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Said Sadly Tab by The Smashing Pumpkins

Said Sadly tab by The Smashing Pumpkins

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...said sadly  From The Bullet With Butterfly Wings single. Great song!
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=   If you haven't heard this one, GET IT! James sings and
written by:       plays acoustic and slide, D'arcy on Bass, Kerry on Drums,
 James Iha        and Nina Gordon steps in from fellow Chicago band, Veruca
tabbed by:        Salt... Good Song.
 Davey B./Toast

Soo.. Git your acoustic out, and git yer friend a slide and go to it!

Tuning: 1/2 step down
(tab is represented as normal tuning...)

-- v's and ^'s are picking direction (v's=down towards ground)
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
-- If there big gaps in the tab where you know he's strumming, yes I know
   he's strumming. I just thought it would look bad and consume time.

Intro: (let ring)
                          Gsus G
=============================v=v===v=^=v=v==v===
e:---------------------------3-3---3-3-3-3--3--|
B:---------------------------0-0---0-0-0-0--0--|
G:---------------------------0-0---0-0-0-0--0--|
D:--5-----4-----2-----0------0-0---0-0-0-0--0--|
A:-----5-----5-----5-----5---0-2---2-0-2-2--2--|
E:---------------------------3-3---3-3-3-3--3--|

2nd guitar slides this..
e:------------7-------------|
B:---------/8------8--------|
G:--------------------------|
D:--------------------------|
A:--------------------------|
E:--------------------------|

Verse
   Em          Am                 D       Dsus
====v==v===^=v==v==v==============v=v=^=v=^=^=v=========
e:--0--0---0----0--0--------------2-2-2-2-3-3-2--2-----|
B:--0--0---0----1--1--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-----|
G:--0--0---0----2--2--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-----|
D:--2--2---2----2--2--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|
A:--2--2---2----0--0-----------------------------------|
E:--0--0---0-------------------------------------------|
      You should know...

2nd guitar slides this..
e:--------------------------|
B:--------------------------|
G:--------------------------|
D:-------6/7----------------|
A:--------------------------|
E:--------------------------|
         ^^ Very slow slide

   Em          Am                 D       Dsus
====v==v===^=v==v==v==============v=v=^=v=^=^=v=========
e:--0--0---0----0--0--------------2-2-2-2-3-3-2--2-----|
B:--0--0---0----1--1--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-----|
G:--0--0---0----2--2--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-----|
D:--2--2---2----2--2--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|
A:--2--2---2----0--0-----------------------------------|
E:--0--0---0-------------------------------------------|

2nd guitar slides this..
e:--------------------------|
B:--------------------------|
G:------7/9-----------------|
D:--------------------------|
A:--------------------------|
E:--------------------------|
        ^^ Slow, once again...

   Em          Am                 D       Dsus
====v==v===^=v==v==v==============v=v=^=v=^=^=v=========
e:--0--0---0----0--0--------------2-2-2-2-3-3-2--2-----|
B:--0--0---0----1--1--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-----|
G:--0--0---0----2--2--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-----|
D:--2--2---2----2--2--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|
A:--2--2---2----0--0-----------------------------------|
E:--0--0---0-------------------------------------------|

2nd guitar slides this..
e:--------------------------|
B:-------8\7----------------|
G:--------------------------|
D:--------------------------|
A:--------------------------|
E:--------------------------|

   Em          Am                 D       Dsus                   C
====v==v===^=v==v==v==============v=v=^=v=^=^=v==============================
e:--0--0---0----0--0--------------2-2-2-2-3-3-2--2---------------0----------|
B:--0--0---0----1--1--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3---------------1----------|
G:--0--0---0----2--2--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2---------------0----------|
D:--2--2---2----2--2--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0---------------2----------|
A:--2--2---2----0--0---------------------------------------------3----------|
E:--0--0---0----------------------------------------------------------------|

2nd guitar slides this..
e:--------------------------|
B:--------------------------|
G:------7/9-----------------|
D:--------------------------|
A:--------------------------|
E:--------------------------|

Enter Nina..
   Em          Am                 D       Dsus
====v==v===^=v==v==v==============v=v=^=v=^=^=v=========
e:--0--0---0----0--0--------------2-2-2-2-3-3-2--2-----|
B:--0--0---0----1--1--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-----|
G:--0--0---0----2--2--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-----|
D:--2--2---2----2--2--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|
A:--2--2---2----0--0-----------------------------------|
E:--0--0---0-------------------------------------------|
         Darling, I'll nev-er...

2nd guitar slides this..
e:--------------------------|
B:--------7-----------------|
G:-----------7--------------|
D:--------------7-----------|
A:--------------------------|
E:--------------------------|

   Em          Am                 D       Dsus
====v==v===^=v==v==v==============v=v=^=v=^=^=v=========
e:--0--0---0----0--0--------------2-2-2-2-3-3-2--2-----|
B:--0--0---0----1--1--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-----|
G:--0--0---0----2--2--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-----|
D:--2--2---2----2--2--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|
A:--2--2---2----0--0-----------------------------------|
E:--0--0---0-------------------------------------------|

2nd guitar slides this..
e:--------------------------|
B:--------------------8-----|
G:--7/9-------------7-------|
D:--------------------------|
A:--------------------------|
E:--------------------------|

   Em          Am                 D       Dsus                   C
====v==v===^=v==v==v==============v=v=^=v=^=^=v==============================
e:--0--0---0----0--0--------------2-2-2-2-3-3-2--2---------------0----------|
B:--0--0---0----1--1--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3---------------1----------|
G:--0--0---0----2--2--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2---------------0----------|
D:--2--2---2----2--2--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0---------------2----------|
A:--2--2---2----0--0---------------------------------------------3----------|
E:--0--0---0----------------------------------------------------------------|


    G          Bm               D              C
====v==v===^=v==v==v============v=v=^=v=v=================
e:--3--3---3----2--2------------2-2-2-2-2--2---0----------|
B:--0--0---0----3--3------------3-3-3-3-3--3---1----------|
G:--0--0---0----4--4------------2-2-2-2-2--2---0----------|
D:--0--0---0----4--4------------0-0-0-0-0--0---2----------|
A:--2--2---2----2--2---------------------------3----------|
E:--3--3---3----------------------------------------------|

    G          Bm               D              C
====v==v===^=v==v==v============v=v=^=v=v=================
e:--3--3---3----2--2------------2-2-2-2-2--2---0----------|
B:--0--0---0----3--3------------3-3-3-3-3--3---1----------|
G:--0--0---0----4--4------------2-2-2-2-2--2---0----------|
D:--0--0---0----4--4------------0-0-0-0-0--0---2----------|
A:--2--2---2----2--2---------------------------3----------|
E:--3--3---3----------------------------------------------|

2nd guitar slides this..
e:----8p7------------10p8\7h8p7-------|
B:--------8---------------------------|
G:----------7-------------------------|
D:------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------|

Chords played... Am  D  G

   Em          Am                 D       Dsus
====v==v===^=v==v==v==============v=v=^=v=^=^=v=========
e:--0--0---0----0--0--------------2-2-2-2-3-3-2--2-----|
B:--0--0---0----1--1--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-----|
G:--0--0---0----2--2--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-----|
D:--2--2---2----2--2--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|
A:--2--2---2----0--0-----------------------------------|
E:--0--0---0-------------------------------------------|

2nd guitar slides this..  (not in time)
e:----8p7---------10p8\7h8p7---------------|
B:--------8--------------------------------|
G:----------7------------------/11-/9-/7---|
D:-----------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------|

   Em          Am                 D       Dsus
====v==v===^=v==v==v==============v=v=^=v=^=^=v=========
e:--0--0---0----0--0--------------2-2-2-2-3-3-2--2-----|
B:--0--0---0----1--1--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-----|
G:--0--0---0----2--2--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-----|
D:--2--2---2----2--2--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|
A:--2--2---2----0--0-----------------------------------|
E:--0--0---0-------------------------------------------|

I'll stop tabbing the slide, thank you. I can't hear it too well, and if
 anyone else wants to do it, Great!

    Am            Bm     D
===v==v===============v=v=^=v=^=^==========
e:-0--0-----------2-----------------2------|
B:-1--1-----------3-----------------3------|
G:-2--2-----------4-----------------2------|
D:-2--2-----------4-----------------0------|
A:-0--0-----------2------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------|

    G          Bm        C
====v==v===^=v==v==v======v^v^v====
e:--3--3---3----2--2-----0-----3--|
B:--0--0---0----3--3-----1-----1--|
G:--0--0---0----4--4-----0-----0--|
D:--0--0---0----4--4-----2-----2--|
A:--2--2---2----2--2-----3-----3--|
E:--3--3---3----------------------|

    G          Bm             D              C
====v==v===^=v==v==v=========================v^v^v====
e:--3--3---3----2--2----------2--------------0-----3--|
B:--0--0---0----3--3----------3--------------1-----1--|
G:--0--0---0----4--4----------2--------------0-----0--|
D:--0--0---0----4--4----------0--------------2-----2--|
A:--2--2---2----2--2-------------------------3-----3--|
E:--3--3---3------------------------------------------|

    G          Bm             D              C
====v==v===^=v==v==v=========================v^v^v====
e:--3--3---3----2--2----------2--------------0-----3--|
B:--0--0---0----3--3----------3--------------1-----1--|
G:--0--0---0----4--4----------2--------------0-----0--|
D:--0--0---0----4--4----------0--------------2-----2--|
A:--2--2---2----2--2-------------------------3-----3--|
E:--3--3---3------------------------------------------|

A few measures of G chords end the song...

And, yes, improvise for what I purposely left out, like go crazy with a
solo with the slide during the song. It's easy to find a solo in this happy
little melody...

Thanks go out to Brian McCall for setting me straight on Obscured. Somehow,
I do think that Billy managed to keep normal tuning...

-Davey B. "How many lumps do you want?" "Ohhh... bout 3 or 4.."

---

Said Sadly - Bullet with Butterfly Wings single
Transcribed by Adam Morris

Tuning- 1/2 step down

INTRO

  Guitar 1
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0----0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
Db|-5---4--------0------0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0----0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
Ab|---5---5-/7-5---5----x--x-x-2--2-2--2-2----x--x-x-x-2--2-2-|
Eb|-------------------3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-|
               *****
  Guitar 2
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------8/12~~~~----------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------12------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|

 ***** Yes.. I am aware that these three notes are the same,
       but that is how it is played.

  MAIN SECTION

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

Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2/11~~~~---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Through the verse there is more lead stuff...really easy.

Guitar 1 plays the above main section twice and then it goes to this:

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

 Guitar 1 does all the above through the verses behind James'
 and Nina's parts.

 When it gets to the "Lover..when.." it does this twice.

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

 Then to this.
|-------------------0--------0------3-------------------------|
|-1--1-1--3-3-------0--------3------0-------------0-----------|
|-0--0-0--0-0---0-2-2--2-2---2------0--0-0-0-0--0-0-----------|
|-2--2-2--2-0---0-2-2--2-2---0------0--0-0-0-0--0-0-----------|
|-3--3-3--3-2---2-0-0--0-0------0---x--x-x-x-2--2-2-----------|
|--------------------------2------3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-----------|
                                *******************
 **** At this point the following is layed over the top.
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12------15-13p12-13-(12)-----------------------------------|
|----12-------------------(12)-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|

Then it goes back to the verse riff simile, but changes on
the last bar before it changes to this

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

Then to this "Now you know.." bit.
|------------------3-------------3----------------------------|
|------------------1--1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1----------------|
|----0----------0--0--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----------------|
|----x--x--2--2-2--3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3----------------|
|-3--3--3--3--3-3---------------------------------------------|
                 *\Repeat this section a few times/*

 Then just play an A for two bars with this lead over the top
               _     _
|---17b-15b-14b-r-14b-r---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

 Back into the "lover.." bit.

 In the middle there somewhere it drops down to that B type chord,
 (x2003x) but then drops straight back to the G

 Then the "Now you know.." bit as above.

 Then until the end it alternates netween those two G's.
 (3x0003) amd (320003)

 The little run thing is something like this.
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------2/5---------------------------------------------------|
|--3h5-------------------------------------------------------|


That is pretty much it...now, I see this as a fairly complete
tab except for those lead bits...but most of it is here!!
Please send me comments. This wasn't a simple tab because of
all the slight variations that I had to tab, so it took me awhile.
I hope you appreciate it :)

Adam
benmo@deakin.edu.au

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