• Song:

    Believe

  • Artist:

    Smashing Pumpkins

  • Album:

    Freedom!

Believe - Smashing Pumpkins
                          Written By - James Iha
                Transcribed By - jasaro@telecomunicaciones.com

Version 1
---------

Riff #1
    C#m7            Bsus4/6         Asus2/7#        F#sus4/7#
eb|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
Bb|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
Gb|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-4-------4-------2-------2-------0-------0-----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------2-------2-------|


Riff #2
  Asus2                             E
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

  Asus2                             F#sus4/7#
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


Riff #3
    C#m7             Bsus4             Asus2          F#sus4/7#          x2
||-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-----0---0---||
||-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-----0---0---||
||-o-----6-------6-------4-------4---|-----2-------2-------x-----x---x-o-||
||-o-----6-------6-------4-------4---|-----2-------2-------4-----4---4-o-||
||---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----4-----4---4---||
||-----------------------------------|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---||

Riff #4
  Asus2                             E
|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
|-------2-------2-------2-------2-|-------1-------1-------1-------1-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------2-------2-------2-------2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

  Asus2                             F#sus4/7#
|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
|-------2-------2-------2-------2-|-------x-------x-------x-------x-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------4-------4-------4-------4-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

  Asus2           F#sus4/7#         G#sus6        Asus2
|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------2-------2-------x-------x-|------(5)-----(5)2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------4-------4-|-------6-------6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|

  Asus2           E                 C#m7            Bsus4/6
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1---------------|-6---------------4---------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------------------|

  Asus2           Bsus4/6
|-0---------------0---------------|
|-0---------------0---------------|
|-2---------------4---------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|


Riff #5
     Asus2                             E                                 x3
||-----0-------0-------0-------0-----|---0-------0-------0-------0-------||
||-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0-----||
||-o-------2-------2-------2-------2-|-------1-------1-------1-------1-o-||
||-o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o-||
||---0-------0-------0-------0-------|-----------------------------------||
||-----------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0---------||

     Asus2                             E                                 x2
||---------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0---||
||---------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0---||
||-o-------2-------2-------2-------2-|-------1-------1-------1-------1-o-||
||-o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------2-------2-------2-------2-o-||
||---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---||
||-----------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||

  Asus2                             F#5
|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|----------|
|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|----------|
|-------2-------2-------2-------2-|----------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-....-4-|
|---------------------------------|-2-....-2-|
                                   [16 times]
Structure / Order:
[0:00]: Intro: riff #1.
[0:09]: Verse 1: riff #1 4x.
[0:44]: Chorus: riff #2.
[0:57]: Preverse: riff #3.
[1:15]: Verse 2: riff #3.
[1:33]: Chorus   Bridge: riff #4.
[2:08]: Verse 3: riff #5.
[2:51]: End: riff #1 2x   Final E.


Version 2
---------

Transcribed by: Jasaro

Tuning: Eb Ab Db G Bb Eb. Note that the G string is tuned from Gb to G.

  Riff 1   
-|-----0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0----------
-|-------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0--------
-|---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|---4---------4---------2---------2---------0---------0----------------------
-|---------------------------------------------------------------2------------
                                                                              
  The vocal comes in here.
-|-----0-------------|
-|-------0-----------|
-|---------0---------|
-|-------------------|
-|-------------------|
-|---2---------------|
                                                                              
  Then play these chords.
-|---0----0----0----0----------|
-|---0----0----0----0----------|
-|---0----0----0----0----------|
-|---7----2----7----4----------|
-|---7----2----7----4----------|
-|---5----0----5----2----------|
                                                                              
  The drums enters here.
-|--------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0--------0--------
-|--------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0--------0--------
-|--------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0--------0--------
-|--------6---------6---------4---------4---------2---------2--------4--------
-|---4--4------4--4------2--2------2--2------0--0------0--0----------4--------
-|--------------------------------------------------------------2--2----------
                                                                              

-|--------0----------|
-|--------0----------|
-|--------0----------|
-|--------4----------|
-|--------4----------|
-|---2--2------------|
                                                                              
  The 'On Sunday I made amends...' part.
-|--------0------------0---------0------------0---------0------------0--------
-|--------0------------0---------0------------0---------0------------0--------
-|--------0------------0---------0------------0---------0------------0--------
-|--------6------------6---------7------------7---------9------------9--------
-|--------6------------6---------7------------7---------9------------9--------
-|---4--4------4--4--4------5--5------5--5--5------7--7------7--7--7----------
                                                                              

-|---0---------|
-|---0---------|
-|---0---------|
-|---7---------|
-|---7---------|
-|---5---------|
                                                                              
  Ooohhhh...              Aaahhh...
-|---0----0----0----0-----0----------|
-|---0----0----0----0-----0----------|
-|---0----0----0----0-----0----------|
-|---2----4----6----7-----9----------|
-|---2----4----6----7-----9----------|
-|---0----2----4----5-----7----------|
                                                                              
  I want to believe...
-|-----0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0----------
-|-------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0--------
-|---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|---5---------5---------5---------5---------0---------0---------0------------
                                                                              
 
-|-----0-------------0----0---------|
-|-------0-----------0----0---------|
-|---------0---------0----0---------|
-|-------------------2----2---------|
-|-------------------2----2---------|
-|---0---------------0----0---------|
                                                                              
                          Play this riff 2 times...
-|---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-----|
-|---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-----|
-|---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-----|
-|---7----7----7----2----2----2----7----7----4-----|
-|---7----7----7----2----2----2----7----7----4-----|
-|---5----5----5----0----0----0----5----5----2-----|
                                                                              
  Then...
-|-----0----------|
-|-----0----------|
-|-----0----------|
-|-----2----------|
-|-----2----------|
-|-----0----------|

 Fairuz/Azwaa (Malaysia)


Version 3
---------

|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----
|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---
|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-4-------4-------2-------2-------0-------0-----------------------
|-------------------------------------------------2-------2-------

I get lost for the rest of the song.  I've got several chords that
sound nice with the song, but I'm not sure how they fit in.  Please
help!!!

Here are the chords I've got:

|022100| |X22100| |X02200| |X24400| |X46600| |X46650| |079900|

|022104| |0X2104|
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