RHINOCEROS, from Gish, Smashing Pumpkins - Aside from the solo, this is unquestionably the easiest song by the Pumpkins to play. It sounds great with two guitars. Intro: Guitar1, (clean) ===== ======= |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| repeat this for |----------9---------9/11--11--11-11-----| several bars... |----------------------------------------| |----------7---------7/-9---9---9--9-----| |--0---0-------0-0---0-------------------| Guitar 2, (flanger and some delay), let top 2 strings ring ======== |-------0-------------0-----------0-----0----0------0------------- |-----0-------------0-----------0-----0----0------0--------------- |---2-----1-----1h2-----1h2---7-----6----4-----/11----9(ring)----- |----------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------0-----0-----0----0-------0-----0----0-----0---- ----------------0-----0-----0----0-------0-----0----0-----0------ -9h11-11/13--14----13----11----9-----/13----11----9-----7-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- (ring, guitar 2 takes abreather) (x02210@1) -------0-4-------------------0----------------------------------- -----0-----0----------0------0----------------------------------- -1h2---------2----1-2--------1----------------------------------- -----------------------------2----------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- VERSE: Guitar 1, (clean) ====== pow-der show (?), treasoned my roots.... |-------------------------------------------------0--------------- |-------------------------------------------------0--------------- |-------9------9/11--11-11-11-----9---13--11-9---11--------------- |-------------------------------------------------0--------------- |-------7------7/-9---9--9--9-----7---11--9--7----9--------------- |-0--0-----0-0----------------0-0---0------------10--------------- - This is the repeating riff in the song; at the D-chord, guitar 2 arpeggiates the 6 strings. - after Billy says "...see you in June...", guitar 1 repeats the intro riff while guitar 2 lays this 'Gershwin' riff over it: |------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------ |----14/16--16-16-16/19--19-19-1916--16-16-1614-14-1413-13-13-13 |------------------------------------------------------------------ |----12/14--14-14-14/17--17-17-1714--14-14-1412-12-1211-11-11-11 |------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------- -------------------------------- and so forth... --11/13-13-13-13/14--14-14-14--- -------------------------------- ---9/11-11-11-11/12--12-12-12--- -------------------------------- CHORUS: Guitars 1 + 2,(clean first time, distorted thereafter) ====== The way...... she knows.... |----0-----------3----------0----------------------- If you're playing a |----1-----------3----------3----------------------- strat, switch to the |----0-----------0----------2----------------------- bottom pick-up to |----2-----------0----------0----------------------- emphasize top string |----3-----------2---------------------------------- on that D chord thing |----------------3---------------------------------- Cmjr (x32010@1) Gmjr (320003@1) Dwhatever (xx0232@1) BRIDGE: Guitar 1, guitar 2 solos overtop (bigtime distortion) ======= |---------------------------------------- |------------------------5---5-7--7--7--- you get the picture |------------------------5---5-7--7--7--- |-7---7-5---7---5-7-5----5---5-7--7--7--- |-7---7-5---7---5-7-5----3---3-5--5--5--- |-5---5-3---5---3-5-3-------------------- 2nd VERSE: join Gershwin riff to the previous repeating riff during +======== "...open your eyes, to these must I lie?..." and add the bend: |---0------------- |---0------------- .... |--11b1211b12----- once |---0------------- |---9------------- |--10------------- FINAL VERSE: James plays C G D progression while Billy lays these overtop: =========== |---------------------------- --------------------------------------------- |---------------------------- a --------------------------------------------- |---------------------------- n ----11-12--11h12p11p9------------------------ |---------------------------- d ----------------------12---10-9-------------- |-(10)b9--7--5--5--7--5--7--9 --------------------------------12-10-9------ |---------------------------- ----------------------------------------12-10 The last chord is that weird D. Hold till fade, then take a step towards the amp and weave some magic.