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                       S M A S H I N G   P U M P K I N S

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                                  C H E R R Y
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                             THE AEROPLANE FLIES HIGH
                                  [1979 Single]
                           (c) Virgin Records - 1996
                        http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/


                          Tune Down a 1/2 Step, then Drop D
                                    C# G# C# F#

                                 Tempo = 106 BPM
                               Time Signature = 4/4



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                                 Transcribed by

                                 PADDY MCMULLAN
                           stinkypoohpants@yahoo.co.uk

                                   Version 1.0
                                17th  March 2009

                                  For Andrea C.
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                             Tablature Symbols Used:


 p         -  Pull-Off
 h         -  Hammer-On
 (/)       -  Legato Slide (Blank space indicates length of slide)
 \         -  Slide Down to/Down From (Blank space indicates length of slide)
 /         -  Slide Up To/Up From (Blank space indicates length of slide)
 ( )       -  Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note
 REST      -  Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space


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                                   Song Notes:
                                   -----------

  Contrary to popular belief, the main riffs of this song are played on bass,
                                   not guitar.


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Intro Fumble: Play once, then rest for 3 bars
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* Let notes ring wherever possible *


||-- /11--------11-----R-    -||
||-----------0------0--E-    -||
||---------------------S-    -||
||-- /9---9------------T-    -||



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Riff 1 [Verse/Pre-Chorus 1]: Play 16 times
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* Let notes ring wherever possible *


||-------11--------11-----(11 \|  9)----9--------7-----7--| |
||--9--------9--0------0-------|--7--------7--5-----5--- /|*|
||-----------------------------|--------------------------|*|
||-----------------------------|--------------------------| |



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Chorus: (Play once)
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* Let notes ring wherever possible *


||-- /11----11-------11--------|-------------------------|
||----------------0------------|-------------------------|
||-----------------------0--0--|-(0)-0-------------------|
||-----------------------------|--------0--2----2--2--0--|


|--11----11-----(11\9)-----6--|-(6)-6-------------------|
|------------0-------------7--|-(7)-7-------------------|
|--------------------------0--|-(0)---------------------|
|-----------------------0-----|--------0--2----2--2--0--|


|-- /11----11----11--11--------|-----6-------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------0--0--|-(0)---------------------|
|------------------------------|--------0--2----2--2--0--|


|-----------------------6--|-(6)-----------------||
|--------------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------------|---------------------||
|--0----0--0--0--(0/7)--7--|-(7)--------------0--||



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Play Riff 1 seven 7 times
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Riff 2 [Variation of Riff 1]: Play 8 times
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* Let notes ring wherever possible *


||---------11--------11----- \  | -(9)----9--------7------| |
||-- /9--------9--0-------------|---7--------7--5---------|*|
||------------------------------|-------------------------|*|
||------------------------------|-------------------------| |



On the fifth repeat, play the following instead, returning to the main riff
afterwards to complete this section (notice the extra G note at the end):


||---------11--------11----- \  | -(9)----9--------7-------||
||-- /9--------9--0-------------|---7--------7--5-----5----||
||------------------------------|--------------------------||
||------------------------------|--------------------------||



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Play the Chorus once, replacing the last two bars with the following:
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* Let notes ring wherever possible *


||--11----------11--11-----6--|-(6)--------------------||
||----------------------------|------------------------||
||----------------------------|------------------------||
||--0----0--0---0---(0/7)--7--|-(7)-----2--2--2--2--2--||



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Outro: Play 7 times until fade
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* Let notes ring wherever possible *


||---------11--------11-----11 \ | -(9)----9-----------------| |
||-- /9--------9--0------0-------|---7--------7--------------|*|
||-------------------------------|---------------------------|*|
||-------------------------------|---------------2--2--2--2--| |



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End
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Tab summary:        Intro x 1
                    Riff 1 x 16
                    Chorus x 1
                    Riff 1 x 7
                    Riff 2 x 8
                    Chorus x 1
                    Outro x 7

                    END