--------------------------|

G:--------------------------|

D:-------3---3--3-3-3-3-3--3|

A:-------3---3--3-3-3-3-3--3|

E:11\1---1---1--1-1-1-1-1--1|

 

 

Verse

 

e:------------------------------|

B:------------------------------|

G:------------------------------|

D:/13--6-6---------10----5--3--5|

A:/13--6-6---------10----5--5--5|

E:/11--4-4--0-0-0--8--0--3--3--3|

 

You might find it easier to play it this way:

 

e:------------------------------|

B:------------------------------|

G:/7---------------5------------|

D:/7---6-6---------5-----5--5--5|

A:/5---6-6---------3-----5--5--5|

E:-----4-4--0-0-0-----0--3--3--3|

 

 

Chorus

 

e:------------------------------|

B:------------------------------|

G:------------------------------|

D:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5\4\3--|

A:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5\4\3--|

E:-1-1-0-1-1-0-1-1-0-1-1/3\2\1--|

 

 

Thanks!

 

Questions, Comments?  Write me at WARREND@IHS.ISSAQUAH.WEDNET.EDU

 

 

             WHERE BOYS FEAR TO TREAD

            Transcribed by Adam Morris

 

1/2 step down (Naturally!!)

 

Intro...Play around a bit.  Lots of palm muted E's

in there.  Starts with a palm-muted slide from about

6 down on the low e-string

 

Main Riff

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|-3/5------------------------------------------------|

|-----4-4-0-0-0-0-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|

 

Other bit in Verses.

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------|

 

 And that is actually all that is played through the

 whole song..easy or what?

 

 Anyway..sounds pretty close. Tell me what you think

 

 benmo@deakin.edu.au

 

-=--==-=--==

 

      Where Boys Fear to Tread - Performed by Smashing Pumpkins

                  Written By - Billy Corgan

             Transcribed By - BUGG_SUPERSTAR@S-GRIFFIN.COM

 

     

            * Tuned Down - Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb *

 

    This is a pretty easy tune of the new album, throughout the whole

    song there are only two riffs.  I will show the two, and you can

    figure out the rest for yourself.  I have seen other attempts at

    this song, but I think this is the most accurate.

 

 

Main Riff of the Whole Song

                                                                              

Eb-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gb-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Db-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ab-|-3/5---------------3------------------------------------------------|

Eb-|------4--4--0-0-0----1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------|

                                                                              

 

Second Riff, used in Chorus and at the end

                                                                              

Eb-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gb-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Db-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-4-------------------------------------|

Ab-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-4-------------------------------------|

Eb-|-1-1-0-1---1-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-3-2-------------------------------------|

                                                                               

Thats pretty much it, near the end it does the previous part, but without

going up to the G5 and F#5 (I Think thats it).

 

This is my first transcription, so please write me with and comments and

suggestions at BUGG_SUPERSTAR@S-GRIFFIN.COM. Enjoy :)                                                                             

 

 

 

                         

 

 

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