Rat In A Cage chords by The Smashing Pumpkins

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb MajorEb AbAb DbDb GbGb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb)

BULLET W/ BUTTERFLY WINGS
(rat in a cage)

Tuned down a half step

|* = repeat sign
*| = repeat sign
^ = hammer-on/pull-off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
() = harmonics
x = string mute
^b = bend
qr = Quick Rest
T = tapping
~~ = trill
X\\ = pick slide
pm
== = Palm Mute

INTRO & VERSE
Eb MajorEb||------------------------------------||
Bb majorBb||*--0-0----0-0---------------0-0-0--*||
GbGb||---4-4----4-4---------------4-4-4---||
DbDb||---4-4-4--4-4---------------4-4-4---||
AbAb||*--2-2-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0--*||
Eb MajorEb||--------------3-3-0-0-0-0-0---------||

PRE-CHORUS
Eb MajorEb||-----------------------------------||-------------------------------
Bb majorBb||*--0-0-0-------------------0-0-0--*||--0-0-0------------------------
GbGb||---4-4-4-------------------4-4-4---||--4-4-4-------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-
DbDb||---4-4-4---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---||--4-4-4-0-0-0-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-
AbAb||*--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0--*||--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-
Eb MajorEb||---------0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3---------||--------3-3-3------------------

CHORUS
Eb MajorEb||-----------------------------------------------------||--------------
Bb majorBb||*---------------------------------------------------*||--------------
GbGb||---------------------------------------9\------------||--------------
DbDb||-------------------X-7-7-7-X-----------9\---5--------||--------------
AbAb||*-9-9-9--7--5-5-5--X-5-5-5-X--7-7-7-7--7\---X-------*||--------------
Eb MajorEb||--7-7-7--5--3-3-3--X-------X--5-5-5-5-----0-3--------||-2-0-2/5------

VERSE
Eb MajorEb||------------------------------------||
Bb majorBb||*--0-0----0-0---------------0-0-0--*||
GbGb||---4-4----4-4---------------4-4-4---||
DbDb||---4-4-4--4-4---------------4-4-4---||
AbAb||*--2-2-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0--*||
Eb MajorEb||--------------3-3-0-0-0-0-0---------||

PRE-CHORUS
Eb MajorEb||-----------------------------------||-------------------------------
Bb majorBb||*--0-0-0-------------------0-0-0--*||--0-0-0------------------------
GbGb||---4-4-4-------------------4-4-4---||--4-4-4-------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-
DbDb||---4-4-4---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---||--4-4-4-0-0-0-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-
AbAb||*--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0--*||--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-
Eb MajorEb||---------0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3---------||--------3-3-3------------------

CHORUS
Eb MajorEb||-----------------------------------------------------||
Bb majorBb||*---------------------------------------------------*||
GbGb||---------------------------------------9\------------||
DbDb||-------------------X-7-7-7-X-----------9\---5--------||
AbAb||*-9-9-9--7--5-5-5--X-5-5-5-X--7-7-7-7--7\---X-------*||
Eb MajorEb||--7-7-7--5--3-3-3--X-------X--5-5-5-5-----0-3--------||

Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------/12~~~~~------
GbGb|-------------------------------------------------4-----TRILL------
DbDb|-------------------X-7-7-7-X----------X----------4----------------
AbAb|--9-9-9--7--5-5-5--X-5-5-5-X--7-7-7-7-X----------2----------------
Eb MajorEb|--7-7-7--5--3-3-3--X-------X--5-5-5-5-X-4-0-0-0--2----------------

Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb majorBb|------------------------------/12~~~~~---------------14^BEND~~~~--
GbGb|-------2--/13~~~~~----------4----TRILL------------2-----TRILL-----
DbDb|-------2-----TRILL----------4---------------------2---------------
AbAb|-------0--------------------2---------------------0---------------
Eb MajorEb|-2-0-0--------------4-0-0-0-2-------------2-0-0-0-----------------

Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb majorBb|-------------/12~~~~---------------------------------/12~~~~------
GbGb|----------4---TRILL------------2-/13~~~~-----------4--TRILL-------
DbDb|----------4--------------------2----TRILL----------4--------------
AbAb|----------2--------------------0-------------------2--------------
Eb MajorEb|--4-0-0-0-2------------2-0-0-0-------------4-0-0-0-2--------------

Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb majorBb|-------------/14^BEND~~~~-----------------------------------------
GbGb|----------2------TRILL--------------------------------------------
DbDb|----------2-------------------------------------------------------
AbAb|----------0-------------------------------------------------------
Eb MajorEb|--2-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------

BRIDGE
Eb MajorEb||-------------------------------------||-------------------------------------
Bb majorBb||*-----------------------------------*||-------------------------------------
GbGb||-------------------------------------||-------------------------------------
DbDb||-------------------------------------||-------------------------------------
AbAb||*-----------------------------------*||-------------------------------------
Eb MajorEb||---0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-0-0-5-5-5-5-5---||-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

CLEAN TONE BREAK-DOWN
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------------------------------
Bb majorBb|---0-0-------3-3-----3-3------0-0-------0-------0---
GbGb|---4-4-------0-0-----2-2------2-2-------0-----0---0-
DbDb|---4-4-----0-0-0---0-0-0----2---------2-------0-----
AbAb|-2------------------------0---------2-2-------------
Eb MajorEb|--------3---------------------------0------3--------

CLEAN TONE BREAK-DOWN
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------------------------------
Bb majorBb|---0-0-------3-3-----3-3------0-0-------0-------0---
GbGb|---4-4-------0-0-----2-2------2-2-------0-----0---0-
DbDb|---4-4-----0-0-0---0-0-0----2---------2-------0-----
AbAb|-2------------------------0---------2-2-------------
Eb MajorEb|--------3---------------------------0------3--------

CLEAN TONE BREAK-DOWN
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------------------------------
Bb majorBb|---0-0-------3-3-----3-3------0-0-------0-------0---
GbGb|---4-4-------0-0-----2-2------2-2-------0-----0---0-
DbDb|---4-4-----0-0-0---0-0-0----2---------2-------0-----
AbAb|-2------------------------0---------2-2-------------
Eb MajorEb|--------3---------------------------0------3--------

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------------- -------------------
Bb majorBb|---0-0-------3-3-----3-3------0-0-- --DISTORTED--------
GbGb|---4-4-------0-0-----2-2------2-2-- --9\---------------
DbDb|---4-4-----0-0-0---0-0-0----2------ --9\---------------
AbAb|-2------------------------0-------- --7\---------------
Eb MajorEb|--------3-------------------------- -----0-0-0-3-3-3-3-

Eb MajorEb||-------------------------------------||------------------------------|
Bb majorBb||*-----------------------------------*||------------------------------|
GbGb||-------------------------------------||------------------------------|
DbDb||----------------6-7-7-7-X------------||----------5--4\---------------|
AbAb||*-9-9-9-7-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-X-7-7-7-8--*-||----------X--4\---------------|
Eb MajorEb||--7-7-7-5-3-3-3---------X-5-5-5-6----||--0-0-0-0-3--2\---------------|

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