Tabs
Song: Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
Artist: Smashing Pumpkins
Album: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Written by: William Patrick Corgan
Tabbed by: Max J. Perenchio ([email protected])
Tuning: 
Eb MajorEb in Dropped 
D MajorD (Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
Notes: This has taken me about a week to figure out this song this is as
complete as its going to get! This is by far the tab that has taken me
longest to write!("For Martha" took me a while too)Ive worked on this a bit
everyday for a week! And PLEASE, I would really appreceate comments on
this!!!! Ok Enjoy!:
///INTRO\\\ FIG 1
notes: Clean guitar, (guitar 1)
Do this 9 times total -
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------0--------------0---------------0--------------0-------
G-----6----6---6-----6----6---6-----12---12--12----12---12--12-
D---7--------7-----7--------7-----10-------10----10-------10---
A-0-----0--------0-----0---------0-----0--------0-----0--------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
FIG 2
notes: Clean guitar, (guitar 2),
Put this over FIG 1 after its 5th time.
E---------------------------0-
B--------------------------0--
G-6--/9---4---6---2-4^-2--5---
D-----------------------------
A-----------------------------
D-----------------------------
FIG 3
do this 4 times
E----0----0---0-----0----0---0-----0----0---0-----0----0----0-
B---0----0---------0----0---------0----0---------0----0----0--
G--6----6----6----6----6----6----5----5----5----5----5----5---
D-------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
FIG 4
notes: Heavy Distortion, Guitars 1 and 2
E------------------------------0--0--0-0---------------
B------------------------------0--0--0-0---------------
G--11---14----9----11-7/9-9-7--6--6--6-6-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-
D--X-----X----X----X--X-X-X-X--7--7--7-7-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A--9----12----7----9--5/7-7-5--0--0--0-0-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-
D----0-----0-----0-------------------------------------
FIG 5
notes: Heavy Distortion, Guitars 1 and 2
E----------------------------------------0--0--0-0---------------
B----------------------------------------0--0--0-0---------------
G--11-11--14-14---9-9---11-11---7/9-9-7--6--6--6-6-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-
D--X--X----X--X---X-X---X--X----X-X-X-X--7--7--7-7-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A--9--9---12-12---7-7---9--9----5/7-7-5--0--0--0-0-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-
D-------0-------0-----0------------------------------------------
FIG 6
notes: Heavy Distortion, guitars 1 and 2 do directly after FIG 5
E--0--0--0-0-----------------------------------------
B--0--0--0-0-----------------------------------------
G--6--6--6-6-4-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------
D--7--7--7-7-X-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5-
A--0--0--0-0-2-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5-
D---------------------------5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5-
///VERSE\\\ FIG 7
notes: Tons off effects, and layered gitar parts, I will tab out most of the
lead part and the chords for the rythm (it is hard to hear) I believe this is
pretty accurate!
D MajorD 
A augmentedA 
C majorC 
G+G
E------------------------12---------------------------
B--10--10~-10~-------10------------8------8---12------
G----------------9----------------------------12---12-
D------------------------------10-----10------12-12---
A---------------------------------------------10------
D-----------------------------------------------------
!during the verse there are slight lead altercations, but still the same
chord progression.!
FIG 8
notes: "and in my mind...etc"
AsusAsus C majorC G+G
E--0----------------0-------------------------
B--0----------------3-------------------------
G--2-----0-0-------------------2----------0---
D--2-----2-------5-------------2----------2---
A--0-----3-------5-------------0----------3---
D----------------5----------------------------
"mind" "everyone" "and in my mind"....
///PRECHORUS\\\
notes:"without a care in this whole world..etc"
Do FIG 4: 1x
Do FIG 5: 1x
Do FIG 4: 1x
Do FIG 6: 1x
then:
///CHORUS\\\
FIG 9
notes: "porcina of the oceans blue...etc"
E------------------------------------
B------------------------------------
G--14-------9--------15----------12--
D--X--------X--------X-----------X---
A--12-------7--------13----------10--
E------------------------------------
///VERSE\\\
FIG 10
Ok in the beginning you just play chords, so I could hear what he
played,these are probably the chord shapes used in the first verse, they are
really wierd and high. THESE ARE REALLY CORRECT!!
D MajorD A augmentedA C majorC G+G
E--0-------0--------------10-10----------
B--10------10----------8--------8----12--
G--11------9-----------0-------------12--
D--0-------11---------10-------------12--
A----------0-------------------------10--
D----------------------------------------
"in" "thoghtlss" "light" "light"
Where he says "hidden thought come alive..etc" do FIG 8
///PRECHORUS\\\
notes:"without a care in this whole world..etc"
Do FIG 4: 1x
Do FIG 5: 1x
Do FIG 4: 1x
Do FIG 6: 1x
then:
///BRIDGE\\\
FIG 11
notes: heavy distortion
E----------------------R E---------------------
B----------------------E B---------------------
G--2-2-2-2--5-5-5--5-5-P X3 THEN: G---------------------
D--2-2-2-2--5-5-5--5-5-E D--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5
A--0-0-0-0--3-3-3--3-3-A A--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-
D----------------------T D--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-
"in my" "everyone" "YOOOOOUUUU"
FIG 12
notes: this is when he says "you make it right" three times.
E---------------------
B---------------------
G--11----14~-----------
D--X-----X-----5-5-5-5-
A--9-----12~---5-5-5-5-
D----0-0-----0-5-5-5-5-
///CHORUS\\\ do FIG 9
Keep that octave rythm going from FIG 9 and then every effect you own on the
lead part and work it in with the rhythm.
FADE OUT FROM THERE!!!!!!! WE ARE DONE!!!
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT [email protected] AND EVENIF
YOU DONT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, STILL, PLEASE TAKE TIME TO E-MAIL ME ANDTELL ME
WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF MY TAB. I THINK THIS ONE IS PROBABLY MY BEST ONE YET! IT
HAS TAKEN ME THE LONGEST, AND WHEN I PLAY IT IT IS INCREDIBLY ACCURATE!!! SO
THANX FOR READING IT!!
[email protected]
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Tabbed by Brian McCall
PORCELINA OF THE VAST OCEANS - by The Smashing Pumpkins
========= == === ==== ====== written by William Patrick Corgan Jr.
[
DbDb 
AbAb DbDb 
GbGb 
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb] (Eb MajorEb tuning down to drop D MajorD)
*1
G1 Clean
|--------------------------------------------------------
|---------0---------------0-----------------0------------
|-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---6------12-----12----12---
|---7---------7-----7---------7-----10-----------10------
|-0-----0---------0-----0---------0-------0--------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|-----------0--------------------------------------------
|------12-----12----12-----------------------------------
|---10-----------10--------------------------------------
|-0-------0----------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
^repeat...
G2 Clean with slight phasing. Lead fill over *1
|------------------------------------0-------------------
|---------------------------------0----------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|-11-(/)-14-(\)-9--11--7--9hbr-7-------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
*2 (Pre-Chorus)
Both guitars Heavy distortion
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|-11--14---9---11---7/9-9\7------------------------------
|-X---X----X---X----X---X-X---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10
|-9---12---7---9----5/7-7\5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10
|---0----0---0----0---------0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10...
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|-11-11--14-14---9-9---11-11---7/9-9\7------------------------------
|-X--X---X--X----X-X---X--X----X---X-X---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10
|-9--9---12-12---7-7---9--9----5/7-7\5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10
|------0-------0-----0------0----------0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10..
|--------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------0-0------------
|-----------------------------------------0-0------------
|-7-7-7-----------------------------------5-5------------
|-7-7-7...--------------------------------5-5------------
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5...---------
Verse is hard to hear, can't figure it out, but it goes:
D MajorD A augmentedA C majorC G+G
"And in my mind..."
A augmentedA C majorC G+G A augmentedA C majorC
*3 (longer pre-chorus)
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|-11--14---9---11---7/9-9\7------------------------------
|-X---X----X---X----X---X-X---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10
|-9---12---7---9----5/7-7\5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10
|---0----0---0----0---------0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10...
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|-11-11--14-14---9-9---11-11---7/9-9\7------------------------------
|-X--X---X--X----X-X---X--X----X---X-X---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10
|-7--7---12-12---7-7---9--9----5/7-7\5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10
|------0-------0-----0------0----------0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10..
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|-11--14---9---11---7/9-9\7------------------------------
|-X---X----X---X----X---X-X---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10
|-9---12---7---9----5/7-7\5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10
|---0----0---0----0---------0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10...
|--------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------0-0------------
|-----------------------------------------0-0------------
|-7-7-7-----------------------------------5-5------------
|-7-7-7...--------------------------------5-5------------
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5...---------
*4 Feedback Verse
G2
8va (what the hell does that mean anyway?)----|
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|-/14--------\9------/17------\7------/14-----\9---------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|-/12--------\7------/15------\5------/12-----\7...------
|--------------------------------------------------------
Allow octaves to feedback at different pitches
repeat the riffs, and that's Porcelina!
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