hummer -- by smashing pumpkins This song is a little tougher than the earlier three because it's a lot longer and a bit more complicated. First, tune your low E string (6th string) down a whole step to a D. The intro is a sitar-like line with some weird noise gate/static effect: Repeat 10x --2h3p2-------------2h3p2-----2-3-- --------4-3-1-3-3-3-------x-x------ ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Then play this fuzzed main riff: ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------12-- --11-11b12b11---11-11b12b11---12--11b12b11---11-11b12b11----12-- --------------0-------------0--------------0-------------0---9-- ---9--9b10b9--0--9--9b10b9--0-10---9b10b9--0--9--9b10b9--0--10-- --------------0-------------0--------------0-------------0------ sust. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------12-- --11-11b12b11---11-11b12b11---12--12b14b12--11b12b11---11-11b12b11----12-- --------------0-------------0------------------------0-------------0---9-- ---9--9b10b9--0--9--9b10b9--0-10--10b12b10---9b10b9--0--9--9b10b9--0--10-- --------------0-------------0------------------------0-------------0------ Now play this distorted line: slow ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --7--7-----7--7-----7------------------7-9--9/11-11-------11-11-------- --7--7-5h7-7--7-5h7-7--9-9-9-9----------------------14p12-------14p12-- --5--5-5h7-5--5-5h7-5----------9-b10b9--------------------------------- -------5h7------5h7---------------------------------------------------- trem. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------/15--------------------- ----------11--9--b6b7b2-----11b12b11----11h12-14------14-11-b12b11-14----- -------------------------------------12-12----14-------------------14-12-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --/9-9-9-9-9--7--b4b5b0--------------------------------------------------- sust. ---------------- ---------------- --11b12b11------ --14-------14--- -----------15--- ---------------- Now play these clean chords under the first verse: Repeat 4x ---------| |--0----0--0---0---| |--3----3--3---1---| |--2----0--0---0---| |--0----2--2---2---| |------------------| |------------------| Then play these distorted chords: --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --2--2-2--2-2-/5--5-5--5-5-\0--0-/7--7-7-7-7\5-5-5--\2-2-2--2/7-7-7-- --2--2-2--2-2-/5--5-5--5-5-\0--0-/7--7-7-7-7\5-5-5--\2-2-2--2/7-7-7-- --2--2-2--2-2-/5--5-5--5-5-\0--0-/7--7-7-7-7\5-5-5--\2-2-2--2/7-7-7-- Go back to the clean chords, repeating 3x and adding this the 4th time: dist. ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- --2-2/10-10-10-- --2-2/10-10-10-- --2-2/10-10-10-- Play the fuzzed main riff again, with these distorted chords under it: repeat 3x play 4th time sust ------------------------------|-----------------------|---------- ------------------------------|-----------------------|---------- ------------------------------|-----------------------|---------- --0-5h7-0-0-0--2-2-/10-10-10--|--0-5h7-0-0-0--2-2-/5--|-2-2-2-2-- --0-5h7-0-0-0--2-2-/10-10-10--|--0-5h7-0-0-0--2-2-/5--|-2-2-2-2-- --0-5h7-0-0-0--2-2-/10-10-10--|--0-5h7-0-0-0--2-2-/5--|-2-2-2-2-- Now, play these chords with the following line over it: repeat 2x -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| --0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2--5-5-5--5-5--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-/10-10-10-10--| --0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2--5-5-5--5-5--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-/10-10-10-10--| --0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2--5-5-5--5-5--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-/10-10-10-10--| ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- --9-10-10-10-10-9-10---9\7\5--9--9-10-10-10-10-9-10--9-9\3--- ------------------------------------------------------------- into solo.... ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------5-7--- --9-10-10-10-10-9-10---9\5--9--9-10-10-10-9-10-9-9\5-7------- ------------------------------------------------------------- guitar solo, very fuzzed out to play this solo completely correct, you're going to have to tranpose up an octave, and then slap some of that Octaver on there, but I thought it would just be easier if I transcribed it in the lower octave... go buy that effect, or an Octave Fuzz.... ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- --7b8-7(8)b7-5--4h5p4-------5h7----7b8-7-5-7--7b8-7--5p4----- ----------------------5-5/7-----5------------------------5--- ------------------------------------------------------------- slow bend up vib band comes in ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------8p7-------------------------------------------------- -------------7-7------9p7----/7-7-7--9-b-b-b-b-b-b-b11--\-----/7------- ------5--7/9--------------5-------------------------------------------- --5/7------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- okay, after the solo is over, play these chords 4x: ------------------------ --3--3-3--3-3-3---3-3--- --2--2-2--2-2-2---2-2--- --2--2-2--2-2-2---2-2--- --5--5-3--3-3-3p2-2-2--- ------------------------ then play this progression back into the main fuzzed riff from before: (pm = palm mute) pm pm --------------------------------0-- --3-3---3-3----3-----3----3-----3-- --2-2---2-2----2p0---0----0-----0-- --2-2---2-2----2p0---0----0-----0-- --2-2p0-0-0--0-0-----0----0-----0-- -----------------5-5-5--5-5p4-4-4-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------12-- --11-11b12b11---11-11b12b11---12--11b12b11---11-11b12b11----12-- --------------0-------------0--------------0-------------0---9-- ---9--9b10b9--0--9--9b10b9--0-10---9b10b9--0--9--9b10b9--0--10-- --------------0-------------0--------------0-------------0------ long sust. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------12-- --11-11b12b11---11-11b12b11---12--12b14b12--11b12b11---11-11b12b11----12-- --------------0-------------0------------------------0-------------0---9-- ---9--9b10b9--0--9--9b10b9--0-10--10b12b10---9b10b9--0--9--9b10b9--0--10-- --------------0-------------0------------------------0-------------0------ now this part is a clean guitar, with a bass doubling riff: play this 5x: -----------------------------------------------------------0-------- -------------------------------------------------------3-----3------ -----------------------------------------------------0---0-----0---- --7--7--7--7--/11--11--11--11--11-11\5--5--5--5--5\4-------------4-- ---0--0--0--0----0---0---0---0--------0--0--0--0-------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- then play this twice into the outro: --------------------------5----------5-- --------------------------5------5-5-5-- --------------------------7--9p7-7-7-7-- -------------------4-5--5-5--5---5-5-5-- --7-7-7-5--5/7-7-7---------------------- ---------------------------------------- the rest of the song is an instrumental guitar outro with a lot of delay: ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------10-----------------------12-- --7h9--7h9p7---7\6----6-7-7/9-10b11----10(11)-9-------14p12------ -------------9-----7-----------------------------11-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- vib. ---------------------------------------------------------- --14(15)b14p12---------14(15)b14-12---------17p15-14------ ---------------14--12---------------14--12-----------16--- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- repeat twice | --------------------------17-17-17--------------------------17-17-17-- | --17p14-15p14-17p14-15p14-----------17p14-15p14-17p14-15p14----------- |: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --15-14---------------------------------- | --------17--15-14------------------------ | ------------------16-14------------------ :| -------------------------17-16-17-16-14-- :| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------14-b15b14----------------------------------------- --16-b17b16-14--14h16------------14--h16--17-16-14-12-11-9-7-5-4-2-0---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------4-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ slow strum into feedback ---------------0--- ---------------3--- ---------------2--- ---------------0--- --2-0----------0--- ------5-4-2-4--0--- Lyrics to Hummer: Faith lies in the ways of sin Chased the charmed but I don't want them anymore And in their eyes I was alive -- a fool's disguise Take me away from here Shame my tongue fat with promise all along When I woke up from that sleep I was happier than I'd ever been When you decide that your life is a prize Renew, revive, it's all right honey, it's all right, yeah Happines will make you wonder Will I feel ok It scared the disenchanted Far away Yeah, I want something new But what am I supposed to do I-I, I love you Yeah, I-I love you It's true Life's a bummer, when you're a hummer Life's a drag Ask yourself a question, anyone but me, I ain't free Ask yourself a question, anyone but me, I ain't free Do you feel Love is real?