Song: Today
Artist: Smashing Pumpkins
Album: Siamese Dream
Year: 1993
Tabbed by: DJSeebs
Last Updated: 8/12/04
Notes:
Not a hard song, but for some reason troubled some other people.
Here's an accurate tab for yall. Have fun!
And omg, please look at the tuning.
If anyone says this sounds half a step off ima kill someone.
INTRO#########################
Eb :12--14--12--16-12---|
Bb :--12--12--12-----12-|
Gb :--------------------| X4
Db :--------------------|
Ab :--------------------|
Eb :--------------------|
INTRO VERSE####################
Gobs of distortion
Eb :-------------------|-----------------|
Bb :-------------------|-----------------|
Gb :9-9-9-9-9----------|-----------------|
Db :9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7| X2
Ab :7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
Eb :----------7-7-7-7-7|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
Eb :-------------------|------------------------|
Bb :-------------------|------------------------|
Gb :9-9-9-9-9----------|------------------------|
Db :9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7|
Ab :7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9|11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7|
Eb :----------7-7-7-7-7|-9--9--9--9--9-5-5-5-5-5|
Eb :-------------------|-----------------|
Bb :-------------------|-----------------|
Gb :9-9-9-9-9----------|-----------------|
Db :9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
Ab :7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
Eb :----------7-7-7-7-7|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
VERSE 1##########################
Same as above, no distortion. Play nicely.
CHORUS 1############################
Distortion again
Eb :-------------------|--------------------------|
Bb :-------------------|--------------------------|
Gb :-------------------|--------------------------| X3
Db :4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
Ab :4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
Eb :2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9|
Eb :-------------------|-------------------|
Bb :-------------------|-------------------|
Gb :-------------------|----------8-8-8-8-8|
Db :4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7|6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8|
Ab :4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
Eb :2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5|4-4-4-4-4----------|
The World Famous Bend
Eb :-----------------------------|
Bb :-6b8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| <--- whammy if needed
Gb :-----------------------------|
Db :-----------------------------|
Ab :-----------------------------|
Eb :-----------------------------|
(No emails please! 6b8 means bend 6 until it sounds like 8!)
VERSE 2#############################
Same ol' nice verse with some picking.
I have someone else's interpretation of the picking if anyone wants it.
Although I haven't personally tested it yet. Send an email my way.
CHORUS 2############################
Pay attention now cause its different.
Eb :-------------------|-------------------|
Bb :-------------------|-------------------|
Gb :-------------------|-------------------| X3
Db :4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7|2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9|
Ab :4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7|2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9|
Eb :2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5|0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
ATTENTION!
(This is why you are tuned down!)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/smashing_pumpkins/today_tab_ver_5.html ]
Eb :-------------------|-------------------|
Bb :-------------------|-------------------|
Gb :-------------------|----------8-8-8-8-8|
Db :4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7|6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8|
Ab :4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
Eb :2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5|4-4-4-4-4----------|
VERSE 3##############################
Different! Play with distortion.
Eb :-------------------|-------------------|
Bb :-------------------|-------------------|
Gb :9-9-9-9-9----------|9-9-9-9-9----------|
Db :9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7| X2
Ab :7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
Eb :----------7-7-7-7-7|----------5-5-5-5-5|
Eb :-------------------|------------------------|
Bb :-------------------|------------------------|
Gb :9-9-9-9-9----------|------------------------|
Db :9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7|
Ab :7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9|11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7|
Eb :----------7-7-7-7-7|-9--9--9--9--9-5-5-5-5-5|
Eb :-------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb :-------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb :9-9-9-9-9----------|-----------------------------|
Db :9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11| <-- One more bar
Ab :7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
Eb :----------7-7-7-7-7|-9--9--9--9--9-9--9--9--9--9-|
CHORUS 3##############################
Eb :-------------------|--------------------------|
Bb :-------------------|--------------------------|
Gb :-------------------|--------------------------| X3
Db :4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
Ab :4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
Eb :2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9|
Eb :-------------------|
Bb :-------------------|
Gb :-------------------|
Db :4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7| (Oops. Billy forgot a bar. Go to Final Verse)
Ab :4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7|
Eb :2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5|
FINAL VERSE##########################
You know what to do. Throw in the intro riff and you're set.
Eb :-------------------|------------------------|
Bb :-------------------|------------------------|
Gb :9-9-9-9-9----------|------------------------|
Db :9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7| X 3
Ab :7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9|11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7|
Eb :----------7-7-7-7-7|-9--9--9--9--9-5-5-5-5-5|
End on
Eb :-------------------|
Bb :-------------------|
Gb :9------------------|
Db :9------------------|
Ab :7------------------|
Eb :-------------------|
LYRICS (thanks to www.songfacts.com)##############
Today is the greatest
Day I've ever known
Can't live for tomorrow,
Tomorrow's much too long
I'll burn my eyes out
Before I get out
I wanted more
Than life could ever grant me
Bored by the chore
Of saving face
Today is the greatest
Day I've ever known
Can't wait for tomorrow
I might not have that long
I'll tear my heart out
Before I get out
Pink ribbon scars
That never forget
I tried so hard
To cleanse these regrets
My angel wings
Were bruised and restrained
My belly stings
Today is
Today is
Today is
The greatest day
I want to turn you on
I want to turn you on
I want to turn you on
I want to turn you
Today is the greatest
Today is the greatest day
TOday is the greatest day
That I have ever really known
#############################
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