Smashing Pumpkins - "Drown"
Make sure to tune the low E string down to a D.
[Riff 1] 2 times
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--11--11-11-14-11\9---------------------------|
A|---0---0--0--0--0-0--12--12-12-12-9h12-9h12---|
E|---------------------0---0--0--0--0--0-0--0---|
Fig 1: 1 time then back to Riff 1
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--11--11-11-14-11\9---------------------------|
A|---0---0--0--0--0-0--12-----9--9----9--9------|
E|---------------------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
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|--------------------2--2--2/4-4/7-7/9/11----|
D|-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-\-7-7-|-7-7-7/9--7-7-7/9---0--0-----------------9hb|
A|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-\-5-5-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0--0--------------------|
E|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-\-5-5-|--------------------0--0--------------------|
Resume Riff 1, with 1st solo:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--------9fbfr-9h11------------9fb~~fr--|
D|--11~~~~(11)------9fb~~fr-9h11---------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
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
e|---------7-7-7-5-5-5-|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------|-7--7-7--7/10-10-10-10\7-7-7\5--|
G|---------------------|-7--7-7-------------------------|
D|-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-------------------------|
A|-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5--9/12-12-12-12\9-9-9\7--|
E|-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]
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-12hb-12-10-13~--13-13-13-12-10h12---10fbfr----10--|
G|----------------------------------12--------12-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------9-9hb~----------------------------------------------|
B|-12hb-12-10-13~------------------------13---13-13-13-13---------------|
G|-----------------------------6-7-9-7-6--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------/7-----------10---10-10-10-10-10\9-9-9-9\7--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------13---13-13-13-13-12~---------|
G|---------------------6-7-9-7-6------------------------9fb----|
D|-7-7-7/9\7\5-5-5--/7------------10---10-10-10-10-9~----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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]
e|---------0---------|---------0--------------| <---This 2nd variation of
B|-----3-----3---3---|-----3-----3---3-3p2h3--| Riff 5 is played every
G|---2---2-----2-----|---2---2-----2----------| 4th repetition.
D|-0-----------------|-0----------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------------|
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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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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