Valentine Tab by The Smashing Pumpkins

Valentine tab by The Smashing Pumpkins

Guitar Tab

Capo on 3rd
Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Gm

Intro Riff:
     second guitar notes are marked with *

   Guitar 1 (left speaker)
e|---0-----0---------0-----0-----0-|
B|-----7-----5-0-------------------|
G|---------------------------------| repeats throughout until 0:26
D|-0-----0---------0-----0-----0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------0-----0-----0-----|
 |
 | Guitar 2 (right speaker) - play similarly until 0:26
e|-------------------------------0-|---------0---------------------0-|
B|-----3-------------------0---0---|-----3-------0-----------0---0---|
G|---0-----2---0-----0---0---------|---0---------------0---0---------|
D|-0---------------2---------------|-0---------------2---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------0-----0-----0-----|---------------0-----0-----0-----|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


Verse 1:
   at 0:26

   Guitar 1 (left speaker)
e|---0-----0---------0-------------|---------5-----------------------|
B|-----7-----5-0-----------0h2p0---|---0-------0-------0-----0-----0-|
G|-------------------------------0-|-----0---0---0---0---0-----0-----|
D|-0-----0-------------------------|-----------------------0-----0---|
A|---------------0-0---0-0---------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2 (right speaker)
e|-------------------------------0-|---------0---------------------0-|
B|-----3-------------------0---0---|-----3-------0-----------0---0---|
G|---0-----2---0-----0---0---------|---0---------------0---0---------|
D|-0---------------2---------------|-0---------------2---------------|
A|---------------0-----0-----0-----|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------0-----0-----0-----|

   Guitar 1 (left speaker) - play similarly 3x
e|---0-----0---------0-----0-----0-|
B|-----7-----5-0-------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-0-----0---------0-----0-----0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------0-----0-----0-----|
 |
 | Guitar 2 (right speaker) - play similarly 3x
e|---------0---------------------0-|
B|-----3-------------------0---0---|
G|---0---------0-----0---0---------|
D|-0---------------2---------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------0-----0-----0-----|


   Guitar 1 (left speaker) at 0:47
e|---0-2---0---------0-----0-------|-------------------0-------0-----|
B|-------------0---3-----3-----3-0-|-----0---3---0-----------0-------|
G|---------------------------------|-0-0-0-----0-------------------0-|
D|-0-----0-0-----------------------|---------------0-0---0-0-----0---|
A|---------------0-----0-----0-----|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2 (right speaker)
e|-----------0-------------------0-|---------------------------------|
B|-----3-------0-----------0-------|-----------0-------------0-------|
G|-------------------2---------0---|-----0-------0-----0---0-------0-|
D|-0-0---0-0-------2-----2---------|---0-----0-------2-----------2---|
A|---------------0-----0-----0-----|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----3-------0-----0-----0-----|


Prechorus:
   (0:56) play this similarly 2x

   Guitar 1
e|-----0-------------0-------------|-----0-----0-------0-------------|
B|-----------0-------------0-------|---------5---------------0-------|
G|---0-----0---------------------0-|---0---------------------------0-|
D|-4-----4---------0-----0-----0---|-4-----4---------0-----0-----0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------0-0-----0-----0-----|-------------0-0-----0-----0-----|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|
B|---------3---------------0-------|-------------0-----------0-------|
G|-----0-------4-----0-------0---0-|-----0-------------0-------0---0-|
D|---0-------0-----2-----2-----0---|---0-------0-----2-----2-----0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-----2-------0-----0-----------|-2-----2-------0-----0-----------|


Ending:

   Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0---0-----0---3---0---|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0-----0-------0---0-|
A|-2-----2---------2-----2---------|
E|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0---0-----0---0---0---|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0-----0-------0---0-|
A|-2-----2---------2-----2---------|
E|---------------------------------|


Chorus 1:

   Guitar 1 (1:17)
e|---------------------------------|---0-------0-------0-------0-----|
B|-----------0---0---0-------0---0-|-----7---5---7-------7---5---7-0-|
G|-----0---------------0---0---0---|---------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0---2-----2---------|-0-----0-------0-0-----0---------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------------0-----|---------0---------------0-------|
B|-----------3---0---------------0-|-----3-------3-----3-------------|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|---2-------------2-----------2---|
D|---0-----0---------2-------------|-0-----0---0---0-----0-0---0---0-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0---------|---------------------------------|


   Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|-----2-------2-------2-----------|
B|-----------0---0---0-------0---0-|---5-------5-------5-------5-----|
G|-----0---------------0---0---0---|-------------------------------2-|
D|---0-----0---0---2-----2---------|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------------0-----|---------0---------------0-------|
B|-----------3---0---------------0-|-----3-------3-----3---------3---|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|---2-------------2-------------0-|
D|---0-----0---------2-------------|-0-----0---0---0-----0-0---0-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0---------|---------------------------------|


   Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-----|
B|-----------0---0---0-------0---0-|-----0-----0---0-----0---------0-|
G|-----0---------------0---0---0---|---7-----7---7-----6-----6---6---|
D|---0-----0---0---2-----2---------|-9-----9---------7-----7---------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------------0---0-|---------------------------------|
B|-----------3---0-----------------|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-----|
G|-----0-------0-------0-----------|-------------------------------0-|
D|---0-----0---------2-----2-------|---0-----0---------0-----0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|-2-----2-----2---0-----0---------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0-----0---|---------------------------------|


   Guitar 1 (1:43)
e|---------------------------------|---0-----0---0-------0---0---0---|
B|-----------0---0---0-------0---0-|-----7-----7---0-----------0---7-|
G|-----0---------------0---0---0---|---------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0---2-----2---------|-0-----0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------7-------------|
E|-3-----3-------------------------|-----------------0-----0---------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------------0-----|---------0---------------------0-|
B|-----------3---0---------------0-|-----3-------3-----------0-------|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|---2---------------0---0-----0---|
D|---0-----0---------2-------------|-0-----0-0-------2---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0---------|---------------0-----0-----0-----|


Verse 2:
   at 1:52

   Guitar 1 (left speaker) - play similarly 5x
e|---0-----0---------0-----0-----0-|
B|-----7-----5-0-------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-0-----0---------0-----0-----0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------0-----0-----0-----|
 |
 | Guitar 2 (right speaker) - play similarly 5x
e|---------0---------------------0-|
B|-----3-------------------0---0---|
G|---0---------0-----0---0---------|
D|-0---------------2---------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------0-----0-----0-----|


PreChorus 2:

   Guitar 1 at 2:14
e|---0-----0---------0-----0-------|---------5---7-----0---0---0-----|
B|-----7-----5-0-----------------0-|---0---------------------0-----5-|
G|-----------------7-----7-----7---|-----0-----0---------------------|
D|-0-----0-------------------------|-5---------------0-----------0---|
A|---------------0-----0-----0-----|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------0-----0-----------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------0---------------------0-|---------------------------0-----|
B|-----3-------0-----------0-------|-----------0-------------0-------|
G|-------------------2---------0---|-----0---------0-----0---------0-|
D|-0-0---0---0-----2-----2---------|---0-----0---------2-------------|
A|---------------0-----0-----0-----|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----3-----3---0-----0-----0---|

   Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0---0-----0---3---0---|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0-----0-------0---0-|
A|-2-----2---------2-----2---------|
E|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0---0-----0---0---0---|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0-----0-------0---0-|
A|-2-----2---------2-----2---------|
E|---------------------------------|


Chorus 2:

  Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|---0-------0-------0-------0-----|
B|-----------0---0---0-------0---0-|-----7---5---7-------7---5-----0-|
G|-----0---------------0---0---0---|---------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0---2-----2---------|-0-----0-------0-0-----0-----0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------------0-----|---------0-----------------------|
B|-----------3---0---------------0-|-----3-------3-----3-----3-----0-|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|---2-------------2-----2-----2---|
D|---0-----0---------2-------------|-0-----0---0---0-----0-----0-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0---------|---------------------------------|


   Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|---0-------0-------0-------0-----|
B|-----------0---0---0-------0---0-|-----7-------7-------7---------0-|
G|-----0---------------0---0---0---|---------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0---2-----2---------|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------------0-----|---------0-----------------------|
B|-----------3---0---------------0-|-----3-------3-----3-----3-----0-|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|---2-------------2-----2-----2---|
D|---0-----0---------2-------------|-0-----0---0---0-----0-----0-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0---------|---------------------------------|


   Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-----|
B|-----------0---0---0-------0---0-|-----0-----0---0-----0---------0-|
G|-0---0---------------0---0---0---|---7-----7---7-----6-----6---6---|
D|---0-----0---0---2-----2---------|-9-----9---------7-----7---------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------3-------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------------0---0-|---------------------------------|
B|-----------3---0-----------------|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-----|
G|-----0-------0-------0-----------|-------------------------------0-|
D|---0-----0---------2-----2-------|---0-----0---------0-----0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|-2-----2-----2---0-----0---------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0-----0---|---------------------------------|


   Guitar 1
e|---------------------0-----------|---------------------------0-----|
B|-----------0---0-----------0---0-|-----0-----0---0-----0---------0-|
G|-----0---------------------------|---7-----7---------7-----7-------|
D|---0-----0---0-----0-------------|-9-----9-----9---9-----9-----9---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0-----0---|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------------0-----|---------------------------------|
B|-----------3---0---------------0-|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|---------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---------2-------------|---0-----0---------0-----0-------|
A|---------------------------------|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0---------|---------------------------------|


Bridge:

  Guitar 1 - 3:05
e|---------------------0-----------|---0-------0-------0-------0-----|
B|-----------0---0-----------3---0-|-----7---5---7-------7---5-----0-|
G|-----0-----------------------0---|---------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0-----0-----2-------|-0-----0-------0-0-----0-----0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0---------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------0-----0-----|---------0-----------------------|
B|-----------3---0---------------0-|-----3-------3-----3-----3-----0-|
G|-----0-------0---------------0---|---2-------------2-----2-----2---|
D|---0-----0---------2-------------|-0-----0---0---0-----0-----0-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0---------|---------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
e|---------------------0-----------|---0-----0---------0-------0-----|
B|-----------0---0-----------3---0-|-----7-----7---7-----7---5-----0-|
G|-----0-----------------------0---|---------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0-----0-----2-------|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0---------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------0-----0-----|---------0-----------------------|
B|-----------3---0---------------0-|-----3-------3-----3-----3-----0-|
G|-----0-------0---------------0---|---2-------------2-----2-----2---|
D|---0-----0---------2-------------|-0-----0---0---0-----0-----0-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0---------|---------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|---0-------0---------------------|
B|-----------0---0---0-------0---0-|-----7---5-----0-----5-----0---0-|
G|-0---0---------------0---0---0---|-0-----0-----0-----4-----6---6---|
D|---0-----0---0---2-----2---------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0-----0---------|
E|-------3-------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------------0---0-|-----------0---------------------|
B|-----------3---0-----------------|-----3---------0-----------0---0-|
G|-----0-------0-------0-----------|---2-----2-----------------------|
D|---0-----0---------2-----2-------|-0-----0-----0-----2-----2---2---|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0---0-0---------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0-----0---|---------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
e|---------------------0-----------|---0-----0---------0-------0-----|
B|-----------0---0-----------3---0-|-----7-----7---7-----7---5-----0-|
G|-----0-----------------------0---|---------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0-----0-----2-------|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0---------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------0-----0-----|---------0-----------------------|
B|-----------3---0---------------0-|-----3-------3-----3-----3-----0-|
G|-----0-------0---------------0---|---2-------------2-----2-----2---|
D|---0-----0---------2-------------|-0-----0---0---0-----0-----0-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0---------|---------------------------------|


Chorus 3:

  Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|---0-------0-------0-------0-----|
B|-----------0---0---0-------0---0-|-----7---5---7-------7---5-----0-|
G|-----0---------------0---0---0---|---------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0---2-----2---------|-0-----0-------0-0-----0-----0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------------0-----|---------0-----------------------|
B|-----------3---0---------------0-|-----3-------3-----3-----3-----0-|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|---2-------------2-----2-----2---|
D|---0-----0---------2-------------|-0-----0---0---0-----0-----0-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0---------|---------------------------------|


   Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|---0-------0-------0-------0-----|
B|-----------0---0---0-------0---0-|-----7-------7-------7---------0-|
G|-----0---------------0---0---0---|---------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0---2-----2---------|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------------0-----|---------0-----------------------|
B|-----------3---0---------------0-|-----3-------3-----3-----3-----0-|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|---2-------------2-----2-----2---|
D|---0-----0---------2-------------|-0-----0---0---0-----0-----0-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0---------|---------------------------------|


   Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-----|
B|-----------0---0---0-------0---0-|-----0-----0---0-----0---------0-|
G|-0---0---------------0---0---0---|---7-----7---7-----6-----6---6---|
D|---0-----0---0---2-----2---------|-9-----9---------7-----7---------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------3-------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------------0---0-|---------------------------------|
B|-----------3---0-----------------|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-----|
G|-----0-------0-------0-----------|-------------------------------0-|
D|---0-----0---------2-----2-------|---0-----0---------0-----0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|-2-----2-----2---0-----0---------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0-----0---|---------------------------------|


   Guitar 1
e|---------------------0-----------|
B|-----------0---0-----------0---0-|
G|-----0---------------------------|
D|---0-----0---0-----0-------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0-----0---|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------------0-----|
B|-----------3---0---------------0-|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|---0-----0---------2-------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3---------0-----0---------|


Outro:

   Guitar 1
e|---0-----0---0-----0-----0---0---|---0-----0---0----0-------------|
B|-----7-----7---7-----7-----7---7-|-----7-----7---7--7-------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-0-----0---------0-----0---------|-0-----0----------0-------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2 - last chord is 1 note ahead of Guitar 1
e|---------0---------------0-------|---------0-----0----------------|
B|-----3-------3-----3-------3---3-|-----3-------3-3----------------|
G|---2-------2-----2-----2-----2---|---2-------2---2----------------|
D|-0-------0-----0-----0-----------|-0-----0-0-----0----------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|


************************************

| x   Dead note
| g   Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| s   Slap
| P   Pop
| PM  Palm mute
| TR  Trill
| N   Tremolo

************************************

Published: April 23, 2025

Last updated: April 23, 2025

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