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Rat In A Cage Tabs

(ver. 1)
Smashing Pumpkins
Track: Rat in a Cage (sum ppl call it "bullet with butterfly wingz") 

Tuning:  down half a step (eb, Bb, Gb, Db, Ab, Eb) 


Verse 

eb|-----------------------------------|x7 
Bb|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
Gb|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
Db|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
Ab|--2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--| 
Eb|------------3-3-0-0-0-0-0----------| 

eb|---------------------------------|x5 
Bb|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
Gb|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
Db|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
Ab|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--| 
Eb|--------0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3----------| 
                             ^distortion goes on here on the last time 
Chorus 

eb|-------3-3--0-0--0-0---0---3--| 
Bb|-------3-3--3-3--0-0---0---3--| 
Gb|--4-4--0-0--2-2--2-2---0---0--|  x4      Guitar 1 
Db|--4-4--0-0--0-0--2-2---2---0--| 
Ab|--2-2--2-2-------0-0---2---2--| 
Eb|-------3-3-------------0---3--| 

Chorus 

eb|--------------------------------| 
Bb|--------------------------------| 
Gb|------------6-7-7---------------| x4     Guitar 2 
Db|--9-9-7-5-5-6-7-7--5-7-7~/14\5--| 
Ab|--9-9-7-5-5-4-5-5--5-7-7~/14\5--| 
Eb|--7-7-5-3-3--------3-5-5~/12\3--| 
then this little riff to finish it off: 

eb|-------------| 
Bb|-------------| 
Gb|-------------| 
Db|--4-4-4/7~~--| 
Ab|--4-4-4/7~~--| 
Eb|--2-0-2/5~~--| 


Verse riffs again with guitar 2 playing this: 

w/ wah     clean 
eb|-------|x4-----0----0------0----------------|x3-----| 
Bb|-------|-----0--------0------0--------------|---0---| 
Gb|--2/4--|--14-----12-----11-----12h14--------|---4---| 
Db|-------|-----------------------------12h14--|-------| 
Ab|-------|------------------------------------|-------| 
Eb|-------|------------------------------------|-------| 
                          strum a bunch of times ^ 

chorus again with this riff on the 4th time: 

eb|------3-3-0-0-0-0--| 
Bb|------3-3-3-3-0-0--| 
Gb|--4-4-0-0-2-2-2-2--|   Guitar 1 
Db|--4-4-0-0-0-0-2-2--| 
Ab|--2-2-2-2-----0-0--| 
Eb|------3-3----------| 


eb|-------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------| 
Gb|------------6-7-7--------|   Guitar 2: 
Db|--9-9-7-5-5-6-7-7-5-7-7--| 
Ab|--9-9-7-5-5-4-5-5-5-7-7--| 
Eb|--7-7-5-3-3-------3-5-5--| 

interlude: 


eb|----------------------|x4--------| 
Bb|----------------------|----------| 
Gb|----------------------|----------|   Guitar 1 
Db|--6-6-6-9~--4-4-4-7~--|--/14~~~--| 
Ab|--6-6-6-9~--4-4-4-7~--|--/14~~~--| 
Eb|--4-4-4-7~--2-0-2-5~--|--/12~~~--| 

                        x4           
eb|---------7~--------5~-|-9~~b12~~-| 
Bb|----------------------|----------| 
Gb|---------4~--------2~-|----------|    Guitar 2 
Db|----------------------|----------| 
Ab|----------------------|----------| 
Eb|----------------------|----------| 


eb|-----------------|x5---------------------| 
Bb|-----------------|-----------------------| 
Gb|-----------------|-----------------------|   Both guitars 
Db|--2--5--4-4-4-7--|--2--5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
Ab|--2--5--4-4-4-7--|--2--5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
Eb|--0--3--2-0-2-5--|--0--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| 

That Quite bit 

eb|-----(0)-----(0)-----(0)----(0)--------------|x4-------| 
Bb|------0-------3-------3------0-----0----0----|---------| 
Gb|--------0-------0---2---0------0----------0--|---------|  Guitar 1 
Db|----4-------0-----0---------2----------0-----|--/14\5--| 
Ab|--2-----------------------0-------2----------|--/14\5--| 
Eb|----------3----------------------0---3-------|--/12\3--| 
    the last time is only to here^ 
    the (0)s are only on the 3rd time 

Guitar 2 plays this but only on the 3rd time 

eb|-------------------------|------3--| 
Bb|--9~~p7/6h7p6~-----------|------3--| 
Gb|---------------8~-6h8~~--|------0--| 
Db|-------------------------|--/14\0--| 
Ab|-------------------------|--/14\2--| 
Eb|-------------------------|--/12\3--| 

Outro 

eb|-------3-3--0-0---0-0------|(till the ending riff) 
Bb|-------3-3--3-3---0-0------| 
Gb|--4-4--0-0--2-2---2-2---3--| 
Db|--4-4--0-0--0-0---2-2---3--|    Guitar 1 
Ab|--2-2--2-2--------0-0---1--| 
Eb|-------3-3-----------------| 


eb|----------------------------|x4 
Bb|----------------------------| 
Gb|------------6-7-7-----------|    Guitar 2 
Db|--9-9-7-5-5-6-7-7--5-7-7-8--| 
Ab|--9-9-7-5-5-4-5—5--5-7-7-8--| 
Eb|--7-7-5-3-3--------3-5-5-6--| 

Lead bitz 

eb|-------------------------------|x4 
Bb|-------------------------------| 
Gb|--2h4-4p2-2h4-4p2-2h4-4b6r4-2--| 
Db|-------------------------------| 
Ab|-------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------| 

eb|---------------------------------------------------------|x2 
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|--14h16-16p14-14h16-16p14-14h16-16p14-16b18r16b18r16-14--| 
Db|---------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| 

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|-14h16p14/12-12/11-11/12-12/11-11/9-9/7-11/9-9/11-9/7-7/6-7/6-6/4-2-| 
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Ending 

eb|-----------------| 
Bb|-----------------| 
Gb|-----------------|    Guitar 1 
Db|--2----5---4\\\--| 
Ab|--2----5---4\\\--| 
Eb|--0----3---2\\\--| 

eb|-----------------------| 
Bb|--10b12r10p8------7~~--| 
Gb|-------------9~~~------|   Guitar 2 
Db|-----------------------| 
Ab|-----------------------| 
Eb|-----------------------| 



so thats it if u dont get it figure it out
            
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