Today The Smashing Pumpkins
Ok, i looked at the other tab for this song, and i think that it was
a little bit off. This is how i believe the song is really played
intro/theme riff
---11----13----11----15p11------ play this cutesy little riff ------11----11----11-------11--- 4x solo, then 8x with band -------------------------------- behind playing these dist. -------------------------------- chords: -------------------------------- --------------------------------
[Eb5] [Bb] [Ab]
[Eb5] [Bb] [Ab]
[Eb5] [Bb] [C] [Ab]
[Eb5] [Bb] [Ab]
The lead part is as follows:
repeat six times then do: vib.
--------------------- --------------------8------- ------8-----8h9p8---- ------8-------8h9------8---- --8-8---8-8-------8-- --8-8---8-8-8------------8-- --------------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- ----------------------------
[Eb5] [Bb] [Ab]
Today is the greatest day I've ever known
[Eb5] [Bb] [Ab]
Can't live for tomorrow, tomorrow's much too long
[Eb5] [Bb] [Ab]
I'll burn my eyes out
[Eb5] [Bb] [C]
Before I get out
[F] [Ab] [C] [F] [Ab] [C]
I wanted more than life could ever grant me
[F] [Ab] [C] [F] [Ab] [G] [D5/A]
Bored by the chore of saving face
The lead part over the above chords is really simple, play it on
the first and third times, over the C (8th fret) chord:
slow bend w/vib
---------------- ------5b7------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
[Eb5] [Bb] [Ab]
Today is the greatest day I've ever known
[Eb5] [Bb] [Ab]
Can't wait for tomorrow, I might not have that long
[Eb5] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb5] [Bb] [C]
I'll tear my heart out before I get out
Play this lead part above the second verse (clean guitar):
-----------------------------------------|-------------------- -----------------------------------------|-------------------- ---------------------12-13---12h13p12----|-------------------- ---13----15----13---------------------13-|-13----15----13----- ------13----13----13---------------------|----13----13----13-- -----------------------------------------|-------------------- ------------------------------------------|-------------------- ---------------------11-------------------|-------------------- ---12-13-------------------12h13p12-------|-------------------- ---------13-------------13----------13p12-|-13----15----13----- ------------13----13----------------------|----13----13----13-- ---------------11-------------------------|-------------------- ----------------------------------|----------------------------- --------------------11------------|----------------------------- --12-13-------12---------13p12----|----------------------------- --------13------------------------|-13----15----13----17p13----- -----------13----13------------13-|----13----13----13-------13-- ----------------------------------|-----------------------------
dist. vib
-------------------------------- -----------------------13------- -------------------/12----12-\-- -------------------------------- ---13/15-15-15-15--------------- --------------------------------
[F] [Ab] [Eb5] [Bb]
Pink ribbon scars that never forget
[F] [Ab] [Eb5] [Bb]
I've tried so hard to cleanse these regrets
[F] [Ab] [Eb5] [Bb]
My angel wings were bruised and restrained
[F] [Ab] [G] [D5/A]
My belly stings
[Eb5] [Bb] [Eb5] [Ab] [Eb5] [Bb] [Eb5] [Ab]
Today is.. today is.. today is.. the greatest..
[Eb5] [Bb] [C] [Ab] [Eb5] [Bb] [C]
Day hee-yay, oo oo ooo ooo ooo.... Day hee-yay-ay, hooo...
[F] [Ab] [C] [F] [Ab] [C]
I want to turn you on, I want to turn you on....
[F] [Ab] [C] [F] [Ab]
I want to turn you on, I want to turn you..
[Eb5] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb5] [Bb] [Ab]
Today is the greatest.... today is the greatest day
[Eb5] [Bb] [C] [Ab] [Eb5] [Bb] [C] [Ab] [Eb5]
Today is the greatest.. day.. I have ever really known.
The lead parts in the outro are the clean cutesy riff, the
hammer-on 8th fret riff, and this:
vib sustain
------------------------------------------15p11------------- -------------------------------------11---------11---------- --12---------12h13p12----12----12h13------------------------ -----15-13------------13----13------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------
Then end with the Eb chord and a trem bend down.
Chord formations:
Eb5 6688xx
Bb 688766
[Ab] [466544]
C 8/10/10/9/8/8
[F] [133211]
[G] [355433]
D5/A 5577xx
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