the Smashing Pumpkins "Today"
Siamese Dream
Tabbed by: Harley Cheesbro
Tuning: Standard (can also be played 1/2 step down)
Rythm Chords (guitar 2)
Eb5 Bb5 Ab5 C5 F5 G5 Cb5 Db5
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|--8------------------------5---7--|
|--8---8---6---10---3---5---5---7--|
|--6---8---6---10---3---5---3---5--|
|--6---6---4---8----1---3----------|
Guitar 1: Opening riff
|--11----13----11----15p11----| x4 (clean)
|-----11----11----11-------11-| x8 (distorted)
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Guitar 2: (distorted)
Eb5 Bb5 Ab5
Ab5 Bb5 Ab5
Eb5 Bb5 C5 Ab5
Eb5 Bb5 Ab5
Verse (clean)
Eb5 Bb5 Ab5 Eb5
Today is the greatest day I've ever known
Bb5 Ab5
Can't live for tomorrow, tomorrow's much too long
Eb5 Bb5 Ab5 Eb5 Bb5 C5
I'll burn my eyes out, before I get out
Guitar 1 (clean):
|--------------------------------------|
|---------------8-9----------11---9-8--|
|--8---10---8-------8------8----8------|
|----8----8---8-------8----------------|
|-----------------------11-------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------13-----|
|-8---10---8---------------10/12----12--|
|---8----8---8-10-10-10-10--------------|
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Chorus (guitar 1):
F5 Ab5 Cb5 F5 Ab5 Cb5
I wanted more than life could ever give me
F5 Ab5 Cb5 F5 Ab5 G5 Db5
bored by the chore, I'm saving face
Guitar 2 (distorted)
|--------------|
|--------------| x2
|-9b10---------| (on first and second times only)
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
^slowly
Verse 2, guitar 2 (clean):
Eb5 Bb5 Ab5
Today is the greatest day Ive ever known
Eb5 Bb5 Ab5
Can't wait for tomorrow, I might not have that long
Eb5 Bb5 Ab5 Eb5 Bb5 C5
I'll tear my heart out, before I get out.
Guitar 1 (distortion)
F5 Ab5 Eb5 Bb5 F5
Pink ribbon scars that never forget
Ab5 Eb5 Bb5 F5
I tried so hard to cleanse these regrets
Ab5 Eb5 Bb5 F5
My angel wings are bruised and restrained
Ab5 G5 Db5
My belly stings
Bridge: guitar 1 (distorted)
Eb5 Bb5
Today is.....
Eb5 Ab5
Today is.....
Eb5 Bb5 Eb5 Ab5
Today is....the greatest
Eb5 Bb5 C5 Ab5 Eb5 Ab5 C5
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYEAHHHHHEEEAAAOHHHHH
Guitar 1 (clean):
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|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8b9p8-|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
^ x6 under lyrics, then comes:
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--8~~~~------------------------------------------------------|
|---------9b10r9--9h10--7h9-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------10~~----10h12p108h10b12r10~~~~--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 3: Guitar 2 stays the same as the first
Guitar 1: (distorted)
F5 Ab5 Cb5
I want to turn you on
F5 Ab5 Cb5
I want to turn you on
F5 Ab5 Cb5
I want to turn you on
F5 Ab5
I want to turn you.....
Outro: Guitar 2 plays the opening riff and ends with:
|---------------------------------------15p11------|
|------------------------------------11-------11---|
|-12--------12h13p12----12-----12h13---------------|
|----15-13-----------13----13----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar One (distorted):
Eb5 Bb5 Ab5
Today is the greatest
Eb5 Bb5 Ab5
Today is the greatest....day
Eb5 Bb5 C5 Ab5 Eb5 Bb5
Today is the greatest day that
C5 Ab5 Eb5
I have ever really known
Not sure if its completely correct, but Im sure it's pretty close.
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