SMASHING PUMPKINS - "Whir" Tablature

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by Smashing Pumpkins from the album Pisces Iscariot
Written by William P. Corgan

*intro

G1 acoustic

|-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-------------
|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--------4-4-4--4-4-4-2-------------
|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--------4-4-4--4-4-4-2-------------
|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--------2-2-2--2-2-2-0-------------
|-X-X-0--X-X-X-0--------X-X-0--X-X-X-X-------------

*1

G1 & G2 acoustic

|-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-------------
|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--------4-4-4--4-4-4-2-------------
|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--------4-4-4--4-4-4-2-------------
|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--------2-2-2--2-2-2-0-------------
|-X-X-0--X-X-X-0--------X-X-0--X-X-X-X-------------

repeat *1 with extra Asus2 and B rhythm srokes added.
G3 starts at :12 [after what is tabbed above] and ends
at lyrics.

G3 electric (wierd muffled tone)

|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-4/6-4/6-------4-4/6---9\6-6/11-9--6\4-4/6-2------
|----------4-/7------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------

note: rhythm on this tab is nonexistent and the lines of
G3 do not correspond to the rhythm of G1&2's tab. Listen
to the recording as a guide... bm.

There's this addition to *1 after G3's last E and
just before the lyrics:

G1 & G2

| I've wasted...
|-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---0-0-0----------------
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4----------------
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4----------------
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2----------------
|--------------------------------X-X-0----------------

repeat all of *1 (including the above). G3 enters after
Billy sings "It's not easy...when you're alone."

G3 interlude

|-------------------------------------------------- 1
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-4-4-4/6--4-4-4/6-------4-4-4/6-4-----------------
|----------------------------------4---------------
|--------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------- 2
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-4-4-4/6--4-4-4/6---6\4-4-4-4/6-4-----------------
|----------------------------------4---------------
|--------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------- 3
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-4-4-4/6--4-4-4/6-------4-4-4/6-4-----------------
|----------------------------------4---------------
|--------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------- 4
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-4-4-4/6--4-4-4/6---6\4-4-4-4/6-4-4/7-------------
|--------------------------------------(7h9p7)-----
|--------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------- 5
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-6-6-X-2-/6------2/4--4/6--6/9--6-6-X-2-/6--------
|------------4/7-----------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------- 6
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-6\4---------------------------4h6/9--6--4--6-----
|------9\7--7\4--4\2--2/4--7-4h7-------------------
|--------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------- 7
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-6-6-4-4/6----------2h4p2-------------------------
|-----------------2h4------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------

repeat *1

G3 enters again after "...when you're scared."

|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-6-6-X-2-/6-6\4-4/6-6\4-4\2-2-4-4/6--9\6--6\4-----
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------

|--------------------------------------------------
|------------------9-------------------------------
|------------------8-------------------------------
|-4\2-2------------6--6\4-4/6---------6-6-4-4/9----
|------h4--2-4-4/7------------2/4-4/7--------------
|--------------------------------------------------

G1 & 2 pause for G3 `solo'

|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-6/9\6----4/6\4---9\6--4/6----2/4-4/6-6/9-9/11~---
|----------------7----------4----------------------
|--------------------------------------------------

repeat *1 with #s 1-2 of G3 twice.

Outro: G1 & G2

|-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0--------------------
|-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0--------------------
|-2-X-0-X-0---------0---------0--------------------
|-2-X-0-X-2---------2---------2--------------------
|-0---2---3---------3---------2--------------------
|-X---3---X-------------------0--------------------

|-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0--------------------
|-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0--------------------
|-2-X-0-X-0---------0---------0--------------------
|-2-X-0-X-2---------2---------2--------------------
|-0---2---3---------3---------2--------------------
|-X---3---X-------------------0--------------------

|-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-----0-0-0-0-------- \
|-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-----0-0-0-0-------- |
|-2-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-----0-0-0-0-------- |
|-2-X-0-X-2---------2---------2-----2-2-2-2-------- |
|-0---2---3---------3---------2-----2-2-2-2-------- |
|-X---3---X-------------------0-------------------- |
|
G3 slightly distorted |
|
|-------------------------------------------------- |
|-------------------------------------------------- |
|-----------------------------4hbr----------------- |
|-7---5---4hb---------------------5---------------- |
|-------------------------------------------------- |
|-------------------------------------------------- /

|-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-------------------- \
|-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-------------------- |
|-2-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-------------------- |
|-2-X-0-X-2---------2---------2-------------------- |
|-0---2---3---------3---------2-------------------- |
|-X---3---X-------------------0-------------------- |
|
G3 |
|
|-------------------------------------------------- |
|-------------------------------------------------- |
|-------------------------------------------------- |
|-7---5---4hb----------------(15)r14-12------------ |
|-------------------------------------------------- |
|-------------------------------------------------- /

Under the entire song (excluding the intro and outro)
is a 4th guitar playing _seemingly_ at random these
three notes, something like the following:

G4

|-7---7------7---7---7-5-7---7---7-7---------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|---4---4------4---4----4---4----------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------

Well, there's Whir for you. I still can't figure out the
E's and other chords under the chorus (Whir yourself around...
part) . Enjoy it. Hope
it's not too confusing (I didn't wanna tab out repetitive
lines) and it helps out. Please send comments to


Lyrics:

I've wasted all my years
Been chasin' all my fears
For another
Brighter than you

I gave in long ago
To make it to the show
It's not easy
When you're alone

All your prayers
In my ears
Don't you care?

Whir yourself around
Just to fall back down
Whir yourself around

My harlot/honey little girl
C'mon lets go for a whirl
It's too early
Sun is sleeping

She says she wants to marry me
She says she wants a baby
It's not easy
When you're scared

Whir yourself around
Just to fall back down
Whir yourself around

All your prayers
In my ears
Don't you care?

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