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# "ZERO" by Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins) #
# As heard on the 1995 album "MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS" #
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This song is a little crazy, but you should try it out. I'm still not sure
about that insane solo...
G1: Eb (EbAbDbGbBbEb) -Electric Full Distortion (Billy Corgan)
G2: Eb (EbAbDbGbBbEb) -Electric Full Distortion with phaser (James Iha)
G3: Eb (EbAbDbGbBbEb) -Pre-recorded G2 or G1 w/ 1 addtnl' semitone down effect
Intro 0:00
G1
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-5=\4-4-------------5-5-4-4-------------------|
|-5=\4-4-------------5-5-4-4-------------------|
|-3=\2-2-------------3-3-2-2-------------------|
|--------0-<3>-<4>-0---------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-<5>-|
G1+G2
|------------------------------------------------------||
|o----------------------------------------------------o||
|--5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4--------------------||
|--5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4--------------------||
|o-3=\2-2-------------------3-3\2-2-------------------o||
|---------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-<5>---------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-<5>--||
3x
Pre-Verse 0:08/ 0:44
G1
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4-------------------|
|-5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4-------------------|
|-3=\2-2-------------------3-3\2-2-------------------|
|--------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-<5>---------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-<5>-|
G2
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4----------------------|
|-5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4----------------------|
|-3=\2-2-------------------3-3\2-2----------------------|
|--------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-<5>---------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-5/14\0-|
Verse 0:11/ 1:22
G1+G2
|------------------------------------||
|o----------------------------------o||
|--5=/4-4---------5-5/4-4------------||
|--5=/4-4---------5-5/2-2------------||
|o-3=/2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||
|---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0--||
4x
Pre-Chorus 0:27/ 1:37
G1+G2 (G2 slides up last octave 1 step on second time)
|---------------------------------------||
|o-------------------------------------o||
|--9-----11------9------12------11/7-7--||
|---------------------------------------||
|o-7------9------7------10-------9/5-5-o||
|-----0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0---------||
4x
-Instrumental Rest-
(Pre-Verse 0:44)
0:48
G1
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4-------------|
|-5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4---x--x--x-x-|
|-3=\2-2-------------------3-3\2-2---x--x--x-x-|
|--------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-<5>-----------0--0--0-0-|
G2
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4--------4/9\-|
|-5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4-------------|
|-3=\2-2-------------------3-3\2-2-------------|
|--------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-<5>------------<3>------|
Chorus 0:51
G1+G2
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4-------------------|
|-5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4-------------------|
|-3=\2-2-------------------3-3\2-2-------------------|
|--------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-<5>---------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-<5>-|
G1
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4----------------------|
|-5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4----------------------|
|-3=\2-2-------------------3-3\2-2----------------------|
|--------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-<5>---------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-7/12\0-|
G2
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4----------------------|
|-5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4----------------------|
|-3=\2-2-------------------3-3\2-2----------------------|
|--------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-<5>----------0--5/14\0-----------|
G1+G2
|------------------------------------------------------||
|o----------------------------------------------------o||
|--5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4--------------------||
|--5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4--------------------||
|o-3=\2-2-------------------3-3\2-2-------------------o||
|---------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-<5>---------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-<5>--||
2x
Bridge 1:06
G1+G2
PM PM PM PM
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-----------9-9-9-----------9-9-9-----------9-9--|
|-9-9-9-----------9-9-9-----------9-9-9-----------9-9--|
|-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-----------7-7-7-----------7-7--|
|-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-----------0-0-0-----------0-0--|
First Solo 1:15
G1+G2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/smashing_pumpkins/zero_tab_ver_6.html ]
|------------------------------------------------------||
|o----------------------------------------------------o||
|--5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4--------------------||
|--5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4--------------------||
|o-3=\2-2-------------------3-3\2-2-------------------o||
|---------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-<5>---------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-<5>--||
2x
G3
\/\/\/ \/\/\/ \1/\1/\1/ \1/\1/\1/ \/\/\/
|--------------------------------------12~~-15b17/\0*-|
|-----------------13brbr---------------12~~~~---------|
|-8b9~~~------------------------11b12~~~--------------|
|---------14~~~~--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
*Infinite Delay then fade
(Verse 1:22)
(Pre-Chorus)
Second Solo 1:52
All
|-------------|
|-*xs\x-------|
|-------*xs\x-|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
*Pick Scrape entire string length
G1+G2
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|-5---------------5-5/4-4-----------||
|-5---------------5-5/2-2-----------||
|-3-----2-2-2-2-2-3-3/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|---0-3---0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-||
2x
G3
\2/ \1/\1/\1/\1/\1/
|-22pb24=r22b24r22---------------12b------------------------------|
|-----------------22b24r22-17-17-----15fb-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------14b15p12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G3
|------0--------15---------------------------------------------|
|------3b5==p0--17b19==--13p12h13p12-15p13h15p13-15b17~~-------|
|-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------12/19-|
G1+G2
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--5--------------5-5/4-4-----------|
|--5--------------5-5/2-2-----------|
|--3-----2--------3-3/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|----0-3---0-2-3----------0-0-0-0-0-|
G3
|------------------------------19tr18-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-x**===\x---x**\x--------------------|
|-x*===\x--x*===\x--------------------|
|-------------------<12>-<12>---------|
*Scratch Slide with index finger on left hand slowly
(Average pitch= ~ 4 octaves above low E bent one step)
**Scratch Slide with index finger on right hand irregularly paced
(Average pitch= ~ 5 octaves above low E)
G1+G2
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--5---------------5-5/4-4-----------|
|--5---------------5-5/2-2-----------|
|--3-------2-2-2-2-3-3/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|----0-2-3-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-|
G3
|-22b24----------17b18--------------------12=-14-------|
|-----------------------------------15b17--------12~~~-|
|-------19b21~~~-------15b16~~~------------------------|
|-------------------------------x\*--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
*4 Fret Scratch Slide (pitch= 4 octaves above low E)
Bridge 2:09
G1+G2
|---------------------------------------||
|o-------------------------------------o||
|--9------9------9------9-----11--------||
|--------------------------------12-12--||
|o-7------7------7------7------9-------o||
|-----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0---10-10--||
2x
G1
|---------------------------------------||
|o-------------------------------------o||
|--9------9------9------9-----11--------||
|--------------------------------12-12--||
|o-7------7------7------7------9-------o||
|-----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0---10-10--||
2x
G2
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
|-----------------------------------------19=-22b24=*|
|-------------------------17=/19=-20=-22=------------|
|-9/11=/12=/14=/16=/17=-0----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
*Hold note half way through Chorus
(Chorus 2:23)
G1
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4-------------|
|-5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4---x--x------|
|-3=\2-2-------------------3-3\2-2---x--x------|
|--------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-<5>-----------0--0--0-0-|
G1
|----------------------------------*|
|----------------------------------*|
|-5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4-*|
|-5=\4-4-------------------5-5\4-4-*|
|-3=\2-2-------------------3-3\2-2-*|
|--------<2.2>-<3>-<4>-<5>---------*|
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (if not indicated, then from/to "nowhere")
- natural harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip, if not indicated dip 1/4 step
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
|o - beginning of a bar to be repeated
o| - end of a bar to be repeated
*| - end of song
=) - smiley face
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