Tablature today - The Smashing Pumpkins

          



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  From: CECARMAN@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu

  

  today -- by Smashing Pumpkins

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  re-Transcribed by Chris Carman (cecarman@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu)

  Thanks (in part) to Guitar World magazine

  (refer to the chord formations at the end of the file)

  

  Okay, everyone, we've been duped by Billy Corgan.  You don't need to capo the

  first fret or tune down a 1/2 step or anything.  Normal tuning, I swear.

  

  intro/theme riff

  

  ---11----13----11----15p11------  play this cutesy little riff

  ------11----11----11-------11---  4x solo, then 8x with band

  --------------------------------  behind playing these dist.

  --------------------------------  chords:

  --------------------------------

  --------------------------------

  

  Eb5  Bb  Ab

  Eb5  Bb  Ab

  Eb5  Bb  C  Ab

  Eb5  Bb  Ab

  

  The lead part is as follows:

  repeat six times then do:                vib.

  ---------------------   --------------------8-------

  ------8-----8h9p8----   ------8-------8h9------8----

  --8-8---8-8-------8--   --8-8---8-8-8------------8--

  ---------------------   ----------------------------

  ---------------------   ----------------------------

  ---------------------   ----------------------------

  

  Eb5  Bb          Ab

    Today is the greatest day I've ever known

  Eb5     Bb         Ab

    Can't live for tomorrow, tomorrow's much too long

  Eb5    Bb      Ab

    I'll burn my eyes out

  Eb5  Bb     C

    Before I get out

  

  F   Ab     C    F      Ab         C

    I wanted more   than life could ever grant me

  F       Ab     C     F    Ab     G   D5/A

    Bored by the chore   of saving face

  

  The lead part over the above chords is really simple, play it on

  the first and third times, over the C (8th fret) chord:

   slow bend w/vib

  ----------------

  ------5b7-------

  ----------------

  ----------------

  ----------------

  ----------------

  

  Eb5  Bb         Ab 

    Today is the greatest day I've ever known

  Eb5     Bb         Ab

    Can't wait for tomorrow, I might not have that long

  Eb5    Bb      Ab        Eb5   Bb    C

    I'll tear my heart out    before I get out

  

  Play this lead part above the second verse (clean guitar):

  -----------------------------------------|--------------------

  -----------------------------------------|--------------------

  ---------------------12-13---12h13p12----|--------------------

  ---13----15----13---------------------13-|-13----15----13-----

  ------13----13----13---------------------|----13----13----13--

  -----------------------------------------|--------------------

  

  ------------------------------------------|--------------------

  ---------------------11-------------------|--------------------

  ---12-13-------------------12h13p12-------|--------------------

  ---------13-------------13----------13p12-|-13----15----13-----

  ------------13----13----------------------|----13----13----13--

  ---------------11-------------------------|--------------------

  

  ----------------------------------|-----------------------------

  --------------------11------------|-----------------------------

  --12-13-------12---------13p12----|-----------------------------

  --------13------------------------|-13----15----13----17p13-----

  -----------13----13------------13-|----13----13----13-------13--

  ----------------------------------|-----------------------------

                     dist.  vib

  --------------------------------

  -----------------------13-------

  -------------------/12----12---

  --------------------------------

  ---13/15-15-15-15---------------

  --------------------------------

  

  F      Ab     Eb5        Bb

    Pink ribbon scars that never forget

  F      Ab        Eb5    Bb

    I've tried so hard to cleanse these regrets

  F    Ab          Eb5     Bb 

    My angel wings    were bruised and restrained

  F    Ab    G   D5/A

    My belly stings

  

  Eb5  Bb     Eb5  Ab     Eb5  Bb     Eb5   Ab

    Today is..  today is..  today is..  the greatest..

  Eb5     Bb         C       Ab      Eb5     Bb      C

  Day hee-yay, oo oo ooo ooo ooo.... Day hee-yay-ay, hooo...

  

  F           Ab       C   F          Ab       C 

    I want to turn you on,  I want to turn you on....

  F           Ab       C   F          Ab

    I want to turn you on,  I want to turn you..

  

  Eb5  Bb         Ab        Eb5  Bb         Ab     

    Today is the greatest.... today is the greatest day

  Eb5  Bb         C         Ab   Eb5 Bb   C    Ab     Eb5  

    Today is the greatest.. day..  I have ever really known.

  

  The lead parts in the outro are the clean cutesy riff, the

  hammer-on 8th fret riff, and this:

                                                  vib sustain

  ------------------------------------------15p11-------------

  -------------------------------------11---------11----------

  --12---------12h13p12----12----12h13------------------------

  -----15-13------------13----13------------------------------

  ------------------------------------------------------------

  ------------------------------------------------------------

  

  Then end with the Eb chord and a trem bend down.

  

  Chord formations:

  

  Eb5   6688xx

  Bb    688766

  Ab    466544

  C     8/10/10/9/8/8

  F     133211

  G     355433

  D5/A  5577xx

   


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 Today, de The smashing pumpkins 

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