SMASHING PUMPKINS - "crush" Tablature

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From: Douglas R Denison <dougd@MIT.EDU>
Subject: s/smashing_pumpkins/crush.tab

Smashing Pumpkins' "Crush" from the album Gish
words and music by Billy Corgan
tab by Doug Denison (dougd@mit.edu)

Tune guitar up 1/2 step (low-high: F Bb Eb Ab C F)


Chords F Bb Eb Ab C F
------------------------
Bbm x 0 2 2 1 x
Db x 3 2 0 1 x
Ab 3 2 0 0 0 x


Bass Riff (BR):
(This is the main bass riff, tabbed for the tuned up guitar. To play
standard bass, play all notes 1/2 step up from indicated)

Ab |----------------------------
Eb |--------------------3--5----
Bb |-----------3--5--7--------3-
F |--3--5--7-------------------


Riff 1 (R1): Riff 2 (r2):
echo echo
|----------------------------- |---------------------------------
|--------------15-13-12----13- |--------------15-13-12-13-13p12--
|--16-14-12-14----------12---- |--16-14-12-14--------------------
|----------------------------- |---------------------------------
|----------------------------- |---------------------------------
|----------------------------- |---------------------------------

Intro:

BR Bbm Db Ab R1 Bbm Db Ab R2

Basic chord progression over lyrics: Bbm Db Ab

You wrap your... R1
R2
R1
Bbm Db Ab

And this feeling...
BR

You're sleeping... R2
R1
R2

Solo (kind of; there is some singing over this):

|---------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------12-13-12~~-----------------------
|--(12)14r12---(9)10r9~--12-14---------------------------12h14--
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
And I...

(~ here means keep string bent)
|---------------------------------------------------------
|--12-13-(13)15~15~15~15~15~15~15~15~15r13-13-12-13-12~~--
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------

(strike string with edge of pick and fade at ...)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------12b13r12-13-12h13h15-17-17b18r17p15-15-15-15...
|-12b13r12b13r12--------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------

Slow strum Bbm Db Ab for outro

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