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Smashing Pumpkins - Where Boys Fear To Tread Tabs

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Where Boys Fear To Tread Tabs

(ver. 2)
Smashing Pumpkins
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
-------------------------------------------------

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.
            
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