#-----------------------------------------------------------------------# # "ZERO" by Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins) # # As heard on the 1995 album "MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS" # #-----------------------------------------------------------------------# This song is a little crazy, but you should try it out. I'm still not sure about that insane solo... G1: Eb (EbAbDbGbBbEb) -Electric Full Distortion (Billy Corgan) G2: Eb (EbAbDbGbBbEb) -Electric Full Distortion with phaser (James Iha) G3: Eb (EbAbDbGbBbEb) -Pre-recorded G2 or G1 w/ 1 addtnl' semitone down effect Intro 0:00 G1 |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-5=4-4-------------5-5-4-4-------------------| |-5=4-4-------------5-5-4-4-------------------| |-3=2-2-------------3-3-2-2-------------------| |--------0---0-------------| G1+G2 |------------------------------------------------------|| |o----------------------------------------------------o|| |--5=4-4-------------------5-54-4--------------------|| |--5=4-4-------------------5-54-4--------------------|| |o-3=2-2-------------------3-32-2-------------------o|| |--------------------------|| 3x Pre-Verse 0:08/ 0:44 G1 |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-5=4-4-------------------5-54-4-------------------| |-5=4-4-------------------5-54-4-------------------| |-3=2-2-------------------3-32-2-------------------| |------------------------| G2 |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-5=4-4-------------------5-54-4----------------------| |-5=4-4-------------------5-54-4----------------------| |-3=2-2-------------------3-32-2----------------------| |-----------------------5/14-| Verse 0:11/ 1:22 G1+G2 |------------------------------------|| |o----------------------------------o|| |--5=/4-4---------5-5/4-4------------|| |--5=/4-4---------5-5/2-2------------|| |o-3=/2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o|| |---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0--|| 4x Pre-Chorus 0:27/ 1:37 G1+G2 (G2 slides up last octave 1 step on second time) |---------------------------------------|| |o-------------------------------------o|| |--9-----11------9------12------11/7-7--|| |---------------------------------------|| |o-7------9------7------10-------9/5-5-o|| |-----0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0---------|| 4x -Instrumental Rest- (Pre-Verse 0:44) 0:48 G1 |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-5=4-4-------------------5-54-4-------------| |-5=4-4-------------------5-54-4---x--x--x-x-| |-3=2-2-------------------3-32-2---x--x--x-x-| |----------------------0--0--0-0-| G2 |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-5=4-4-------------------5-54-4--------4/9-| |-5=4-4-------------------5-54-4-------------| |-3=2-2-------------------3-32-2-------------| |-----------------------------| Chorus 0:51 G1+G2 |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-5=4-4-------------------5-54-4-------------------| |-5=4-4-------------------5-54-4-------------------| |-3=2-2-------------------3-32-2-------------------| |------------------------| G1 |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-5=4-4-------------------5-54-4----------------------| |-5=4-4-------------------5-54-4----------------------| |-3=2-2-------------------3-32-2----------------------| |-----------------------7/12-| G2 |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-5=4-4-------------------5-54-4----------------------| |-5=4-4-------------------5-54-4----------------------| |-3=2-2-------------------3-32-2----------------------| |---------------------0--5/14-----------| G1+G2 |------------------------------------------------------|| |o----------------------------------------------------o|| |--5=4-4-------------------5-54-4--------------------|| |--5=4-4-------------------5-54-4--------------------|| |o-3=2-2-------------------3-32-2-------------------o|| |--------------------------|| 2x Bridge 1:06 G1+G2 PM PM PM PM |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |-9-9-9-----------9-9-9-----------9-9-9-----------9-9--| |-9-9-9-----------9-9-9-----------9-9-9-----------9-9--| |-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-----------7-7-7-----------7-7--| |-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-----------0-0-0-----------0-0--| First Solo 1:15 G1+G2 |------------------------------------------------------|| |o----------------------------------------------------o|| |--5=4-4-------------------5-54-4--------------------|| |--5=4-4-------------------5-54-4--------------------|| |o-3=2-2-------------------3-32-2-------------------o|| |--------------------------|| 2x G3 (x25xxx@7) /// /// 1/1/1/ 1/1/1/ /// |--------------------------------------12~~-15b17/*-| |-----------------13brbr---------------12~~~~---------| |-8b9~~~------------------------11b12~~~--------------| |---------14~~~~--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| *Infinite Delay then fade (Verse 1:22) (Pre-Chorus) Second Solo 1:52 All |-------------| |-*xsx-------| |-------*xsx-| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| *Pick Scrape entire string length G1+G2 |-----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|| |-5---------------5-5/4-4-----------|| |-5---------------5-5/2-2-----------|| |-3-----2-2-2-2-2-3-3/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|| |---0-3---0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-|| 2x G3 (x25xxx@7) 2/ 1/1/1/1/1/ |-22pb24=r22b24r22---------------12b------------------------------| |-----------------22b24r22-17-17-----15fb-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------14b15p12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| G3 (x25xxx@7)|------0--------15---------------------------------------------| |------3b5==p0--17b19==--13p12h13p12-15p13h15p13-15b17~~-------| |-0-0----------------------------------------------------------| |-0-0----------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------12/19-| G1+G2 |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |--5--------------5-5/4-4-----------| |--5--------------5-5/2-2-----------| |--3-----2--------3-3/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |----0-3---0-2-3----------0-0-0-0-0-| G3 (x25xxx@7)|------------------------------19tr18-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-x**===x---x**x--------------------| |-x*===x--x*===x--------------------| |-----------------------------| *Scratch Slide with index finger on left hand slowly (Average pitch= ~ 4 octaves above low E bent one step) **Scratch Slide with index finger on right hand irregularly paced (Average pitch= ~ 5 octaves above low E) G1+G2 |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--5---------------5-5/4-4-----------| |--5---------------5-5/2-2-----------| |--3-------2-2-2-2-3-3/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |----0-2-3-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-| G3 (x25xxx@7)|-22b24----------17b18--------------------12=-14-------| |-----------------------------------15b17--------12~~~-| |-------19b21~~~-------15b16~~~------------------------| |-------------------------------x*--------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| *4 Fret Scratch Slide (pitch= 4 octaves above low E) Bridge 2:09 G1+G2 |---------------------------------------|| |o-------------------------------------o|| |--9------9------9------9-----11--------|| |--------------------------------12-12--|| |o-7------7------7------7------9-------o|| |-----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0---10-10--|| 2x G1 |---------------------------------------|| |o-------------------------------------o|| |--9------9------9------9-----11--------|| |--------------------------------12-12--|| |o-7------7------7------7------9-------o|| |-----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0---10-10--|| 2x G2 TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP |-----------------------------------------19=-22b24=*| |-------------------------17=/19=-20=-22=------------| |-9/11=/12=/14=/16=/17=-0----------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| *Hold note half way through Chorus (Chorus 2:23) G1 |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-5=4-4-------------------5-54-4-------------| |-5=4-4-------------------5-54-4---x--x------| |-3=2-2-------------------3-32-2---x--x------| |----------------------0--0--0-0-| G1 |----------------------------------*| |----------------------------------*| |-5=4-4-------------------5-54-4-*| |-5=4-4-------------------5-54-4-*| |-3=2-2-------------------3-32-2-*| |--------------------*| Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b (x24432@1) - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (if not indicated, then from/to "nowhere") - natural harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip, if not indicated dip 1/4 step n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash |o - beginning of a bar to be repeated o| - end of a bar to be repeated *| - end of song =) - smiley face Questions? 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