• Song:

    Geek U.S.A.

  • Artist:

    Smashing Pumpkins

  • Album:

    Siamese Dream (Deluxe E...

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Freakleader7580
Geek U.S.A.
off siameses dream, a fast hard song that really rocks.  
Eb tuning/1/2 step down (eb,Bb,Gb,Db,Ab,Eb)
lots of bass and distortion.(tone on bass side)

intro a: guitar 1 only
eb|-------------------------------|x2
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|--/12-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
intro b: both guitars
|---------------------------------------------------------------|x2
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------10-(10)-----------------------------------|
|--/12-0-0--0-0--0-0----------0-0--/12-0-0--0-0--0-0--10-(10)--|
intro c: guitar 1 plays b while 2 plays:
|----------------------------|x4
|----------------------------| the { N } refers to theses fills:
|--------------------{-/N-}--| 1. /16  2. /12  3. /16r14 
|----------------------------| 4. /12 [this one’s on this string]
|----------------------------|
|--/12-0-0--0-0--0-0---------|

verse: both guitars
[|-----------------------------|x3----------------------------|]x2
||-----------------------------|------------------------------||
||-----------------------------|------------------------------||
||---------7-7-----------------|---------7-7------------------||
||---------5-5-----------------|---------5-5------------------||
[|--0--0-0------0--0-0—5h7--3--|--0--0-0------0--5-4-4p3---0--|]

chorus: both guitars
|---------------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|----------7-7----------9-9-|-5-----5--7---7-7-|------------------9-|
|----------5-5----------7-7-|-5-----5--7---7-7-|-7p5--------------7-|
|-0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0-----|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|-----7p6p5p3p0-0-0---|

|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|x2
|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
|-5-----5-7---7-7-|----------7-7----------9-9-|-5-----5-7---7-7-|
|-5-----5-7---7-7-|----------5-5----------7-7-|-5-----5-7---7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0-----|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|

|-------------------|-----------------|------|
|-------------------|-----------------|------|
|--9-----9--9---9-9-|-----------------|------|
|--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-|-5-----5-7---7-7-|--2~--|
|--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5-----5-7---7-7-|--2~--|
|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|--0~--|

solo 1: guitar 1 plays intro a x1 and intro b x2 
guitar plays on the 2nd of intro b:
|-----------17b19~--|--12-------------------------------|
|--17p15~~----------|-----15p12----------------15b17~~--|
|-------------------|-----------14p12----12-14----------|
|-------------------|-----------------14----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|

verse 2: same

bridge: guitar1
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------9-9-|-----------------9-8-7-6-5-4-|
|-----------------9-9-9-9--9-9-|-----------------9-8-7-6-5-4-|
|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--7-7-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-----------|

|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------9-9-|---------------------7-7-7---7-|
|-----------------9-9-9-9--9-9-|-----------------7-7-7-7-7---7-|
|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--7-7-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5---5-|
|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7---------------|
guitar 2:
|------|x6--------------------------|--------------------------|----|x6
|-/17~-|----------17-16-15-14-13-12-|--------------------------|-15-|
|------|----------------------------|-14~~-14-13—14p13-----12~-|----|
|------|--14~-16~-------------------|------------------14~-----|----|
|------|----------------------------|--------------------------|----|
|------|----------------------------|--------------------------|----|

chorus 2: guitar 1 same
guitar 2 plays this:
|---------------------12-----------------------| 
|-15b17~~----------------15-12-----------------| 
|----------12~~-14~~-----------15-14-12--------| 
|---------------------------------------14~~~~-| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 

|------------------------------------------------| 
|-15b17------------------------------------------| 
|-------14b16r14~~--14b16~~--12~~-14~~-12~~-14~~-| 
|------------------------------------------------| 
 |------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------| 

|-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-17b19-| 
|-------15----------15----------15----------| 
|-------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------| 

|-----------------------------| 
|-15~~--17~~------------------| 
|-------------14gb21~~~~~~~~--| 
|-12~~--14~~------------------| 
|-----------------------------| 
|-----------------------------| 

interlude: guitar 1
|----------------------|x4
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|---6~-----------------|
|-------6b7~--9b10~r9--|
|----------------------|
guitar 2:
|---0~--------0~-------|x4
|---0~--------0~-------|
|---6~-------11~-------|
|---9~-------14~-------|
|---7~-------12~-------|
|---x---------x--------|

|---------------------| 
|---------------------| 
|----------------9/11-| 
|-2----4----7----9/11-| 
|-2----4----7----7/9--| 
|-0----2----5---------| 

|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------| 
|--------------119-9/11-11/14-14-| 
|-2----4----7--119-9/11-11/14-14-| 
|-2----4----7--9-7-7/9--9-/12-12-| 
|-0----2----5---------------------| 
|----------------------| 
|----------------------| 
|----------------/14~~-| 
|-2----4----7----------| 
|-2----4----7----/12~~-| 
|-0----2----5----------| 

|--------------------| 
|--------------------| 
|--------------------| 
|-2----4----7~~~~----| 
|-2----4----7~~~~----| 
|-0----2----5~~~~----| 

solo 2: guitar 1
|-------------------------|x7-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------7-|---------------------------------|
|-2-------5------7------5-|-2-------5------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
|-0--0-0--3-0-0--5-0-0----|-0--0-0--3-0-0--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|

|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-|
|-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-|
guitar 2:
|----------12h15p12-------12h15p12-------12h15p12----12h15p12-12h15p12-
|-15b17~~-----------15b17----------15b17----------15----------15----15- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------14b16r14b16r14p12----14p12--------------------------------------14/16--
-------------------14-------14p12------------------------12h14p12------
----------------------------------14p1210h12~~~~--12/14---------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-19r17b19--------------------------------------------------------------
---------------12-14-16r14~--14-12-14-16-14-12-14-16-14-12-14-16-14-12-
------------14---------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------15b17-
--14-16-14-12-14-16-14-12--12-14-15-14-12-14-15-14-12-14-15-------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------14b/15b/16b/17b18~~r17~~~~-----|
--15b17~/17b19~---------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|

bridge 2: guitar 1
|--------------------|x8
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-----------------7--|
|--2----5----7----5--|
|--0----3----5-------|
guitar 2: after x4 of G1
|---------------------|x4
|---------------------|
|--13---12---11---14--|
|---x----x----x----x--|
|--11---10----9---12--|
|---------------------|

solo 3: guitar 1
|-----------------|x2---------------|x2-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------|
|-----------------|--------------7--|--0~~--|
|--------------7--|--2---5---7---7--|--2~~--|
|--2---5---7---5--|--2---5---7---5--|--2~~--|
|--0---3---5------|--0---3---5------|--0~~--|
guitar 2:
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------15-----------------------------------------15-------
|--------12--------16r14p12-------------------------12----------
|--12h14-------12~----------14p12-------14~~--12h14--------12~--
|---------------------------------14p12-------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------

 ----------------------------------------------15p12-----------------
 --------15-------15--------------------15-----------15p12-----------
 --14b16----14b16----14b~16~~--------12--------------------14p12-----
 ------------------------------12h14-------12~-------------------14--
 --------------------------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------------------------------------------------

 --------------------------------------------------
 ------------------------------------15b17~r~15~---
 --12-14b16~-------------12h14-12~~----------------
 -------------12h14-12~~---------------------------
 --------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------------------------------

 --------------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------12-15-15b~17~~--|
 ---------------------------12~~--12h14------------------|
 ---------------------12-14------------------------------|
 --------12-14-14~-14------------------------------------|
 --12h15-------------------------------------------------|

outro: guitar 1
|------|---------------------------------------------|x7
|------|---------------------------------------------|
|------|---------------------------------------------|
|------|------------------------------7-7---6-6-6----|
|-X\--|------------------------------5-5---4-4-4----|
|-X\-|--3p0--0-0--0-0-7p0--0-0--0-0-----0-------0--| 

|--------------------------------------------|x5-----------|
|--------------------------------------------|-------------|
|-----------------------------------------9--|--9~~--------|
|-----------------------------7-7---7---8-9--|--9~~--2~~~--|
|-----------------------------5-5---5---6-7--|--7~~--2~~~--|
|--3p0-0-0--0-0-7p0--0-0--0-0-----0---0---0--|--0~~--0~~~--|
guitar 2:
|------------------------------16------------------------------
|--13-----------------------------15~--17-----------19r17-15~--
|-----12~~-14-----------------------------13-14b16~------------
|---------------11b~12~----------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------12~~~----------------------------------

 --17b19~--16b17r16--------------------------------------------------
 -------------------15-17-19-17-15-14-15-14-12-14b15-14b15r14-12b14--
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 --13---13~~~-11p9-11-11b13r11-9~~~~~~~~--|
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 some of this tab was partly composed of 
 the tabs in guitar world magazine in which
 billy corgan talked about writing this song
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