Bullet With Butterfly Wings chords by The Smashing Pumpkins

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Title: Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins
Album: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Written By: Billy Corgan
Tabbed By: Max Perenchio ([email protected])

Tuning: Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb

Notes: The intro is based on a B5B5 chord. After the Chorus I demonstrate what
to do if you only have one guitar. (I use that version at home)

Here it is, this is my favorite band in the whole world so I though I should
make a COMPLETE tab of this song. I have seen many INCOMPLETE tabs all over
the internet. This one is complete besides the very last chorus where another
guitar is soloing with a wah-wah pedal. It really isnt a huge part of the
song. And this tab IS pretty much correct, the
verse might sound strange the first time but it is right. And I have advice
for all you fellow tabbers if you are stuck on tab, try to listen to the song
being played live, you will probably hear the chords better, thats how I got
this song.

INTRO/VERSE
NOTES: Both Billy and James doing this.
(Clean Tone) FIG 1
E---------------------------------
B-(0)-----------------------(0)---
G--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------4-4-4-4
D--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4
A--2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0
E------------3-3-0-0-0-0-0--------

PRECHORUS
(clean tone) FIG 2
E-----------------------------------
B-----------------------------------
G---4-4-4-------------------4-4-4-4-
D---4-4-4-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-
A---2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-
E---------0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3----------

CHORUS
(heavy disortion!)

Guitar 1 (Billy) FIG 3
  B5B5  G5G5  DsusDsus AsusAsus E MajorE  G5G5
E---------------0-0---0-0---0------
B---------------3-3---0-0---0------
G---4-4---------2-2---2-2---1------
D---4-4---5-5-0-0-0-0-2-2---2----5-
A---2-2-0-5-5---------0-0-0-2----5-
E---------3-3---------------0--0-3-
Guitar 2 (James) FIG 4
  B5B5 A5A5 G5G5  D5D5  A5A5   E5E5  G5G5      G5G5
E-------------------------------------   --------
B-------------------------------------  --------
G-------------7-7-7---------9\--------  --*12*--
D---9-9-7-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9\-----5*-   --*12*--
A---9-9-7-5-0-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7\-----5*-*OR*--*10*--
E---7-7-5-3---------5-5-5-5----0-0-3*-   --------

This is another version of the chorus if you only have one guitar in your
band or if you are just playing at home. This is the version I play at home
by the way this version has my High G5G5 chord instead of the low G5G5 chord.

E--------------0-0---0-0-0-0-------
B--------------3-3---0-0-0-0-------
G--4-4-0-------2-2---2-2-2-2-9\-12-
D--4-4-0-5-5-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-9\-12-
A--2-2-0-5-5-------0-0-0-0-0-7\-10-
E--------3-3-----------------------

Right After the Chorus Both Guitars do this:
FIG 5
E----------
B----------
G----------
D--4---4/7-
A--4---4/7-
E--2-0-2/5-

VERSE 2
Notes: Excactly the same as FIG 1 except for a little fill over FIG 1
(clean tone) FILL 1 [1:33]
E--------------------
B--------------------
G-----14---12---11--9 You do this a couple times.
D--------------------
A--------------------
E--------------------


PRECHORUS 2
Put this little fill over FIG 2
(Light Distortion) FILL 2
E------------------------------------
B------------------------------------
G---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

CHORUS 2
The same as 1st chorus (FIG 3 and 4 combined)


SOLO
Notes: This isn't really a solo compared to other pumpkins stuff but it
sounds cool, this has two guitar parts but one guitar can easily pull off
both parts.
 (heavy distortion!) FIG 6
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G----------9~--------7~--------9~--------12~- x2
D--6-6/9-9---4-4/7-7---6-6/7-7---4-4/7-7-----
A--6-6/9-9---4-4/7-7---6-6/7-7---4-4/7-7-----
E--4-4/7-7---2-2/5-5---4-4/9-9---2-2/5-5-----


BRIDGE
E------------------
B------------------
G--2-2-5-5--4---4/7
A--2-2-5-5--4---4/7
E--0-0-3-3--2-0-2/5

SOFT CHORUS
Notes: Oh man, right now billy goes into a chord plucking thing, while he is
singing the regular chorus, softly. The chords he is plucking are the same
ones used on the regular chorus. All you need to do is just pluck these
chords out in individual notes:

B5B5      G5G5   D5D5      AsusAsus  E minorEm G+G


Put FIG 5 over the scream

OUTRO
Notes: Make Sure You add the A#5A#5 after A5.
(heavy dist.) FIG 7
E----------------0-0------------
B----------------3-3------------
G---4-4----------2-2----2-2-2-3- keep repeating
D---4-4----5-5-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-3-
A---2-2-0--5-5----------0-0-0-1-
E----------3-3------------------
FINAL RIFF:

E----------------
B--10^-8---------
G-------9--------
D----------------
A----------------
E-------------1-0


Thats it! That took me a long time. I must have of listened to that song 200
times today. Its actually pretty easy to play, I mean compared to"Geek
U.S.A." Feel free to give me any kind of feedback...pleeeze I thrive for
feedback!! Email me at:
[email protected]

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