Rinoceros tab by The Smashing Pumpkins

RHINOCEROS, from Gish, Smashing Pumpkins

- Aside from the solo, this is unquestionably the easiest song by the Pumpkins
 to play. It sounds great with two guitars.

Intro: Guitar1, (clean)
=====  =======
     |----------------------------------------|
     |----------------------------------------|  repeat this for
     |----------9---------9/11--11--11-11-----|  several bars...
     |----------------------------------------|
     |----------7---------7/-9---9---9--9-----|
     |--0---0-------0-0---0-------------------|

    Guitar 2, (flanger and some delay), let top 2 strings ring
    ========
     |-------0-------------0-----------0-----0----0------0-------------
     |-----0-------------0-----------0-----0----0------0---------------
     |---2-----1-----1h2-----1h2---7-----6----4-----/11----9(ring)-----
     |-----------------------------------------------------------------
     |-----------------------------------------------------------------
     |-----------------------------------------------------------------

      ------------------0-----0-----0----0-------0-----0----0-----0----
      ----------------0-----0-----0----0-------0-----0----0-----0------
      -9h11-11/13--14----13----11----9-----/13----11----9-----7--------
      -----------------------------------------------------------------
      -----------------------------------------------------------------
      -----------------------------------------------------------------
                      (ring, guitar 2 takes a breather)
      -------0-4-------------------0-----------------------------------
      -----0-----0----------0------0-----------------------------------
      -1h2---------2----1-2--------1-----------------------------------
      -----------------------------2-----------------------------------
      -----------------------------------------------------------------
      -----------------------------------------------------------------

VERSE:   Guitar 1, (clean)
======
            pow-der show (?),   treasoned my roots....
     |-------------------------------------------------0---------------
     |-------------------------------------------------0---------------
     |-------9------9/11--11-11-11-----9---13--11-9---11---------------
     |-------------------------------------------------0---------------
     |-------7------7/-9---9--9--9-----7---11--9--7----9---------------
     |-0--0-----0-0----------------0-0---0------------10---------------

  - This is the repeating riff in the song; at the D-chord, guitar 2
  arpeggiates the 6 strings.

  - after Billy says "...see you in June...", guitar 1 repeats the intro riff
   while guitar 2 lays this 'Gershwin' riff over it:

     |------------------------------------------------------------------
     |------------------------------------------------------------------
     |----14/16--16-16-16/19--19-19-19\16--16-16-16\14-14-14\13-13-13-13
     |------------------------------------------------------------------
     |----12/14--14-14-14/17--17-17-17\14--14-14-14\12-12-12\11-11-11-11
     |------------------------------------------------------------------

      --------------------------------
      -------------------------------- and so forth...
      --11/13-13-13-13/14--14-14-14---
      --------------------------------
      ---9/11-11-11-11/12--12-12-12---
      --------------------------------

CHORUS: Guitars 1 + 2,(clean first time, distorted thereafter)
======
    The way......    she knows....
  |----0-----------3----------0----------------------- If you're playing a
  |----1-----------3----------3----------------------- strat, switch to the
  |----0-----------0----------2----------------------- bottom pick-up to
  |----2-----------0----------0----------------------- emphasize top string
  |----3-----------2---------------------------------- on that D chord thing
  |----------------3----------------------------------
   C mjr    G mjr   D whatever

BRIDGE: Guitar 1, guitar 2 solos overtop (bigtime distortion)
=======
    |----------------------------------------
    |------------------------5---5-7--7--7---  you get the picture
    |------------------------5---5-7--7--7---
    |-7---7-5---7---5-7-5----5---5-7--7--7---
    |-7---7-5---7---5-7-5----3---3-5--5--5---
    |-5---5-3---5---3-5-3--------------------


2nd VERSE:  join Gershwin riff to the previous repeating riff during
+========   "...open your eyes, to these must I lie?..." and add the bend:

     |---0-------------
     |---0-------------
   .... |--11b1211b12-----  once
     |---0-------------
     |---9-------------
     |--10-------------
FINAL VERSE:  James plays C G D progression while Billy lays these overtop:
===========

 |----------------------------  ---------------------------------------------
 |---------------------------- a ---------------------------------------------
 |---------------------------- n ----11-12--11h12p11p9------------------------
 |---------------------------- d ----------------------12---10-9--------------
 |-(10)b9--7--5--5--7--5--7--9  --------------------------------12-10-9------
 |----------------------------  ----------------------------------------12-10

 The last chord is that weird D. Hold till fade, then take a step towards the
 amp and weave some magic.