WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Smashing Pumpkins - Cherry Bass | Ver. 2
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S M A S H I N G P U M P K I N S
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C H E R R Y
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THE AEROPLANE FLIES HIGH
[1979 Single]
(c) Virgin Records - 1996
Tune Down a 1/2 Step, then Drop D
C# G# C# F#
Tempo = 106 BPM
Time Signature = 4/4
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PADDY MCMULLAN
Version 1.0
17th March 2009
For Andrea C.
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Tablature Symbols Used:
p - Pull-Off
h - Hammer-On
(/) - Legato Slide (Blank space indicates length of slide)
\ - Slide Down to/Down From (Blank space indicates length of slide)
/ - Slide Up To/Up From (Blank space indicates length of slide)
( ) - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note
REST - Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space
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Song Notes:
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Contrary to popular belief, the main riffs of this song are played on bass,
not guitar.
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Intro Fumble: Play once, then rest for 3 bars
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* Let notes ring wherever possible *
||-- /11--------11-----R- -||
||-----------0------0--E- -||
||---------------------S- -||
||-- /9---9------------T- -||
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Riff 1 [Verse/Pre-Chorus 1]: Play 16 times
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* Let notes ring wherever possible *
||-------11--------11-----(11 \| 9)----9--------7-----7--| |
||--9--------9--0------0-------|--7--------7--5-----5--- /|*|
||-----------------------------|--------------------------|*|
||-----------------------------|--------------------------| |
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Chorus: (Play once)
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* Let notes ring wherever possible *
||-- /11----11-------11--------|-------------------------|
||----------------0------------|-------------------------|
||-----------------------0--0--|-(0)-0-------------------|
||-----------------------------|--------0--2----2--2--0--|
|--11----11-----(11\9)-----6--|-(6)-6-------------------|
|------------0-------------7--|-(7)-7-------------------|
|--------------------------0--|-(0)---------------------|
|-----------------------0-----|--------0--2----2--2--0--|
|-- /11----11----11--11--------|-----6-------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------0--0--|-(0)---------------------|
|------------------------------|--------0--2----2--2--0--|
|-----------------------6--|-(6)-----------------||
|--------------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------------|---------------------||
|--0----0--0--0--(0/7)--7--|-(7)--------------0--||
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Play Riff 1 seven 7 times
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Riff 2 [Variation of Riff 1]: Play 8 times
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* Let notes ring wherever possible *
||---------11--------11----- \ | -(9)----9--------7------| |
||-- /9--------9--0-------------|---7--------7--5---------|*|
||------------------------------|-------------------------|*|
||------------------------------|-------------------------| |
On the fifth repeat, play the following instead, returning to the main riff
afterwards to complete this section (notice the extra G note at the end):
||---------11--------11----- \ | -(9)----9--------7-------||
||-- /9--------9--0-------------|---7--------7--5-----5----||
||------------------------------|--------------------------||
||------------------------------|--------------------------||
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Play the Chorus once, replacing the last two bars with the following:
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* Let notes ring wherever possible *
||--11----------11--11-----6--|-(6)--------------------||
||----------------------------|------------------------||
||----------------------------|------------------------||
||--0----0--0---0---(0/7)--7--|-(7)-----2--2--2--2--2--||
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Outro: Play 7 times until fade
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* Let notes ring wherever possible *
||---------11--------11-----11 \ | -(9)----9-----------------| |
||-- /9--------9--0------0-------|---7--------7--------------|*|
||-------------------------------|---------------------------|*|
||-------------------------------|---------------2--2--2--2--| |
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End
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Tab summary: Intro x 1
Riff 1 x 16
Chorus x 1
Riff 1 x 7
Riff 2 x 8
Chorus x 1
Outro x 7
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