Smashing Pumpkins

Rhinoceros(Tabs)

Smashing Pumpkins

Key: D

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Intro:  Guitar1, (clean) 
=====   ======= 
          |----------------------------------------| 
          |----------------------------------------|   repeat this for 
          |----------9---------9/11--11--11-11-----|   several bars... 
          |----------------------------------------| 
          |----------7---------7/-9---9---9--9-----| 
          |--0---0-------0-0---0-------------------| 
 
        Guitar 2, (flanger and some delay), let top 2 strings ring 
        ======== 
          |-------0-------------0-----------0-----0----0------0------------- 
          |-----0-------------0-----------0-----0----0------0--------------- 
          |---2-----1-----1h2-----1h2---7-----6----4-----/11----9(ring)----- 
          |----------------------------------------------------------------- 
          |----------------------------------------------------------------- 
          |----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
           ------------------0-----0-----0----0-------0-----0----0-----0---- 
           ----------------0-----0-----0----0-------0-----0----0-----0------ 
           -9h11-11/13--14----13----11----9-----/13----11----9-----7-------- 
           ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
           ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
           ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                           (ring, guitar 2 takes a breather) 
           -------0-4-------------------0----------------------------------- 
           -----0-----0----------0------0----------------------------------- 
           -1h2---------2----1-2--------1----------------------------------- 
           -----------------------------2----------------------------------- 
           ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
           ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
VERSE:     Guitar 1, (clean) 
====== 
                        pow-der show (?),     treasoned my  roots.... 
          |-------------------------------------------------0--------------- 
          |-------------------------------------------------0--------------- 
          |-------9------9/11--11-11-11-----9---13--11-9---11--------------- 
          |-------------------------------------------------0--------------- 
          |-------7------7/-9---9--9--9-----7---11--9--7----9--------------- 
          |-0--0-----0-0----------------0-0---0------------10--------------- 
 
    - This is the repeating riff in the song; at the D-chord, guitar 2 
    arpeggiates the 6 strings. 
 
    - after Billy says '...see you in June...', guitar 1 repeats the intro riff 
     while guitar 2 lays this 'Gershwin' riff over it: 
 
          |------------------------------------------------------------------ 
          |------------------------------------------------------------------ 
          |----14/16--16-16-16/19--19-19-1916--16-16-1614-14-1413-13-13-13 
          |------------------------------------------------------------------ 
          |----12/14--14-14-14/17--17-17-1714--14-14-1412-12-1211-11-11-11 
          |------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
           -------------------------------- 
           --------------------------------  and so forth... 
           --11/13-13-13-13/14--14-14-14--- 
           -------------------------------- 
           ---9/11-11-11-11/12--12-12-12--- 
           -------------------------------- 
 
CHORUS:  Guitars 1 + 2,(clean first time, distorted thereafter) 
====== 
        The way......        she knows.... 
    |----0-----------3----------0-----------------------  If you're playing a 
    |----1-----------3----------3-----------------------  strat, switch to the 
    |----0-----------0----------2-----------------------  bottom pick-up to 
    |----2-----------0----------0-----------------------  emphasize top string 
    |----3-----------2----------------------------------  on that D chord thing 
    |----------------3---------------------------------- 
      C mjr        G mjr      D whatever 
 
BRIDGE: Guitar 1, guitar 2 solos overtop (bigtime distortion) 
======= 
        |---------------------------------------- 
        |------------------------5---5-7--7--7---   you get the picture 
        |------------------------5---5-7--7--7--- 
        |-7---7-5---7---5-7-5----5---5-7--7--7--- 
        |-7---7-5---7---5-7-5----3---3-5--5--5--- 
        |-5---5-3---5---3-5-3-------------------- 
 
 
2nd VERSE:   join Gershwin riff to the previous repeating riff during 
+========      '...open your eyes, to these must I lie?...' and add the bend: 
 
          |---0------------- 
          |---0------------- 
     .... |--11b1211b12-----    once 
          |---0------------- 
          |---9------------- 
          |--10------------- 
FINAL VERSE:    James plays C G D progression while Billy lays these overtop: 
=========== 
 
  |----------------------------   --------------------------------------------- 
  |---------------------------- a --------------------------------------------- 
  |---------------------------- n ----11-12--11h12p11p9------------------------ 
  |---------------------------- d ----------------------12---10-9-------------- 
  |-(10)b9--7--5--5--7--5--7--9   --------------------------------12-10-9------ 
  |----------------------------   ----------------------------------------12-10 

	        

Written by Billy Corgan

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