Smashing Pumpkins - Tribute To Johnny Chords & Tabs

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Title: Tribute to Johnny
From: Zero single
Tuning: 1/2 step down

Transcribed by Barry (rinopopcan) Earles 

GET READY TO ROCK!!!

fig. 1
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----------------------------------------------------------5|
-------------7\-5----------7\-5------------------5--5--7---|
----0--0--0-------0--0--0---------3--3--5--5--7------------|

 p.m.--------------------------|

fig 2
-------------------------------------12------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------12-12-14-p-12----------------------------| THEN
----------12-12-14-14------------------------------------------|
----14-14---------------------------------| after 2nd time-----|
------------------------------------------|                 ---|
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fig 3                                                        |
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----12hbr------------------------------|                     |
-------------12--11---9----------------| then back to        |
-------------------------12---9--------| fig 2               |
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fig 4                                                        |
----12--12---------------------------------------------<-------|
------------15--15---12----------------------------------------|
--------------------------14--14---12--14----------------------|hb(artificial harm.)
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the next riff
fig 5
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-------------3------------------------------------3----------------------|
----------------5--3--5-----------3--3---------------5--3--5-------------|
----3--4--5--------------3--4--5---------3--4--5--------------3--4--5--1-|

p.m.|------|         p.m.|------|    p.m.|------|        p.m.|-------|

Okay. This next riff has to be done very presise.  I play
it with many fast hammer-ons.  (this helps achieve the the
weird sound)  I think this is the correct way, but if anyone
else can do better, try. I know it seems weird at first, but
just try it. You'll get the feel.

fig 6
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-------------------------5--5-h-6-h-7----------5--5-h-6-h-7-------------|
------------5--5-h-6-h-7-------------5-h-6-h-7--------------5-h-6-h-7---|
-5-h-6-h-7--------------------------------------------------------------|

Now on to the solo.  It is based around some kind of a movable pentatonic
scale.  Most of this is right, but there are a few mistakes I think.
There are many overdubbs and some of it is hard to hear, but most all
is correct. The first solo starts just after fig 4.

hb = halfbend      vib. = vibrato            fbr = fullbend release
fb = fullbend      grad = gradual bend
/ \= slides        hbr = halbend release

                                prebend
                                  v
------------------13-p-9--12hb------------------------------------------|
------------13fb-----------------13hbr-p-12-p-9--12hbr-p-10-h-12-p-10---|
---12-p-10--------------------------------------------------------------|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/smashing_pumpkins/tribute_to_johnny_tab_ver_2.html ]
                  fast(pick 1st note only)
                 |-------------------|  feedback
                                        v
--------------------------------------------------15fb-------------------|
------------------10-p-8-\-6-h-8-/-10------------------------------------|
---12-p-10---------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------x--x-------------x--x--x--10-----|vib.
------------12--------------------------x--x-------------x12x12x---------|
----------------------------------------x--x-------------x--x--x---------|

            prebends
           |-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------13fb-----------------------------------------|
------------10fbr--10fbr------------------END OF FIRST SOLO!-----------|
--x--x--x--------------------------------------------------------------|
--x12x12x--------------------------------------------------------------|
--x--x--x--------------------------------------------------------------|

2ND SOLO        hold|----------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---14-\-5--10fbr-10--12hb-12fb-12fb-12fb-12fb-12fb-12fb------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

grad. fb + r      very fast!  (not sure how many times)
  v              |------------------------------------------------------|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--12fbr-p-10------12fbr-p-10----12fbr-p-10----12fbr-p-10----12fbr-p-10----|
--------------12-------------12------------12------------12------------12-|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                   feedback
                                    v
--10-13-13-13-p-12-h-13-13-p-12-10----------15fbr---15fb------19fbr-19fb-|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------x--x-----------------x--x------------|
------------------------------------x--x-----------------x--x------------|
------------------------------------x--------------------x--x------------|


                              prebend
                                v
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------10-12-p-10-12-p-10-10-12fbr--12--10--12--10-h-12-p-10----------|
----x-\--------------------------------------------------------12-p-10--|
----x-\-----------------------------------------------------------------|
----x-\-----------------------------------------------------------------|

               (Can't remember if this
               bend is on the A or D string)
                       v
                     grad
                       v
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------10fb----------------------------------------------|
----12-p-10-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------12-p-10----------------------------------------------------|

                         prebend                  prebend
(Last solo)  over fig 6    v                         v
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------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--15-h-17--14-12--14--14------------------------------------------12----|
--------------------------11hbr---------------12-14-14fbr-p-12----------|
---------------------------------14--12-h-14-------------------14-------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|

---12-------15--17--17--17fb---|
-------12----------------------|
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Okay.  There is another bar or two, but I can't get it right now.  Mostly
pentatonic scales are used, this may help ya out.
This is mainly what I came up with.  It works pretty well for me.  If
you have any questions, comments, corrections, or just want to talk.
E-mail me.  I know some of this is probably wrong.  So don't get too
mad if it is.  Just send me the correction.  -Later-