Smashing Pumpkins

I am One(Tabs)

Smashing Pumpkins

Key: Am

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4 bar drum intro 
 
4 bars of bass: (repeat 2x) 
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--2--0-0-2--0-2--0-0-0-2--0-2--0-0-2--0-2--0-0-0-2--0-- 
 
Guitar intro:                                    pick slide 
--------------------0-----------------------0-------- 
--------0---------0-------------0---------0---------- 
------3---------3-------------3---------3------------ 
----4---------4-------------4---------4----------x-- 
--4---------2-------------4---------2------------x-- 
--2---------0-------------2---------0------------x-- 
 
 
Main rhythm guitar part (verse): 
 
|Billy (2x) 
|---------------------------------------------------------------- 
|--11--9-9-11--9-11--9-9-9-14-14--11--9-9-11--9-11--9-9-9-14-16-- <-- not sure 
|--11--9-9-11--9-11--9-9-9-14-14--11--9-9-11--9-11--9-9-9-14-16-- 
|--11--9-9-11--9-11--9-9-9-14-14--11--9-9-11--9-11--9-9-9-14-16-- 
|---9--x-x--9--x--9--x-x-x-12-12---9--x-x--9--x--9--x-x-x-12-14-- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------- 
| 
|James (2x) 
|---------------------------------------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------- 
|---4--x-x--4--x--4--x-x-x--7--7---4--x-x--4--x--4--x-x-x--7--9-- 
|---4--x-x--4--x--4--x-x-x--7--7---4--x-x--4--x--4--x-x-x--7--9-- 
|---2--0-0--2--0--2--0-0-0--5--5---2--0-0--2--0--2--0-0-0--5--7-- 
 
 
(Some guitar solo that I can't figure out with some pinch artificial harmonics.) 
 
(with verse guitar part): 
 
I am one as you are three 
Try to find messiah in your trinity 
Your city to burn 
Your city to burn 
Try to look for something in your city to burn 
 
You'll burn (unison guitars) 
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-----------------------------------------------------------------12--14-- 
-----------------------------------11----------------------------12--14-- 
--------12p0-0-0-12p0-0-12p0-0-0-0-----12p0-0-0-12p0-0-12p0-0-0--10--12-- 
 
        Am              I               as             I  
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------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-----------------------------------13------------------------------------ 
-----------------------------------------------------------------12--14-- 
-----------------------------------11----------------------------12--14-- 
--------12p0-0-0-12p0-0-12p0-0-0-0-----12p0-0-0-12p0-0-12p0-0-0--10--12-- 
 
..seem?   Undone          Love    So mellow(?) 
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--------0---------0-------------0---------0---------- 
------3---------3-------------3---------3------------ 
----4---------4-------------4---------4----------x-- 
--4---------2-------------4---------2------------x-- 
--2---------0-------------2---------0------------x-- 
 
(Another Billy fill....) 
 
 
(verse) 
Time is right for a guiding light 
Try to turn to reasons in your bitter life 
Your city to burn 
Your city to burn 
Try to look for something in your city to burn 
 
You'll burn (unison guitars, play twice) 
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-----------------------------------13------------------------------------ 
-----------------------------------------------------------------12--14-- 
-----------------------------------11----------------------------12--14-- 
--------12p0-0-0-12p0-0-12p0-0-0-0-----12p0-0-0-12p0-0-12p0-0-0--10--12-- 
 
 
(verse guitar part): 
See you.. you're the only one who 
See you.. I am one 
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----------9-11------- 
---------------11~-- 
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See you.. you're the only one who 
See you.. (obviously I'm not sure about the lyrics) 
 
Bridge: (there are two guitar parts to this, but they're tough to separate..) 
 A 
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---------------7-------------------------------------7-----------------7---7-8~- 
---7-6--7--7/9---9--7h9p7-6--7--9-7-6----7-6--7--7/9---9--7h9p7-6-7-9----9------ 
-7-------------------------------------7---------------------------------------- 
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(...into the double guitar solo.. both James & Billy solo for 8 bars or so) 
 
Out of solo: 
  E                           (wah pedal on each note..) 
--12--10--9---------------------------------------------- 
-------------12--10--9----------------------------------- 
------------------------11--9---------------------------- 
-------------------------------12--11--9--7--6--4--2--0-- 
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Bass alone: (2x) 
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---2--0-0--2--0--2--0-0-0--5--5--2--0-0--2--0--2--0-0-0--5--7-- 
 
(Back into more of Billy soloing and James playing his rhythm part with D'arcy. 
  This goes on for about 8 bars or so) 
 
Basically the 'See you... blah blah' part again with Billy playing some sort of 
 F#7 chord over it... either: 
 
-----    --11-or-9-- 
-----    --10-- 
--9--    --11-- 
-11-- or ------ which isn't really an F#7, but you get the idea. 
--9--    ------ 
-----    ------ 
 
End on the F# chord hits. 

	        

Written by Billy Corgan/James Iha

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