SMASHING PUMPKINS - "soma" Tablature

From: "The Space Cowboy (KMK) + Great Cornholio (JS4)" <kkates1@gl.umbc.edu>
Subject: s/smashing_pumpkins/soma.tab

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I hope that helps you keep pickin.......Great Cornholio

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From: Bradley W Zimmerman <bz29+@andrew.cmu.edu>

This borders on the Second Coming live....

"Soma"
by Smashing Pumpkins

verse
B E G
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-----0---------0---------12---12-----
-----8---------9----------0----0-----
-----9-9-----9-9---9---12-----12-----
---9---9---7-----7-7-10----10-10-10--
-7-------7---------0----------------- repeat, then strum chord pattern

after 2X, alternate high G w/ low G (355400)
during "chorus," end strum on F#/E (244300)
("Caught in a ruse of FOOLS..." line)

bridge
B E F#/E
"One last..."
B E G


Heavy riff
A C5 G F
--------------------1-1-1--------------
-5-5----------------1-1-1--------------
-2-2-----5-5---0-0--2-2-2--------------
-2-2-----5-5---0-0--3-3-3--------------
-0-0-0-2-3-3-3-x-x--3-3-3--------------
---------------3-3--1-1-1-0-1p0--------

then back into the B E G progression

the Solo will follow soon......

Raphrat
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soma -- smashing pumpkins (billy corgan/james iha)
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Co-transcribed by Chris Carman (cecarman@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu -- tab) and
Patrick A. Nast (Patrick.Nast@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de -- chords & lyrics)

This is my way to play the chords:

B E G F# A C F D
E------0-----0-----3-----9-----5-----8-----1----10--
B------0-----0-----0-----9-----5-----8-----1----10--
G------8-----9-----0----11-----6-----9-----2----11--
D------9-----9-----0----11-----7----10-----3----12--
A------9-----7-----2-----9-----7----10-----3----12--
E-----(7)---(7)----3-----9-----5-----8-----1----19--

Hints: use chorus, reverb, echo, and Ebows to get it to sound like the record.
Or just have fun with it.

intro -- this is very approximate - repeat 2x-|
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------0-----------0-----0-------7---7----7----|
------0-----------0-----0-------0---0--0--0---|
------8---8h9-----9---9-9-------0---0------0--|
----9-----9-----9---9---------0---0-----------|
--9-----9-----7-------------------------------|
----------------------------3-----------------|

------0------------0-----0------------------------------
------0------------0-----0------3----------3-----3------
------8----8h9-----9---9-9------4--------0-------0------
----9------9-----9---9----------5-5--4/5-----4/5---5----
--9------9-----7--------------5-------------------------
----------------------------3---------------------------
band in
------0--------------7--------7---7----7-7------
------0---------------7-------------------------
------8----8h9-----9---9------------0-----------
----9------9-----9------------------------------
--9------9-----7------------5---5----5-----5----
--------------------------3---------------------

just repeat something similar to the above intro stuff with the rest of the
band until the vocals come in, then play the chords written above the lyrics.
with over 40 guitar tracks on this song alone, the best thing we can hope to do
is approximate it -- hell, on stage, the Pumpkins only have two guitarists.

lead w/full band:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------0---0---0---0-----------------------0---0---0----9--
---8--------8/9--11\7---6---4---2-----8--------8/9--11--12--11-/14--\9----
-------9h11-9-----------------------------9h11-9--------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
into the vocals
------------------------------------------------------0----------
----------------------0---0---0---0--------------------0---------
---8--------8/9--11\7---6---4---2-----8--------8/9--11--/12------
-------9h11-9-----------------------------9h11-9-----------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

[for the vocals, play something similar to the intro w/lead part]

B E G
nothing left...
B E G
B E G
B E
G B E

[play that lead part here for the next 4 lines]

G B E
close your eyes...
G B E
G B E G

[crank up the mellotron here...]

B E G
wrapped my hurt...
B E G
B E G
B E G

[lead w/Mike Mills on piano, playing the chords]

B E G
so now i'm...
B E G
B E G
B E G F#

B F#
one last...
B
G

[solo1] play E G A F# under solo1

Okay, the amazing thing about this solo -- and I shit you not -- is that not
only is it on an acoustic guitar (!) driven by an Ebow (!!), but there are
FOURTEEN studio tracks of it! (!!!) So don't worry if this isn't exact. :)
bend up & down
---10---------10-----------------------------------------------------------
--------10h12-----10-/14\10--7--b7(8)b7b7(8)-------------------------------
----0----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------b4(5)b4b4(5)-/12--11h12p11---
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normal guitar, let open strings ring into power chords
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-----------------------0----------------0-----------------------
-------------------9-----9---9-----9----------------------------
--/14--\9--7-----9---9-----9-----9---9--------------------------
---------------7---------------7--------------------------------
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[Distortion! Power Chords! YES!!]

A C G F A C G
didn't want to lose...
F A C G
F A C G
F

B E G
now i'm all...
B E G
B E G
B E
G

[solo2] B E G under solo2

[to be finished at a later date, when my physical therapy is done]


A C G F A C G
so let the sadness...
F
E G
D C E
G D
C

B E G
and i'm all...
B E G
B E G
B E G

[back to clean chords]

B E G
nah nah nah nah nah...
B E G
B E G
B E G
B

Sincerely Yours,
Adelande