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--Title: Meladori Magpie
--Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins
--Release: The Aeroplane Flies High
--Last updated: 3/1/2008
--Transcription by: J. Elliott Dozier
--Contact: [email protected]
--Tuning: DGCF#AD (Standard tuning one full step down, then with the G string
tuned up a half step from there)
--INTRO
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|--9--------9--------------9---7--------7--------------7--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0-------0------0------|
|-----9-------9------9------------7-------7------7--------|
|--7------7-------7------7-----5------5-------5------5----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------5--------------5---4--------4--------------4--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0-------0------0------|
|-----6-------6------6------------4-------4------4--------|
|--4------4-------4------4-----2------2-------2------2----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--/14----------14-------------------14--|
|----------0----------0---------0--------|
|-------14---------14--------14----------|
|--/12-------12----------12-------12-----|
|----------------------------------------|
--VERSE 1
And on her doorstep I saw that I was…
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|--9--------9--------------9---7--------7--------------7--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0-------0------0------|
|-----9-------9------9------------7-------7------7--------|
|--7------7-------7------7-----5------5-------5------5----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
...blind, I’d forsaken What was…
|---------------------------------------0-----------------|
|--5--------5--------------5---4------------4----------4--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0--------------0------|
|-----6-------6------6------------4-------4------4--------|
|--4------4-------4------4-----2------2-------2------2----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
...mine.
|----------------------------------------|
|--/14----------14-------------------14--|
|----------0----------0---------0--------|
|-------14---------14--------14----------|
|--/12-------12----------12-------12-----|
|----------------------------------------|
What had mattered Mattered little...
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|--9--------9--------------9---7--------7--------------7--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0-------0------0------|
|-----9-------9------9------------7-------7------7--------|
|--7------7-------7------7-----5------5-------5------5----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
...now, we had shattered apart some...
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|--5--------5--------------5---4--------4--------------4--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0-------0------0------|
|-----6-------6------6------------4-------4------4--------|
|--4------4-------4------4-----2------2-------2------2----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
...how
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|----------0----------0---------0--------|
|-------14---------14--------14----------|
|--/12-------12----------12-------12-----|
|----------------------------------------|
--CHORUS 1
Ooooooooooooooohhhhh... I can't help but stay the...
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|--9--------9---14----------14---9--------9---14----------14--|
|-------0--------------0--------------0--------------0--------|
|-----9-------------14--------------9-------------14----------|
|--7------7-----12-------12------7------7-----12-------12-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
..same, I re-main... true to my name
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-9--9--7--5--------5---5--4--14----------14------------------14------------------14------14--|
|------------------0--------------------0----------0--------0----------0--------0-------------0--|
|----9--9--7-----6---------6--4------14---------14-------14---------14-------14---------14---14--|
|--7-7--7--5--4------4-----4--2--12-------12---------12-------12---------12-------12---------12--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--VERSE 2
Time to get up And take the long walk...
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|--9--------9--------------9---7--------7--------------7--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0-------0------0------|
|-----9-------9------9------------7-------7------7--------|
|--7------7-------7------7-----5------5-------5------5----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
...home, for the first time I go a...
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|--5--------5--------------5---4--------4--------------4--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0-------0------0------|
|-----6-------6------6------------4-------4------4--------|
|--4------4-------4------4-----2------2-------2------2----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
...lone.
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|--/14----------14-------------------14--|
|----------0----------0---------0--------|
|-------14---------14--------14----------|
|--/12-------12----------12-------12-----|
|----------------------------------------|
Do you... ...remember when we first...
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|--9--------9--------------9---7--------7--------------7--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0-------0------0------|
|-----9-------9------9------------7-------7------7--------|
|--7------7-------7------7-----5------5-------5------5----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
...met? Chasing down the... alleyways behind my...
|---------------------------------------0-----------------|
|--5--------5--------------5---4------------4----------4--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0--------------0------|
|-----6-------6------6------------4-------4------4--------|
|--4------4-------4------4-----2------2-------2------2----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
...dad’s.
|----------------------------------------|
|--/14----------14-------------------14--|
|----------0----------0---------0--------|
|-------14---------14--------14----------|
|--/12-------12----------12-------12-----|
|----------------------------------------|
--CHORUS 2
Ooooooooooooooohhhhh... I can't help but stay the...
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--------9---14----------14---9--------9---14----------14--|
|-------0--------------0--------------0--------------0--------|
|-----9-------------14--------------9-------------14----------|
|--7------7-----12-------12------7------7-----12-------12-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
..same, I re-main... true to my name
|------------------------------------------------|
|--9-9--9--7--5--------5---5--4--14----------14--|
|----0-------------0--------------------0--------|
|----9--9--7-----6---------6--4------14----------|
|--7-7--7--5--4------4-----4--2--12-------12-----|
|------------------------------------------------|
Of lovers past good enough to lose
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--4--------4---5--------5---9--12--14----------14--|
|-------0------------0---------------------0--------|
|-----4------------6---------9--13------14----------|
|--2------2-----4------4-----7--11--12-------12-----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
good enough to choose you...
|----------------------------------------|
|--4--------4---5--------5---4--------4--|
|-------0------------0------------0------|
|-----4------------6------------4--------|
|--2------2-----4------4-----2------2----|
|----------------------------------------|
--BRIDGE
...too.
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|--/14----------14-------------------14-----|
|----------0----------0---------0-----------|
|-------14---------14--------14-------------|
|--/12-------12----------12-------12--------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------0---------------------------------------------|
|--4----4-------4----------4---5--------5--------------5--|
|----------------------0------------0-------0------0------|
|-----4-------4------4------------6-------6------6--------|
|--2------2-------2------2-----4------4-------4------4----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------0-----------------|
|--4----4-------4----------4--|
|----------------------0------|
|-----4-------4------4--------|
|--2------2-------2------2----|
|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--/14----------14-------------------14-----|
|----------0----------0---------0-----------|
|-------14---------14--------14-------------|
|--/12-------12----------12-------12--------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------0-----------------|
|--4----4-------4----------4--|
|----------------------0------|
|-----4-------4------4--------|
|--2------2-------2------2----|
|-----------------------------|
--CHORUS 3
Ooooooooooooooohhhhh... I can't help but stay the...
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--------9---14----------14---9--------9---14----------14--|
|-------0--------------0--------------0--------------0--------|
|-----9-------------14--------------9-------------14----------|
|--7------7-----12-------12------7------7-----12-------12-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
..same, I re-main... true to my name
|------------------------------------------------|
|--9-9--9--7--5--------5---5--4--14----------14--|
|----0-------------0--------------------0--------|
|----9--9--7-----6---------6--4------14----------|
|--7-7--7--5--4------4-----4--2--12-------12-----|
|------------------------------------------------|
Of lovers past good enough to lose
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--4--------4---5--------5---9--12--14----------14--|
|-------0------------0---------------------0--------|
|-----4------------6---------9--13------14----------|
|--2------2-----4------4-----7--11--12-------12-----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
good enough to choose you...
|----------------------------------------|
|--4--------4---5--------5---4--------4--|
|-------0------------0------------0------|
|-----4------------6------------4--------|
|--2------2-----4------4-----2------2----|
|----------------------------------------|
--OUTRO
...too.
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|--/14----------14-------------------14-----|
|----------0----------0---------0-----------|
|-------14---------14--------14-------------|
|--/12-------12----------12-------12--------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------0-----------------|
|--5--------5--------------5---4----4-------4----------4--|
|-------0-------0------0---------------------------0------|
|-----6-------6------6------------4-------4------4--------|
|--4------4-------4------4-----2------2-------2------2----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----|
|--9--|
|-(0)-|
|--9--|
|--7--|
|-----|
THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
b - bend
r - release
gb - gradual bend
gr - gradual release
h - hammer on
p - pull off
T - trill
W - whammy bar dive
\ - slide down
/ - slide up
x - mute
X\ - pick slide
~~~ - vibrato
*7 - artificial harmonic
*7* - natural harmonic
... - palm mute
(0) - optional note
XXX - tremolo pick
alt - variation of riff>
LYRICS:
And on her doorstep
I saw that I was blind
I'd forsaken
what was mine
What had mattered
Mattered little now
We had shattered
apart somehow
Ooh
I can't help but stay the same
I remain true to my name
Time to get up
And take the long walk home
For the first time
I go alone
Do you remember
when we first met?
Chasing down the alleyways
behind my dad's
Ooh
I can't help but stay the same
I remain true to the name
Of lovers past
Good enough to lose
Good enough to choose you, too
Ooh
I can't help but stay the same
Ooh
I remain true to the name
Of lovers past
Good enough to lose
Good enough to choose you, too
