SMASHING PUMPKINS - "methusela" Tablature

Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 06:21:52 -0000
From: Susan Strong <Susan.Strong@ntlworld.com>
Subject: s/smashing_pumpkins/methusela.tab

Subject: Methusela
Artist : Smashing Pumpkins
Release: No Official Release (MCIS Demo)
Author : Iain Strong
Tuning : Eb
This is an atmospheric Mellon Collie demo which, surprisingly,
never even made it onto the B-Side of a Pumpkins single.
It is easy enough to play, since it follows three distinct patterns
which are repeated twice. Here goes...

Intro/1st Part Of Verse ("what'd your father say to you?")x4:
(Piano)
x-------------------------------------------------x
x-------------------------------------------------x
x--17~~~16~~~~~~~~14~~~12~~~----------------------x
x---------------------------12/14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--x
x-------------------------------------------------x
x-------------------------------------------------x
(Rhythm Guitar)
x--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------x
x--1-1-1p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------x
x--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2p0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--x
x--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2p0/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--x
x--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--x
x----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--x

2nd Part Of Verse ("We are chinese boxes")x2:
x--2-2h3p2p0-0--x
x--3-3-3-3-3-3--x
x--2-2-2-2-2p0--x
x--0-0-0-0-0-0--x
x---------------x
x---------------x Followed by (1st time) Am; (2nd time) Am, C.

Bridge ("So tell me what you need")x8:
x------3-----2-----------0--------x
x--------3-----3-----1-----1------x
x----0-----2-----2-2---2-----2----x
x--0-------0-----2-------------2--x
x--2------------------------------x
x--3------------------------------x

Chorus x2:
x--0--x (1st time only)  x--0-0-0--x (x3)
x--0--x          x--1-1p0--x
x--0--x     (TACET)  x--2-2p0--x      (TACET)
x--2--x          x--2-2-2--x
x--2--x          x------2--x
x--0--x "A wise old man" x------0--x "A wise young fool"

 
This file is all my own work and represents my interpretation of the
song.