Rat In A Cage tab by The Smashing Pumpkins

Tabs

Tuning: Half-Step Down

Difficulty: Intermediate

Track: Rat in a Cage (sum ppl call it "bullet with butterfly wingz")
Artist: Smashing Pumpkins

Verse

eb|-----------------------------------|x7
Bb majorBb|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
GbGb|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
DbDb|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
AbAb|--2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|
Eb MajorEb|------------3-3-0-0-0-0-0----------|

eb|---------------------------------|x5
Bb majorBb|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
GbGb|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
DbDb|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
AbAb|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|
Eb MajorEb|--------0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3----------|
               ^distortion goes on here on the last time
Chorus

eb|-------3-3--0-0--0-0---0---3--|
Bb majorBb|-------3-3--3-3--0-0---0---3--|
GbGb|--4-4--0-0--2-2--2-2---0---0--| x4   Guitar 1
DbDb|--4-4--0-0--0-0--2-2---2---0--|
AbAb|--2-2--2-2-------0-0---2---2--|
Eb MajorEb|-------3-3-------------0---3--|

Chorus

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------|
GbGb|------------6-7-7---------------| x4   Guitar 2
DbDb|--9-9-7-5-5-6-7-7--5-7-7~/145--|
AbAb|--9-9-7-5-5-4-5-5--5-7-7~/145--|
Eb MajorEb|--7-7-5-3-3--------3-5-5~/123--|
then this little riff to finish it off:

eb|-------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------|
GbGb|-------------|
DbDb|--4-4-4/7~~--|
AbAb|--4-4-4/7~~--|
Eb MajorEb|--2-0-2/5~~--|


Verse riffs again with guitar 2 playing this:

w/ wah   clean
eb|-------|x4-----0----0------0----------------|x3-----|
Bb majorBb|-------|-----0--------0------0--------------|---0---|
GbGb|--2/4--|--14-----12-----11-----12h14--------|---4---|
DbDb|-------|-----------------------------12h14--|-------|
AbAb|-------|------------------------------------|-------|
Eb MajorEb|-------|------------------------------------|-------|
             strum a bunch of times ^

chorus again with this riff on the 4th time:

eb|------3-3-0-0-0-0--|
Bb majorBb|------3-3-3-3-0-0--|
GbGb|--4-4-0-0-2-2-2-2--|  Guitar 1
DbDb|--4-4-0-0-0-0-2-2--|
AbAb|--2-2-2-2-----0-0--|
Eb MajorEb|------3-3----------|

eb|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|
GbGb|------------6-7-7--------|  Guitar 2:
DbDb|--9-9-7-5-5-6-7-7-5-7-7--|
AbAb|--9-9-7-5-5-4-5-5-5-7-7--|
Eb MajorEb|--7-7-5-3-3-------3-5-5--|

interlude:


eb|----------------------|x4--------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------|----------|
GbGb|----------------------|----------|  Guitar 1
DbDb|--6-6-6-9~--4-4-4-7~--|--/14~~~--|
AbAb|--6-6-6-9~--4-4-4-7~--|--/14~~~--|
Eb MajorEb|--4-4-4-7~--2-0-2-5~--|--/12~~~--|

            x4
eb|---------7~--------5~-|-9~~b12~~-|
Bb majorBb|----------------------|----------|
GbGb|---------4~--------2~-|----------|  Guitar 2
DbDb|----------------------|----------|
AbAb|----------------------|----------|
Eb MajorEb|----------------------|----------|


eb|-----------------|x5---------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------|-----------------------|
GbGb|-----------------|-----------------------|  Both guitars
DbDb|--2--5--4-4-4-7--|--2--5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
AbAb|--2--5--4-4-4-7--|--2--5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Eb MajorEb|--0--3--2-0-2-5--|--0--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|

That Quite bit

eb|-----(0)-----(0)-----(0)----(0)--------------|x4-------|
Bb majorBb|------0-------3-------3------0-----0----0----|---------|
GbGb|--------0-------0---2---0------0----------0--|---------| Guitar 1
DbDb|----4-------0-----0---------2----------0-----|--/145--|
AbAb|--2-----------------------0-------2----------|--/145--|
Eb MajorEb|----------3----------------------0---3-------|--/123--|
  the last time is only to here^
  the (0)s are only on the 3rd time

Guitar 2 plays this but only on the 3rd time

eb|-------------------------|------3--|
Bb majorBb|--9~~p7/6h7p6~-----------|------3--|
GbGb|---------------8~-6h8~~--|------0--|
DbDb|-------------------------|--/14�--|
AbAb|-------------------------|--/142--|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|--/123--|

Outro

eb|-------3-3--0-0---0-0------|(till the ending riff)
Bb majorBb|-------3-3--3-3---0-0------|
GbGb|--4-4--0-0--2-2---2-2---3--|
DbDb|--4-4--0-0--0-0---2-2---3--|  Guitar 1
AbAb|--2-2--2-2--------0-0---1--|
Eb MajorEb|-------3-3-----------------|


eb|----------------------------|x4
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|
GbGb|------------6-7-7-----------|  Guitar 2
DbDb|--9-9-7-5-5-6-7-7--5-7-7-8--|
AbAb|--9-9-7-5-5-4-5—5--5-7-7-8--|
Eb MajorEb|--7-7-5-3-3--------3-5-5-6--|

Lead bitz

eb|-------------------------------|x4
Bb majorBb|-------------------------------|
GbGb|--2h4-4p2-2h4-4p2-2h4-4b6r4-2--|
DbDb|-------------------------------|
AbAb|-------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------------------|x2
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|--14h16-16p14-14h16-16p14-14h16-16p14-16b18r16b18r16-14--|
DbDb|---------------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|-14h16p14/12-12/11-11/12-12/11-11/9-9/7-11/9-9/11-9/7-7/6-7/6-6/4-2-|
DbDb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ending

eb|-----------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------|
GbGb|-----------------|  Guitar 1
DbDb|--2----5---4\--|
AbAb|--2----5---4\--|
Eb MajorEb|--0----3---2\--|

eb|-----------------------|
Bb majorBb|--10b12r10p8------7~~--|
GbGb|-------------9~~~------|  Guitar 2
DbDb|-----------------------|
AbAb|-----------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|

THE END

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