Song: Cherub Rock (acoustic version) Release: Vieuphoria Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins Tuning: standard Tabber: Jose Catalan *-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-*-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-* Intro. These are all muted strings and harmonics in rhythm to the song. Just follow Billy... I tab no rhythm or order for the intro, just basic hints. |---------(7)(7)---(12)---------------------- |-X--X-X--(7)(7)---(12)---------------------- |-X--X-X--(7)(7)---(12)---------------------- |-X--X-X--(7)(7)---(12)---------------------- |-X--X-X--(7)(7)---(12)---------------------- |-X--X-X--(7)(7)---(12)---------------------- ^full hand near 9th fret |-------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------- |---9-9---9-9---9--9-9---9-9-9--------------- |---X-X---X-X---X--X-X---X-X-X--------------- |---7-7---7-7---7--7-7---7-7-7--------------- |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------- |-------------------------------------------- |---9-9---9-9---9--9-9---9-9-9--------------- |---X-X---X-X---X--X-X---X-X-X--------------- |---6-6---6-6---6--6-6---6-6-6--------------- |---X-X---X-X---X--X-X---X-X-X--------------- |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------- |-------------------------------------------- |---1212--1212--12-1212--121212-------------- |---X-X---X-X---X--X-X---X-X-X--------------- |---9-9---9-9---9--9-9---9-9-9--------------- |---X-X---X-X---X--X-X---X-X-X--------------- |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------- *1 I tab this as I play it, with the low E always ringin'. You, however, can choose not to play it, as in the elec version, if you don't like it. I think it gives a fuller sound. G1 (Billy) |--------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------- |-119-X-X-13/14-X-13~~-X-X-119-X-X-119-X-X- |-X----X-X-X-----X-X----X-X-X----X-X-X----X-X- |-9-7-X-X-11/12-X-11~~-X-X-9-7-X-X-9-7-X-X- |-0----0-0-0-----0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0- G2 (James) |--------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------- |-119-X-X-13/14-X-1313-X-X-119-X-X-119-X-X- |-X----X-X-X-----X-X-X--X-X-X----X-X-X----X-X- |-9-7-X-X-11/12-X-1111-X-X-9-7-X-X-9-7-X-X- |-0----0-0-0-----0-0-0--0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0- G1 * |------------------------------------0--0------ |------------------------------------10-10----- |-13/14-X-13~~-X-X-119-X-X-11--11-X-9--9--X-X- |-X-----X-X----X-X-X----X-X-0---0--X-11-11-X-X- |-11/12-X-11~~-X-X-9-7-X-X-9---9--X-0--0--X-X- |-0-----0-0----0-0-0----0-0-10--10-0-9--9--0-0- G2 |------------------------------------0--0------ |--------------------------(7)-(7)---2--2------ |-13/14-X-1313-X-X-119-X-X-7---7--X-2--2--X-X- |-X-----X-X-X--X-X-X----X-X-7---7--X-2--2--X-X- |-11/12-X-1111-X-X-9-7-X-X-5---5--X-0--0--X-X- |-0-----0-0-0--0-0-0----0-0--------0-------0-0- That's the basic verse riff. If you can play the song elec, you can figure out the variations based on what I've tabbed. The whole song and all the changes of the above basic riff would be quite alot of tab... Pre-Chorus riff G1 |---------0--0--------------------------------- |---------10-10-------------------------------- |-11-11-X-9--9--X-X-9--9-X-4--4--X-X----------- |-0--0--X-11-11-X-X-X--X-X-0--0--X-X----------- |-9--9--X-0--0--X-X-7--7-X-2--2--X-X----------- |-10-10-0-9--9--0-0-8--8-X-3--3---------------- G2 |---------0--0------0--0---0-0-3--------------- |(7)(7)---2--2------1--1---0-0-3-X-X----------- |-7--7--X-2--2--X-X-0--0-X-0-0-0-X-X----------- |-7--7--X-2--2--X-X-2--2-X-0-0-0-X-X----------- |-5--5--X-0--0--X-X-3--3-X-2-2-2-X-X----------- |------------------------X-3-3-3--------------- Chorus riff G1 |-0--0----0--0------0--0---0-0-3--------------- |-3--3----2--2------1--1---0-0-3-X-X----------- |-2--2--X-2--2--X-X-0--0-X-0-0-0-X-X----------- |-0--0--X-2--2--X-X-2--2-X-0-0-0-X-X----------- |-0--0--X-0--0--X-X-3--3-X-2-2-2-X-X----------- |------------------------X-3-3-3--------------- G2 |-0--0----0--0------0--0---0-0-3--------------- |-3--3----2--2------1--1---0-0-3-X-X----------- |-2--2--X-2--2--X-X-0--0-X-0-0-0-X-X----------- |-0--0--X-2--2--X-X-2--2-X-0-0-0-X-X----------- |-0--0--X-0--0--X-X-3--3-X-2-2-2-X-X----------- |------------------------X-3-3-3--------------- Again, if you know the elec (real) version, you can pick out the changes so I'm not gonna tab every detail. "Let me out" riff G1 |---------------------------0---0--------------- |---------------------------10--10-X------------ |-13-----1313--13~----------9---9--X---------12- |-X------X-X---X------12-12-11--11-X-10-1010-12- |-11-----1111--11~----12-12-0---0--X-10-1010-10- |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-10-10-9---9--0-8--8-8--10- G2 |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0---0----0--0-0----- |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-3--3--2---2--X-1--1-1--0-- |-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-2--2--2---2--X-0--0-0--0-- |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-0--0--2---2--X-2--2-2--0-- |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-0--0--0---0--X-3--3-3--2-- |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0------------------------3-- I didn't tab the solo...so improvise and repeat the above licks like the recordings until the end. End Both Guitars |-0--------------------------------------------- |-3----5--5-5-5--------------------------------- |-2----4--4-4-4--------------------------------- |-0----2--2-2-2--------------------------------- |-0----2--2-2-2--------------------------------- |------0--0-0-0....-----------------------------