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Cherub Rock Tab by The Smashing Pumpkins

Cherub Rock tab by The Smashing Pumpkins

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Song      :   Cherub Rock
Artist    :  Smashing Pumpkins
Album     :  Siamese Dream
Tuning    :  EADGBE
Tabbed By :  Max Perenchio (Maxacaster@aol.com)
Solo By   :  Michael Felmey (mikefta@juno.com)
 
INTRO       FIG1
E----------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------- 
G-----9--9----9--9----9----9--9----9--9--9----- 6x
D----------------------------------------------
A-----7--7----7--7----7----7--7----7--7--7----- 
E--0-------0-------0------------0----------0---        
 
FIG2
(heavy dist)
E------------------------------------ 
B------------------------------------ 
G----9-9---9-9---9---9-9---9-9-9----- 
D------------------------------------
A----7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7-7-----
E--0-----0-----0---------0-------0---
 
E-----------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
G-----13-13---13-13---13---13-13---13-13-13-----
D-----------------------------------------------
A-----11-11---11-11---11---11-11---11-11-11-----
E---0-------0-------0------------0----------0---
 

E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G-----16-16---16-16---16---16-16-------------
D--------------------------------------------
A-----14-14---14-14---14---14-14-------------
E---0-------0-------0------------0-----------
 
 
 
VERSE       FIG3
(distortion)
E------------------------------------
B------------------------------------
G--11\9-----13/14---13----11\9------- play that twice
D------------------------------------
A---9\7-----11/12---11-----9\7-------
E-------0-0-------0----0-0-----0-0---
 
then:
 

FIG4
E--------------
B--------------
G--7-7-7-------
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-
A--5-5-5-7-7-7-
E--------5-5-5-    
 
 
 
FIG5
(do this twice)
E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G--11\9-----13/14---13----11--11/13-----13/14---13----11---
D----------------------------------------------------------
A---9\7-----11/12---11-----9---9/11-----11/12---11-----9---
E-------0-0-------0----0-0----------0-0-------0----0-0-----
(now the singing comes in over FIG 5)
 

(when he says "doesnt matter",and "be somebodys fool" put FIG4 over it)
 
 
 
PRECHORUS       FIG6
(distortion) (this is the "who is right just what is bold" part)
E---------------------------
B---------------------------
G---7-7-7-------5-5-5------- do this twice
A---7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-
D---5-5-5-7-7-7-3-3-3-5-5-5-
E---------5-5-5-------3-3-3-
 
CHORUS      FIG7
(this is alot like FIG6)
(you need to listen to the CD to really understand the rythm)
E--------------------------
B--------------------------
G--7------------5----------
D--7----7-7-7---5----5-5-5-
A--5----7-7-7---3----5-5-5-
E-------5-5-5--------3-3-3-
 
then at the end of the chorus
 
E----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G---7-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
D---7----7-7-7----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
A---5----7-7-7----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
E--------5-5-5---------------------
 

BRIDGE      FIG8
(this is the "let me out" part)
E---0---0---0----------------------------
B---0---0---0----------------------------
G---1---1---1----7-7---------5-5-5-------
D---2---2---2----7-7-7---7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5- do that until he screams
A---2---2---2----5-5-7---7-7-3-3-3-5-5-5-  "LET ME OUUUT!!)
E---0---0---0--------5---5-5-------3-3-3-
 
E------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G----9-9---9-9---9---9-9---9-9-9-----13-13---13-13---13---13-
D------------------------------------------------------------
A----7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7-7-----11-11---11-11---11---11-
E--0-----0-----0---------0-------0-0-------0-------0---------
 

E------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-13---13-13-13-----16-16---16-16---16---16-16---16-16-16----
D------------------------------------------------------------
A-11---11-11-11-----14-14---14-14---14---14-14---14-14-14----
E----0----------0-0-------0-------0------------0----------0--
 

E-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G---19-19---19-19---21---21-21--------------
D-------------------------------------------
A---17-17---17-17---19---19-19--------------
E-0-------0-------0------------0---19\\\\\\\
 
SOLO
ummm... Im only human. I like figuring out my own solos. I did figureout
that
it starts on the 17th fret of the B string.After the solo is over you go
back
to that one INTRO/VERSE thing then endon this:
END     FIG9
E------0--
B------0--
G---7--1--
D---7--2--
A---5--2--
E------0--
 
THATS IT! SORRY I COULDNT TAB THE SOLO BUT PLEASE GIVE ME FEED BACK ON
THIS AT: Maxacaster@aol.com
 
---
Solo as tabbed by Michael Felmey  4/4/03 2:58 PM
 
Here's the beautiful solo to Cherub Rock
I'll start where Max Perenchio(Maxacaster@aol.com) left off
 
  ~vib.      v Vib. bar dip     ~~
E|-12---17-16\--12h14p12--20b21-19---16h17-17-17-19p16--12-12h14b15|E
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|B
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|G
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|D
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|A
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|E
 
      ~~                             
E|-21b22-------------------------------------------------------------------|E
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B
G|-------------11h13p11-11\9-11p9--9h11p9h11--9\---------------------------|G
D|-------12b13-------------------------------------------------------------|D
A|--------^with super
flange-distortion----------7-9p7-9b10--7-7h9-7h9-7\--|A
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E
 
             ~~          ~~
E|--------------------------|E
B|--------------------------|B
G|-7/9-11-11/12-12p11-------|G
D|--------------------12\7--|D
A|--------------------------|A
E|--------------------------|E
 
Who wants honey? :) mikefta@juno.com
 
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cherub rock -- smashing pumpkins
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transcribed by chris carman (cecarman@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu)
 
considering I learned this on a 30-year old acoustic guitar from
the Philipines, this isn't exactly right, so bear with me....
 
Intro -- sounds like 12-strings, probably overdubs...
 
---------------------------------------------  repeat 6x,
---------------------------------------------  clean guitar,
---------------------------------------------  straight eighths
----14-14---14-14---14---14-14---14-14-14----  except for tie
---------------------------------------------  where the space
--0-12-12-0-12-12-0-12---12-12-0-12-12-12-0--  is
 
 
 
-------------------------------------  4x with heavy dist.,
-------------------------------------  lots of guitar noise,
-----9-9---9-9---9---9-9---9-9-9-----  then play:
-------------------------------------
-----7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7-7-----
---0-----0-----0---------0-------0---
 
 
 
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
-----13-13---13-13---13---13-13---13-13-13-----
-----------------------------------------------
-----11-11---11-11---11---11-11---11-11-11-----
---0-------0-------0------------0----------0---
 
 
 
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
-----16-16---16-16---16---16-16---16\----------
-----------------------------------x\----------
-----14-14---14-14---14---14-14---14\----------
---0-------0-------0------------0--x\----------
 

then play Riff 1 twice:
 
                   vib.       
-------------------------------
-------------------------------
-------------------------------
-------------------------------
---9p7-----11h12-x-11---9p7----
-------7--------------------7-- and then two power chords:
 
--------------------
--------------------
---7---7-x----------
---7---7-x--7---7---
---5---5-x--7---7---
------------5---5---
 
then Riff 1 once along with Riff 1a variation, just don't pull
off of the 9 on the A string and slide back up to the 11th like
this:
 
Riff 1a:-------------------|V
 
--------------------------|------------------------
--------------------------|------------------------
--------------------------|------------------------
--------------------------|------------------------
---9p7-----11h12-x-11---9-|--9/11--11h12-x-11---9--  ...etc
-------7------------------|------------------------
 

then alternate between Riff 1a twice and the power chords once a
total of three times in the first verse, then play:
 

------------------        -------------------  three times,
------------------  and   -------------------  holding on the
------------------  then  ---7---------------  C power -----
---9-10--10----5--  play  ---7---7--9-10--5--  chord   --10-
---9-10--10----5--        ---5---7--9-10--5--  the     --10-
---7-8---8-----3--        -------5--7-8---3--  3rd x   --8--
 
Then repeat the verse and chorus sections, then play the part
under "let me out" 4x:
 
---0-0-0------------------------
---0-0-0---7--------------------
---1-1-1---7---------5-5---/7---
---2-2-2---7---7-7---5-5---/7---
---2-2-2---5---7-7---3-3---/5---
---0-0-0-------5-5--------------
 
Then play this riff, similar to the opening one:
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
----9-9---9-9---9---9-9---9-9-9-----13-13---13-13---13---13-
------------------------------------------------------------
----7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7-7-----11-11---11-11---11---11-
--0-----0-----0---------0-------0-0-------0-------0---------
 
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
-13---13-13-13-----16-16---16-16---16---16-16---16-16-16----
------------------------------------------------------------
-11---11-11-11-----14-14---14-14---14---14-14---14-14-14----
----0----------0-0-------0-------0------------0----------0--
 

---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
---19-19---19-19---21---21-21----------
--------------------------------x\-x\--  into the guitar solo...
---17-17---17-17---19---19-19---x\-x\--
-0-------0-------0------------0-x\-x\-- 
 
Play these power chords under the solo:
 
D - A - E
D - A - E
D - A - E
D - A B - C - G
Then you're back into the chorus above.
 
The lead "weedle-a" guitar parts are as follows:
 
          vib....    vib.   sustain,vib.      sustain,vib.
---10(12)-b10-----------|---10b12--b10\---------------------
------------------------|---------------------10------------
---------------12-11----|-----------------------------------
---------------------12-|-----------------------------------
------------------------|-----------------------------------
------------------------|-----------------------------------
 
            vib.                                vib.
---10b12b10-----------------10b12b10-----10b12--b10---------
------------10-----------10----------10---------------------
----------------12-11---------------------------------------
----------------------12------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
 
                       vib.     slow bend    feedback, vib.
---17b19--17--15p14-----------------------------------------
--------------------15-10--\----10b12--------10(12)---------
---------------------------\-----------------10(11)---------
---------------------------------------------10-------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
 
back into Riff 1 once, and Riff 1a seven times through the end.
play this through the end, after the riff has been played four
times... use 16th note strums, one measure on each chord except
for the end chord, which you can figure out by listening to the
song.                      hold          guitar noise
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
--13---14---16---19---------1---1\--x-----------
----------------------0-----2---2\--x-----------
--11---12---14---17---0-----2---2\--x-----------
--0----0----0----0----------0---0\--------------

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"Cherub Rock" by Smashing Pumpkins is a guitar-driven track featuring Billy Corgan's signature buzzsaw guitar tone achieved by layering multiple guitar tracks. The song's main riff is played using power chords and incorporates a mix of palm muting and open strumming. D'arcy Wretzky's driving bassline complements Jimmy Chamberlin's dynamic drumming, creating a powerful and energetic sound. Produced by Butch Vig, the song was a standout track on the band's 1993 album "Siamese Dream."