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Tarantula Tab by The Smashing Pumpkins

Tarantula tab by The Smashing Pumpkins

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Artist: Smashing Pumpkins
Song: Tarantula (new single)
Album: Zeitgeist (2007)
Standard Smashing Pumpkins Tuning (half a step down)

Intro:
d#---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#--2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#--2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#--0~~~-let-ring-------harmonics sliding up the fretboard from second fret--|

Verse:
d#---------------------------------------|
A#---------------------------------------|
F#---------------------------------------|
C#-22222222------------555555------------|   x7
G#-22222222---555555---333333------------|
D#-00000000---333333---------------------|
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Pre Chorus:
d#---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#-444444444444-777777777777-555555555555-222222222222-444444-777777---|
G#-222222222222-555555555555-333333333333-000000000000-222222-555555---|
D#---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
d#--------------------------------------------------------|
A#--------------------------------------------------------|
F#--------------------------------------------------------|
C#--555555555555-444444444444-222222222222222222222222----|
G#--555555555555-555555555555-222222222222222222222222----|
D#--333333333333-222222222222-000000000000000000000000----|

d#------------------------------------------------|
A#------------------------------------------------|
F#------555555555555-444444444444-222222222222----|
C#------555555555555-555555555555-222222222222----|
G#------333333333333-222222222222-000000000000----|
D#------------------------------------------------|

d#------------------------------------------------|
A#------------------------------------------------|
F#--------------------------------222222222222----|
C#----555555555555--444444444444--222222222222----|
G#----555555555555--555555555555--000000000000----|
D#----333333333333--222222222222------------------|

d#-----------------------------------------------------|
A#-----------------------------------------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------|
C#------------------5555--22222222---------------------|   x3
G#--22222222--5555--3333--22222222----------333333-----|
D#--00000000--3333--------00000000--333333-------------|
PM  ........  ....  ....  ........

d#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#----44/7-77/8-88/9-99--------------------------------------|
C#----44/7-77/8-88/9-99------------44/7-77/8-88/9-99---------|
G#----22/5-55/6-66/7-77---55555555-44/7-77/8-88/9-99---------|
D#------------------------33333333-22/5-55/6-66/7-77---------|

D#----harmonics-sliding-up-the-fret-board-from-the-second fret---

This main riff:
d#------------------------------------------|
A#------------------------------------------|
F#------------------------------------------|
C#--------22222222---------------555555-----|
G#--------22222222---555555------333333-----|
D#--------00000000---333333-----------------|

Under this solo with some effect on it that I don't really know:
d#--12--12--12--12--12-------------12--12--12---12---19p15------1512-----------|
A#--15^-15^-15^15^-15^--12---------15^-15^-15^-15^----------17----------15-13v--|
F#-------------------------14-15v-----------------------------------------------|
C#------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

d#--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#--10/12------10/12------10/12-----------11v----12--10---------------|
F#----------12v--------11v?------9v-9/12-------9-----------12--11-----|
C#--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#--------------------------------------------------------------------|

d#------------------------------------------|
A#--10p-8----8------------------------------|
F#---------9---9?7h9p7-----7----------------|
C#----------------------9-----75-----------|
G#----------------------------------7-------|
D#------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:
d#---------------------------------------|
A#---------------------------------------|
F#---------------------------------------|
C#--------22222222------------555555-----| x4
G#--------22222222---555555---333333-----|
D#--------00000000---333333--------------|

With this on the 4th time:
d#------------------------------------------------------------|
A#----17---15-----------------------------------8/////15v-----|
F#--------------16---15---14----------------------------------|
C#------------------------------17---14~~~~-------------------|
G#------------------------------------------------------------|
D#------------------------------------------------------------|

d#------------------------|
A#------------------------|
F#------------------------|
C#------------------5555--|   x3
G#--22222222--5555--3333--|
D#--00000000--3333--------|
PM  ........  ....  ....

Pre Chorus:
d#---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#-444444444444-777777777777-555555555555-222222222222-444444-777777---|
G#-222222222222-555555555555-333333333333-000000000000-222222-555555---|
D#---------------------------------------------------------------------|

With this solo under it:
d#----14---14----------------------------------------------------------|
A#----17^--17^-17--15--17p15-------------------------------------------|
F#----------------------------14v---14-14-12-11-12-11v--?11/12--11--9--|
C#---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
d#--------------------------------------------------------|
A#--------------------------------------------------------|
F#--------------------------------------------------------|
C#--555555555555-444444444444-222222222222222222222222----|
G#--555555555555-555555555555-222222222222222222222222----|
D#--333333333333-222222222222-000000000000000000000000----|

d#------------------------------------------------|
A#------------------------------------------------|
F#------555555555555-444444444444-222222222222----|
C#------555555555555-555555555555-222222222222----|
G#------333333333333-222222222222-000000000000----|
D#------------------------------------------------|

d#------------------------------------------------|
A#------------------------------------------------|
F#--------------------------------222222222222----|
C#----555555555555--444444444444--222222222222----|
G#----555555555555--555555555555--000000000000----|
D#----333333333333--222222222222------------------|

Then this bit which has a ridiculous solo and I cant figure it out:
d#-------------------------------------------------|
A#-------------------------------------------------|
F#--------------------------222--------------------|
C#--222---------555---------222-222222--555-777----|   x2
G#--222-222222--555-555555--000-000000--333-555----|
D#--000-000000--333-333333-------------------------|
PM      ......      ......      ......

d#-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#--------------------------222---------5---7------------------------|
C#--222---------555---------222-222222--5---7---5--------------------|
G#--222-222222--555-555555--000-000000--3---5---5--------------------|
D#--000-000000--333-333333----------------------3--------------------|
PM      ......      ......      ......

Bridge - the soft bit:
d#------------0---------------------------|
A#---3----3---0----1---0---1--------------|
F#---0----2---0----0---0---2------2--4----|
C#---0----0---2----2---x---2------2--4----|
G#---x----x---2----3---2---0------0--2----|
D#---3----2---0---------------------------|

Outro - with more ridiculous soloage:
d#-------------------------------|
A#-------------------------------|
F#-------------------------------|
C#-22222222------------555555----|  x7
G#-22222222---555555---333333----|
D#-00000000---333333-------------|

d#---------------------------------------------------|
A#---------------------------------------------------|
F#---44/7-77/8-88/9-99-------------------------------|
C#---44/7-77/8-88/9-99----------44/7-77/8-88/9-99----|
G#---22/5-55/6-66/7-77-55555555-44/7-77/8-88/9-99----|
D#---------------------33333333-22/5-55/6-66/7-77----|

D#----harmonics-sliding-up-the-fret-board-from-the-second fret----

End on:
d#----------------|
A#----------------|
F#----------------|
C#-------2-2------|
G#-------2-2------|
D#-------0?0------|

It was hard to figure out all the lead bits and shit but I think the rest is ok and if
isn't I'm only 16 so leave me alone

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