SMASHING PUMPKINS - "window paine" Tablature

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Window Paine
from Gish
Transcribed by Adam Morris


This is another song that wasn't at Nevada,
so here is my version.

b=bend
r-release bend
h=hammer on
p=pull off

Standard tuning

*
E-----x------x------x------x------x------x----------|
B-----x------x------x------x------x------x----------|
G-----x------x------x------x------x------x----------|
D-----x------x------x------x------x------x----------|
A-----x------x------x------x------x------x----------|
E-0-0-x--0-0-x--0-0-x--0-0-x--0-0-x--0-0-x--0-0-----|

* This is actually for bass, but it doesn't really matter.
The x's are done by hitting all the strings with you palm
above the pick-ups.

E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G-----9b--r9------9b-r--9b--r9------------------9---|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A-----7b--r7------------7b--r7---7b-r--5--7--5--7---|
E-0-0------0--0-0------------0----------------------|
Window Paine
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G-----------9---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A--5--7--5--7---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
Around my heart

E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G-----9b--r9------9b-r--9b--r9------------------9---|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A-----7b--r7------------7b--r7---7b-r--5--7--5--7---|
E-0-0------0--0-0------------0----------------------|
Shadow streak
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G-----------9---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A--5--7--5--7---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
Around my heart
<-*->
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--7--------9-----------7p6p5p4---------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A--5--------7---------------------------------------|
E--0--------0---------------------------------------|
Do what you got to do

* Heaps of delay

E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G--7--------9----------------------7-------------------|
D--------------------------------7---------------------|
A--5--------7----------------5/7-----------------------|
E--0--------0------------------------------------------|
And say what you got to say

<-*->
E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G--7--------9-----------7p6p5p4------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A--5--------7------------------------------------------|
E--0--------0------------------------------------------|
Do what you got to do

* Heaps of delay

E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G-----7------------------------------------------------|
D--------------5--5--5-5--7--7--7-7--------------------|
A-----5------------------------------------------------|
E-----0--------3--3--3-3--5--5--5-5--------------------|
Yes, start today Start today

E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G-----9b--r9------9b-r--9b--r9-----------7---9------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A-----7b--r7------------7b--r7---7b-r----5---7------|
E-0-0------0--0-0------------0----------------------|
Wind Blow Shame

E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--7-----9------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A--5-----7------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
Around my heart

E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G-----9-9-9-9-----9b-r--9-9-9-9-----------7-7-7-9---|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A-----7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7---7b-r----5-5-5-7---|
E-0-0-------0--0-0------------0---------------------|
Shadow scream

E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--7-7-7-7--9---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A--5-5-5-5--7---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
Around my heart

Then comes the distorted part. Two guitars here.

Guitar 1
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--7-----9------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A--5-----7------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--7-----9------------------------------------------|
D--7-----9------------------------------------------|
A--5-----7------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
This is repeated a few times

Guitar 1
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--7-----9------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A--5-----7------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--7-----9------------------------------------------|
D--7-----9------------------------------------------|
A--5-----7------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
What are you coming to

Guitar 1
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--7-----9------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A--5-----7------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--7-----9------------------------------------------|
D--7-----9------------------------------------------|
A--5-----7------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
Stripped down to the bone

Guitar 1
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--7-----9------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A--5-----7------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--7-----9------------------------------------------|
D--7-----9------------------------------------------|
A--5-----7------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
Laughing, living

Guitar 1
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--7------------------------9-----------------------|
D------5-----7--------------------------------------|
A--5------------------------7-----------------------|
E------3-----5--------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--7------------------------9-----------------------|
D--7---5-----7--------------9-----------------------|
A--5---5-----7--------------7-----------------------|
E------3-----5--------------------------------------|
On your own All alone

Guitar 1
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--7------9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-----------------------|
D-----7---------------------------------------------|
A--5------7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----------------------|
E-----5---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--7------9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-----------------------|
D--7--7---9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-----------------------|
A--5--7---7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----------------------|
E-----5---------------------------------------------|
This is repeated a many times.

There is a solo here that I will post as soon as I work it out.

Do what you got to do
And say what you got to say
Do what you got to do

Guitar 1 *
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--------------7-----9------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A--------------5-----7------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 *
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--------------7-----9------------------------------|
D--------------7-----9------------------------------|
A--------------5-----7------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
Yes, start today Start today

* Clean tone

Distortion back on now!
Guitar 1
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--9--9-9-9-7--7-7-7--------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A--7--7-7-7-5--5-5-5--------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--9--9-9-9-7--7-7-7--------------------------------|
D--9--9-9-9-7--7-7-7--------------------------------|
A--7--7-7-7-5--5-5-5--------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

Then it ends like this:
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G-----9---------------------------------------------|
D-----9---------------------------------------------|
A-----7---------------------------------------------|
E-------------13b-----------------------------------|
Play this bit 4 times and then end on the x799xx


This took me hours to figure out and type up so if
you are reading this now send me a message, even if
you have nothing to say, I just want to know that
people are getting it and maybe using and enjoying
it. I think most of what I have here is right.
Once again, PLEASE tell me what you think (good and bad).
Any corrections gladly welcomed.

Adam Morris

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