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Plume Tabs

(ver. 2)
Smashing Pumpkins
Words and Music by Billy Corgan
Tuning: (Dropped D) D A D G B E

Trancribed by Barry Earles

All of the progressions are here, listen for the rythyms


Riff 1
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
-------4-/-5-\-4-/-5-----------.| Repeat 7x
-------4-/-5-\-4-/-5---5-5-5-5-.| then
-------2-/-3-\-2-/-3---5-5-5-5--|
-----------------------5-5-5-5--|



Riff 1A
---------------------------------||
---------------------------------||
--------------------------------.|| Play once then
-------2-2-2---3-3-3------------.|| go back to riff 1
-------2-2-2---3-3-3-------------|| and play 3 more times       
-------2-2-2---3-3-3-------------|| then Riff 1A once more




Riff 2
---------------------------------------------||
---------------------------------------------||
------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-----.|| Repeat 3x then
-------5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2----5-5-5-5-5-----.||
-------5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3-3------||
-------5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2-------------------||



Riff 2A
---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
-------2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-------------------| Play once, then
-------2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-------------------|           
-------0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
---------------------------------------------|




Riff 3
----------------------------------------------------||
----------------------------------------------------|| Repeat 2x
-------------------------------------------5--5--5-.|| then go to
-------0--2--0--2--2--0--2--0--2--2--0--0--5--5--5-.|| go to Riff 2
-------0--2--0--2--2--0--2--0--2--2--0--0--3--3--3--|| and play 3x
-------0--2--0--2--2--0--2--0--2--2--0--0-----------|| 
                                                        

Before we get to the solo,  I would like to map out the order of
this song.  This is the order the song should be.

 Riff  1    7x
 Riff  1A   1x
 Riff  1    3x
 Riff  1A   1x
 Riff  2    3x
 Riff  2A   1x
 Riff  3    2x
 Riff  2    3x
 Riff  2A   1x

I hope this clears up any confusion. Now on to the solo. The first
solo starts on Riff 3 the first time around. There are MANY bends
that I had trouble explaining. You will definitly have to listen
to the solo to get the feel. But for the most part of it, it's pretty
much right. Just remember, BENDING IS THE KEY TO THIS SOLO!

fb = fullbend     fbr = fullbend + release    hbr = halfbend +
hb = halfbend     H = hammer-on                     release
/ \ = slides      P = pull-off                vib. = vibrato             

w/phaser                                  Gradual bend
                                               v      
----------------------------------------------------(12)-------|
-----------------------------------------------15fb------------|
----14--16--14--16-16--14--16--14--16-16--14-------------------|


                                While holding bend, pick 15
                                           v     v
----13hbr--14--12------------------------------15----17fb------|
--------------------15--12--15------------17fb-----------------|
----------------------------------14fbr------------------------|




----17-15--------15--------------------------------------------|
----------17-15-----17fb-17fb-17fb-17fb-17fb-15-17-17fb-17-----|
------------------------------------------------------------16-|


feedback                            Not sure
    v                               <-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
--------------------15-13fb--13fbr---12-h-13-p-12-h-13-p-12----|
-----------13-14-16--------------------------------------------|
----x---14-----------------------------------------------------|
----x----------------------------------------------------------|
----x----------------------------------------------------------|


                                     Hold bend
 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -->         <-- -- -- -- -->
----------------------------------15fb--------15r--15----------|
----12-h-14-p-12-h-14-p-12-------------------------------------|
----------------------------12---------------------------------|


     pick 1st note only
   < -- -- -- -- -- -->    prebend
gradual bend             <-- -- -- -->
    v
----14hbr--14hbr-14hb-----14hbr--14hbr---12--------------------|
---------------------------------------------15--15--13ring out|

There's another bar left in the first solo but I can't figure
it out.  There's too much feedback or something. It's based
around an E pentatonic. Maybe someone else can figure it out.


Solo 2
w/phaser

grad. bend           grad. bend      grad. bend    tremelo bar
    v                     v              v                v
---15fb--------------------------------14hbr--14hb-19fb-19fb---|
-----------12-h-15-p-12----------------------------------------|
-------------------------14fb--12ring--------------------------|


     Not sure how many times            pick then bend slowly
  <-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -->                  v
----17---17---17---17---17------15fb--15-14-12------15-12------|
----19fb-19fb-19fb-19fb-19fb-------------------15fb------------|




------------15fb--15-------------------------------------------|
----15-p-12----------13----------------------------------------|
------------------------12vib.-----14fbr--12-h-14-p-12-h-14----|
----------------------------12vib.-----------------------------|



                                              Pick 1st note only
                                              <-- -- -- ->
  Not sure                                  prebend
   < -- -- >                                    v
-------------12fb----------------------------------------------|
----14-p-12--------11-h-12-p-11-h-12-----------14hbr--14hb-----|
--------------------------------------12-/-14------------------|


                                                         Not
                                                      <-- -- --
-----------------------15-p-12---------------------------------|
---14hb-14hb-14hb-14hb---------14-16-14-h-16-p-14--------------|
--------------------------------------------------16---13-14---|


   Sure                                               ring out
 -- -- -- ->                                               v
-----------------------------------------------------------10fb|
--16-14-13---------------------------------10fb-9-h-10-p-9-----|
---------- 12-10-12-12-12-10-10-9-10-12-9----------------------|

Well, this is what I came up with.  I know it probably seems hard
to understand but if you e-mail me I will be  happy to clear up
any confusion. Also, if you have any corrections mail me at
for the most of it, it sounds great through a phaser.
            
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