• Song:

    Aeroplane Flies High

  • Artist:

    Smashing Pumpkins

*The Aeroplane Flies High*
Transcribed by Obscured@san.rr.com
Http://home.san.rr.com/obscured


Tuning: Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb 


INTRO

 Clean                                                            x4
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
                        enter distortion on the 4th time^

 Distorted                                                        x4
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
  cut distortion here on 4th time^


VERSE - Clean
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
                        enter distortion on the 4th time^


CHORUS - Distorted
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|


VERSE 2 - Clean
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
                        enter distortion on the 6th time^


CHORUS 2 - Distorted
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|


BRIDGE
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SOLO - Play chorus riff

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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-5-5-0-|

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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


Lead
 (4:48)
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|-5h7~~~~--5h7~~b8r7~~~~--5h7~~----------------------------7-5~~~~--
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 (5:07)                           (5:16)
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 -----------------------------------------------5h7b8r7-----5h7b8r7-
 -5h7~~~~-5h7~~b8r7~~p5/7---------7~~-5-7~~-5h7---------5h7---------
 -------------------------\4~~~~------------------------------------
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                             (5:26)
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 -----------------12r10~~~~--------------------------14~~~~-15\(12)-
 -8r6~~--6h7/9~~-------------12h14~~--15r14~~-12~~~~----------------
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  (5:36)                                                     (5:46)
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 -15r14p12~~-12h14b15r14~~------------------------------------------
 --------------------------12~~--15r14~~-12-------------------------
 -------------------------------------------14h15p14p12~~~~--10h12--
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 -10h12b13r12-------10h12b13r12-------10h12b13r12-------10h12b13r12-
 -------------10h12-------------10h12-------------10h12-------------
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 -------10h12b13r12-------10h12b13r12-------10h12b13r12-------10h12b
 -10h12-------------10h12-------------10h12-------------10h12-------
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                           (5:55)
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 13r12-------10h12b13r12~~------------------------------------------
 ------10h12---------------10-12-14b15r14~~-10-12-12~~--10h12p10h12h
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 ----------------------------------------------(10)h12gb13r12p10~~--
 10h12~~~~--12-14b15r14~~-13~~--10h12p10h12~~-----------------------
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 (6:15)
 -15b17~~~~--15b(18)r17~~~~-----------------------------------------
 ----------------------------14~~-------14--------------------------
 ---------------------------------11~~-----11~~--14b15r14p12--------
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 (6:25)
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 ---------------------10h12b13r12--12-14~~--12h14p12\11~~--11h12h14-
 -12~~-10-12~~--10h12-----------------------------------------------
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 -----------------------------13-------17~~-13~~------------17r16~~-
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 -12h14b15r14--11h12h14---------------------------------------------
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 (6:39)
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 -13h14~~-----------------------------------------------------------
 ----------12h14b15r14p12-------------------------------------------
 -------------------------h14b15r14p12------------------------------
 ---------------------------------------h14b15r14p12\10h12~~~~~~~~--
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 (6:44)
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 -7-----7---7---7---7---7--------7/9p7\5h7~~~~--|
 ---5~~---5---5---5---5---5~~~~-----------------|
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INTERLUDE
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|-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1-1-1-0----|
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|-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1-1-1-0----|

Lead (Play with partial/artificial harmonics towards the end)
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|-7b8r7-5-7b8r7-5-7~~~~-|
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OUTRO - Tune to C G C F A D
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