Learn Music: Geek Usa guitar tab - Smashing Pumpkins tabs

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  GEEK U.S.A., from Siamese Dream, Smashing Pumpkins
  
   - This puppy's just a tad harder than Rhinoceros...here's how I play it.
  
   - Tuning: (low to high)  Eb A# D# G# B# E# ..., or , you could just drop your
     ------    low E to D and play with a capo, but that's pretty un-Corgan like.
               Whichever you do, bear in mind I transcribed this having changed
               all 6 of my strings.
  
   INTRO - Heavy Distortion :)
   =====
  
       |---------------------------------------------------------------|
       |-----5-/-7----7-7-7---7-7--10-----5-/-7----7-7-7---7-7---5-----|
       |-----5-/-7----7-7-7---7-7--10-----5-/-7----7-7-7---7-7---5-----| repeat
       |-----5-/-7----7-7-7---7-7--10-----5-/-7----7-7-7---7-7---5-----|  twice
       |-----3-/-5----5-5-5---5-5---8-----3-/-5----5-5-5---5-5---3-----|
       |-----0---0----0-0-0---0-0---------0---0----0-0-0---0-0---------|
  
     - The strumming pattern isn't right, so play it any way you think sounds      good.
     - Over the above, lay these licks...
  
       |---------------------------------------------------------------|
       |---------------------------------------------------------------|
       |--/14-vib.------------14-vib.---------------------------------|
       |------------/15-vib.-------------------------------------------|
       |--------------------------------14/15b(15.5)-------------------|
       |---------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  VERSE - hammer on the lower 3 strings with your index and 3rd finger:
  =====
       "love, love  let's pretend ...etc"
     |----------------------------------------------------------------
     |----------------------------------------------------------------
     |----------------------------------------------------------------
     |---0------10-----0--0-0----5h7-3---0--0-0--10--0--0-0----5h7-3--
     |---0------10-----0--0-0----5h7-3---0--0-0--10--0--0-0----5h7-3--
     |---0------10-----0--0-0----5h7-3---0--0-0--10--0--0-0----5h7-3--
  
     "...cast into the world with apple eyes...    ......to wish, wish...
                                            ------------------------------
                                            ------------------------------
                                            ------------------------------
                                            -0--7--6--0--5-----0----10----
                                            -0--7--6--0--5-----0----10----
                                            -0--7--6--0--5-----0----10----
  
      -  This is the basic fast-tempo metal format of the song; various bridges
       and things include bars on the 10th, 3rd, 5th and zeroth frets.  It would
       take up less space if I ommitted those.
  
  CHORUS:
  ======   "shot full of diamonds                        and a million years
         |--------------------------------------------------------------------
         |--------------------------------------------------------------------
         |--------------------------------------------------------------------
         |-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-
         |-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5--5-p-3-p-0-------------3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-
         |-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5------------6-p-5-3--0--3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-
                                   ...the disappointed dis  a  pear (etc.)
         ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
         ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
         ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
         -0-0-0---10---0-0-0--(10)-----3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--3---5---12--3---5---0-|
         -0-0-0---10---0-0-0--(10)-----3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--3---5---12--3---5---0-|
         -0-0-0---10---0-0-0--(10)-----3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--3---5---12--3---5---0-|
                           James only                     (many strums.....)
  
     -Again, the strumming pattern isn't perfect.  Repeat the intro part and the
    next verse.  For that 2nd "shot full of diamonds", Billy slaps on a positive
    Octaver.  Also, add these licks over the 2nd intro (confused yet?)
  
       |----------------/17b17.5----------------------------------------------|
       |---1513-vib.--------------1513--------------------13b13.5-----------|
       |---------------------------------14-12-----------12-------------------|
       |---------------------------------------15--12h15----------------------|
       |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
       |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
       "if by chance       or circumstance              we should fail
  SLAP |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   ON  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  OCT- |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  AVER |------(12)b11b12b11b12-hold--12-11-10-9--------------------------------
  HERE |---------------------------------------13-12-10--10----10---109-------
       |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
             don't be too  sad...      ...and a million years
       ------------------------------   ---------------------------------------
       ------------------------------   ---------------------------------------
       ------------------------------   -----1716-vib.-----10b12--------------
       ---------------------10-/-12--   ---------------------------------------
       --10---9---10---12------------   ---------------------------------------
       ------------------------------   ---------------------------------------
  
       the disappointed  dis a pear
       ----------------------------13-----13-----13-----13------16b17---------|
       ------------------------------15p13--15p13--15p13--15p13---------------|
       -------------------10--12---------------------------------------10--12-|
       -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
       -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
       -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  THE LOUNGE ACT - unless your guitar plays backwards, play the following :)
  ==============
         "In a dream...wrist, t I knew w had forsaken...
       |--------------------  -------------------------|
       |--------------------  -------------------------|
       |--------------------  -------------------------|
       |----7b8b7---4-------  -----0------2-----5------|
       |---------------4--5-  -----0------2-----5------|
       |--------------------  -----0------2-----5------|
  
        t I Knew w h forsaken            expelled f paradise
  COR- |----------------------------------------------------------?------I------
  GAN  |-------------------------------------------------------------------N----
  WITH |---11----------------------------11-------------------?---?-------S--T--
  OCT- |------11-12-14-12----------/12------11-12-14------------------------O--O
  AVER |---------------------12-10-------------------10----?-?-?-?-?----------L-
       |--------------------------------------------------------?---------------O
                             ? ? ? ? ?
  
     - Those notes at the question marks still piss me off...
  
  SOLO - the only thing I attempted here was the following:
  ====
        ...to my disease, of my needs...
       |--------------------------------------------------|
       |--------------------------------------------------|
       |-11-11-11-1110-10-10-109-9-9-9/12-12-12-12------|
       |----------------------------------------------etc.|
       |--9--9--9--9-8--8--8--87-7-7-7/10-10-10-10------|
       |--------------------------------------------------|
  
  OUTRO - wait for bass to do 4 bars, then do a heavy pick scrape and play this:
  =====
       "she really loves to break...
     |--------------------------------------------------|r
     |--------------------------------------------------|e
     |--------------------------------------------------|p
     |--0--0--0--7--0--0--0--0--10-10--0--9--9--9--2h3--|e
     |--0--0--0--7--0--0--0--0--10-10--0--9--9--9--2h3--|a
     |--0--0--0--7--0--0--0--0--10-10--0--9--9--9--2h3--|t
  
  
    then toss your guitar in a corner of your room and relax to Mayonnaise...
  
  

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