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TAKE ME DOWN - Written and performed by James Iha
Transcribed by Adam Morris
I have a feeling many of you who were bagging this song earlier
have changed your minds. It IS a great song..really grew on me!
Anyway, here is my take on how it is played.
Tuning: Eb
Take note: I have four (kinda 5) different E's in here.
Sorry there so many chords, but this is as accurate as I get :)
CHORDS USED:
E (022100@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G B (x2444x@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
- - - - - -
E (022100@1) 0 2 2 1 0(0)
E(i) 0 2 2 4 2 x (actually E (no 3rd) (add C#)
Emaj7 0 2 2 4 4 4
Esus2 0 7 9 9 7 7
A (x02220@1) x 0 2 2 2 0
A5 (x022xx@1) x 0 2 2 x x
G#m (133111@4) 4 6 6 4 4 4
G#5 (133xxx@4) 4 6 6 x x x
D#E5 x 6 9 9 x x
C#sus2 x 4 6 6 4 4
Bsus2 x 2 4 4 2 2
F#5 (244xxx@1) 2 4 4 x x x
Intro: E(i) Emaj7, E(i) Emaj7
E(i) Emaj7 (021100@1) and take me down, to the underground
E(i) Emaj7 (021100@1) won't you take me down, to the underground
A5why (x022xx@1)oh why, there is no light
A5 (x022xx@1) (BASS NOTE: B)
and if i can't sleep, can you hold my life
Esus2 D#E5 C#sus2 Bsus2
And Allie_________________ (I know these aren't the lyrics, but this bit
is not written in the lyrics)
A5and (x022xx@1)all i see is you
E(i) Emaj7, E(i) Emaj7
E(i) Emaj7 (021100@1) and take my hand, i lost where i began
E(i)
in my heart i know all of my faults
Emaj7 (021100@1) Ewill (022100@1)you help me understand
A (x02220@1) and i believe in you
G#myou're (133111@4)the other half of me
Csus2 (Bass Note: High E) Bsus2
soothe... and heal...
Awhen (x02220@1)you sleep, when you dream,
Bsus2 (x24422@1) Bsus2 (x24422@1) Bsus2i'll (x24422@1)be there if you need me, whenever i hear you sing...
A5 (x022xx@1) Emaj7 (021100@1) A (x02220@1) Esus2 (xx2452@1) D#E5 C#sus2 (x13311@4) Bsus2 (x24422@1) A5there (x022xx@1)is a sun, it'll come, the sun, i hear them call me down
Esus2 (xx2452@1) D#E5 C#sus2 (x13311@4) Bsus2i (x24422@1)held you once, a love that once, and life had just begun
A5and (x022xx@1)you're all i see...
Esus2 (xx2452@1) D#E5 C#sus2 (x13311@4)name="chord_x24422@1">Bsus2
and trumpets blew, and angels flew on the other side
A5 (x022xx@1) G#5and (133xxx@4)you're all i see, and you're all i'll need
F#5 (244xxx@1) Ethere's (022100@1)a love that god puts in your heart.
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Well...that, I believe, is pretty damn close!
Anyone agree/disagree?
E-mail me with any comments, improvements, and tab requests!
Adam Morris (benmo@deakin.edu.au)
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 11:53:16 -0500 (EST)
From: Blanks
Subject: Tab for Take Me Down by: Smashing Pumpkins
Take Me Down
by: the Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
as tabbed by Jonathan Blanks (blanks@cnu.edu)
Well here my attempt at it, it should sound alright for the most part.
Tune half step down of course.
Chords
A/F#? G#m/E
E-A-D-G-B-e----------------------------------| E-A-D-G-B-e
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0-2-2-2-2-2 0-6-6-4-4-4------|
A = play on the 5th as a barre chord
B = play on the 7th
C#m = like normal (the 4th fret)
E = play on the 7th
E* = play normal with open strings
G#m = play normal (the 4th fret)
Intro
A/F#? G#m/E
A/F#? G#m/E
Take me down to the underground
A/F#? G#m/E
won't you take me down to the underground
A (x02220@1) Awhy (x02220@1)oh why, there is no light and if I can't sleep
Awill (x02220@1)you hold my life
E1 B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) G#m (133111@4) A (x02220@1) and all I see is you
A/F#? G#m/E
A/F#? G#m/E
Take my hand, I lost where I began
A/F#?
In my heart I know all of my faults
G#m/E
Won't you help me understand
A (x02220@1) G#mAnd (133111@4)I believe in you, you're the other half of me
C#m (x13321@4) G#mSoothe (133111@4)and heal
AWhen (x02220@1)you sleep, when you dream, I'll be there when you need me,
BWhenever (x2444x@1)I hear you sing
A (x02220@1) E* AThere (x02220@1)is sun.......
E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) G#m (133111@4) AIt'll (x02220@1)come, the sun, I hear them call me down......
E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) G#mI (133111@4)held you once, a love that once, when life had just begun....
Aand (x02220@1)you're all I see
E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) G#mand (133111@4)trumpets blew and angels flew on the other side
A (x02220@1) G#mand (133111@4)you're all I see, and you're all I need
A (x02220@1) E*
there's alove that God puts in your heart...
Well there you have it, I'm sure it's not 100% correct but...
Corrections, comments, questions?.....blanks@cnu.edu
