Learn Music: For Martha guitar tab - Smashing Pumpkins tabs

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  Song:    For Martha
   Release: Adore
   Artist:  The Smashing Pumpkins
   Authors: 1. Michael Ries 
            2. LuNaG0dess@aol.com
            3. Cássio 
   Tuning:  Eb
  
  
  This is my favorite pumpkins song to date,it is so beautiful.
  I read that this is about his mother who recently passed away.
  Tune down a half step.
  Fills 1 and 2 and 3 are all piano but they sound good played 
  like I tabbed them below.
  
  Fill 1
  |----------------------------------------
  |----------------------------------------
  |------------------10--10-------------
  |-----10-12--------------10-----12-
  |-10----------10----------------------
  |-------------------------------10------
  Fill 2
  |------------------------------------------------------------
  |------------------------------------------------------------
  |------------------------------------------------------------
  |-12-12-12--13------8----8----10-10-10--12-12-
  |------------------------------------------------------------
  |------------------11---6--6---6--8--8--8---10-10---
  Fill 3
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |--------10---------------------------------------------------10-------------------------
  |---10------10---10-------10-10--8--------8-----10------10---10---8---8------
  |-8----8-------8------------10------------10-----8------8-------8-------8----8---8-
  |------------------------8--8-------------------------------------------------6-6----6---
  Fill 4
  |----------------------------
  |----------------------------
  |-12--10-10-8-8-7---3-
  |----------------------------
  |----------------------------
  |----------------------------
  
  INTRO-Fingerpicked
  G-F#-G-F#-F-D#-F-Fill 1 x3-Fill 2-Fill 3 x1 1/2-Dm-C-Fm
  
  VERSE-clean electric
  Gm         Dm
  whenever I run
  Gm         Dm
  whenever I run to you lost one
  Gm         Dm
  it's never done
  C            Fm
  just hanging on
  
  Fill 4 Gm 
         the past has let me be
  Fill 4 Gm 
         returning as if dream
  Fill 4 Gm        Fm C
         shattered as belief
  
  Fill 1
  if you have to go don't say goodbye
  Fill 1
  if you have to go don't you cry
  Fill 1
  if you have to go I will get by
  Fill 2                                           A#
  someday I'll follow you and see you on the other side
  G#                   C 
  but for the grace of love
  Dm                   G# 
  I'd will the meaning of
  F#          A#
  heaven from above
  G#                   C 
  but for the grace of love
  Dm                   G# 
  I'd will the meaning of
  F#          A#
  heaven from above
  
  Fill 4 Gm
         your picture out of time
  Fill 4 Gm
         left aching in my mind
  Fill 4 Gm      Fm   C
         shadows kept alive
  
  Fill 1
  If you have to go don't say goodbye
  Fill 1
  If you have to go don't you cry
  Fill 1
  If you have to go I will get by
  Fill 2
  I will follow you and see you on the other side
  
  Fill 3 x1 1/2-Dm-C-G-F#-G-F#-F-Db-F
  
  Solo Figure-(chords over solo-A#-G#-C-Dm-G#-F#-A#)
  |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |-8---------------------17--10---------------17--19--6-------------------15-
  |-8--13h15--15/20------10--15h17-17-----------6--11h13-13/18----
  |-6---------------------------8---------------------------4------------------------
  
  Solo figure x2
  (w/solo figure)
  But for the grace of love
  (w/solo figure)
  who'd will the meaning of
  (w/solo figure)
  heaven from above
  (w/solo figure)
  But for the grace of love
  (w/solo figure)
  who'd will the meaning of
  (w/solo figure)
  heaven from above
  
  Fill 4 Gm
         long horses we are born
  Fill 4 Gm
         creatures more than torn
  Fill 4 Gm       Fm      C
         Mourning our way home
  
  Fill 1-Fill 1-Fill 1-Fill 2-Fill 3x1 1/2-Dm-C-Fm-A#
  
  There are sythesizers at the end but I'm not gonna tab those out.
  Questions,comments,or corrections can be mailed to zero69mr@aol.com.
                                                                                                                    
  
  
  version 2
  ---------
  
  tabbed by: LuNaG0dess@aol.com
  
  intro: F#, F, F#, F, E, D
  
  F#, C#, F#, C#, F#, C#, D, E
  A, D, A, D, A, D, E, D, E
  
  F#             C#
  whenever I run
  F#             C#                 F#
  whenever I run to you lost one
                 C#
  it's never done
          D            E  D
  just hanging on
        F#                     D
  the past has let me be
      F#                D
  returning as if dream
  F#            E       D
  shattered as belief
  F#                                     C#
  if you have to go don't say goodbye
  F#                                   C#
  if you have to go don't you cry
  F#                             C#
  if you have to go I will get by
                     D                   E                            A
  someday I'll follow you and see you on the other side
  G                          B
  but for the grace of love
  A                           G
  I'd will the meaning of
  F                  A      
  heaven from above
  G                          B          
  but for the grace of love
  A                          G
  I'd will the meaning of
  F                  A     D
  heaven from above
          F#                D
  your picture out of time
        F#                 D
  left aching in my mind
  F#          E      D
  shadows kept alive
  F#                                   C#
  if you have to go don't say goodbye
  F#                                   C#
  if you have to go don't you cry
  F#                                  C#
  if you have to go I will get by
          D                    E                            A    D
  I will follow you and see you on the other side
  
  A, D, A, D, E
  Repeat Intro:
  A, G, B, A, G, F, A
  
  G                          B          
  but for the grace of love
  A                          G
  I'd will the meaning of
  F                  A
  heaven from above
  G                          B          
  but for the grace of love
  A                          G
  I'd will the meaning of
  F                  A      D
  heaven from above
         F#                  D
  long horses we are born
  F#                           D
  creatures more than torn
  F#           E           D
  mourning our way home
  
  
  ********************************************
  
  version 3
  ---------
  
  This is the intro of the song,transcribed from piano to guitar.This tab is for standard tuning.
  I just know this part of the song yet,but i will tab the rest as soon as i learn it.If you find 
  any mistake,if you liked the tab,if you have the other part of the song,etc,blablabla,please, e-mail me.
  
  >>>sadmachine@tba.com.br
  >>>sadmachine@hotmail.com
  
  Cássio "Sad_maN"      :D
  
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  dI-4--4----4-----4----4----|
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  bI------------2----5-------|
  gI-2-----4-----------------|
  dI----4----4-----4----4----|
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  bI---------------3-------------------------I
  gI--2----4---5-----------------------------I
  dI--3--3---3---3----3----------------------I
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  bI---------------3-------------------------I
  gI--2----4---5-----------------------------I
  dI-----3---3---3----3----------------------I
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  eI-------------------------|
  bI-----------2-----5-------|
  gI-2----4------------------|
  dI-2--2---2-----2-----2----|
  aI-------------------------|
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  eI-------------------------|
  bI-----------2-----5-------|
  gI-2----4------------------|
  dI----2---2-----2-----2----|
  aI-------------------------|
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  eI-------------------------2----5---7------I
  bI-----------2---3----5--------------------I
  gI-2-----4---------------------------------I
  dI-0--0----0---0----0----0---0----0----0---I
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  by Cássio "Sad_maN"
  

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