Cherub Rock The Smashing Pumpkins
Bass Line for "Cherub Rock" by the Smashing Pumpkins.
As taken from Guitar World magazine.
2/2 time
Tuning: Normal
[E] [A] [D] [G]
w= Whole Note
h= Half Note
q= Quarter Note
e= Eighth Note
s= Sixteenth Note
.= Play note for 1 & 1/2 times the value before it.
/= Slide Up
\= Slide Down
Pattern 1:
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |----7--7-----7--7-----7--|-7--7--7-----7--7--7-----| |-0--------0--------0-----|----------0-----------0--|
Pattern 2:
E E E E E E E E E E E E E q.
|-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |----7--7-----7--7-----7--|-7--7--7-----7--7/--| |-0--------0--------0-----|----------0---------|
Pattern 3:
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------7-----------|--------------7--7--7--7--| |-0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--|-(0)-0--0--0--------------|
Pattern 4:
E q E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------7--7--7-----|-------------7--7--7------| |-0--0----0-----------0--|-0--0--0--0----------(0)--|
Pattern 5:
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------7--7--7-----|-------------7--7--7--7--| |-0--0--0--0-----------0--|-0--0--0--0--------------|
Pattern 6:
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------7--7--7-----|-------------------------| |-0--0-----0-----------0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Pattern 7:
E E E E q. E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |------------/7-----------|-------------7--7--7--7--| |-0--0--0--0-----------0--|(0)-0--0--0--------------|
Pattern 8:
h E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-----------5--4--2-----|-------------------------| |----------------------5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Pattern 9:
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------7--7--7-----|-------------7--7--7-(7)-| |-0--0--0--0-----------0--|-0--0--0--0--------------|
Pattern 10:
E E q E E E E E E E E h
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------7--7-(7)----|-------------7-----------| |-0--0--0--------------0--|-0--0--0--0--------------|
Pattern 11:
E E E E q E E E E E E h
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------7-----------|-------------7-----------| |-0--0--0--0--------0--0--|-0--0--0--0--------------|
Pattern 12:
E E E E q E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------7-----------|-------------7--7--7--7--| |-0--0--0--0-------(0)-0--|(0)-0--0--0--------------|
Pattern 13:
E E E E q E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------7-----------|-------------------------| |-0--0--0--0--------0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Pattern 14:
h q. E E q E q q
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-----------5\----------|-------------------------| |----------------------5--|-5--5-----5--5----5------|
Pattern 15:
q E E q E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-----5--5--5-----------|-------------------------| |------------------(5)-5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Pattern 16:
q E E q E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------7-----------|-------------------------| |-0-----0--0--------0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Pattern 17:
h q. E E q E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-----------5\----------|-------------------2--2--| |----------------------5--|-5--5-----5--5--5--------|
Pattern 18:
q E E E E E E E q E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------2--5-----|-------------------------| |-3-----3--3--3-----------|-------------------3-----| |----------------------3--|(3)-3-----3--3--3--------|
(rest)
Pattern 19:
q E E q E E E q E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-----5--5--5-----------|-------------------2-----| |-------------------5--5--|-5--5-----5--5--5--------|
(rest)
Pattern 20:
h E E E E E q E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------2--5-----|-------------------------| |-3-----------3-----------|-------------2--2--3--3--| |----------------------3--|-3--3-----3--------------|
Pattern 21:
h E E E E E q E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------(4)-7-----|-------------------------| |-5-----------5-----------|-------------------2--2--| |----------------------5--|-5--5-----5--5--5--------|
Pattern 22:
q E E q E E E q E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-3-----3--3--3-----------|-------------2--2--3--3--| |-------------------3--3--|-3--3-----3--------------|
Pattern 23:
q E E q. E E q E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-----5--5--------------|-------------------2-----| |-------------3--------5--|(5)-5-----5--5--5--------|
(rest)
Pattern 24:
q E E q E E q E E q E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-3-----3--3--3-----3--3--|-3-----3--3--3-----3--3--| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
Pattern 25:
q E E q E E q E E h
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------5-----------| |-3-----3--3--3-----3--3--|-3-----3--3--------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
Pattern 26:
E E E E E E q E E E E h
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------7-----7-----|(7)-7--7--7--5-----------| |-0--0--0--0----(0)-------|-------------------------|
Pattern 27:
h E E E E E E E E q E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------2--3--|-3--3--3--3--------------| |-5-----------5--5--------|-------------3-----5--5--|
Pattern 28:
h E E E E E E E E E E q
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-----------5--5--------|-------------------2-----| |------------------(5)-5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--------|
Pattern 29:
E q E q E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------7-----------|-------------7--7--7--7--| |-0--0-----0--------0--0--|-0--0--0--0--------------|
Pattern 30:
h q E E E q E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-----------5-----------|-------------------------| |-------------------5--5--|(5)-5-----5--5--5--5--5--|
Pattern 31:
E q E q E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------7-----------|-------------7--7--7--7--| |-0--0-----0--------0--0--|-0--0--0--0--------------|
Pattern 32:
E q E q E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------7-----------|-------------------------| |-0--0-----0--------0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Pattern 33:
q E E q E E h E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-3-----3--3--3-----------|-------------------------| |-------------------3--3--|(3)----------3--3--5--5--|
Pattern 34:
h E E E E E q E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-----------5--5--------|-------------------2-(2)-| |-------------------5--5--|-5--5-----5--5--5--------|
Pattern 35:
q E E E E E E E q E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------2--5-----|-------------------------| |-3-----3--3--3-----------|-------------2--2--3--3--| |----------------------3--|-3--3-----3--------------|
Pattern 36:
q E E E E E E E q. E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-----5--5--5-(5)-------|-------------------2-(2)-| |-------------------5--5--|-5--5--------5--5--------|
Pattern 37:
q E E q E E q E E h
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-3-----3--3--3-----3--3--|-3-----3--3--------------| |-------------------------|-------------3-----------|
Pattern 38:
E E E E q E E E E E E h
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------7-----------|-------------5-----------| |-0--0--0--0--------0--0--|-0--0--0--0--------------|
Pattern 39:
h h q
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-7-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------0-----------|-0-----------------------| (-------rest------)
And now playing order:
1 (x3) | 11 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 31 | 34
2 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 35
3 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 32 | 34
4 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 11 (x2)| 30 | 35
5 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 34
6 | 11 | 23 | 16 | 26 | 34 | 35
5 | 12 | 24 | 17 | 27 | 35 | 36
7 | 15 | 11 (x3)| 18 | 1 (x4) | 34 | 37
8 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 35 | 11 (x7)
9 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 34 | 38
10 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 35 | 39
That's it! An extremely complex song to say the least
(but what else can you expect from Billy Corgon?)
Anyways, have fun with it...
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