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Subject: s/smashing_pumpkins/cherub_rock.tab Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 15:11:48 -0400 From: Maxacaster@aol.com Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 15:18:58 -0800 From: mikefta@juno.com Song : Cherub Rock Artist : Smashing Pumpkins Album : Siamese Dream Tuning : EADGBE Tabbed By : Max Perenchio (Maxacaster@aol.com) Solo By : Michael Felmey (mikefta@juno.com) INTRO FIG1 E---------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------- G-----9--9----9--9----9----9--9----9--9--9----- 6x D---------------------------------------------- A-----7--7----7--7----7----7--7----7--7--7----- E--0-------0-------0------------0----------0--- FIG2 (heavy dist) E------------------------------------ B------------------------------------ G----9-9---9-9---9---9-9---9-9-9----- D------------------------------------ A----7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7-7----- E--0-----0-----0---------0-------0--- E----------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------- G-----13-13---13-13---13---13-13---13-13-13----- D----------------------------------------------- A-----11-11---11-11---11---11-11---11-11-11----- E---0-------0-------0------------0----------0--- E-------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------- G-----16-16---16-16---16---16-16------------- D-------------------------------------------- A-----14-14---14-14---14---14-14------------- E---0-------0-------0------------0----------- VERSE FIG3 (distortion) E------------------------------------ B------------------------------------ G--11\9-----13/14---13----11\9------- play that twice D------------------------------------ A---9\7-----11/12---11-----9\7------- E-------0-0-------0----0-0-----0-0--- then: FIG4 E-------------- B-------------- G--7-7-7------- D--7-7-7-7-7-7- A--5-5-5-7-7-7- E--------5-5-5- FIG5 (do this twice) E---------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------- G--11\9-----13/14---13----11--11/13-----13/14---13----11--- D---------------------------------------------------------- A---9\7-----11/12---11-----9---9/11-----11/12---11-----9--- E-------0-0-------0----0-0----------0-0-------0----0-0----- (now the singing comes in over FIG 5) (when he says "doesnt matter",and "be somebodys fool" put FIG4 over it) PRECHORUS FIG6 (distortion) (this is the "who is right just what is bold" part) E--------------------------- B--------------------------- G---7-7-7-------5-5-5------- do this twice A---7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5- D---5-5-5-7-7-7-3-3-3-5-5-5- E---------5-5-5-------3-3-3- CHORUS FIG7 (this is alot like FIG6) (you need to listen to the CD to really understand the rythm) E-------------------------- B-------------------------- G--7------------5---------- D--7----7-7-7---5----5-5-5- A--5----7-7-7---3----5-5-5- E-------5-5-5--------3-3-3- then at the end of the chorus E---------------------------------- B---------------------------------- G---7-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- D---7----7-7-7----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- A---5----7-7-7----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-- E--------5-5-5--------------------- BRIDGE FIG8 (this is the "let me out" part) E---0---0---0---------------------------- B---0---0---0---------------------------- G---1---1---1----7-7---------5-5-5------- D---2---2---2----7-7-7---7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5- do that until he screams A---2---2---2----5-5-7---7-7-3-3-3-5-5-5- "LET ME OUUUT!!) E---0---0---0--------5---5-5-------3-3-3- E------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------ G----9-9---9-9---9---9-9---9-9-9-----13-13---13-13---13---13- D------------------------------------------------------------ A----7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7-7-----11-11---11-11---11---11- E--0-----0-----0---------0-------0-0-------0-------0--------- E------------------------------------------------------------ B----------------------------------------------------------- G-13---13-13-13-----16-16---16-16---16---16-16---16-16-16---- D------------------------------------------------------------ A-11---11-11-11-----14-14---14-14---14---14-14---14-14-14---- E----0----------0-0-------0-------0------------0----------0-- E------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------- G---19-19---19-19---21---21-21-------------- D------------------------------------------- A---17-17---17-17---19---19-19-------------- E-0-------0-------0------------0---19\\\\\\\ SOLO ummm... Im only human. I like figuring out my own solos. I did figureout that it starts on the 17th fret of the B string.After the solo is over you go back to that one INTRO/VERSE thing then endon this: END FIG9 E------0-- B------0-- G---7--1-- D---7--2-- A---5--2-- E------0-- THATS IT! SORRY I COULDNT TAB THE SOLO BUT PLEASE GIVE ME FEED BACK ON THIS AT: Maxacaster@aol.com --- Solo as tabbed by Michael Felmey 4/4/03 2:58 PM Here's the beautiful solo to Cherub Rock I'll start where Max Perenchio(Maxacaster@aol.com) left off ~vib. v Vib. bar dip ~~ E|-12---17-16\--12h14p12--20b21-19---16h17-17-17-19p16--12-12h14b15|E B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|B G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|G D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|D A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|A E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|E ~~ E|-21b22-------------------------------------------------------------------|E B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B G|-------------11h13p11-11\9-11p9--9h11p9h11--9\---------------------------|G D|-------12b13-------------------------------------------------------------|D A|--------^with super flange-distortion----------7-9p7-9b10--7-7h9-7h9-7\--|A E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E ~~ ~~ E|--------------------------|E B|--------------------------|B G|-7/9-11-11/12-12p11-------|G D|--------------------12\7--|D A|--------------------------|A E|--------------------------|E Who wants honey? :) mikefta@juno.com ----------- Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1993 17:48:02 -0400 (EDT) From: CECARMAN@MIAVX1.ACS.MUOHIO.EDU Subject: s/smashing_pumpkins/cherub_rock.tab cherub rock -- smashing pumpkins ----------- transcribed by chris carman (cecarman@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu) considering I learned this on a 30-year old acoustic guitar from the Philipines, this isn't exactly right, so bear with me.... Intro -- sounds like 12-strings, probably overdubs... --------------------------------------------- repeat 6x, --------------------------------------------- clean guitar, --------------------------------------------- straight eighths ----14-14---14-14---14---14-14---14-14-14---- except for tie --------------------------------------------- where the space --0-12-12-0-12-12-0-12---12-12-0-12-12-12-0-- is ------------------------------------- 4x with heavy dist., ------------------------------------- lots of guitar noise, -----9-9---9-9---9---9-9---9-9-9----- then play: ------------------------------------- -----7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7-7----- ---0-----0-----0---------0-------0--- ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- -----13-13---13-13---13---13-13---13-13-13----- ----------------------------------------------- -----11-11---11-11---11---11-11---11-11-11----- ---0-------0-------0------------0----------0--- ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- -----16-16---16-16---16---16-16---16\---------- -----------------------------------x\---------- -----14-14---14-14---14---14-14---14\---------- ---0-------0-------0------------0--x\---------- then play Riff 1 twice: vib. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ---9p7-----11h12-x-11---9p7---- -------7--------------------7-- and then two power chords: -------------------- -------------------- ---7---7-x---------- ---7---7-x--7---7--- ---5---5-x--7---7--- ------------5---5--- then Riff 1 once along with Riff 1a variation, just don't pull off of the 9 on the A string and slide back up to the 11th like this: Riff 1a:-------------------|V --------------------------|------------------------ --------------------------|------------------------ --------------------------|------------------------ --------------------------|------------------------ ---9p7-----11h12-x-11---9-|--9/11--11h12-x-11---9-- ...etc -------7------------------|------------------------ then alternate between Riff 1a twice and the power chords once a total of three times in the first verse, then play: ------------------ ------------------- three times, ------------------ and ------------------- holding on the ------------------ then ---7--------------- C power ----- ---9-10--10----5-- play ---7---7--9-10--5-- chord --10- ---9-10--10----5-- ---5---7--9-10--5-- the --10- ---7-8---8-----3-- -------5--7-8---3-- 3rd x --8-- Then repeat the verse and chorus sections, then play the part under "let me out" 4x: ---0-0-0------------------------ ---0-0-0---7-------------------- ---1-1-1---7---------5-5---/7--- ---2-2-2---7---7-7---5-5---/7--- ---2-2-2---5---7-7---3-3---/5--- ---0-0-0-------5-5-------------- Then play this riff, similar to the opening one: ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----9-9---9-9---9---9-9---9-9-9-----13-13---13-13---13---13- ------------------------------------------------------------ ----7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7-7-----11-11---11-11---11---11- --0-----0-----0---------0-------0-0-------0-------0--------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -13---13-13-13-----16-16---16-16---16---16-16---16-16-16---- ------------------------------------------------------------ -11---11-11-11-----14-14---14-14---14---14-14---14-14-14---- ----0----------0-0-------0-------0------------0----------0-- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ---19-19---19-19---21---21-21---------- --------------------------------x\-x\-- into the guitar solo... ---17-17---17-17---19---19-19---x\-x\-- -0-------0-------0------------0-x\-x\-- Play these power chords under the solo: D - A - E D - A - E D - A - E D - A B - C - G Then you're back into the chorus above. The lead "weedle-a" guitar parts are as follows: vib.... vib. sustain,vib. sustain,vib. ---10(12)-b10-----------|---10b12--b10\--------------------- ------------------------|---------------------10------------ ---------------12-11----|----------------------------------- ---------------------12-|----------------------------------- ------------------------|----------------------------------- ------------------------|----------------------------------- vib. vib. ---10b12b10-----------------10b12b10-----10b12--b10--------- ------------10-----------10----------10--------------------- ----------------12-11--------------------------------------- ----------------------12------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ vib. slow bend feedback, vib. ---17b19--17--15p14----------------------------------------- --------------------15-10--\----10b12--------10(12)--------- ---------------------------\-----------------10(11)--------- ---------------------------------------------10------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ back into Riff 1 once, and Riff 1a seven times through the end. play this through the end, after the riff has been played four times... use 16th note strums, one measure on each chord except for the end chord, which you can figure out by listening to the song. hold guitar noise ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ --13---14---16---19---------1---1\--x----------- ----------------------0-----2---2\--x----------- --11---12---14---17---0-----2---2\--x----------- --0----0----0----0----------0---0\--------------