Tabs
BULLET WITH BUTTERFLY WINGS - by Smashing Pumpkins as
====== ==== ========= ===== performed at the Double Door
All guitars tuned Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, 
Eb MajorEb
"The world is a vampire..."
*1
G1 and G2 mid/light distortion
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|-4-4-4-4-(4)----------2-2-2-2----------------------------
|-4-4-4-4--5--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------
|-2-2-0-2--5--2--2-2-2-0-0-0-0----------------------------
|----------3--0--0-0-0------------------------------------
^repeat
*2
< <
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|-4-4-4-------------------2---2---------------------------
|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-------------------------
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-------------------------
|-------0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3---------------------------------
^repeat
^ that little "> Tom picks apples!!!
---
"Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
off of Melloncollie and the Infinite Sadness
by The Smashing Pumpkins
Tabbed By: Raman Bhatia ([email protected])
Tuning: 1/2 Step Down (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, eb)
Info:
After reviewing the tab and chord files for BWBW, I
realized that they sucked. They were incomplete, and the
lyrics included were horrible. So, after discussing the
greatness of the song with a few of my friends, I decided to
tab it out in its entirety. The Intro is from the tab on
out chorus. Some of the leads were also on the internet.
This is the first song I have ever tabbed out, so if I
missed something (or if you're stupid), send your questions,
comments, or tips, to me ([email protected]). I really
want to know if the little riff in the second verse is correct.
I would also like to say: WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TAB
OUT THE SOLO TO "ZERO" AND THE 4 MIN. SOLO TO "DROWN"?
~ = Hold Note
INTRO:
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-------------------2-2-2-2-----|
|-4-4-4-4---5---2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-----|
|-2-2-0-2---5---2---2-2-2---0-0-0-0-----|
|-----------3---0---0-0-0---------------|
after 8 times, play this ("Even though I know...")
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--|
|--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--|
|--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--|
|--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------|
CHORUS:
|-----------------------0----0---0-------------------------|
|-----------------------3----3---3-------------------------|
|--4---4---4------------2----2---2---2---2---2-------------|
|--4---4---4---5----5---0----0---0---2---2---2---2-------5-|
|--2---2---0---5----5----------------0---0---0---2-------5-|
|--------------3----3----------------------------0-------3-|
then after a few times, this Quickly:
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-4--4--4---7--------|
|-4--4--4---7--------|
|-2--2--2---5--------|
SECOND VERSE:
Play it exactly the same, with this lead guitar riff after
"and what you want":
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--14~~--12--------------------------12-----|
|------------14--16~~~--16-16-16-16-----14--|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
Then it repeats this 
BB chord until the chorus.
|------|
|------|
|--14--|
|--14--|
|--12--|
|------|
(I like to play just the BB note on the 12th fret of the 5th
String; do as you please)
SECOND CHORUS:
play the same stuff, then after play:
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-6--6--6---9---9~~--|
|-6--6--6---9--------|
|-4--4--4---7--------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-4--4--4---7---7~~--|
|-4--4--4---7--------|
|-2--2--2---5--------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-6--6--6---9---9~~--|
|-6--6--6---9--------|
|-4--4--4---7--------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-4--4--4---7---12~~-|
|-4--4--4---7--------|
|-2--2--2---5--------|
repeat these, with last slide to fret 12 ending in a bend.
then,:
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|------------------2--2--2---4--|
|--2--2---5---5----2--2--2---4--|
|--2--2---5---5----0--0--0---2--|
|--0--0---3---3-----------------|
last time before quiet part just keep repeating 
A augmentedA chord.
QUIET PART:
First Guitar Plays This 4 Times:
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------2--------------------------------|
|----2-------------------3------2-----------------------|
|------2------5-----0-------------2------2--------5-----|
|-4-------------5------------0-----------------------5--|
|----------3--------------------------0-----3--3--------|
On Third Time, a Second Guitar Comes In With This:
|----------------------------------|
|---10----8----7-----8p7-----------|
|-------------------------9--7h9---|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
Do This Twice
Then, with "CAGE!!!!!", turn on distortion, and play:
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-4--4--4---7--------|
|-4--4--4---7--------|
|-2--2--2---5--------|
Repeat chorus with distortion, only playing up to the first
four chords each time:
|-----------------------0----0---0-------------|
|-----------------------3----3---3-------------|
|--4---4---4------------2----2---2---2---2---2-|
|--4---4---4---5----5---0----0---0---2---2---2-|
|--2---2---0---5----5----------------0---0---0-|
|--------------3----3--------------------------|
OUTRO:
|------------------0--0----------|
|------------------3--3----------|
|--4--4------------2--2---2-2-2--|
|--4--4----5-5-5----------2-2-2--|
|--2--2----5-5-5----------0-0-0--|
|----------3-3-3-----------------|
One guitar is playing this with heavy distortion, the other
is playing this lead with some kind of wah effect:
(Repeat This One a Few Times)
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---2h4---4--4--2h4--4-4--2h4--4-4b--2h4---2h4--2h4--4--4b---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
(Then To This)
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|----10h12---12b---10--10h12---12--10h12--12--10h12---12b----|
|-2----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
(Then This...)
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10h12--10h12--10h12--12b--12b--7h8---7h8--7h8--7s5s3------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
ENDING:
This is the lead to the final verse:
|-------------------------------|
|---5b---5-----3---2--3p2p0-----|
|----------------------------2--|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-14b--14p12-------11-----|
|-------------14v---------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
These are the chords to the final verse:
|------------------0--0----------|
|------------------3--3----------|
|--4--4------------2--2---2-2-2--|
|--4--4----5-5-5----------2-2-2--|
|--2--2----5-5-5----------0-0-0--|
|----------3-3-3-----------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-4--4--4---5~-----7--|
|-4--4--4---5~-----7--|
|-2--2--2---3~-----5--|
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