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The World Is A Vampire by The Smashing Pumpkins

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WAYNE LANGIN

All guitars tuned Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Chord diagramEb 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 "
Chorus ends with:

|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|-------------2-------------------------------------------
|-2---5---4---2-------------------------------------------
|-2---5---4---0-------------------------------------------
|-0---3---2-----------------------------------------------
        ^repeated several times after second chorus
back to *1...

End riff
(similar to *3)

|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------3-----------------------------------------------
|-4-------2-X-2-------------------------------------------
|-4-X-5---0-X-2-------------------------------------------
|-2-X-5---0-X-0-------------------------------------------
|-----3---------------------------------------------------
       add rhythm there as appropriate...

I guess that since the song's not widely released I should have
been more thorough and specific, but y'all will hear it soon and
know how it goes. And you know how I hate to tab out all those
rhythm strumms (ie. the end riff)...sorry.

okay this is how i figured out how to play what be the bst pumkins song out
there
so it goes like this

all guitaras tuned in Eflat

he says "THe world is a vampire"
g--------------------
d--------------------
a2-2-0-2----------
e----------3-0------

do that about 6 times then you go

g------
d-------
a-------
e0-3-3


then the chorus ("dispite all my rage...)

g---------------------------
d----------------------------
a2-2-0-----5-55----------
e-------3-33-----555-0-3

repeat first part
then second time on chorus

g----------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------
a2-2-0------5-55----------------------
e-------3-33------555-000-3-333-5

and the bridge goes like so

g--------------
d---------------
a-----2-------5
e333---555--

and you end it on the chorus but on the last note it's a 2 on the e string
like so

g-----------------------------
d----------------------------
a2-20------5-55-
e------3-33------5-55--3-2


hard!

The World is a vampire....x?.  Before Meaty distortion!

|---------------------------|  |-----2-2-|
|---------------------------|  |-----3-3-|
|--4-4-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4--|  |-----2-2-|
|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|  |-0-0-----|
|--2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0--|  |-2-2-----|
|--------3-3-3-0-0-0--------|  |-3-3-----|


|---------3--3-3--3-3----------------------|  Figure out yer own
|---------3--3-3--2-2---0-0----------------|  Rythmn as well as how
|-4-4-4-4-0--0-0--3-3---2-2--0-0-----------|  to spell it!
|-4-4-4-4-0--0-0--0-----2-2--2-2-----------|  Tons of G`s though!
|-2-2-2-0-2--2-2------0-0-0--2-2---2-------|
|---------3--3-3-------------0-0-0-3-3~~~~-|  Guitar a`la Billy


|------------------------------------------|  Blah, blah same again
|--------------0-0--0----------------------|  Tons of ending G`s
|--------------6-6--7-7--------/9-9--------|
|-9-9-7-7-5--5-6-6--7-7-7-7-7--/9-9---5----|
|-9-9-7-7-5--5-4-4--5-5-7-7-7--/7-7---5----|
|-7-7-5-5-3--3----------5-5-5-0-----0-3----|  Guitar a`la James


|---------3--3-3---------------|
|---------3--3-3----------0-0--|
|-4-4-4-4-0--0-0----------2-2--|
|-4-4-4-4-0--0-0----4-4---2-2--|
|-2-2-2-0-2--2-2----4-4---0-0--|
|---------3--3-3--0-2-2-0------|

Billy goes back into the opening riff, while little
miss scary fingers, Iha goes into soloing smartness; (live variations)

|-----------|-------------------------|--------------|-----------|
|-----------|-0//10-8---7-0-7-7h8p7h8-|--------------|-----------|
|-----------|---------9---------------|--------------|-----------|
|-----------|-------------------------|-999999999999-|--9^-9/-9/-|
|-9wah-9wah-|-------------------------|--------------|-----------|
|-----------|-------------------------|--------------|-----------|
        (do this 4 times)   (Tons)

Both back to their own meaty distortion efforts then both do this,

|------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|---------9~---------7~---------9~---------9^^^--|---------------|
|-6-6-6-9----4-4-4-7----6-6-6-9----4-4-4-7-------|---------------|
|-6-6-6-9----4-4-4-7----6-6-6-9----4-4-4-7-------|---------------|
|-4-4-4-7----2-2-2-5----4-4-4-7----2-2-2-5-------|--\pick--0/14--|
   ( Do this twice  )             slide

|-----3--3-3------------------|--------------------------|
|-----3--3-3-----2-2-2--------|--------------------------|
|-0-0-0--0-0-----3-3-3-2--2-2-|-0-0----------------------|
|-2-2-0--0-0-x-x-4-4-4-2--2-2-|-2-2-0--0-0---------------|
|-2-2-2--2-2-x-x-4-4-4-0--0-0-|-2-2-2--2-2-4-------------|
|-0-0-3--3-3-x-x-2-2-2--------|-0-0-3--3-3-2-22222222222-|

(Corgy`s)Figure out own rythm?     End on this and hit that Chord diagramF#F#
 And remember do tons of A`s

|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|---/9-9----------------------|---/9-9-------------------|
|-2-/9-9-5--5-5---4-4---------|-2-/9-9-5--5-5------------|
|-2-/7-7-5--5-5---4-4---------|-2-/7-7-5--5-5-4-44444444-|
|-0------3--3-3-0-2-2-0/5-5~5~|-0------3--3-3-2-22222222-|


|---------------------------------------|
|-------------3-3-0---------------------|
|---4---------2---------2-------0-------|
|---4-----------------2-------2---------|
|-2---0-----2-------0-----0-2-----------|
|-------3-3-----------------------3-3^^-|

Make no bones about it, I ain`t to good at
tabbing plucking, just pluck along to the chorus!
Then dae this at one point

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-0//10-8-7-7h8p7-7------0//10-8-7-7h8p7---7-9^9p7----|
|-------------------7h9----------------------------9--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


|---------3--3-3--3-3--------|  Like the start
|---------3--3-3--2-2---0-0--|  except ton`s of
|-4-4-4-4-0--0-0--3-3---2-2--|  A`s
|-4-4-4-4-0--0-0--0-----2-2--|
|-2-2-2-0-2--2-2------0-0-0--|
|---------3--3-3-------------|  From the hands of Billy


|-----------------------------|  Repeat, repeat
|--------------0-0--0---------|  a lot of A`s
|--------------6-6--7-7-------|
|-9-9-7-7-5--5-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-|
|-9-9-7-7-5--5-4-4--5-5-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-5-5-3--3----------5-5-5-|

|-----3--3-3------------------|
|-----3--3-3-----2-2-2--------|
|-0-0-0--0-0-----3-3-3-2--2-2-|
|-2-2-0--0-0-x-x-4-4-4-2--2-2-|
|-2-2-2--2-2-x-x-4-4-4-0--0-0-|
|-0-0-3--3-3-x-x-2-2-2--------|

(Corgy`s)Figure out own rythm?
 And remember do tons of A`s

|---------3--3-3--3-3--------|  Like the start
|---------3--3-3--2-2---0-0--|  except ton`s of
|-4-4-4-4-0--0-0--3-3---2-2--|  A`s
|-4-4-4-4-0--0-0--0-----2-2--|  He probably does different
|-2-2-2-0-2--2-2------0-0-0--|  things througout!
|---------3--3-3-------------|  From the hands of Billy

|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-10h12-12-10-10h12-12-10-10h12-12-12^~-|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-7h9-9-7-7h9-9-7-7h9-9-9^~7-|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
  Constant wah throughout

|----------------------------------------------------hold---------|
|-10h12-12-0-8h10-10-0-6h8-8-0-5^3-5^hold---7^7-5--7-9^9p7---7----|
|-----------------------------------------7----------------9------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


Tuning: 1/2 Step Down (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, eb)

Info:





~ = 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 Chord diagramBB chord until the chorus.

|------|
|------|
|--14--|
|--14--|
|--12--|
|------|

(I like to play just the Chord diagramBB 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 Chord diagramA 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--|


LYRICS:

the world is a vampire, sent to drain
secret destroyers, hold you up to the flames
and what do i get, for my pain
betrayed desires, and a piece of the game

even though i know-i suppose i'll show
all my cool and cold-like old job

despite all my rage i am still just a rat in a cage
then someone will say what is lost can never be saved
despite all my rage i am still just a rat in a cage

now i'm naked, nothing but an animal
but can you fake it, for just one more show
and what do you want, i want to change
and what have you got
when you feel the same

even though i know-i suppose i'll show
all my cool and cold-like old job

despite all my rage i am still just a rat in a cage
then someone will say what is lost can never be saved
despite all my rage i am still just a rat in a cage

tell me i'm the only one
tell me there's no other one
jesus was an only son
tell me i'm the chosen one
jesus was an only son for you

despite all my rage i am still just a rat in a cage
and i still believe that i cannot be saved

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