SMASHING PUMPKINS - "Rat In A Cage" Tablature

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Track: Rat in a Cage (sum ppl call it "bullet with butterfly wingz")
Artist: Smashing Pumpkins
ALbum: i not sure about this

Tuning: down half a step (eb, Bb, Gb, Db, Ab, Eb)


Verse

eb|-----------------------------------|x7
Bb|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Gb|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Db|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Ab|--2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|
Eb|------------3-3-0-0-0-0-0----------|

eb|---------------------------------|x5
Bb|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Gb|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Db|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Ab|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|
Eb|--------0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3----------|
^distortion goes on here on the last time
Chorus

eb|-------3-3--0-0--0-0---0---3--|
Bb|-------3-3--3-3--0-0---0---3--|
Gb|--4-4--0-0--2-2--2-2---0---0--| x4 Guitar 1
Db|--4-4--0-0--0-0--2-2---2---0--|
Ab|--2-2--2-2-------0-0---2---2--|
Eb|-------3-3-------------0---3--|

Chorus

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|------------6-7-7---------------| x4 Guitar 2
Db|--9-9-7-5-5-6-7-7--5-7-7~/14\5--|
Ab|--9-9-7-5-5-4-5-5--5-7-7~/14\5--|
Eb|--7-7-5-3-3--------3-5-5~/12\3--|
then this little riff to finish it off:

eb|-------------|
Bb|-------------|
Gb|-------------|
Db|--4-4-4/7~~--|
Ab|--4-4-4/7~~--|
Eb|--2-0-2/5~~--|


Verse riffs again with guitar 2 playing this:

w/ wah clean
eb|-------|x4-----0----0------0----------------|x3-----|
Bb|-------|-----0--------0------0--------------|---0---|
Gb|--2/4--|--14-----12-----11-----12h14--------|---4---|
Db|-------|-----------------------------12h14--|-------|
Ab|-------|------------------------------------|-------|
Eb|-------|------------------------------------|-------|
strum a bunch of times ^

chorus again with this riff on the 4th time:

eb|------3-3-0-0-0-0--|
Bb|------3-3-3-3-0-0--|
Gb|--4-4-0-0-2-2-2-2--| Guitar 1
Db|--4-4-0-0-0-0-2-2--|
Ab|--2-2-2-2-----0-0--|
Eb|------3-3----------|


eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|------------6-7-7--------| Guitar 2:
Db|--9-9-7-5-5-6-7-7-5-7-7--|
Ab|--9-9-7-5-5-4-5-5-5-7-7--|
Eb|--7-7-5-3-3-------3-5-5--|

interlude:


eb|----------------------|x4--------|
Bb|----------------------|----------|
Gb|----------------------|----------| Guitar 1
Db|--6-6-6-9~--4-4-4-7~--|--/14~~~--|
Ab|--6-6-6-9~--4-4-4-7~--|--/14~~~--|
Eb|--4-4-4-7~--2-0-2-5~--|--/12~~~--|

x4
eb|---------7~--------5~-|-9~~b12~~-|
Bb|----------------------|----------|
Gb|---------4~--------2~-|----------| Guitar 2
Db|----------------------|----------|
Ab|----------------------|----------|
Eb|----------------------|----------|


eb|-----------------|x5---------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------------| Both guitars
Db|--2--5--4-4-4-7--|--2--5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Ab|--2--5--4-4-4-7--|--2--5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Eb|--0--3--2-0-2-5--|--0--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|

That Quite bit

eb|-----(0)-----(0)-----(0)----(0)--------------|x4-------|
Bb|------0-------3-------3------0-----0----0----|---------|
Gb|--------0-------0---2---0------0----------0--|---------| Guitar 1
Db|----4-------0-----0---------2----------0-----|--/14\5--|
Ab|--2-----------------------0-------2----------|--/14\5--|
Eb|----------3----------------------0---3-------|--/12\3--|
the last time is only to here^
the (0)s are only on the 3rd time

Guitar 2 plays this but only on the 3rd time

eb|-------------------------|------3--|
Bb|--9~~p7/6h7p6~-----------|------3--|
Gb|---------------8~-6h8~~--|------0--|
Db|-------------------------|--/14\0--|
Ab|-------------------------|--/14\2--|
Eb|-------------------------|--/12\3--|

Outro

eb|-------3-3--0-0---0-0------|(till the ending riff)
Bb|-------3-3--3-3---0-0------|
Gb|--4-4--0-0--2-2---2-2---3--|
Db|--4-4--0-0--0-0---2-2---3--| Guitar 1
Ab|--2-2--2-2--------0-0---1--|
Eb|-------3-3-----------------|


eb|----------------------------|x4
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|------------6-7-7-----------| Guitar 2
Db|--9-9-7-5-5-6-7-7--5-7-7-8--|
Ab|--9-9-7-5-5-4-5—5--5-7-7-8--|
Eb|--7-7-5-3-3--------3-5-5-6--|

Lead bitz

eb|-------------------------------|x4
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|--2h4-4p2-2h4-4p2-2h4-4b6r4-2--|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------------------|x2
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--14h16-16p14-14h16-16p14-14h16-16p14-16b18r16b18r16-14--|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-14h16p14/12-12/11-11/12-12/11-11/9-9/7-11/9-9/11-9/7-7/6-7/6-6/4-2-|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ending

eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------| Guitar 1
Db|--2----5---4\\\--|
Ab|--2----5---4\\\--|
Eb|--0----3---2\\\--|

eb|-----------------------|
Bb|--10b12r10p8------7~~--|
Gb|-------------9~~~------| Guitar 2
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|

usually i don't like smashing pumpkins but this song is gud so seein how
bored i am i thought i would tabs it. itz fun 2 play, like not 2 boring but
i am never sure about my tabs so plz post ne commentz or correctionz at the
bottom. If ne of you have the strange need 2 email me my address is

howzit11@hotmail.com

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