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Rocket Bass

(ver. 2)
Smashing Pumpkins


			     Rocket - Smashing Pumpkins
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Tuning: 1/2 step
I'm sure I missed a few notes but I feel that this is pretty accurate.

come in at 0:11
listen to song for pattern
verse (repeat until pre-chorus)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|11-11-11---11-11---------9--11-11-11---11-11-----------9--11-----------------|
E|------------------9-h-11----------------------9-h-11-------------------------|

pre-chorus
0:52
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|6--9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
0:56
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|11---11-11-h-13---------8-9--9-h-11--9-h-11----------------------------------|
E|---------------11---11----------------------9---9-9--------------------------|


1:18 I'm missing a few notes in here.  The bass line doesn't really
 repeat itself at this point but is made up of variations
 of the following.  As long as you stick close to this example
it should sound fine live.

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|11-11-11---11-11--------11-11-11---11-11---9----11-11-11---11--11------------|
E|-----------------9-h-11----------------------11--------------------9-h-11----|


1:51
pre-chorus.  this one is different than the first one.
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9--------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|11-11-11---11-11--------9--11-11-11---11-11---------9------------------------|
E|-----------------9-h-11---------------------9-h-11---------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6--6---------4-------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------4-h-6----------------------------------------------|

2:12
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|6---6-6-h-8-------3-4---4-h-6-4-h-6------------------------------------------|
E|------------6---6-------------------4----------------------------------------|

at 2:34ish play the first chorus again until

2:52
G-------------------|
D-------------------|
A--9--99--99--99----|
E----------------9--|

at 3:11 play first chorus again.  at 3:35 slow tempo.  at 3:42 repeat the part above.

3:47  listen to song for timing
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E--4-4-4-4-and-creep-up-the-string-16-slide-back-quickly-4--4--4-|
            
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