• Song:

    Meladori Magpie

  • Artist:

    Smashing Pumpkins

  • Album:

    Rarities and B-Sides

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--Title: Meladori Magpie
--Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins
--Release: The Aeroplane Flies High
--Last updated: 3/1/2008

--Transcription by: J. Elliott Dozier
--Contact: elliott_dozier@hotmail.com

--Tuning: DGCF#AD (Standard tuning one full step down, then with the G string 
tuned up a half step from there)

--INTRO
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--------9--------------9---7--------7--------------7--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0-------0------0------|
|-----9-------9------9------------7-------7------7--------|
|--7------7-------7------7-----5------5-------5------5----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------5--------------5---4--------4--------------4--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0-------0------0------|
|-----6-------6------6------------4-------4------4--------|
|--4------4-------4------4-----2------2-------2------2----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|
|--/14----------14-------------------14--|
|----------0----------0---------0--------|
|-------14---------14--------14----------|
|--/12-------12----------12-------12-----|
|----------------------------------------|

--VERSE 1

	And on her doorstep			I saw that I was?
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--------9--------------9---7--------7--------------7--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0-------0------0------|
|-----9-------9------9------------7-------7------7--------|
|--7------7-------7------7-----5------5-------5------5----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

...blind, I?d forsaken				What was?
|---------------------------------------0-----------------|
|--5--------5--------------5---4------------4----------4--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0--------------0------|
|-----6-------6------6------------4-------4------4--------|
|--4------4-------4------4-----2------2-------2------2----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

...mine.
|----------------------------------------|
|--/14----------14-------------------14--|
|----------0----------0---------0--------|
|-------14---------14--------14----------|
|--/12-------12----------12-------12-----|
|----------------------------------------|

	What had mattered			Mattered little...
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--------9--------------9---7--------7--------------7--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0-------0------0------|
|-----9-------9------9------------7-------7------7--------|
|--7------7-------7------7-----5------5-------5------5----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

...now, we had shattered			apart some...
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------5--------------5---4--------4--------------4--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0-------0------0------|
|-----6-------6------6------------4-------4------4--------|
|--4------4-------4------4-----2------2-------2------2----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

...how
|----------------------------------------|
|--/14----------14-------------------14--|
|----------0----------0---------0--------|
|-------14---------14--------14----------|
|--/12-------12----------12-------12-----|
|----------------------------------------|


--CHORUS 1

	Ooooooooooooooohhhhh...	I can't help but stay the...
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--------9---14----------14---9--------9---14----------14--|
|-------0--------------0--------------0--------------0--------|
|-----9-------------14--------------9-------------14----------|
|--7------7-----12-------12------7------7-----12-------12-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

..same, I re-main... 	 true to my name
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-9--9--7--5--------5---5--4--14----------14------------------14------------------14------14--|
|------------------0--------------------0----------0--------0----------0--------0-------------0--|
|----9--9--7-----6---------6--4------14---------14-------14---------14-------14---------14---14--|
|--7-7--7--5--4------4-----4--2--12-------12---------12-------12---------12-------12---------12--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


--VERSE 2

	Time to get up			And take the long walk...
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--------9--------------9---7--------7--------------7--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0-------0------0------|
|-----9-------9------9------------7-------7------7--------|
|--7------7-------7------7-----5------5-------5------5----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

...home, for the first time			I go a...
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------5--------------5---4--------4--------------4--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0-------0------0------|
|-----6-------6------6------------4-------4------4--------|
|--4------4-------4------4-----2------2-------2------2----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

...lone.
|----------------------------------------|
|--/14----------14-------------------14--|
|----------0----------0---------0--------|
|-------14---------14--------14----------|
|--/12-------12----------12-------12-----|
|----------------------------------------|

	Do you...	     ...remember	when we first...
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--------9--------------9---7--------7--------------7--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0-------0------0------|
|-----9-------9------9------------7-------7------7--------|
|--7------7-------7------7-----5------5-------5------5----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

...met? Chasing down the...	alleyways	behind my...
|---------------------------------------0-----------------|
|--5--------5--------------5---4------------4----------4--|
|-------0-------0------0------------0--------------0------|
|-----6-------6------6------------4-------4------4--------|
|--4------4-------4------4-----2------2-------2------2----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

...dad?s.
|----------------------------------------|
|--/14----------14-------------------14--|
|----------0----------0---------0--------|
|-------14---------14--------14----------|
|--/12-------12----------12-------12-----|
|----------------------------------------|


--CHORUS 2

	Ooooooooooooooohhhhh...	I can't help but stay the...
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--------9---14----------14---9--------9---14----------14--|
|-------0--------------0--------------0--------------0--------|
|-----9-------------14--------------9-------------14----------|
|--7------7-----12-------12------7------7-----12-------12-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

..same, I re-main... 	 true to my name
|------------------------------------------------|
|--9-9--9--7--5--------5---5--4--14----------14--|
|----0-------------0--------------------0--------|
|----9--9--7-----6---------6--4------14----------|
|--7-7--7--5--4------4-----4--2--12-------12-----|
|------------------------------------------------|

Of lovers       past      good enough to lose
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--4--------4---5--------5---9--12--14----------14--|
|-------0------------0---------------------0--------|
|-----4------------6---------9--13------14----------|
|--2------2-----4------4-----7--11--12-------12-----|
|---------------------------------------------------|

good enough to choose        you...
|----------------------------------------|
|--4--------4---5--------5---4--------4--|
|-------0------------0------------0------|
|-----4------------6------------4--------|
|--2------2-----4------4-----2------2----|
|----------------------------------------|


--BRIDGE

...too.
|-------------------------------------------|
|--/14----------14-------------------14-----|
|----------0----------0---------0-----------|
|-------14---------14--------14-------------|
|--/12-------12----------12-------12--------|
|-------------------------------------------|

|-----------0---------------------------------------------|
|--4----4-------4----------4---5--------5--------------5--|
|----------------------0------------0-------0------0------|
|-----4-------4------4------------6-------6------6--------|
|--2------2-------2------2-----4------4-------4------4----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------0-----------------|
|--4----4-------4----------4--|
|----------------------0------|
|-----4-------4------4--------|
|--2------2-------2------2----|
|-----------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|
|--/14----------14-------------------14-----|
|----------0----------0---------0-----------|
|-------14---------14--------14-------------|
|--/12-------12----------12-------12--------|
|-------------------------------------------|

|-----------0-----------------|
|--4----4-------4----------4--|
|----------------------0------|
|-----4-------4------4--------|
|--2------2-------2------2----|
|-----------------------------|


--CHORUS 3

	Ooooooooooooooohhhhh...	I can't help but stay the...
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--------9---14----------14---9--------9---14----------14--|
|-------0--------------0--------------0--------------0--------|
|-----9-------------14--------------9-------------14----------|
|--7------7-----12-------12------7------7-----12-------12-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

..same, I re-main... 	 true to my name
|------------------------------------------------|
|--9-9--9--7--5--------5---5--4--14----------14--|
|----0-------------0--------------------0--------|
|----9--9--7-----6---------6--4------14----------|
|--7-7--7--5--4------4-----4--2--12-------12-----|
|------------------------------------------------|

Of lovers       past      good enough to lose
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--4--------4---5--------5---9--12--14----------14--|
|-------0------------0---------------------0--------|
|-----4------------6---------9--13------14----------|
|--2------2-----4------4-----7--11--12-------12-----|
|---------------------------------------------------|

good enough to choose        you...
|----------------------------------------|
|--4--------4---5--------5---4--------4--|
|-------0------------0------------0------|
|-----4------------6------------4--------|
|--2------2-----4------4-----2------2----|
|----------------------------------------|


--OUTRO

...too.
|-------------------------------------------|
|--/14----------14-------------------14-----|
|----------0----------0---------0-----------|
|-------14---------14--------14-------------|
|--/12-------12----------12-------12--------|
|-------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------0-----------------|
|--5--------5--------------5---4----4-------4----------4--|
|-------0-------0------0---------------------------0------|
|-----6-------6------6------------4-------4------4--------|
|--4------4-------4------4-----2------2-------2------2----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

|-----|
|--9--|
|-(0)-|
|--9--|
|--7--|
|-----|


THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

b   - bend
r   - release
gb  - gradual bend
gr  - gradual release
h   - hammer on
p   - pull off
T   - trill
W   - whammy bar dive
\   - slide down
/   - slide up
x   - mute
X\  - pick slide
~~~ - vibrato
*7  - artificial harmonic
*7* - natural harmonic
... - palm mute
(0) - optional note
XXX - tremolo pick
alt - variation of riff>

LYRICS:

And on her doorstep
I saw that I was blind
I'd forsaken
what was mine

What had mattered
Mattered little now
We had shattered
apart somehow

Ooh
I can't help but stay the same
I remain true to my name

Time to get up
And take the long walk home
For the first time
I go alone

Do you remember
when we first met?
Chasing down the alleyways
behind my dad's

Ooh
I can't help but stay the same
I remain true to the name
Of lovers past
Good enough to lose
Good enough to choose you, too

Ooh
I can't help but stay the same
Ooh
I remain true to the name
Of lovers past
Good enough to lose
Good enough to choose you, too
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