the Smashing Pumpkins Hummer Off Siamese Dream (1993) Written by Billy Corgan Tabbed by Jimi Drop D Tuning One of Billy?s masterpieces, with a couple of delay and fuzz effects in some parts. I was polite enough to transcribe the whole song. Intro: Billy |--2h3p2-------------2h3p2-----2-3---| |--------4-3-1-3-3-3-------x-x-------| |------------------------------------| 2 times |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| Billy |--2h3p2-------------2h3p2-----2-3---| |--------4-3-1-3-3-3-------x-x-------| |------------------------------------| 8 times |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| James 4x 1st 2nd 3rd 4th |--------------|----|----|----|----| |--------------|----|----|----|----| |--11b12r11----|-11-|-12-|-11-|-16-| 4 times |--------------|----|----|----|----| |--9-b10r9---0-|-9--|-10-|-9--|-14-| |------------0-|----|----|----|----| I hope you can understand this. James goes with heavy, fuzzy distortion, the second time. Intro Solo: Billy (heavy Fuzz) |-----------------------------------------------------10---------| |-----------------------------------------------10/12-10-12-10---| |--7------0-2/4-4--------------11-9p7h9b11~~~~--9-/11-9--11-9----| |-----------------5-4b5r4-----------------------7-/9-----9--7----| |--5----------------------5/7------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| Billy (heavy Fuzz) |-------------------------------------10---------------------------------| |----------------------------------------10-----10-----------------------| |-----------------11b12r11-12b14~~~~--------11-----11p9-11b12r11-9~~~~---| |--------------------------12b14~~~~-----------------------------10~~~---| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3p0~~gr~~-------------------------------------------------------------| James (heavy Fuzz) |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-----------------------------5--5---| 4 times |--0---0--0--0---0--0---2--2--5--5---| |--0---0--0--0---0--0---2--2--3--3---| |--0---0--0--0---0--0---2--2---------| Verse: Billy (clean/chorus) |--0--------0----0-----| |--3--------3----1-----| |--2--------0----0-----| 4 times |--0--------2----2-----| |----------------------| |----------------------| James (clean/chorus) |--0--------0----0-----| |--3--------3----1-----| |--2--------0----0-----| 4 times |--0--------2----2-----| |--0--------2----3-----| |--0--------2----------| "Faith lies in the ways of sin?" This is the brigde over Billy?s vocals "In their eyes I was alive": |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--2--2-2--2-2/5--5-5--5-5--0/7--7-7-7-75-5-5-52-2-2-2/7-7-7---| |--2--2-2--2-2/5--5-5--5-5--0/7--7-7-7-75-5-5-52-2-2-2/7-7-7---| |--2--2-2--2-2/5--5-5--5-5--0/7--7-7-7-75-5-5-52-2-2-2/7-7-7---| Verse: Billy (clean/chorus) |--0--------0----0-----| |--3--------3----1-----| |--2--------0----0-----| 3 times |--0--------2----2-----| |----------------------| |----------------------| James (clean/chorus) |--0--------0----0-----| |--3--------3----1-----| |--2--------0----0-----| 3 times |--0--------2----2-----| |--0--------2----3-----| |--0--------2----------| "Shamed my tongue?" Billy + James (clean/chorus) |--0-------------------| |--3-------------------| |--2---------5-5-5-5---| |--0-----2-2-5-5-5-5---| |--0-----2-2-3-3-3-3---| |--0-----2-2-----------| ^enter fuzz "I was happier than I?ve ever been?" Bridge: Heavy Fuzz/distortion Billy (strum these chords) |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|-5-|---|---|---|---| 2 times |-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-| |-0-|-0-|-2-|-3-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-| |-0-|-0-|-2-|---|-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-| James 4x 1st 2nd 3rd 4th |--------------|----|----|----|----| |--------------|----|----|----|----| |--11b12r11----|-11-|-12-|-11-|-16-| 2 times |--------------|----|----|----|----| |--9-b10r9---0-|-9--|-10-|-9--|-14-| |------------0-|----|----|----|----| "When you desire that your life is a prize?" Interlude: Heavy Fuzz/distortion Billy (strum these chords) |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-5-| 2 times |-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-|-5-|-0-|-2-|-5-| |-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-|-5-|-0-|-2-|-3-| |-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-|-5-|-0-|-2-|---| This is James Lead over the chords and when Billy shouts "Happiness will make you wonder?" James 4x 1st 2nd 3rd 4th |---------------------------|---|---|---|----------------| |---------------------------|---|---|---|----------------| |--11/12-12-12-12-11-12--11-|-7-|-5-|-7-|-7--9--12--14---| |---------------------------|---|---|---|----------------| |--9-/10-10-10-10-9--10--9--|-5-|-3-|-5-|-5--7--10--12---| |---------------------------|---|---|---|----------------| Guitar Solo: Billy (heavy Fuzz) |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |--------5-7-7b8-7b8r7-5~~--4h5p4----------5h7----7b8-7-5-7~~---| |--95-7--------------------------5-5/7~~------5----------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| Billy (heavy Fuzz) |---------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------8p7------------------| |-------------------------------7-7------9p7-----/7-7-7---| |--7b8~~r7~--5p4----------5-7/9--------------5------------| |----------------5~~--5/7---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| Billy (heavy Fuzz) |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |--9bbbb10bbbb11bbbb---/-----| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| James (heavy Fuzz/strum) |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |-2-|-5-|-0-|-7-|-5-|-2-|-7-| |-2-|-5-|-0-|-7-|-5-|-2-|-7-| |-2-|-5-|-0-|-7-|-5-|-2-|-7-| Then comes the part when Billy cries "I want something new?" Billy + James (mild fuzz/distortion) |------------------------| |--3--3-3--3-3-3---3-3---| |--2--2-0--0-0-0---0-0---| 4 times |--0--0-2--2-2-2p0-0-0---| |--0--0-3--3-3-3p2-2-2---| |------------------------| When "It?s true?" is sung, play this and between the chords, turn the volume more quiet. Billy + James |--------------------------------------------------| |--0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2---------0-0-0-0--------2-2-2-2----------| |--2-2-2-2---------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0--drums---| |--0-0-0-0---------x-x-x-x--------x-x-x-x----------| |------------------5-5-5-5--------4-4-4-4----------| When the song seems to be over, start increasing the volume along with Jimmy?s drumbeat, into the chorus-like thing: Billy (strum these chords) |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|-5-|---|---|---|---| 2 times |-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-| |-0-|-0-|-2-|-3-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-| |-0-|-0-|-2-|---|-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-| James 4x 1st 2nd 3rd 4th |--------------|----|----|----|----| |--------------|----|----|----|----| |--11b12r11----|-11-|-12-|-11-|-16-| 2 times |--------------|----|----|----|----| |--9-b10r9---0-|-9--|-10-|-9--|-14-| |------------0-|----|----|----|----| "Life?s the bummer ? when you?re a hummer!" Outro Solos: This is the first solo: Billy (delay) |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------10-----------------------------| |--7h9~~~~--7h9p76h7p6----6--7--9--9/11----9/11--12---------14p12p11---| |-----------------------7----------------------------11~~~~-------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| James (clean) |--0--------------0--------------------------------------0---------| |--0--------------0-------------------3---3---------3------3-------| |--2-2-2--2--2-2--6-6-6--6--6-6--6p0----0----0----0---0------0-----| |--2--------------7-----------------------------4--------------2---| |--0--------------0------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| Billy (delay) |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |--12------14b15r14p12-------------14b15r14-------------17p15-14---------| |-----11~~-------------14~~-12~~------------14~~-12~~------------16~~~---| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| James (clean) |--0--------------0--------------------------------------0---------| |--0--------------0-------------------3---3---------3------3-------| |--2-2-2--2--2-2--6-6-6--6--6-6--6p0----0----0----0---0------0-----| |--2--------------7-----------------------------4--------------2---| |--0--------------0------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| Then there?s that "Ask yourself a question" part: Billy + James (delay/clean) 3x |--0--------------0--------------------------------------0---------| |--0--------------0-------------------3---3---------3------3-------| |--2-2-2--2--2-2--6-6-6--6--6-6--6p0----0----0----0---0------0-----| |--2--------------7-----------------------------4--------------2---| |--0--------------0------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| Billy + James (delay/clean) |--------------------------------------------5-------------5-------| |------------------------------------------3----3----5p3-----3-----| |----------------------------------------0--------0------0-----0---| |--2-2-2--2-2--2---0-0-0h2-2-2--2-2---4--5-------------------------| |----------------0------------------0------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| Billy + James (delay/clean) |--------------------------------------------5------------5---| |------------------------------------------3----3----3----3---| |----------------------------------------0--------0----0--0---| |--2-2-2--2-2--2---0-0-0h2-2-2--2-2---4--5----------------5---| |----------------0------------------0-------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| This is the solo that?s played when Billy sings "Do you feel, love is real": Billy (delay) 2x |--------------------------17-17-17-|-15-14---------------------------------| |--17p14-15p14-17p14-15p14----------|-------17-15-14------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------16-14------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------17-16-17-16-14---| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| repeat James; this is played when Billy sings "do you feel, love is real" |--------------------------5----------5---| |--------------------------5------5-5-5---| |--------------------------7--9p7-7-7-7---| 2 times |-------------------4-5--5-5--5---5-5-5---| |--7-7-7-5--5/7-7-7-----------------------| |-----------------------------------------| Billy (delay) |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------14b15r14-------------------------------------------| |--16b17r16-14--14h16----------14h16--17-16-14-12-11-9-7-5-4-2-0---------| |----------------------------------------------------------------4-2-0---| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| James (clean) |--------------------------------------------5-------------5-------| |------------------------------------------3----3----5p3-----3-----| |----------------------------------------0--------0------0-----0---| |--2-2-2--2-2--2---0-0-0h2-2-2--2-2---4--5-------------------------| |----------------0------------------0------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| James (clean) |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------0---| |--2-2-2--2-2--2---0-0-0h2-2-2--2-2---4--0---| |----------------0------------------0--------| |--------------------------------------------| Billy (delay) |-----------0-------------------| |-----------3-------------------| |-----------2---let-ring-and----| |-----------0---hit-fuzz-into---| |-----------0-----feedback------| |--5-4-2-4--0-------------------| James (delay) |-----------0-----------------| |-----------3-----------------| |-----------2---do-the-same---| |--2-2---4--0-----------------| |------0----0-----------------| |-----------0-----------------| What a song! I really hope you like this tab. Hummer Faith lies in the ways of sin Chased the charmed but I don?t want them anymore In their eyes I was alive A fool?s disguize Take me away from here Shamed my tongue fat with promises all along when I woke up from that sleep I was happier then I?ve ever been When you desire that your life is a prize Renew, Revive It?s alright honey It?s alright, yeah Happiness will make you wonder Well, I feel okey It scared the disentchanted Far away Yeah, I want something new But what am I supposed to do Yeah, I ? I love you It?s true Life?s the bummer When you?re a hummer Life?s a drag Ask your selfquestion anyone but me I ain?t free Ask your selfquestion anyone but me I ain?t free Do you feel? Love is real