SMASHING PUMPKINS - "geek usa" Tablature

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Song Title: geek usa
Artist: Smashing Pumpkins
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Okay, here it is kids....
Transcribed by David Virginia

Standard Tuning (I think)
Geek USA, by William Corgan
intro
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-3-/-7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-/-7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

riff 1
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------10------------------------5--|
E|--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0------0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----|

riff 2
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------5---------------------|
E|--0--0--0-----0--0--0--5-/7-\-3--|( this should be one, whole continuious slide)

riff 3
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-------------5----------------|
E|--0--0--0------0--5--4--0--3--|

riff 4
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-----------7------------5--|
E|--0--0--0-----0-0-0--0-----|

riff 5
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|--3--3-3-3--3--5--5-5-5--5--|

riff 6
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--7--5----------7--7-7-7-7--|
E|--------7--6--5-------------|

riff 7
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|

riff 8
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------7---7---7---7----|
E|--5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7-7-7----0---0---0---0--|

riff 9
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7-7-7--10--10--10--10--10--10--|

interlude (riff 10)
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------3--0--------|
E|---0-------3-/-5--------------|
(let ring)

riff 11
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--5--5--|

guitar solo (riff 12)
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|--------------------5---|
E|--0--0--3--0--0--5------|

riff 13
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|--7--6--5--4--3--2--0--|

riff 14
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-5-5-5--|
E|--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5----------|

riff 15
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
E|--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-----------------------------|

riff 16
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------5--5--0--4--4--0--0--|
E|--3--0--0--0--7--0--0--------------------------|

play in this order:
intro X1
riff 1 X4
riff 2 X3
riff 3 X1
riff 2 X3
riff 3 X1
riff 4 X1
riff 5 X1
riff 6 X1
riff 5 X1
riff 4 X1
riff 5 X2
riff 7 X1
riff 5 X1
intro (only play half. the song basically starts over at this point.)
riff 1 X2
riff 2 X3
riff 3 X1
riff 2 X3
riff 3 X1
riff 8 X3
riff 9 X1
riff 4 X1
riff 5 X1
riff 6 X1
riff 5 X1
riff 4 X1
riff 5 X2
riff 7 X1
riff 5 X1
riff 10 X4
riff 11 X4
riff 12 X8
riff 13 X1
riff 14 X7
riff 15 X1
riff 14 X3
riff 15 X1
riff 16 X? play this until the song ends!!

well that's about it. If its looks intimidating, its not, really. Once I
figured it out it me about an hour to learn it and nail it down. Some parts
are kinda fast so be careful. I tried to get the timing by placing the notes
but its hard to do, you'll just have to listen to the song to figure out
where everything goes. Any comments and/or suggestions and/or requests are
strongly encouraged, my address is dvirgini@wnec.edu . I also have Hummer,
Soma, Silverfuck, and Drown transcribed but I haven't gotten around to
submitting them yet. Give me a little time. Till next time, rock on!

Submitted by: David Virginia (dvirgini@wnec.edu)

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