SMASHING PUMPKINS - "tonight tonight" Tablature

Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 12:20:32 +0000 (GMT)
From: David Creber <djc111@york.ac.uk>
Subject: s/smashing_pumpkins/tonight_tonight.crd

'Tonight, tonight'
B.P.Corgan Jr
>From the Smashing Pumpkins album 'Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'

Tabbed by djc111@york.ac.uk <Dave Creber> modifying a tab by
perth@nando.net <Dennis Kim>

Hope this is ok, I'm not very good at this yet, let me know any problems
you have, any alterations you think should be made etc.

Key of Cb (tune down half a step to (LO-Hi) Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb.)

The bass is also tuned down and plays the theme Cb, Bb, Db in the key of
Cb.

Chords:


eb--3--0---1-----x--0----2
Bb--3--0---1-----3--1----3
Gb--0--0---0-----2--2----2
Db--0--2---2-----0--2----0
Ab--2--2---3-----x--x----0
Eb--3--x---x-----x--x----2
G Em Cadd9 D Am D/F#

Fig 1: (repeat a few times)

eb----------------------------------------------------------- |
Bb-----0--------0--------------0--------0--------------------o|
Gb--------0--------0-----0--------0--------0-----0----------- |
Db----------------------------------------------------------- |
Ab--3---------3-------3-------5-------5--------5-------------o|
Eb----------------------------------------------------------- |
t r m i r m i m t r m i r m i m

t:thumb, r:ring, m:middle, i:index


**You can't really hear it in the single version, but in the acoustic
version (tonight reprise), i think every now and again instead of the
third and fifth fret on the A string, it goes from the seventh to the
eleventh fret***


Rhythm Part:

G
Em
G
Em

Cadd9 G D
Cadd9 G D
Cadd9 G D G

<begin Fig 1, lyrics come in after it has been played twice - continue
fingerpicking)

Time is never time...
G D Em
Believe...
G D Em
Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D

Cadd9 G D G
Tonight...
Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D Em

G
And you know...
Em
G
Em

<Fig1> G D Em
Believe...
G D Em
Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D

Cadd9 G D G Cadd9
Tonight...
Cadd9 G D G D Em

Am Cadd9 G D Em
We'll crucify...
Am Cadd9 G D Em
Am Cadd9 G D Em
Am Cadd9 G D Em
Am Cadd9 <Fig.1>

(continue fingerpicking) G D/F# Em
Tonight...

All credits go to Dennis Kim for providing a near perfect original tab, I
just tweaked it here and there to finish it off.

Dave