• Song:

    7 Shades Of Black

  • Artist:

    Smashing Pumpkins

  • Album:

    Zeitgeist

The Smashing Pumpkins

                                                    "7 Shades Of Black"

   3 Guitars
   Tuning: C# F# B E G# C#

                                                           INTRO
     Guitar 1

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     |-5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----5----5----6-6----6-6----6-6----6-6----6----6----7-7----7-7----7-7----7-7----------|
     |-5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----5----5----6-6----6-6----6-6----6-6----6----6----7-7----7-7----7-7----7-7----------|
     |-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----3----3----4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4----4----4----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----12\\\-|

     Guitars 1 & 2

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                                                           VERSE
     Gtrs. 1 & 2 - figure 1 - 3 times

     Guitar 3 (on 3rd time)

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                                                          CHORUS
     Gtrs. 1, 2 & 3
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\   ***when playing live 2nd guitarist leaves out this last lead note (E), so he could pull off both 2nd and 3rd bars***   /

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                                                          BRIDGE
  Gtrs. 1 & 2
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\                                                                                                       long pick slide^   /

                                                      VERSE 2 (same)


                                                        PRECHORUS
     Gtrs. 1 & 2

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     |-3----------7----------0h12-12-12-12-0-0-0h12-12-0h12-12--3----------7----------|



     Gtrs. 1, 2 & 3                                      CHORUS 2
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                                                          SOLO
  Gtrs. 1, 2 & 3
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| |---10-10---10-10------9--9----8--8----7---10-10---10-10------9--9----8--8----7---10-10---10~~~--------------------------------------------| |
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                                                         BRIDGE 2
  Gtrs. 1 & 2
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                                                        INTERLUDE
   Gtrs. 1 & 2
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                                           VERSE 3 (same w/lead fig. 1 - 2 times)


                                                          OUTRO
    Gtrs. 1 & 2
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