SMASHING PUMPKINS - "hummer" Tablature

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Title: Hummer
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins
Tuning: D A d G


When the bass comes in:

Riff1-1
G|-------------------------|
d|-------------------------| then sometimes play
A|0-2-3--5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5| Riff1-2.
D|-------------------------|

Riff1-2
G|-------------------------|
d|-------------------------|
A|0-2-3--5-5--5-5--5-------|
D|-------------------5-5--5|

Then when it gets loud and when it's quiet:

Riff2
G|-----2h4----------------------------|
d|----------------5-------------------| Last time go to
A|5--5-----5--5-7---7-7/10/3--3h5-3h5-| the G (5 on D)
D|------------------------------------|

Then when it gets loud again:

Riff3
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------5--5h5-----------------|
D|2--2h2-2--2-2-2-5--5h5-5--5-5-5--------7--7h-7-5-5-5-5-|

G|--------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
D|2--2h2-2--2-2-2-7--7h7-7--7-7-7-|


When it gets quiet it play Riff2, and when it
gets loud continue playing 2.

Then smack an E (2 on D), and play:

Riff4
G|---------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------3--3-3-3-|
D|0--0-2--2-5--5-5-5--0--0-2--2----------|

Then at the solo play Riff3. Then 1/2 way throught the solo:

Riff5
G|----------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3h2-2-2-2--2-2-2---------|
D|--------------------------------7-7-7-7-|

Last time: hold A, G, F#.

Play Riff2 When Billy's singing "Life's a bummer"

When it gets quiet play:

Riff6
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4h-------------------|
D|7--7-7-7-7--7-7-------------------5--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|

After playing 6 several times play E then a G, then resume 6.

At the end play:

Riff7
G|-------------------:----------------------------------------|
d|-------------5-5---:----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------:-------------5-5--------------5-5-------|
D|7--7-7-7-7-7------5:2--2-2-2-2-2-----2--2-2-2-2-2-----5-----|

And end on a D.

Any questions/suggestions:
georgconrad@hotmail.com

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