Smashing Pumpkins : "Bullet with butterfly wings" Guitar chords

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Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 22:28:06 -0400
From: Maxacaster@aol.com
Subject: s/smashing_pumpkins/bullet_with_butterfly_wings.crd

Title: Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins
Album: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Written By: Billy Corgan
Tabbed By: Max Perenchio (Maxacaster@aol.com)

Tuning: Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb

Notes: The intro is based on a B5 chord. After the Chorus I demonstrate what 
to do if you only have one guitar. (I use that version at home)

Here it is, this is my favorite band in the whole world so I though I should 
make a COMPLETE tab of this song. I have seen many INCOMPLETE tabs all over 
the internet. This one is complete besides the very last chorus where another 
guitar is soloing with a wah-wah pedal. It really isnt a huge part of the 
song. And this tab IS pretty much correct, the 
verse might sound strange the first time but it is right. And I have advice 
for all you fellow tabbers if you are stuck on tab, try to listen to the song 
being played live, you will probably hear the chords better, thats how I got 
this song. 



INTRO/VERSE
NOTES: Both Billy and James doing this. 
(Clean Tone) FIG 1
E---------------------------------
B-(0)-----------------------(0)---
G--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------4-4-4-4
D--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4
A--2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0
E------------3-3-0-0-0-0-0--------
                    
PRECHORUS
(clean tone)  FIG 2
E-----------------------------------
B-----------------------------------
G---4-4-4-------------------4-4-4-4-
D---4-4-4-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-
A---2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-
E---------0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3----------

CHORUS
(heavy disortion!)
   
Guitar 1 (Billy) FIG 3
    B5    G5    Dsus  Asus  E   G5
E---------------0-0---0-0---0------ 
B---------------3-3---0-0---0------
G---4-4---------2-2---2-2---1------
D---4-4---5-5-0-0-0-0-2-2---2----5-
A---2-2-0-5-5---------0-0-0-2----5-
E---------3-3---------------0--0-3-
Guitar 2 (James) FIG 4
    B5 A5 G5    D5    A5      E5    G5            G5  
E-------------------------------------      -------- 
B-------------------------------------    --------
G-------------7-7-7---------9\--------    --*12*-- 
D---9-9-7-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9\-----5*-      --*12*--
A---9-9-7-5-0-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7\-----5*-*OR*--*10*--
E---7-7-5-3---------5-5-5-5----0-0-3*-      --------

This is another version of the chorus if you only have one guitar in your 
band or if you are just playing at home. This is the version I play at home 
by the way this version has my High G5 chord instead of the low G5 chord.


E--------------0-0---0-0-0-0-------
B--------------3-3---0-0-0-0-------
G--4-4-0-------2-2---2-2-2-2-9\-12-
D--4-4-0-5-5-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-9\-12-
A--2-2-0-5-5-------0-0-0-0-0-7\-10-
E--------3-3-----------------------

Right After the Chorus Both Guitars do this:
FIG 5
E----------
B----------
G----------
D--4---4/7-
A--4---4/7-
E--2-0-2/5-

VERSE 2
Notes: Excactly the same as FIG 1 except for a little fill over FIG 1
(clean tone) FILL 1 [1:33]
E--------------------
B--------------------
G-----14---12---11--9 You do this a couple times.
D--------------------
A--------------------
E--------------------


PRECHORUS 2
Put this little fill over  FIG 2
(Light Distortion) FILL 2
E------------------------------------
B------------------------------------
G---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

CHORUS 2
The same as 1st chorus (FIG 3 and 4 combined)


SOLO
Notes: This isn't really a solo compared to other pumpkins stuff but it 
sounds cool, this has two guitar parts but one guitar can easily pull off 
both parts.
  (heavy distortion!) FIG 6
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G----------9~--------7~--------9~--------12~- x2
D--6-6/9-9---4-4/7-7---6-6/7-7---4-4/7-7-----
A--6-6/9-9---4-4/7-7---6-6/7-7---4-4/7-7-----
E--4-4/7-7---2-2/5-5---4-4/9-9---2-2/5-5-----


BRIDGE
E------------------
B------------------
G--2-2-5-5--4---4/7
A--2-2-5-5--4---4/7
E--0-0-3-3--2-0-2/5

SOFT CHORUS
Notes: Oh man, right now billy goes into a chord plucking thing, while he is 
singing the regular chorus, softly. The chords he is plucking are the same 
ones used on the regular chorus. All you need to do is just pluck these 
chords out in individual notes:

B5            G5      D5            Asus    Em  G


Put FIG 5 over the scream 

OUTRO
Notes: Make Sure You add the A#5 after A5.
(heavy dist.)  FIG 7
E----------------0-0------------
B----------------3-3------------
G---4-4----------2-2----2-2-2-3-  keep repeating
D---4-4----5-5-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-3-
A---2-2-0--5-5----------0-0-0-1-
E----------3-3------------------
FINAL RIFF:
    
E----------------
B--10^-8---------
G-------9--------
D----------------
A----------------
E-------------1-0


Thats it! That took me a long time. I must have of listened to that song 200 
times today. Its actually pretty easy to play, I mean compared to"Geek 
U.S.A."  Feel free to give me any kind of feedback...pleeeze I thrive for 
feedback!! Email me at: 
Maxacaster@aol.com

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