GEEK U.S.A., from Siamese Dream, Smashing Pumpkins
==========
The wonderfull job of tabbing this song was
done by Jonathan Frank. Actually I just read
it out of the Siamese Dream book. I'm not that
good!
- Tuning: (low to high) Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
INTRO - Heavy Distortion :)
===== Riff A
|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------12-----|---------------------7-------|
|-------------------------x2-|---------------------12-----|---------------------7----x4-|
|----------------------------|---------------------10-----|---------------------5-------|
|-3/7p0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0----|-3/7p0-0--0-0--0-0-0----0-0-|-3/7p0-0--0-0--0-0-0---0-0---|
over the third and fourth times of Riff A play this
|----------|------------|----------------|---------|
|----------|------------|-bend-+-release-|---------|
|-/16-vib.-|------------|-14^-vib.\------|---------|
|----------|-11/12-vib.-|----------------|-12^full-|
|----------|------------|----------------|---------|
|----------|------------|----------------|---------|
VERSE
=====
"lover, lover let's pretend ...etc"
|--------------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------|
|--------7-----------------------|--------7-------------|
|--------7-----------7/9\5----x3-|--------7---7--6-----5|
|--------5-----------7/9/5-------|--------5---7--6-----5|
|-0--0-0---0-0--0--0-5/7\3-------|-0--0-0---0-5--4--0--3|
CHORUS:
====== "shot full of diamonds and a million years
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------7------------9-----|-----------------------------|-----------------9-9-9-9------|
|---------7------------9-----|-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7------|-----------------9-9-9-9------|
|---------5------------7-----|-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7------|-7-5-------------7-7-7-7------|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0---0-0-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5-5--0-0-|-----7-6-5-3--0-----------0-0-|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------7------------9-----|------------------------------|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7------|---------7------------9-----|-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7-------|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7------|---------5------------7-----|-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7-------|
|-3--3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5-5--0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0---0-0-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5-5--0-0--|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|---|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|---|
|-------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|-----------------------------|-9-|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7/-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7------|-9-|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7/-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7------|-7-|
|-3--3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5-5/-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5-5--0-0-|-0-|
Also, add these licks over the 2nd intro (confused yet?)
|--------|---17^full-|-----|----12--------------------------------------|
|-17-15~-|-----------|-----|--x----15---x-12-----------------15^full----|
|--------|-----------|-----|x---------x-------14-12----12-14------------|
|--------|-x---------|-----|------------------------14------------------|
|--------|-x---------|-----|--------------------------------------------|
|--------|-x---------|-----|--------------------------------------------|
VERSE 2
=======
CODA
====
"if by chance or circumstance we should fail
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-9-9------9-9------9-9-9-9------|----------------------------|
|-7--7-7-7--7-7-9--9-9-9------|-9-9------9-9------9-9-9-9-x3.5-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-7--7-7-7--7-7-9--9-9-9------|-7-7------7-7------7-7-7-7------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7--0-0-|-----0--0-----0-0---------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
CHORUS
======
the disappointed dis a pear
-----------------------------15-12----12-15-12----12-15-12----12-17^half|
-----------------------------------15----------15----------15-----------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
THE LOUNGE ACT - unless your guitar plays backwards, play the following :)
==============
"In a dream...wrist, I knew w had forsaken...
|--------|----------| -------------------------|
|--------|----------| -------------------------|
|-4^full-|-1--------| -------------------------|
|--------|---1^full-| -----2------4-----7------|
|--------|----------| -----2------4-----7------|
|--------|----------| -----0------2-----5------|
UNDER SOLO -
==========
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-------------------7-7-----|
|-----5------9------7-7---2-|
|-----5------7------5-5---2-|
|-0-0-3--0-0-5--0-0-----0-0-|
SOLO!!!!
========
|----12h15p12-----------12h15p12-----------12h15p|
|(15)--------15-15^full---------15-15^full-------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
12-----12h15p12----12h14p12-------------------------------------|
----15----------15----------15----------------------------------|
-------------------------------14^-14^p12---14p12---------------|
------------------------------------------14-----14-12----------|
--------------------------------------------------------14\12p10|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-prebend full--17\x------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-17-+-release---x\x------------|
|---------------------------------14-14/16~-|----------------------15\------|
|-------------------------12-14p12----------|----------------------15\---14-|
|-(10)-12---------10-12/14------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------prebend-+--|---------------------------------|
|------x-12~-14-14-x-14^full-14-release-|-(12)-14-12-14-16-14-12-14-16-14-|
|-(14)-x-----------x--------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------7-----7--------------|
|-(2)--------------------5-----------------------7------------------------7-----7--------------|
|-(2)--------------------5-----------------------7------------------------5-----5--------------|
|-(0)--------0-----0-----3-----------0-----0-----5------------0-----0--------------0-----0-----|
| |
| |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12---14---16----14----12---14-----16----14----12-14-16-16\14-------12--14-15-14-12-14-15----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-(2)---------------5-----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-9-9---8-8---7-7----5-5---4-4-3-3|
|-(2)---------------5-----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-9-9---8-8---7-7----5-5---4-4-3-3|
|-(0)----0---0------3----------------0--0---5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-|-7-7-0-6-6-0-5-5-0--3-3-0-2-2-1-1|
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| slide up to the 22nd fret while bending
|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------15-16-14-15-17-15^full--------------15^-|@#$%^&*(+|!@#$%$##@#$%@%$@%^@^&-|
|-16-15-14-16-14-13-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
...to my disease, of my needs...
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-13-13-13-13\12-12-12-12\11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-11-11-11-11\10-10-10-10\9--9--9---9/12-12-12-12--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-/12-12-12-12-12--------/12-12-12-12-12-------|
|-/12-12-12-12-12--------/12-12-12-12-12-------|
|-/10-10-10-10-10--0-0---/10-10-10-10-10--0-0--|
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|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-/14-14-14-14-14--x-x---/14-14-14-14-14--x-x--|
|---x--x--x--x--x--x-x-----x--x--x--x--x--x-x--|
|-/12-12-12-12-12--x-x---/12-12-12-12-12--x-x--|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
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|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|----------15-------------------------------|prebend-full-+----------------------------------|
|-------12----------------------------------|-14-release--(14)p12----------------------------|
|-12-14-------12~---------------------(12)\-|---------------------14-12-------14~-------(14\-|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------13-12----------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
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|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|----------15-------------------------------|---------15---------15--------------------------|
|-------12----------------------------------|-14^full----14^full----14^full-------------14\--|
|-12h14-------12~---------------------(12)\-|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
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|-------------------------------------------|-12h15p12---------------------------------------|
|----------15-------------------------------|----------15p12---------------------------------|
|-------12----------------------------------|----------------14p12----12-14/16---------(16)\-|
|-12h14-------12~---------------------(12)\-|----------------------14------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
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|-------12-12-15-15-------------------------|-15/17-17----12-15-15---------------------------|
|-------------------12h14-14-14-12--12~-----|----------12------------------------------------|
|-12h14-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------12--14-14-14-------|
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------12--15--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------12--15-15-------------|------------------------------------------------|
|----------x-12-12-14-----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-x-12-14-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|---(use-tremolo bar-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-0--raise-and then drop-2-whole-steps)----------|
|-x\\\\\\\\-----------------------------------------------|
|-x\\\\\\\\-----------------------------------------------|
|-x\\\\\\\\-----------------------------------------------|
|-x\\\\\\\\-----------------------------------------------|
|-x\\\\\\\\-----------------------------------------------|
|-x\\\\\\\\-(I've been writing this for soooo long now that
I just have to amuse myself. Sorry.)
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---7-7---6-6-6----|
|-----------------|---7-7---6-6-6----|
|-----------------|---5-5---4-4-4----|
|-3p0-0-0-7p0-0-0-|-0-----0-------0--|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-13----------------|----------------------------|
|----12-14----------|----------------------------|
|----------11^half--|----------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------12\----|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------|
|-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------|
|-----5---5-------5-------5---6---|--7-----------------------|
|-0-----------0-------0-----------|------0---0---3p0--0---0--|
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|---------------------------------|-16-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|----15---17---------------|
|---------------------------------|------------13-----14^full|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------|
|-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------|
|-----5---5-------5-------5---6---|--7-----------------------|
|-0-----------0-------0-----------|------0---0---3p0--0---0--|
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|---------------------------------|prebend-a-step-and-a-half-|
|---------------------------------|17-and-release--------15~-|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------|
|-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------|
|-----5---5-------5-------5---6---|--7-----------------------|
|-0-----------0-------0-----------|------0---0---3p0--0---0--|
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|-------------17^full-------------|-16^-----------------prebend-full---|
|---------------------------------|---------15----17----17-and-release-|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------|
|-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------|
|-----5---5-------5-------5---6---|--7-----------------------|
|-0-----------0-------0-----------|------0---0---3p0--0---0--|
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|---------------------------------|-half---------------------|
|-(17)-15\14-15-14p12---14half----|-14^--12---14-------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------13-----13--|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------|
|-----7---7-------7-------7---8---|--9-----------------------|
|-----5---5-------5-------5---6---|--7-----------------------|
|-0-----------0-------0-----------|------0---0---3p0--0---0--|
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|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-(13)-11\9--11-11^full-----------|--9-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
Now THAT took a long time! You better enjoy it or I gonna personally woop you up!
Just kidding! This is probably my favorite one off of Siamese Dream.
Jonathan
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