SMASHING PUMPKINS - "rocket" Tablature

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Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 11:32:58 -0400
From: Maxacaster@aol.com
Subject: s/smashing_pumpkins/rocket.tab

Song: Rocket
Artist: Smashing Pumpkins
Album: Siamese Dream
Written by: Billy Corgan
Tuning: Standard
Tabbed by: SkaterX444@aol.com
Notes: Written by SkaterX444aol.com, submitted by Max Perenchio
(Maxacaster@aol.com)

INTRO 3x
(let notes ring, heavy distortion)
|-----------------------|
|------3---5p3-3-3---3--|
|----0---0---------0---0|
|--5--------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|

then:

|--------------------------|
|------0----------5p3-3-5p3|
|----0---0--5p4-4----------|
|--5-----------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|

VERSE
|--3--3-----------3-3-3|
|--3--3--3----5\3-3-3-3|
|--0--0--0--0-5\0-0-0-0|
|-----------0----------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|


Pre chorus:
("I'll miss everything...)
|--3--3--3--3--3-3----------------|
|--3--3--3--3--1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
|--0--0--0--0--2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
|--------------3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
|---------------------------------|

CHORUS
|-----------------------------------|
|---3-------10---------13-------8---|
|--4--4/--11----11/--14--14\--9----9|
|-5--5-/12----12--/15--15--\10---10-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

repeat 4x for chorus
then do this for the
after chorus

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--10/12~-10/12~-10/12/14/16/17p16~|
|----------------------------------|
|--8-/10~-8-/10~-8/10/12/14/15p14~-|
|----------------------------------|
note,repeat verse then the interlude which is

C in the slash notation of / / / / / / / / /
the interlude is the part where billy sais "consume my love devour my hate,
only powers, my escape" repeat it twice

note, repeat the chorus riff 8x. that is the part when he yells "I shall be
free..." then do this, this is the part where he says"free from the voices
inside me..."
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-------------------12~-|
|-----------------------|
|8---8----8----8--8-10~-|
|-----------------------|

PRE-OUTRO, repeat 2x
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---8/12~------13p12-12~--8/12~--15-12----13p12--13p12|
|-0------0-0-0----------0--------------0-0--------0---|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO
all the outro is is billy shouting "i shall be free"
and guitars playing the pre outro, the chorus and the after chorus at the
same time until one part where the guitars go

|--------------------|
|-13--12---13-----14b|
|--------14--14\12---|then you slide the side of pick down
|--------------------|the 1st,2nd and 3rd string for one
|--------------------|second then the band goes up this scale
|--------------------|

end, this part is double picked
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------8~8~8~|
|----------------------6-7-8-9-10-------|
|----1-2-3-4-5-6-7-9-10-----------------|
|--5------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

All comments send to: SkaterX444@aol.com

---

Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 01:20:40 EST
From: G <GMYERS@MUSIC.TRANSY.EDU>
Subject: s/smashing_pumpkins/rocket.tab

Galen Myers
TAB:Smashing Pumpkins
Song:Rocket (Acoustic)
Found on Drown, Spaceboy, etc.

That Main Riff:
-----------------5-----
-----3---5\3---3-------
-0-0---0-----0---------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------

The riff is backed by:
--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3----3----
--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3----3----
--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0----0----
--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0----0----
--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--0/2--2\0--
--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3----3----

The Bass Line:
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--5/7--5\3--

Before the Chorus the two chords are:
----------
----------
-5---5----
-2---5----
-0---3----
----------

Behind the GDFC part of the chorus:
----------------------------------------------
----------------10----------13-------------8--
-0-0-0-0-----11----11----14----14------9----9-
----------12----------15------------10---10---
----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------

Those leads are the same after the chorus:
e-----------------------------
B-6\8-8-8--6\8-8-8--6\8-8-8---
G---------------------------4-

e---------------------------5\7-7br-
B-6\8-8-8--6\8-8-8--6\8-8-8---------
G-----------------------------------

repeat both

Then the bridge (consume my love...):
C and G

Then the soon I find myself alone part:
D A C G

Then the outro:
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-8-8---\12--8-8---\12--13\12-12---8-8---\12--12---15\12-12--13\12--13\12---
G-0---0------0---0-----------------0---0---------0-0-----0--------0---------

The building at the end is taking an open G chord and escalating it up
the neck one fret at a time up to the octave.

---

From: cecarman@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
Date: 11 Feb 94 04:27:57 -0500

rocket -- by Smashing Pumpkins
------
transcribed by Chris Carman (cecarman@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu)

Okay, after the nearly-seven-minute-long Hummer, the chops deserve a
little break, and that's what this tune, Rocket, provides us with. The
most interesting and exciting thing about this song is the prominent the
of the Boss Octave pedal in combination with the slide/bend guitar. To
acheive this effect, you need to turn down the direct level on the Octave
pedal, and turn up both the 1 Octave Down and 2 Octave Down knobs. This
creates a very thick pseudo-synth guitar sound that make this song what it
is. Anyways, here we go:

Some little tremolo guitar floats through in the second bar after the intro:

-----
--7--
--7-- or something like that, just turn up the tremolo knob on your amp ;)
-----
--5--
-----

Bleed in your own light dream of your own life
I miss me I miss everything

right before the chorus play these two chords (or something similar):

----------------------------------
----------------------------------
--5-5--5-5-5----------------------
--2-2--5-5-5--etc-----------------
--0-0--3-3-3----------------------
----------------------------------
everything...

G D F C G D F C
and on and on...
G D F C
G D F C

the lead line over the chorus is as follows:
------------------------------------------
-----------------10--------13------10p8--- repeat this
---0--0--0-----11--11----14--14---9----9-- 4x
------------/12-------/15-------10--------
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------

now here's the beginning of that interesting octave pedal work. This
part does not use a slide, but make the B string bends very fast.
Repeat this entire line 2x with the main riff underneath.

with octave pedal
------------------------------------------------------------------5h7-7b8b7--
-6-8-8b10b8--6-8-8b10b8--6-8-8b10b8---6-8-8b10b8--6-8-8b10b8--6h8------------
------------------------------------4----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Now under the 2nd verse, along with the main riff, play this part. Turn the
direct volume all the way down and turn Octave & Octave 2 all the way up,
and break out the slide. If you don't have an octave pedal or a slide, play
the bottom notes in the brackets -- that's the equivalent, only not synth.
Another way to play it is to do bends, which is tough, but effective.

A crown of thorns, an image formed, deformed
The mark I've borne, a mark of scorn.. to you

---12\10--7/10--------------------------7\5----8\7---7/10----
----------------10/12--10\8------10\8------------------------
---[9\7]-[4/7]-----------------------------------------------
----------------[7/9]--[7\5]-----[7\5]-[9\7]-[10\9]-[9/12]---
---[7\5]-[2/5]-----------------------------------------------
----------------[5/7]--[5\3]-----[5\3]-[7\5]--[8\7]-[7/10]---

Now play these chords over the lyrics with the following lead:

C G
Consume my love...
C D

use slow bends: fast bends:

---8b10-----------12b15---10b12-10-10--8-10-10b12b10-10--8-10-10b12b10-10-
----------9b10p8----------------------------------------------------------
--[5/7]-----------[9/12]--------------------------------------------------
---------[6b7\5]----------------------------------------------------------
--[3/5]-----------[7/10]--------------------------------------------------
---------[4b5\3]----------------------------------------------------------

---8-10-10b12b10--8-10-10b12b10--10------
-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------

D A C G vib
--------------------------------------------
-------------------------12b13b12b13b12/15--
-------------------------[4/-5\-4/-5\-4/7]--
--------------------------------------------
-------------------------[2/-3\-2/-3\-2/5]--
--------------------------------------------
Soon I find...

D A C G
----------------------15h17-15h17-15---
---------------------------------------
---------------------[12/14-12/14-12]--
---------------------------------------
---------------------[10/12-10/12-10]--
---------------------------------------

D A C G
----------17\15---------------------
-----17---------------------17\15---
-----[9]-[14\12]------------[9\7]---
------------------------------------
-----[7]-[12\10]------------[7\5]---
------------------------------------

D A C
-------------------------------------
---15--17--12---13---12---13---12----
---[7]-[9]---------------------------
-----------[9]-[10]--[9]-[10]--[9]---
---[5]-[7]---------------------------
-----------[7]--[8]--[7]--[8]--[7]---

G D F C
-------17\15-----
-----------------
------[14\12]----
-----------------
------[12\10]----
-----------------

G D F C
---------------------------------------------------------
-----------15-13-12-13-12----12--------------------------
--------------------------14----14-12-14-14-14-------12--
-----------------------------------------------12-14-----
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
I shall be free...

G D F C
----------15-14--------15-14------------------------------
----------------15-----------15-----15-13-12-13-12--------
-------------------14-----------14-----------------12-12--
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------

G D F C
----------------------------22-20-19-20-19----19------------
--15-13-12-13-12----12---------------------22----22--19b20--
-----------------14----14-----------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------

break and play this super fuzzed-out riff twice alone, and repeat it through
the end of the song before the climbing G chord:
vib vib
--------------------------------------------------------------------
------8h12-12----------13p12-12----8h12-12---15p12---13p12---13p12--
---0-----------0--0-0------------0-----------------0-------0--------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------

Go into the "I shall be free" chorus and repeat 6x, slowing on the last two
times. Also play the octave-bending riff, plus this one right before the
climb:
f.h. slow
---------------8-7-----------------8--7---------7b8------------------xxx--
----10(12)b10------8---10(12)b10--------10-10-------10-8-7b8---------xxx--
---------------------------------------------------------------------xxx--
---------------------------------------------------------------------xxx--
---------------------------------------------------------------------xxx--
---------------------------------------------------------------(7)\--xxx--

16th note strumming, neat progression:

---3--4--5--6--7--8--9--10--11--12--13--14--15------------
---3--4--5--6--7--8--9--10--11--12--13--14--15------------
---0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----
---0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----
---2--3--4--5--6--7--8---9--10--11--12--13--14--14--14\---
---3--4--5--6--7--8--9--10--11--12--13--14--15--15--15\---

-cecarman@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu

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