Whir Tab by The Smashing Pumpkins

Whir tab by The Smashing Pumpkins

Guitar Tab

Tabbed by Brian McCall

-Whir-
======

by Smashing Pumpkins from the album Pisces Iscariot
Written by William P. Corgan

*intro

G1 acoustic

|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--------0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------
|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--------0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------
|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--------4-4-4--4-4-4-2-------------
|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--------4-4-4--4-4-4-2-------------
|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--------2-2-2--2-2-2-0-------------
|-X-X-0--X-X-X-0--------X-X-0--X-X-X-X-------------

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

*1

G1 & G2 acoustic

|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--------0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------
|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--------0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------
|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--------4-4-4--4-4-4-2-------------
|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--------4-4-4--4-4-4-2-------------
|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--------2-2-2--2-2-2-0-------------
|-X-X-0--X-X-X-0--------X-X-0--X-X-X-X-------------

repeat *1 with extra Asus2 and B rhythm srokes added.
G3 starts at :12 [after what is tabbed above] and ends
at lyrics.

G3 electric (wierd muffled tone)

|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-4/6-4/6-------4-4/6---9\6-6/11-9--6\4-4/6-2------
|----------4-/7------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------

 note: rhythm on this tab is nonexistent and the lines of
 G3 do not correspond to the rhythm of G1&2's tab.  Listen
 to the recording as a guide...  bm.

There's this addition to *1 after G3's last E and
just before the lyrics:

G1 & G2

                              |         I've wasted...
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0----------------
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0----------------
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4----------------
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4----------------
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2----------------
|--------------------------------X-X-0----------------

repeat all of *1 (including the above).  G3 enters after
Billy sings "It's not easy...when you're alone."

G3 interlude

|-------------------------------------------------- 1
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-4-4-4/6--4-4-4/6-------4-4-4/6-4-----------------
|----------------------------------4---------------
|--------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------- 2
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-4-4-4/6--4-4-4/6---6\4-4-4-4/6-4-----------------
|----------------------------------4---------------
|--------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------- 3
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-4-4-4/6--4-4-4/6-------4-4-4/6-4-----------------
|----------------------------------4---------------
|--------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------- 4
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-4-4-4/6--4-4-4/6---6\4-4-4-4/6-4-4/7-------------
|--------------------------------------(7h9p7)-----
|--------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------- 5
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-6-6-X-2-/6------2/4--4/6--6/9--6-6-X-2-/6--------
|------------4/7-----------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------- 6
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-6\4---------------------------4h6/9--6--4--6-----
|------9\7--7\4--4\2--2/4--7-4h7-------------------
|--------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------- 7
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-6-6-4-4/6----------2h4p2-------------------------
|-----------------2h4------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------

repeat *1

G3 enters again after "...when you're scared."

|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-6-6-X-2-/6-6\4-4/6-6\4-4\2-2-4-4/6--9\6--6\4-----
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------

|--------------------------------------------------
|------------------9-------------------------------
|------------------8-------------------------------
|-4\2-2------------6--6\4-4/6---------6-6-4-4/9----
|------h4--2-4-4/7------------2/4-4/7--------------
|--------------------------------------------------

 G1 & 2 pause for G3 `solo'

|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-6/9\6----4/6\4---9\6--4/6----2/4-4/6-6/9-9/11~---
|----------------7----------4----------------------
|--------------------------------------------------

repeat *1 with #s 1-2 of G3 twice.

Outro:  G1 & G2

|-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0--------------------
|-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0--------------------
|-2-X-0-X-0---------0---------0--------------------
|-2-X-0-X-2---------2---------2--------------------
|-0---2---3---------3---------2--------------------
|-X---3---X-------------------0--------------------

|-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0--------------------
|-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0--------------------
|-2-X-0-X-0---------0---------0--------------------
|-2-X-0-X-2---------2---------2--------------------
|-0---2---3---------3---------2--------------------
|-X---3---X-------------------0--------------------

|-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-----0-0-0-0-------- \
|-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-----0-0-0-0-------- |
|-2-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-----0-0-0-0-------- |
|-2-X-0-X-2---------2---------2-----2-2-2-2-------- |
|-0---2---3---------3---------2-----2-2-2-2-------- |
|-X---3---X-------------------0-------------------- |
                                                    |
G3 slightly distorted                               |
                                                    |
|-------------------------------------------------- |
|-------------------------------------------------- |
|-----------------------------4hbr----------------- |
|-7---5---4hb---------------------5---------------- |
|-------------------------------------------------- |
|-------------------------------------------------- /

|-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-------------------- \
|-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-------------------- |
|-2-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-------------------- |
|-2-X-0-X-2---------2---------2-------------------- |
|-0---2---3---------3---------2-------------------- |
|-X---3---X-------------------0-------------------- |
                                                    |
G3                                                  |
                                                    |
|-------------------------------------------------- |
|-------------------------------------------------- |
|-------------------------------------------------- |
|-7---5---4hb----------------(15)r14-12------------ |
|-------------------------------------------------- |
|-------------------------------------------------- /

Under the entire song (excluding the intro and outro)
is a 4th guitar playing _seemingly_ at random these
three notes, something like the following:

G4

|-7---7------7---7---7-5-7---7---7-7---------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|---4---4------4---4----4---4----------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------

Well, there's Whir for you.  I still can't figure out the
E's and other chords under the chorus (Whir yourself around...
part)  If you know it please E-mail me.  Enjoy it.  Hope
it's not too confusing (I didn't wanna tab out repetitive
lines) and it helps out.  Please send comments to

              -=Ansigod@aol.com=-

---

Whir-Smashing Pumpkins
Tabbed by Andy Davidoff
Based on tab from Bryan Pero (perob@willow.uml.edu.)

Last time I saw Whir tabbed it was by someone who said it was their first
attempt at tabbing.  I went through it and it was all pretty close, but I
knew that something was missing, so I sat down and listned hard for a long
time, and this is the new tab I came up with.  Any comments, changes, or
criticsm will be accepted by e-mailing me at .

Rythym Figure 1

Acoustic/Clean Electric #1 Left Channel (x2)       < Clean Electric Or >
Acoustic/Clean Electric #1 & #2 Both Channels (x2) < Acoustic Can Be Used.>

Acoustic/Clean Electric #1

e---0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
B---0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
G---4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4---4-4-4-4---|
D---4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4---4-4-4-4---|
A---2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2-2---2-2-2-0---|
E---X-X-X----X-X-X-X----X-X-X---X-X-X-X---| < < I Mute This With My Middle >
					      < Finger. >

Acoustic/Clean Electric #2

e---0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
B---0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
G---4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4---4-4-4-2---|
D---4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4---4-4-4-2---|
A---2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2-2---2-2-2-0---|
E---X-X-X----X-X-X-X----X-X-X---X-X-X-0---| < < I Mute This With My Middle >
					      < Finger. >


Rythym Figure 2

e--0--0-0-0----0--0-0-0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----|
B--0--0-0-0----0--0-0-0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----|
G--4--4-4-4----4--4-4-4--4-4-4---4--4-4-4-2--2-2-2--2-2-2----|
D--4--4-4-4----4--4-4-4--4-4-4---4--4-4-4-2--2-2-2--2-2-2----|
A--2--2-2-2----2--2-2-2--2-2-2---2--2-2-2-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----|
E--X--X-X-X----X--X-X-X--X-X-X---X--X-X-X-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----|


Intro, W/Rythym Figure 2

Clean Electric #1 Intro (Played With Clean Electric #2 Intro)
			(Right Channel)

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--4/7--4/7----4/7/9/11----14-11/16\14----11\9/11\7-----------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|


Clean Electric #2 Inrto (Played with Clean Electric #1 Intro)
			(Left Channel)

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--4/6--4/6----9\6\4/6----16\14\11\9----14p11/16/14-----------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse I (Rythym Figure 2)

I've wasted...

Pre-Chorus Strumming (Both Guitars)

e--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|
B--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|
G--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--|
D--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--|
A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|
E--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|


Pre-Chorus Riff With Rythym Figure 1

e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G---11/13--11/13----11/13--11\6-----|
D-----------------------------------|  (x4)
A----9/11---9/11-----9/11---9\4-----|
E----X--X---X--X-----X--X---X-X-----|


Pre-chorus

All your prayers...

1st Chorus Riffs

Guitar #1
			       Whir yourself...
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G----11-11\6----6----6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A-----9--9\4----4----4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4-------|
E------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar #2
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G---11--11\6----6/9--9/11--11/13--13/16----------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A----9---9\4----4/7--7/-9---9/11--11/14----------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar #1
			       Just to fall...
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G----11-11\6----6--6--6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6----11--11\6--|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A-----9--9\4----4--4--4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----9---9\4--|
E------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar #2
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G--11-11\6------16\13--13\11--11\9--9\6----6/9/11------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A---9--9\4------14\11--11\-9---9\7--7\4----4/7/-9------|
E------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar #1
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G-----6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6--13-13\11/13--|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A-----4-4--4-4-4--4--4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--11-11\-9/11--|
E------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar #2
e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G----------16\13\11/13--13-13\11/13----|
D--------------------------------------|
A----------14\11\-9/11--11-11\-9/11----|
E--------------------------------------|


Riff After Chorus

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G-------------10h12--10vvvv------------|
D------10h12---------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|


Verse 2 (Play Just Like Verse 1)

My honey...

2nd Chorus Riffs (No Pre-Chorus)

Guitar #1
			       Whir yourself...
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G----11-11\6----6----6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A-----9--9\4----4----4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4-------|
E------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar #2
1------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G----4/6/9----13-13\11--13-13\11--13-------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A----2/4/7----11-11\-9--11-11\-9--11-------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar #1
			       Just to fall...
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G--11-11\6------6--6--6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6----11--11\6--|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A---9--9\4------4--4--4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----9---9\4--|
E------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar #2
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G----9/11/13----16\13--13\11--11\9--9\6-----4/6/9------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A----7/-9/11----14\11--11\-9---9\7--7\4-----2/4/7------|
E------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar #1
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G-----6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6--13-13\11/13--|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A-----4-4--4-4-4--4--4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--11-11\-9/11--|
E------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar #2
e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--6-6\4--4/6/9/11--13-13\11/16vvvvvvv-|
D--------------------------------------|
A--4-4\2--2/4/7/-9--11-11\-9/14vvvvvvv-|
E--------------------------------------|


Small Solo before end pre-chorus:
Guitar #1 strums this chord during solo 0-12-0-14-0-0

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------10--7-------------------------------|
A---12h15--12~---12h15--12--10--------9/11---------------------------15--17-|
E-------------------------------------------------10--10/13--13/15--15--17--|

The End Of The Song Is Just Like The Pre-Chorus

All your prayers...

Outro chords:
A5-    002200
Cmaj7- 032000
G-     320003
Em-    022000

Outro:   A5, G, Cmaj7, Em  play twice then:

     A5  G  Cmaj7   Em               A5, G, Cmaj7, Em(begin fade)
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------14b&r-------|
G---9----7-----6~------------------5b&r----------------------------14--13~--|
D---------------------------------------------6~----------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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