Not Worth Asking Tab by The Smashing Pumpkins

Not Worth Asking tab by The Smashing Pumpkins

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Not Worth Asking - by Smashing Pumpkins
================   As recorded on the Demos `89 tape
                   (I don't have the studio version, as in the
                    B-side of the I am One 10".  If you do,
                    please send me a copy:
                    Brian McCall
                    P.O. Box 4034
                    Clemson S.C. 29632-4034                  )

Tabbed by Brian McCall

Both guitars clean electric

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Intro:

Mimic the rhythm with these chords:

|-3--0--                       |-0-
|-0--0--                       |-0-
|-0--0--  or instead of that   |-0-
|-2--2--  wierd E you can play |-2-
|-2--3--  Em instead:          |-2-
|-0-----                       |-0-

*1 (riff 1)
     >                 >
|----0----0--0---------0--------------------------------
|----3----3--0-0---------0-0-0---0---0---0--------------
|----0----0--0---0---------0-0---0-0-0---0--------------
|-2--2----2--2-----2-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------
|-2--2----2--3-------3-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------
|-0--0----0----------------3---3---3---3----------------
                          ^repeat 3x

repeat *1 2x

*2

|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------
|-3-0-1-0-1-0-3-0-1-0-1-0-0-----------------------------
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-----------------------------
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-----------------------------
|-------------------------3-----------------------------
                          ^first time only

repeat *1 3x

Lead (over *1)
G1 distortion

|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-----0-2-2-4hbr-----0-2-2-4hbr-2-----0-2-2-4hbr-4-5/6~~
|---2--------------2----------------2-------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-0--------------0----------------0---------------------

*3
G1 still distorted over *1 (G2)

|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-----0-2----------0-2---------0-2----------------------
|---2-----0------2-----0-2---2-----0--------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-0------------0-----------0----------------------------

repeat *2

*4
Both guitars distortion

(gee, I don't wanna write out this rhythm...you get the idea)

|-0--0--0-0-0-3-----3-----3-0--0--0--0------------------
|-3--3--3-3-3-3-----3-----3-1--1--1--1------------------
|-0--0--0-0-0-0-----0-----0-2--2--2--2------------------
|-2--2--2-2-2-0-----0-----0-3--3--3--3------------------
|-2--2--2-2-2-2-----2-----2-3--3--3--3------------------
|-0--0--0-0-0-3-----3-----3-----------------------------

repeat intro, this time with distortion (G2)

Solo (G1)

|-------------------------------------------------------
|-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-----------------
|-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-7~~~-7-7-9-9\---
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------------
|-0-0-0-0--0--------------------------------------------
|-5-5-5-5--5-7~~~-7--7-7-9~9--9-9~~~~\------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------

repeat *1 2x

Lead fill (G1 slightly distorted) over second time *1 played
here....something like this:

|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---5/7-7-9hbr-7-9-----5/7-7-5----------------------
|-7------------------7---------5-7------------------
|---------------------------------------------------

*5
Both guitars distortion

|-0--0--0-0-0(3)-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-3--3-3-
|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-3--3-3-
|-2--2--2-2-2-0--0--0-0-0-2--2--2-2-2-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-
|-3--3--3-3-3-0--0--0-0-0-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-0--0-0-
|-3--3--3-3-3-2--2--2-2-2-0--0--0-0-0-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-
|-1--1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-------------0--0--0-0-0-3--3-3-
              ^You can add                        ^  ^ ^
               that high G                        last time
               if ya wanna                        only.
               for this G
               chord.

repeat *5 4x

repeat *4 till the end

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