Smashing Pumpkins

Rocket(Tabs)

Smashing Pumpkins

Key: G

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--7--  or something like that, just turn up the tremolo knob on your amp ;) 
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Bleed in your own light dream of your own life 
I miss me I miss everything 
 
right before the chorus play these two chords (or something similar): 
 
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---------------------------------- 
--5-5--5-5-5---------------------- 
--2-2--5-5-5--etc----------------- 
--0-0--3-3-3---------------------- 
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  everything...   I'll never be 
G  D  F  C           G   D   F   C 
          and on and on...      
           G       D                   F         C               
I torch my soul to show the world that I am pure deep inside my 
G    D      F    C 
heart....heart      no lie...(??) 
 
the lead line over the chorus is as follows: 
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-----------------10--------13------10p8---  repeat this 
---0--0--0-----11--11----14--14---9----9--  4x 
------------/12-------/15-------10-------- 
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------------------------------------------ 
 
now here's the beginning of that interesting octave pedal work.  This 
part does not use a slide, but make the B string bends very fast. 
Repeat this entire line 2x with the main riff underneath. 
 
with octave pedal 
------------------------------------------------------------------5h7-7b8b7-- 
-6-8-8b10b8--6-8-8b10b8--6-8-8b10b8---6-8-8b10b8--6-8-8b10b8--6h8------------ 
------------------------------------4---------------------------------------- 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Now under the 2nd verse, along with the main riff, play this part.  Turn the 
direct volume all the way down and turn Octave  & Octave 2 all the way up, 
and break out the slide.  If you don't have an octave pedal or a slide, play 
the bottom notes in the brackets -- that's the equivalent, only not synth.  
Another way to play it is to do bends, which is tough, but effective. 
 
A crown of thorns, an image formed, deformed 
The mark I've borne, a mark of scorn.. to you 
 
---1210--7/10--------------------------75----87---7/10---- 
----------------10/12--108------108------------------------ 
---{97}-{4/7}----------------------------------------------- 
----------------{7/9}--{75}-----{75}-{97}-{109}-{9/12}--- 
---{75}-{2/5}----------------------------------------------- 
----------------{5/7}--{53}-----{53}-{75}--{87}-{7/10}--- 
 
Now play these chords over the lyrics with the following lead: 
 
C                                             G 
Consume my love devour my hate only powers my escape 
C                                                   D 
The moon is out the stars invite I think I'll leave tonite 
 
use slow bends:          fast bends: 
 
---8b10-----------12b15---10b12-10-10--8-10-10b12b10-10--8-10-10b12b10-10- 
----------9b10p8---------------------------------------------------------- 
--{5/7}-----------{9/12}-------------------------------------------------- 
---------{6b75}---------------------------------------------------------- 
--{3/5}-----------{7/10}-------------------------------------------------- 
---------{4b53}---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
---8-10-10b12b10--8-10-10b12b10--10------ 
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D    A C           G                    vib 
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-------------------------12b13b12b13b12/15-- 
-------------------------{4/-5-4/-5-4/7}-- 
-------------------------------------------- 
-------------------------{2/-3-2/-3-2/5}-- 
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Soon I find myself alone 
 
D A  C             G 
----------------------15h17-15h17-15--- 
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---------------------{12/14-12/14-12}-- 
--------------------------------------- 
---------------------{10/12-10/12-10}-- 
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To relax and fade away 
 
D  A   C                  G 
----------1715--------------------- 
-----17---------------------1715--- 
-----{9}-{1412}------------{97}--- 
------------------------------------ 
-----{7}-{1210}------------{75}--- 
------------------------------------ 
Do you know what's coming down 
 
   D   A   C 
------------------------------------- 
---15--17--12---13---12---13---12---- 
---{7}-{9}--------------------------- 
-----------{9}-{10}--{9}-{10}--{9}--- 
---{5}-{7}--------------------------- 
-----------{7}--{8}--{7}--{8}--{7}--- 
   Do  you know  I   couldn't  stay..  
 
G    D     F  C 
-------1715----- 
----------------- 
------{1412}---- 
----------------- 
------{1210}---- 
----------------- 
free? 
 
            G           D           F           C 
--------------------------------------------------------- 
-----------15-13-12-13-12----12-------------------------- 
--------------------------14----14-12-14-14-14-------12-- 
-----------------------------------------------12-14----- 
--------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------- 
I shall be free 
 
           G            D            F           C 
----------15-14--------15-14------------------------------ 
----------------15-----------15-----15-13-12-13-12-------- 
-------------------14-----------14-----------------12-12-- 
---------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------- 
I shall be free          I shall be free                I shall be 
 
   G           D             F                       C  
----------------------------22-20-19-20-19----19------------ 
--15-13-12-13-12----12---------------------22----22--19b20-- 
-----------------14----14----------------------------------- 
------------------------------------------------------------ 
------------------------------------------------------------ 
------------------------------------------------------------ 
  free        free         freed of those voices inside me 
 
break and play this super fuzzed-out riff twice alone, and repeat it through 
the end of the song before the climbing G chord: 
           vib               vib 
-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
------8h12-12----------13p12-12----8h12-12---15p12---13p12---13p12-- 
---0-----------0--0-0------------0-----------------0-------0-------- 
-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Go into the 'I shall be free' chorus and repeat 6x, slowing on the last two 
times.  Also play the octave-bending riff, plus this one right before the 
climb: 
                                                f.h.     slow  
---------------8-7-----------------8--7---------7b8------------------xxx-- 
----10(12)b10------8---10(12)b10--------10-10-------10-8-7b8---------xxx-- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------xxx-- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------xxx-- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------xxx-- 
---------------------------------------------------------------(7)--xxx-- 
 
16th note strumming, neat progression: 
 
---3--4--5--6--7--8--9--10--11--12--13--14--15------------ 
---3--4--5--6--7--8--9--10--11--12--13--14--15------------ 
---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---- 
---2--3--4--5--6--7--8---9--10--11--12--13--14--14--14--- 
---3--4--5--6--7--8--9--10--11--12--13--14--15--15--15--- 

	        

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