Blue

Release: Lull, Pisces Iscariot

Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins

Author: 1. Van Vekris 3ev1@qucdn.queensU.ca   2. Randy Burlton bigmike@mail.neptune.on.ca

Tuning: standard

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Although the bass is drop D tuning, the guitars are regular tuned (I think).

Verse -----

Rhythm |-----3-------1-------3------- |-----3-------1-------5------- |-----4-------2-------5------- |-----5-------3-------5------- |-----5-------3-------3------- |-----3-------1---------------

Lead |----------------------------- |----------------------------- |----------------------------- |-----5b6b5---\3/10----------- |----------------------------- |-----3b4b3---\1/8------------

Chorus ------

Rhythm |-----2-------0------------------------- |-----3-------1------------------------- |-----4-------0------------------------- |-----4-------2------------------------- |-----2-------3------------------------- |---------------------------------------

Lead |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- |----------------------------(16)b14---- |----5----7----9/10---12---------------- |---------------------------------------

At the end of the 2nd chorus the chord is Am7:

|---0---- |---1---- |---0---- |---2---- |---0---- |--------

the slow part -------------

Rhythm |---3-------------0------------- |---0-(or 3)------1------------- |---4-------------2------------- |---5-------------3------------- |---5-------------3------------- |---3-------------1-----(thumb)-

Lead |-------------------------------------- |-----------------------13--12--(pinky) |-------------------------------------- |--12----12-----10--10--10--10--------- |-----14--------12--12--12--12--------- |--------------------------------------

I could be wrong on a lot of things here, but this is how I play it and it comes out sounding pretty good. Any comments appreciated.

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Version 2 ---------

strum the following chords to the base line

G, F, C

ok, now chorus... (octave time)

G--7-9--11/12-14-16-12- D---------------------- A--5-7---9/10-12-14-10-

then back to the chords

slow part ---------

the chords are just a G and a C but only strum the bottom 4 strings (6,5,4,3 - or - E,A,D,G)

that's just about it