|--------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X--------|

|--------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X--------|

|----------13-13-------------11-11-------------13-13-----X-X-X-X--11-11-|

|----------X--X--------------X--X--------------X--X------X-X-X-X--X--X--|

|----------11-11-------------9--9--------------11-11-----X-X-X-X--9--9--|

|-0---0-0-----------0---0-0-----------0---0-0------------X-X-X-X--------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------11p7--------------9p5---------------11p7---------------9p5-|

|-0---0-0-----------0---0-0-----------0---0-0-------------------------|

G1

  pm----------------------------| repeat... Slide last time only before *3-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------(X\)--------------------------|

G2

  pm-------------------------------------------------------------------| repeat...
|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------------------------|
|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------------------------|
|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------------------------|
|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------------------------|
|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------------------------|
|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------------------------|

^this is close to providing the rhythmic guitar noise in this part.

palm mute while fret-muting with your other hand near the nut.

Repeat *1 then *2

*3

Both Guitars:

|-0--0----3--3----5--5-----------6--5-3-0--0----3--3-----8----8--8--8--|
|-0--0----3--3----5--5-----------6--5-3-0--0----3--3-----8----8--8--8--|
|-1--1----4--4----6--6--X-X-X-X--7--6-4-1--1----4--4-----9----9--9--9--|
|-2--2--X-5--5--X-7--7--X-X-X-X--8--7-5-2--2----5--5-----10---10-10-10-|
|-2--2--X-5--5--X-7--7--X-X-X-X--8--7-5-2--2----5--5--5--10---10-10-10-|
|-0--0--X-3--3--X-5--5--X-X-X-X--6--5-3-0--0--0-3--3--3--8----8--8--8--|

Repeat *3 then:

*4

Both guitars

Surely I knew...Surely I knew...Surely I knew................

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

*Solo

|-------------------------------------------17-17-16-----14hbr--------|
|-17-17-17-15-17-17-17-15-17-17-17-15-17-15---------------------14p12-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13---11-13-11\9--11-11-13-13-14-14-16-16-\-16-16-16-14-16-14-16-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------9--9--11-11-12-12-14-14----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

...sorry, that's all I know. Other guitar plays *1 behind this.

repeat *1 and *2 then:

*end

G1 (repeat *2 half as long (listen to the CD) then this)

 pm-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------X\--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-X\--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-X\--|

G2

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------13131313141414141616161619191919----|
|------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X\-|
|------------------------------------11111111121212121414141417171717-X\-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------X\-|

Both guitars:

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------13-13-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------X--X--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------11-11-------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---0-0-------------------------------------------------------------|

Note: An alternate way of playing this (It's the way I play it, but

I've not seen them play this live so I don't know how Billy plays

it) is with one guitar as follows:

|--------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X--------|
|----------13-13-------------11-11-------------13-13-----X-X-X-X--11-11-|
|----------X--X--------------X--X--------------X--X------X-X-X-X--X--X--|
|----------11-11-------------9--9--------------11-11-----X-X-X-X--9--9--|
|-0---0-0--X-h12----0---0-0--X-h10----0---0-0--X-h12-----X-X-X-X--X-h10-|

Lyrics:

Plant (pledged?) your faith

my heart embraced

struggle to renew

Blurry mind

so hypnotized

fast enough who..

Wonder...where you are.

Tristessa

Soul take soul

as I take eye

I will wait for you

What you believe

you'll wish to recieve.

Who to believe in who?

You.

Hang on...to your life.

Tristessa

I love you true

Surely I knew (do?)

I love you true

Surely I knew

Surely I knew

Surely I knew

Do you ever wake up and find yourself alone?

Do you ever wake up far from home?

What you believe

you'll wish to recieve.

Who to believe in who?

Tristessa

Tristessa

Tristessa

Thanks to Don BC@aol.com for help with the pre-"I love you true" riff.

Trisstessa TAB by Smashing Pumpkins

13-4-95 ----  Reposted 21-5-95

Transcribed by Adam Morris

From: benmo@deakin.edu.au (BENJAMIN JAMES MORRIS)

h= hammer on

p=pull off

b= bend

r= release bend

v=vibrato

Rhythm Fig 1.

|---------------------|    Repeat this as neccessary for
|---------------------|    Verse 1 This is the repeating
|-----11---------9----|    rhythm pattern throughout
|---------------------|    the song.
|------9---------7----|
|-0-0----0--0-0-------|

Rhythm Fig 2.

|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--2--2-2-5--5-5-7--7-7-8---7-5-2-|-2--2-2-5--5-5-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|--2--2-2-5--5-5-7--7-7-8---7-5-2-|-2--2-2-5--5-5-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|--0--0-0-3--3-3-5--5-5-6---5-3-0-|-0--0-0-3--3-3-/-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|

Play this twice for the chorus, and then after that play these chords...

|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-9----7----9----7---|
|-7----5----7----5---|

>This is all I can figure out right now, I hope you can understand it.

>If anyone can work out that little section after the verses, or ANY

>of the solo PLEASE e-mail me and tell me what you think.

>Any comments or correction most welcome - benmo@deakin.edu.au

I've reposted my earlier one with the start (only the start sorry) of

the solo. Here is my attempt at it.

|-------------------------------17b-r(17)-15b---------------------------|
|-17-15h17-17-15h17-17-15h17-17-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------13--11h13p12p11vvvvvv--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

HELP ME OUT A BIT, I have given you a bit of the solo, maybe that will

help you to work it out.

ADAM MORRIS

^^^^^^^^^^^

benmo@deakin.edu.au

Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 21:31:57 -0500 (EST)

From: "Eric Dave Lovullo"

I know that everyone expects all the new MCIS tabs. But I haven't really seen

a good Tristessa tab out there. It lacks solo but I don't have the patience.

Intro(and most of the song)

-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
----12*------------------9*----------------|
-------------------------------------------|
----10*------------------7*----------------|
----------0---0---0------------0---0---0---|

The stars mean bend a quarter step and return

Second part

------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------------|
2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------------|
0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------|

Palm mute throughout.

Add some funky notes here and there and let off on the palm muting. Listen to

the recording for correct rhythyms.

Back to intro

back to second part

Bridge

E

G

A

E

D

B

---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
--9----12-----14-----------------------------|
--9----12-----14------14---12----9-----------|
--7----10-----12------14---12----9-----------|
----------------------12---10----7-----------|
                     Pm-----------\----------|

Play this once

then the second time just play E, G, A

thrid time repeat all of it

fourth time play the E, G, A then this

E

D

B

A

-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
--9----------7-----------4---------------------------------|
--9----------7-----------4-----------7---------------------|
--7----------5-----------2-----------7---------------------|
-------------------------------------5---------------------|

Solo using the intro voicing's underneath

Then the second part.

Then end with a quick repeat of the intro voicings.

This tab is quite weak but it's voicing should be very close to what Billy

might actually be playing. You really never know.

Someone might be kind enough to add the solo but there usually a waste of time.

Just find the right key, and make some shit up. If you have enough effects and

have decent speed you'll make it sound cool. Many people who arent guitarists

would not even know if it's not really technical.