Learn Music: Tristessa guitar tab - Smashing Pumpkins tabs

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  Tabbed by Brian McCall 
  
  TRISTESSA
  =========
  
  by Smashing Pumpkins on the album Gish
  written by William P. Corgan
  
  *1
  
  G1 distortion
  
  |--------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X------
  |--------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X------
  |----------13-13-------------11-11-------------13-13-----X-X-X-X--11-11
  |----------X--X--------------X--X--------------X--X------X-X-X-X--X--X
  |----------11-11-------------9--9--------------11-11-----X-X-X-X--9--9
  |-0---0-0-----------0---0-0-----------0---0-0------------X-X-X-X------
  
  G2 Distortion
  
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  |----------11p7--------------9p5---------------11p7---------------9p5-
  |-0---0-0-----------0---0-0-----------0---0-0-------------------------
  
  Repeat *1 through lyrics until:
  
  *2
  
  G1
  
    pm----------------------------| repeat... Slide last time only before *3
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  |-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7--5-7-5-7-5-7-5--------------------------------------
  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------(X)---------------------
  
  G2
  
    pm---------------------------| repeat...
  |-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--------------------------------------
  |-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--------------------------------------
  |-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--------------------------------------
  |-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--------------------------------------
  |-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--------------------------------------
  |-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--------------------------------------
  
    ^this is close to providing the rhythmic guitar noise in this part.
     palm mute while fret-muting with your other hand near the nut.
  
  Repeat *1 then *2
  
  *3
  
  Both Guitars:
  
  |-0--0----3--3----5--5-----------6--5-3-0--0----3--3-----8----8--8--8--
  |-0--0----3--3----5--5-----------6--5-3-0--0----3--3-----8----8--8--8--
  |-1--1----4--4----6--6--X-X-X-X--7--6-4-1--1----4--4-----9----9--9--9--
  |-2--2--X-5--5--X-7--7--X-X-X-X--8--7-5-2--2----5--5-----10---10-10-10-
  |-2--2--X-5--5--X-7--7--X-X-X-X--8--7-5-2--2----5--5--5--10---10-10-10-
  |-0--0--X-3--3--X-5--5--X-X-X-X--6--5-3-0--0--0-3--3--3--8----8--8--8--
  
    Repeat *3 then:
  
  *4
  
  Both guitars
  
   Surely I knew...Surely I knew...Surely I knew................
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  |--------------------------------------------------------2------------
  |--------------------------------------------------------2------------
  |-----------------------------------------4--------------2------------
  |---------2---------------0---------------2--------------0------------
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  *Solo
  
  |-------------------------------------------17-17-16-----14hbr--------
  |-17-17-17-15-17-17-17-15-17-17-17-15-17-15---------------------14p12-
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  |-13---11-13-119--11-11-13-13-14-14-16-16--16-16-16-14-16-14-16-----
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  |------------------9--9--11-11-12-12-14-14----------------------------
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  
     ...sorry, that's all I know.  Other guitar plays *1 behind this.
  
  repeat *1 and *2 then:
  
  *end
  
  G1 [repeat *2 half as long (listen to the CD) then this]
  
   pm-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------X-
  |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-X-
  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-X-
  
  G2
  
  |------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |------------------------------------13131313141414141616161619191919----
  |------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-
  |------------------------------------11111111121212121414141417171717-X-
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------X-
  
  Both guitars:
  
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------
  |---------13-13-------------------------------------------------------
  |---------X--X--------------------------------------------------------
  |---------11-11-------------------------------------------------------
  |-0---0-0-------------------------------------------------------------
  
  Note:  An alternate way of playing this (It's the way I play it, but 
         I've not seen them play this live so I don't know how Billy plays 
         it) is with one guitar as follows:
  
  |--------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X------
  |--------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X------
  |----------13-13-------------11-11-------------13-13-----X-X-X-X--11-11
  |----------X--X--------------X--X--------------X--X------X-X-X-X--X--X
  |----------11-11-------------9--9--------------11-11-----X-X-X-X--9--9
  |-0---0-0--X-h12----0---0-0--X-h10----0---0-0--X-h12-----X-X-X-X--X-h10
  
  Lyrics:
  
  Plant (pledged?) your faith
  my heart embraced
  struggle to renew
  
  Blurry mind
  so hypnotized
  fast enough who..
  
  Wonder...where you are.
  Tristessa
  
  Soul take soul
  as I take eye
  I will wait for you
  
  What you believe
  you'll wish to recieve.
  Who to believe in who?
  You.
  
  Hang on...to your life.
  Tristessa
  
  I love you true
  Surely I knew (do?)
  I love you true
  Surely I knew
  Surely I knew
  Surely I knew
  
  
  Do you ever wake up and find yourself alone?
  Do you ever wake up far from home?
  What you believe
  you'll wish to recieve.
  Who to believe in who?
  Tristessa
  Tristessa
  Tristessa
  
  
  Thanks to Don BC@aol.com for help with the pre-"I love you true" riff.
  
  
  Trisstessa TAB by Smashing Pumpkins
  13-4-95 ----  Reposted 21-5-95
  Transcribed by Adam Morris
  From: benmo@deakin.edu.au (BENJAMIN JAMES MORRIS)
  
  
  h= hammer on
  p=pull off
  b= bend
  r= release bend
  v=vibrato
  
  Rhythm Fig 1.
      
  |---------------------|    Repeat this as neccessary for 
  |---------------------|    Verse 1 This is the repeating
  |-----11---------9----|    rhythm pattern throughout
  |---------------------|    the song.
  |------9---------7----|
  |-0-0----0--0-0-------|
                        
   
  Rhythm Fig 2.
  
  |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  |--2--2-2-5--5-5-7--7-7-8---7-5-2-|-2--2-2-5--5-5-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
  |--2--2-2-5--5-5-7--7-7-8---7-5-2-|-2--2-2-5--5-5-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
  |--0--0-0-3--3-3-5--5-5-6---5-3-0-|-0--0-0-3--3-3-/-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| 
  
    Play this twice for the chorus, and then after that play these chords...
  
  |--------------------|
  |--------------------|
  |--------------------|
  |--------------------|
  |-9----7----9----7---|
  |-7----5----7----5---|
  
  
  >This is all I can figure out right now, I hope you can understand it.
  >If anyone can work out that little section after the verses, or ANY 
  >of the solo PLEASE e-mail me and tell me what you think.
  >Any comments or correction most welcome  -   benmo@deakin.edu.au
       
  I've reposted my earlier one with the start (only the start sorry) of 
  the solo.  Here is my attempt at it.
  
  |-------------------------------17b-r(17)-15b---------------------------|
  |-17-15h17-17-15h17-17-15h17-17-----------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------13--11h13p12p11vvvvvv--|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
      
  HELP ME OUT A BIT, I have given you a bit of the solo, maybe that will 
  help you to work it out.
  
  ADAM MORRIS   
  ^^^^^^^^^^^
  benmo@deakin.edu.au
  
  Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 21:31:57 -0500 (EST)
  From: "Eric Dave Lovullo" 
  
  I know that everyone expects all the new MCIS tabs.  But I haven't really seen
  a good Tristessa tab out there.  It lacks solo but I don't have the patience.
  
  
  Intro(and most of the song)
  ------------------------------------------
  -----------------------------------------
  ----12*------------------9*--------------
  ------------------------------------------
  ----10*------------------7*--------------
  ----------0---0---0------------0---0---0-
  
  The stars mean bend a quarter step and return
  
  Second part
  -----------------------------------------
  -----------------------------------------
  -----------------------------------------
  2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------
  2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------------
  0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------
  Palm mute throughout.
  Add some funky notes here and there and let off on the palm muting.  Listen to
  the recording for correct rhythyms.
  
  Back to intro
  back to second part
  
  Bridge
   E     G      A       E    D    B
  --------------------------------------------
  --------------------------------------------
  --9----12-----14----------------------------
  --9----12-----14------14---12----9----------
  --7----10-----12------14---12----9----------
  ----------------------12---10----7----------
                       Pm-----------
  Play this once
  then the second time just play  E, G, A
  thrid time repeat all of it
  fourth time play the E, G, A then this
    E          D           B           A
  -----------------------------------------------------------
  -----------------------------------------------------------
  --9----------7-----------4---------------------------------
  --9----------7-----------4-----------7---------------------
  --7----------5-----------2-----------7---------------------
  -------------------------------------5---------------------
  
  Solo using the intro voicing's underneath
  
  Then the second part.
  
  Then end  with a quick repeat of the intro voicings.
  
  This tab is quite weak but it's voicing should be very close to what Billy
  might actually be playing.  You really never know.
  
  Someone might be kind enough to add the solo but there usually a waste of time.
  Just find the right key, and make some shit up.  If you have enough effects and
  have decent speed you'll make it sound cool.  Many people who arent guitarists
  would not even know if it's not really technical.
  

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