Learn and Play Music: Perfect guitar chords - Smashing Pumpkins tabs

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  Song:    Perfect
   Release: Adore
   Artist:  The Smashing Pumpkins
   Authors: 1. LuNaG0dess 
            2. Elijah Carlyle (frotus@juno.com)
            3. Michael Ries 
            4. Craig Newnes 
            5. "syn" 
   Tuning:  Eb (unless otherwise stated)
  
  
  Intro:   D-B-D-B-D-B-A-Em
  
     D                   B                    D
  i know we're just like old friends    
           B               D
  you just can't pretend    
           B                    A           Em
  that lovers make amends    
          D    B                         D    
  we are reasons so unreal    
          B                       D
  we can't help but feel    
               B                                A    Em
  that something has been lost    
          G                  Em                                    D
  so please you know you're just like me    
             G         Em
  next time i promise we'll be...
  D           B   D           B  D
  perfect,     perfect,    perfect    
   B                                   D
  strangers down the line    
  B                    D
  lover out of time    
  B                  A       Em
  memories unwind    
        G     Em                                   D
  so far i still know who you are    
         G          Em                        D-B-D-B-D
  but now i wonder who i was    
   D                B                              D
  angel you know it's not the end    
             B                           D
  we'll always be good friends    
             B                             A        Em
  your letters have been sent on    
        G                    Em                          D
  so please you always were so free    
             G          Em
  you'll see i promise we'll be 
  D          B   D
  perfect,    perfect    
  B                                   D
  strangers when we meet    
  B                              D
  strangers on the street    
  B                    A      Em
  lovers walk asleep    
  D  
  perfect    
  B                                      D
  you know this has to be    
  B                                 D
  we always were so free    
        B                         A      Em
  we promise that we'll be    
  D          B   D          B   D          B    A
  perfect,    perfect,    perfect
  
  
  version 2
  ---------
  
  tab by elijah carlyle (frotus@juno.com)
  
  this was really hard to figure out--not only is NONE of it really guitar,
  but it's tuned down about half of a chromatic step (although that
  could have been my recording--tapes tend to slow down)
  
  a B6 (i think it's a B6) 
  can be played like this:
  
  -4-
  -4-
  -4-
  -4-
  -2-
  ---
  
  and an F#m7 (i'm pretty sure about that one) is this:
  
  -2----0-
  -2----2-
  -2-or-2- (if anyone knows a better way of playing an
  -2----4-  F#m7, please tell me)
  -4----4-
  -2------
  
      E         C#m           E
  And now we're just like old friends
  C#m        E
  just can't pretend
  C#m         B6     F#m
  lovers make amends
  
  We are reasons so unreal
  we can't help but feel
  something has been lost
  
      A        F#m                   E
  But please I know you're just like me
       C#m    A                E
  next time I promise we'll be perfect
  E        C#m
  
  
  version 3
  ---------
  
  Tabbed by Michael Ries 
  
  Here is another great song off ADORE,you're going to want to 
  use a clean electric guitar.When strumming use a percussive style and use muting
  ocassionly,I would tab it out but would take to long and it would be pointless 
  so hopefully you can figure this out.Tune down 1/2 step.
  
  Chords used
  -----------
    D# Cm Bb Fm 
  E x  3  x  1
  B 8  4  3  1
  G 8  5  3  1
  D 8  5  3  3
  A 6  3  1  3
  E x  x  x  1 
  
  Fill 1:For intro keep playing an octave F sliding up to a G octave. 
  
  Fill 2
  |--------------------
  |-9-8--6--4-4--4-
  |--------------------      This fill is used often throught the song but mainly 
  |--------------------       after the chorus part.I'm not gonna tab it out every time
  |--------------------       so just listen and you'll hear it.
  |--------------------
  
  INTRO
  D#-Cm-D#-Cm-Bb-Fm
  
  VERSE
    D#         Cm            D#
  I Know we're just like old friends
     Cm         D#
  we just can't pretend
       Cm          Bb    Fm 
  That lovers make amends
     D#  Cm         D#
  We are reasons so unreal
     Cm             D#
  We can't help but feel
       Cm                 Bb   Fm 
  that something has been lost
  
  CHORUS
      D#         Fm                    D#
  but please you know you're just like me
       G#     Fm               D#      Cm
  next time I promise We'll be perfect
  D#     Cm    D#     Cm   D#
  perfect      Perfect
  
  VERSE
   Cm                D#
  strangers down the line
   Cm           D#
  lovers out of time
   Cm         Bb  Fm
  memories unwind
  
  CHORUS
     D#    Fm                 D# 
  so far I still know who you are
      G#   Fm          D#
  but now I wonder who I was
  
  BREAK
  Cm-D#-Cm
  
  VERSE
  D#        Cm                D#
  angel you know it's not the end
  Cm                   D#
  we'll always be good friends
  Cm                    Bb   Fm
  the letters have been sent on
  
  CHORUS
     D#         Fm             D#
  so please you always were so free
         G#    Fm               D#
  you'll see I promise we'll be perfect
  Cm  D#      Cm    D# 
      perfect
  
  VERSE
  Cm                D#
  strangers when we meet
  Cm               D#
  strangers on the street
  Cm              Bb   Fm
  lovers while we sleep
  D#      Cm                   D#
  Perfect you know this has to be
     Cm              D#
  We always we're so free
     Cm                 Bb Fm 
  we promised that we'd be
  D#     Cm   D#     Cm
  Perfect     Perfect
  D#     Cm   D#
  Perfect
  
  Questions,comments or corrections.Mail me at zero69mr@aol.com
  
  
  version 4
  ---------
  
  Transcribed by Craig Newnes
  Standard Tuning: E A D G B E
  
  Chord Fingerings:
     D  Em D/A Bm
  E| 2  0  2   2 
  B| 3  0  3   3
  G| 2  0  2   4
  D| 0  2  0   4
  A| x  2  0   2
  E| x  0  x   x
  
  
  Fig1
  |--------------|
  |-8-7-5-3-3-3--|
  |--------------|
  |--------------|
  |--------------|
  |--------------|
  
  
  |D |Bm |D |Bm |D |Bm |D/A |Em |
  
    D          Bm            D
  I know we're just like old friends
     Bm         D
  we just can't pretend
       Bm          D/A   Em
  that lovers make amends
  
     D   Bm           D
  we are reasons so unreal
     Bm             D
  we can't help but feel
       Bm                 D/A  Em
  that something has been lost
  
      D          Em                    D
  but please you know you're just like me
       D      Em
  next time I promise we'll be
  D       Bm
  perfect
  D       Bm (with Fig1)
  perfect
  
  D       Bm                 D
  perfect strangers down the line
  Bm            D
  lovers out of time
  Bm         D/A  Em
  memories unwind
  
     D     Em                 D
  so far I still know who you are
      D     Em           D   Bm (with Fig1)
  but now I wonder who I was
  
  |D |Bm |(with Fig1)
  
  D         Bm                D
  angel you know it's not the end
        Bm             D
  we'll always be good friends
          Bm                D/A  Em
  but the letters have been sent on
  
     D          Em             D
  so please you always were so free
         D     Em
  you'll see I promise we'll be
  D       Bm (with Fig1)
  perfect
  
  D       Bm                D
  perfect strangers when we meet
  Bm               D
  strangers on the street
  Bm              D/A  Em
  lovers while we sleep
  
  D
  perfect
      Bm               D
  you know this has to be
     Bm              D
  we always we're so free
     Bm                 D/A  Em
  we promised that we'd be
  
  D       Bm (with Fig1)
  perfect
  D       Bm (with Fig1)
  perfect
  D       Bm (with Fig1)   D
  perfect
  
  
  ******************************************************************
  
  From:             "syn" 
  
  And now for something completely different...
  
  This song undoubtedly uses an alternate tuning. 
  If you listen closely to the Viper Room track of Perfect, 
  you'll notice that Billy tunes his A string up to B. 
  This was verified by watching his hands during the Letterman and 
  Regis & Kathy Lee performances.
  
  The tabbed riffs are only meant to be references.  
  Play to the song and use natural strumming.  
  If you have no rhythm, go and beat yourself mercilessly with 
  knotted cords and whips to a metronome. 
  ("If you are going to clap, you must clap in time").
  
  
   Alt. Tuning (A to B) 
    E-B-D-G-B-E 
  
   Riff 1
  |--------|--------|
  |00--00-0|--------|
  |--------|--------|
  |24--24-4|-54-2-0-|
  |33--33-3|000-0-00|
  |--------|--------|
  
   Riff 2
  |--------|--------|
  |-0--00-0|--------|
  |-2--22-2|--------|
  |-0--00-4|-54-2-0-|
  |-3--33-3|000-0-00|
  |--------|--------|
  
  Dsus4/A  E Min     Gsus2
  ---      -0-       ---
  ---      -0-       -0-
  -0-      -0-       -2-
  -0-      -2-       -0-
  -3-      -0-       ---
  -5-      -0-       -3-
  
  I'll leave it as an exercise for you to determine which 
  chord shapes/riffs are played where.  Train your ear.
  

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