WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Smashing Pumpkins - Where Boys Fear To Tread Tabs | Ver. 1
TUNING: Half step down
NOTES: This song revolves around to riffs. There is a second guitar
playing some really high solo - type stuff.
I believe this is the first version with the lyrics included.
Where Boys Fear to Tread
intro: slide down to open strings,
then hit open strings for about 30 seconds
Riff 1a
e-----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------- left channel
G----------------------------------------- 4X^Òs
D----------------------------------------- Third time drums
A-5---------------3----------------------- come in
E---4--4---0-0-0-----1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----
Riff 1
e-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------- 4X^Òs
D-----------------------------------------
A--5---------------3----------------------
E----4--4---0----0----1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
Riff 2
e-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------- 4X^Òs
D-----------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-------------------
Riff 1
D-----------------------------------------
A--5---------------3----------------------
E----4--4---0----0----1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
candy cane walks
down
to build a bonfire,
to break my fall
Riff 2
A-----------------------------------------
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1-------------------
my baby,
my sweet thing
Riff 2a
A----------------------------------------------------
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1----3-2-1-0---1-0---1-0-1-1-1-1-
just maybe we could lose ourselves this time
Riff 1
D-----------------------------------------
A--5---------------3----------------------
E----4--4---0----0----1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
king of the horseflies,
dark prince of death
his tragic forces
are heaven sent
Riff 2
A-----------------------------------------
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-------------------
in sweet things,
in a lovers breath
Riff 2a
A----------------------------------------------------
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1--- 3-2-1-0----1-0---1-0-1-1-
in knowing this was meant to be the last
Riff 1
D-----------------------------------------
A--5---------------3----------------------
E----4--4---0----0----1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
a go-go-go-kids,
a go-go-go-style
a suck suck suck kiss,
a suck suck suck smile
Riff 2
A-----------------------------------------
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1-------------------
as always,
in young need
a veiled promise
to never die
Riff 1
D-----------------------------------------
A--5---------------3----------------------
E----4--4---0----0----1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
on dead highways,
her black beauties roam
for june angels,
so far from home
Riff 2
A-----------------------------------------
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1-------------------
for a love lost,
a faded picture
to tread lightning,
to ink the lavender skies
Riff 2
A----------------------------------------- 2X^Òs
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1-------------------
Pre Outro
A-------------------------------------------------
E-3-2-1-0-1-----0-1----1-1-1-1--------------------
get on get on get on the bomb
Pre
Outro: 3X^Òs
A--------------------------------------------------
E-3-2-1-0-1-------0-1----1-1-1-1-------------------
get back get back where you belong
Outro
A-----------------------------
E-3-2-1-0---1---0---1--0---1--
get on
the bomb
(SLIGHT PAUSE w/ FEEDBACK)
A--5--------------
E----4--4---0----
Where Boys Fear To Thread - The Smashing Pumpkins
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Tuning : Eb (surprise!)
Here we go. This tab might not be 100% correct, but
it sounds very very close. I didn't tab the intro.
You'll have to find it out yourself. It's not too
hard.
Verse:
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--7---------5--------------------|
|--7-6-------5-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--5-6-------3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----4--0--0---1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Chorus:
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--3-3---3--3---3--3---3--3-5-4--|
|--3-3---3--3---3--3---3--3-5-4--|
|--1-1-0-1--1-0-1--1-0-1--1-3-2--|
That's it. Not so hard, is it?
Well, see ya.
Mike
Special thanks to Dan.