Learn and Play Music: Whir guitar tab - Smashing Pumpkins tabs

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   Song:    Whir
   Release: Pisces Iscariot
   Artist:  The Smashing Pumpkins
   Author:  Brian McCall 
   Tuning:  standard
  
  
  *intro
  
  G1 acoustic
  
  |-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-------------
  |-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--------4-4-4--4-4-4-2-------------
  |-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--------4-4-4--4-4-4-2-------------
  |-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--------2-2-2--2-2-2-0-------------
  |-X-X-0--X-X-X-0--------X-X-0--X-X-X-X-------------
  
  *1
  
  G1 & G2 acoustic
                                          
  |-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-------------
  |-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--------4-4-4--4-4-4-2-------------
  |-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--------4-4-4--4-4-4-2-------------
  |-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--------2-2-2--2-2-2-0-------------
  |-X-X-0--X-X-X-0--------X-X-0--X-X-X-X-------------
  
  repeat *1 with extra Asus2 and B rhythm srokes added.
  G3 starts at :12 [after what is tabbed above] and ends
  at lyrics. 
  
  G3 electric (wierd muffled tone)
  
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |-4/6-4/6-------4-4/6---96-6/11-9--64-4/6-2------
  |----------4-/7------------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  
   note: rhythm on this tab is nonexistent and the lines of
   G3 do not correspond to the rhythm of G1&2's tab.  Listen
   to the recording as a guide...  bm.
  
  There's this addition to *1 after G3's last E and
  just before the lyrics:
  
  G1 & G2
  
                                |         I've wasted...
  |-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0----------------
  |-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0----------------
  |-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4----------------
  |-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4----------------
  |-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2----------------
  |--------------------------------X-X-0----------------
  
  repeat all of *1 (including the above).  G3 enters after
  Billy sings "It's not easy...when you're alone."
  
  G3 interlude
  
  |-------------------------------------------------- 1
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |-4-4-4/6--4-4-4/6-------4-4-4/6-4-----------------
  |----------------------------------4---------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  
  |-------------------------------------------------- 2
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |-4-4-4/6--4-4-4/6---64-4-4-4/6-4-----------------
  |----------------------------------4---------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  
  |-------------------------------------------------- 3
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |-4-4-4/6--4-4-4/6-------4-4-4/6-4-----------------
  |----------------------------------4---------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  
  |-------------------------------------------------- 4
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |-4-4-4/6--4-4-4/6---64-4-4-4/6-4-4/7-------------
  |--------------------------------------(7h9p7)-----
  |--------------------------------------------------
  
  |-------------------------------------------------- 5
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |-6-6-X-2-/6------2/4--4/6--6/9--6-6-X-2-/6--------
  |------------4/7-----------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  
  |-------------------------------------------------- 6
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |-64---------------------------4h6/9--6--4--6-----
  |------97--74--42--2/4--7-4h7-------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  
  |-------------------------------------------------- 7
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |-6-6-4-4/6----------2h4p2-------------------------
  |-----------------2h4------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  
  repeat *1
  
  G3 enters again after "...when you're scared."
  
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |-6-6-X-2-/6-64-4/6-64-42-2-4-4/6--96--64-----
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |------------------9-------------------------------
  |------------------8-------------------------------
  |-42-2------------6--64-4/6---------6-6-4-4/9----
  |------h4--2-4-4/7------------2/4-4/7--------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  
   G1 & 2 pause for G3 `solo'
  
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |-6/96----4/64---96--4/6----2/4-4/6-6/9-9/11~---
  |----------------7----------4----------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  
  repeat *1 with #s 1-2 of G3 twice.
  
  Outro:  G1 & G2   
  
  |-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0--------------------
  |-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0--------------------
  |-2-X-0-X-0---------0---------0--------------------
  |-2-X-0-X-2---------2---------2--------------------
  |-0---2---3---------3---------2--------------------
  |-X---3---X-------------------0--------------------
  
  |-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0--------------------
  |-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0--------------------
  |-2-X-0-X-0---------0---------0--------------------
  |-2-X-0-X-2---------2---------2--------------------
  |-0---2---3---------3---------2--------------------
  |-X---3---X-------------------0--------------------
  
  |-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-----0-0-0-0-------- 
  |-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-----0-0-0-0-------- |
  |-2-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-----0-0-0-0-------- |
  |-2-X-0-X-2---------2---------2-----2-2-2-2-------- |
  |-0---2---3---------3---------2-----2-2-2-2-------- |
  |-X---3---X-------------------0-------------------- |
                                                      |
  G3 slightly distorted                               |
                                                      |
  |-------------------------------------------------- |
  |-------------------------------------------------- |
  |-----------------------------4hbr----------------- |
  |-7---5---4hb---------------------5---------------- |
  |-------------------------------------------------- |
  |-------------------------------------------------- /
  
  |-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-------------------- 
  |-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-------------------- |
  |-2-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-------------------- |
  |-2-X-0-X-2---------2---------2-------------------- |
  |-0---2---3---------3---------2-------------------- |
  |-X---3---X-------------------0-------------------- |
                                                      |
  G3                                                  |
                                                      |
  |-------------------------------------------------- |
  |-------------------------------------------------- |
  |-------------------------------------------------- |
  |-7---5---4hb----------------(15)r14-12------------ |
  |-------------------------------------------------- |
  |-------------------------------------------------- /
                                                      
  Under the entire song (excluding the intro and outro)
  is a 4th guitar playing _seemingly_ at random these
  three notes, something like the following:
  
  G4
  
  |-7---7------7---7---7-5-7---7---7-7---------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |---4---4------4---4----4---4----------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------
  
  Well, there's Whir for you.  I still can't figure out the  
  E's and other chords under the chorus (Whir yourself around...
  part)  If you know it please E-mail me.  Enjoy it.  Hope
  it's not too confusing (I didn't wanna tab out repetitive
  lines) and it helps out.
                  
  

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