#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # From [email protected] Sun May 4 10:11:20 1997 Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 11:08:12 -0600 From: Lead High School Lab 1 To: [email protected] Subject: tab:"Mouths of Babes" by "The Smashing Pumpkins" Mouths of Babes, By the Smashing Pumpkins. Off the Areoplane flies high on the zero album tabbed by Jon Ballard Tune down 1/2 step(Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb) The song starts out with some feedback that I have been able to get with lots of distortion and volume. Intro and outtro |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| 3x |--------------------7--7-7-6--0-0--4-s-6-6-6-6--7-7--9-11--0-0-| |---4-p-2---------0--7--7-7-6--0-0--4-s-6-6-6-6--7-7--9-11--0-0-| |----------4-p-2--0--5--5-5-4--0-0--2-s-4-4-4-4--5-5--7--9--0-0-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--------------------7--7-7-6--0-0--4-s-6-6--7--4\--| |---4-p-2---------0--7--7-7-6--0-0--4-s-6-6--7--4\--| |----------4-p-2--0--5--5-5-4--0-0--2-s-4-4--5--4\--| The fourth fret slide at the end of the song slides down to open, then tune down and hold it. Then tune up to dropped Db while holding the open note Verse |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-s11--111111---2--2-2-2--0-0--4-s-6--6-6-6--7-7-7--9-s11--1111--| |--9-s11--111111---2--2-2-2--0-0--4-s-6--6-6-6--7-7-7--9-s11--1111--| |--7-s-9--9-9-9----0--0-0-0--0-0--2-s-4--4-4-4--5-5-5--7-s-9--9-9---| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x |--9-s11--111111---2--2-2-2--0-0--4-s-6--6-6-6--7-7--0-----------------| |--9-s11--111111---2--2-2-2--0-0--4-s-6--6-6-6--7-7--0-----------------| |--7-s-9--9-9-9----0--0-0-0--0-0--2-s-4--4-4-4--5-5--0--2(bend full)---| Chorus |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--6------------------------------------------------------------------------| 3x |--6--0--7--7-7-7--6--0-0-7-s-9--9-9-9--4-4-4-4--0-0------------------------| |--4--0--7--7-7-7--6--0-0-7-s-9--9-9-9--4-4-4-4--0-0------------------------| |-----0--5--5-5-5--4--0-0-5-s-7--7-7-7--2-2-2-2--0-0------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-4-s-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-s-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-s-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----| |-4-s-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-s-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-s-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----| |-2-s-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-s-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-s-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| Bridge |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 4x |---------------7-s-9-s-7--7-7-7--7-7-s-6--6-6-6--6-6-s-4--4-4-4--4-4--0-0--| |---------------7-s-9-s-7--7-7-7--7-7-s-6--6-6-6--6-6-s-4--4-4-4--4-4--0-0--| |--4-2-2-0--5-s-7-s-5-s-5--5-5-5--5-7-s-4--4-4-4--4-4-s-2--2-2-2--2-2--0-0--| |------0-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0--------------0-0-0-0---------------------| |------0-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0--------------0-0-0-0---------------------| |--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------------------------------------------------------| |--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0-0--6--6-6-6-0-0--| |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0-0--6--6-6-6-0-0--| |-----------------0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0--4--4-4-4-0-0--| |-----|---------------|-------------------| |-----|---------------|-------------------| |-----|---------------|-------------------| |--4--|---7--7--7-7-7-|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--| |--4--|---7--7--7-7-7-|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--| |--2--|---5--5--5-5-5-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| The very last outtro(dropped Db tuning) |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--2-0--0--2-2-2--2-4-4-4-4--6-6-6------------------------4---4-3--------------------| |--2-0--0--2-2-2--2-4-4-4-4--6-6-6---------2-p-0----------4---4-3--------------------| |--2-0--0--2-2-2--2-4-4-4-4--6-6-6--4\0------------4-2-0--4---4-3--------------------| I think that this is right for the most part. Whenever I play it with the recording it is identical. Mouths of Babes by Smashing Pumpkins Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb Key: / = Slide h = hammer on ~ = hold the note Intro: |-------4-0--5~-5-4-0--0h2-2-2--------0-------------| |-4-2-0-------------------------0-2-4---------------| |-------------------------------2-4-6---------------| |-------------------------------2-4-6---------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| Verse: |-----------0-0-0-0--2/4-4-4-4--5~-5-5-5------------| |-2/4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--4/6-6-6-6--7~-7-7-7--0/2-2-2---| |-4/6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2--4/6-6-6-6--7~-7-7-7--2/4-4-4---| |-4/6-6-6-6-------------------------------2/4-4-4---| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| 1st Chorus |----4-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-----------2-------------------| |-4~-6-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-0/2-2-2-2-4-------------------| |-6~-6-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2/4-4-4-4-4-------------------| |-6~------------------2/4-4-4-4---------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| Bridge |-2-2-2-2/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-| |-4-4-4-4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9-9-| |-4-4-4-4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9-9-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| 2nd Chorus part 1 |-4/2-0-0-5/7/5-5-5-5-5-5/4-4-4-4-4-4/2-2-2-2-------| |-6/4-----7/9/7-7-7-7-7-7/6-6-6-6-6-6/4-4-4-4-------| |-6/4-----7/9/7-7-7-7-7-7/6-6-6-6-6-6/4-4-4-4-------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| 2nd Chorus part 2 |----------0-0-0-0---------4-4-4-4-5----------------| |--4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6------------------| |--6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6------------------| |--6-6-6-6---------2-2-2-2-----------4--------------| |--5-5-5-5------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| You'll probably have to get the rythms down yourself, but other than that i think its pretty accurate. It looks like alot but its not really that much. Hope it helps. Tabbed by Nate Powell - [email protected]
