the Smashing Pumpkins
Hummer
Off Siamese Dream (1993)
Written by Billy Corgan
Tabbed by Jimi
Drop D Tuning
One of Billy?s masterpieces, with a couple of
delay and fuzz effects in some parts. I was
polite enough to transcribe the whole song.
Intro:
Billy
|--2h3p2-------------2h3p2-----2-3---|
|--------4-3-1-3-3-3-------x-x-------|
|------------------------------------| 2 times
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
Billy
|--2h3p2-------------2h3p2-----2-3---|
|--------4-3-1-3-3-3-------x-x-------|
|------------------------------------| 8 times
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
James 4x 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
|--------------|----|----|----|----|
|--------------|----|----|----|----|
|--11b12r11----|-11-|-12-|-11-|-16-| 4 times
|--------------|----|----|----|----|
|--9-b10r9---0-|-9--|-10-|-9--|-14-|
|------------0-|----|----|----|----|
I hope you can understand this. James goes with heavy,
fuzzy distortion, the second time.
Intro Solo:
Billy (heavy Fuzz)
|-----------------------------------------------------10---------|
|-----------------------------------------------10/12-10-12-10---|
|--7------0-2/4-4--------------11-9p7h9b11~~~~--9-/11-9--11-9----|
|-----------------5-4b5r4-----------------------7-/9-----9--7----|
|--5----------------------5/7------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Billy (heavy Fuzz)
|-------------------------------------10---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------10-----10-----------------------|
|-----------------11b12r11-12b14~~~~--------11-----11p9-11b12r11-9~~~~---|
|--------------------------12b14~~~~-----------------------------10~~~---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3p0~~gr~~-------------------------------------------------------------|
James (heavy Fuzz)
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------5--5---| 4 times
|--0---0--0--0---0--0---2--2--5--5---|
|--0---0--0--0---0--0---2--2--3--3---|
|--0---0--0--0---0--0---2--2---------|
Verse:
Billy (clean/chorus)
|--0--------0----0-----|
|--3--------3----1-----|
|--2--------0----0-----| 4 times
|--0--------2----2-----|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
James (clean/chorus)
|--0--------0----0-----|
|--3--------3----1-----|
|--2--------0----0-----| 4 times
|--0--------2----2-----|
|--0--------2----3-----|
|--0--------2----------|
"Faith lies in the ways of sin?"
This is the brigde over Billy?s vocals "In their eyes I was alive":
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--2-2--2-2/5--5-5--5-5 --0/7--7-7-7-75-5-5-52-2-2-2/7-7-7---|
|--2--2-2--2-2/5--5-5--5-5 --0/7--7-7-7-75-5-5-52-2-2-2/7-7-7---|
|--2--2-2--2-2/5--5-5--5-5 --0/7--7-7-7-75-5-5-52-2-2-2/7-7-7---|
Verse:
Billy (clean/chorus)
|--0--------0----0-----|
|--3--------3----1-----|
|--2--------0----0-----| 3 times
|--0--------2----2-----|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
James (clean/chorus)
|--0--------0----0-----|
|--3--------3----1-----|
|--2--------0----0-----| 3 times
|--0--------2----2-----|
|--0--------2----3-----|
|--0--------2----------|
"Shamed my tongue?"
Billy + James (clean/chorus)
|--0-------------------|
|--3-------------------|
|--2---------5-5-5-5---|
|--0-----2-2-5-5-5-5---|
|--0-----2-2-3-3-3-3---|
|--0-----2-2-----------|
^enter fuzz
"I was happier than I?ve ever been?"
Bridge:
Heavy Fuzz/distortion
Billy (strum these chords)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|---|-5-|---|---|---|---| 2 times
|-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-|
|-0-|-0-|-2-|-3-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-|
|-0-|-0-|-2-|---|-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-|
James 4x 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
|--------------|----|----|----|----|
|--------------|----|----|----|----|
|--11b12r11----|-11-|-12-|-11-|-16-| 2 times
|--------------|----|----|----|----|
|--9-b10r9---0-|-9--|-10-|-9--|-14-|
|------------0-|----|----|----|----|
"When you desire that your life is a prize?"
Interlude:
Heavy Fuzz/distortion
Billy (strum these chords)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-5-| 2 times
|-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-|-5-|-0-|-2-|-5-|
|-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-|-5-|-0-|-2-|-3-|
|-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-|-5-|-0-|-2-|---|
This is James Lead over the chords and when Billy
shouts "Happiness will make you wonder?"
James 4x 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
|---------------------------|---|---|---|----------------|
|---------------------------|---|---|---|----------------|
|--11/12-12-12-12-11-12--11-|-7-|-5-|-7-|-7--9--12--14---|
|---------------------------|---|---|---|----------------|
|--9-/10-10-10-10-9--10--9--|-5-|-3-|-5-|-5--7--10--12---|
|---------------------------|---|---|---|----------------|
Guitar Solo:
Billy (heavy Fuzz)
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------5-7-7b8-7b8r7-5~~--4h5p4----------5h7----7b8-7-5-7~~---|
|--95-7--------------------------5-5/7~~------5----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Billy (heavy Fuzz)
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------8p7------------------|
|-------------------------------7-7------9p7-----/7-7-7---|
|--7b8~~r7~--5p4----------5-7/9--------------5------------|
|----------------5~~--5/7---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
Billy (heavy Fuzz)
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|--9bbbb10bbbb11bbbb---/-----|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
James (heavy Fuzz/strum)
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|-2-|-5-|-0-|-7-|-5-|-2-|-7-|
|-2-|-5-|-0-|-7-|-5-|-2-|-7-|
|-2-|-5-|-0-|-7-|-5-|-2-|-7-|
Then comes the part when Billy cries "I want something new?"
Billy + James (mild fuzz/distortion)
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|--3--3-3--3-3-3---3-3---|
|--2--2-0--0-0-0---0-0---| 4 times
|--0--0-2--2-2-2p0-0-0---|
|--0--0-3--3-3-3p2-2-2---|
|------------------------|
When "It?s true?" is sung, play this and between the chords,
turn the volume more quiet.
Billy + James
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
|--2-2-2-2---------0-0-0-0--------2-2-2-2----------|
|--2-2-2-2---------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0--drums---|
|--0-0-0-0---------x-x-x-x--------x-x-x-x----------|
|------------------5-5-5-5--------4-4-4-4----------|
When the song seems to be over, start increasing the volume
along with Jimmy?s drumbeat, into the chorus-like thing:
Billy (strum these chords)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|---|-5-|---|---|---|---| 2 times
|-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-|
|-0-|-0-|-2-|-3-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-|
|-0-|-0-|-2-|---|-0-|-0-|-2-|-5-|
James 4x 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
|--------------|----|----|----|----|
|--------------|----|----|----|----|
|--11b12r11----|-11-|-12-|-11-|-16-| 2 times
|--------------|----|----|----|----|
|--9-b10r9---0-|-9--|-10-|-9--|-14-|
|------------0-|----|----|----|----|
"Life?s the bummer ? when you?re a hummer!"
Outro Solos:
This is the first solo:
Billy (delay)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------10-----------------------------|
|--7h9~~~~--7h9p76h7p6----6--7--9--9/11----9/11--12---------14p12p11---|
|-----------------------7----------------------------11~~~~-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
James (clean)
|--0--------------0--------------------------------------0---------|
|--0--------------0-------------------3---3---------3------3-------|
|--2-2-2--2--2-2--6-6-6--6--6-6--6p0----0----0----0---0------0-----|
|--2--------------7-----------------------------4--------------2---|
|--0--------------0------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Billy (delay)
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--12------14b15r14p12-------------14b15r14-------------17p15-14---------|
|-----11~~-------------14~~-12~~------------14~~-12~~------------16~~~---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
James (clean)
|--0--------------0--------------------------------------0---------|
|--0--------------0-------------------3---3---------3------3-------|
|--2-2-2--2--2-2--6-6-6--6--6-6--6p0----0----0----0---0------0-----|
|--2--------------7-----------------------------4--------------2---|
|--0--------------0------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then there?s that "Ask yourself a question" part:
Billy + James (delay/clean) 3x
|--0--------------0--------------------------------------0---------|
|--0--------------0-------------------3---3---------3------3-------|
|--2-2-2--2--2-2--6-6-6--6--6-6--6p0----0----0----0---0------0-----|
|--2--------------7-----------------------------4--------------2---|
|--0--------------0------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Billy + James (delay/clean)
|--------------------------------------------5-------------5-------|
|------------------------------------------3----3----5p3-----3-----|
|----------------------------------------0--------0------0-----0---|
|--2-2-2--2-2--2---0-0-0h2-2-2--2-2---4--5-------------------------|
|----------------0------------------0------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Billy + James (delay/clean)
|--------------------------------------------5------------5---|
|------------------------------------------3----3----3----3---|
|----------------------------------------0--------0----0--0---|
|--2-2-2--2-2--2---0-0-0h2-2-2--2-2---4--5----------------5---|
|----------------0------------------0-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
This is the solo that?s played when Billy
sings "Do you feel, love is real":
Billy (delay) 2x
|--------------------------17-17-17-|-15-14---------------------------------|
|--17p14-15p14-17p14-15p14----------|-------17-15-14------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------16-14------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------17-16-17-16-14---|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
repeat
James; this is played when Billy sings "do you feel, love is real"
|--------------------------5----------5---|
|--------------------------5------5-5-5---|
|--------------------------7--9p7-7-7-7---| 2 times
|-------------------4-5--5-5--5---5-5-5---|
|--7-7-7-5--5/7-7-7-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
Billy (delay)
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------14b15r14-------------------------------------------|
|--16b17r16-14--14h16----------14h16--17-16-14-12-11-9-7-5-4-2-0---------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------4-2-0---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
James (clean)
|--------------------------------------------5-------------5-------|
|------------------------------------------3----3----5p3-----3-----|
|----------------------------------------0--------0------0-----0---|
|--2-2-2--2-2--2---0-0-0h2-2-2--2-2---4--5-------------------------|
|----------------0------------------0------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
James (clean)
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------0---|
|--2-2-2--2-2--2---0-0-0h2-2-2--2-2---4--0---|
|----------------0------------------0--------|
|--------------------------------------------|
Billy (delay)
|-----------0-------------------|
|-----------3-------------------|
|-----------2---let-ring-and----|
|-----------0---hit-fuzz-into---|
|-----------0-----feedback------|
|--5-4-2-4--0-------------------|
James (delay)
|-----------0-----------------|
|-----------3-----------------|
|-----------2---do-the-same---|
|--2-2---4--0-----------------|
|------0----0-----------------|
|-----------0-----------------|
What a song! I really hope you like this tab.
Hummer
Faith lies in the ways of sin
Chased the charmed
but I don?t want them anymore
In their eyes I was alive
A fool?s disguize
Take me away from here
Shamed my tongue
fat with promises all along
when I woke up from that sleep
I was happier then I?ve ever been
When you desire that your life is a prize
Renew, Revive
It?s alright honey
It?s alright, yeah
Happiness will make you wonder
Well, I feel okey
It scared the disentchanted
Far away
Yeah, I want something new
But what am I supposed to do
Yeah, I ? I love you
It?s true
Life?s the bummer
When you?re a hummer
Life?s a drag
Ask your selfquestion anyone but me
I ain?t free
Ask your selfquestion anyone but me
I ain?t free
Do you feel?
Love is real
