Drown Tab

Smashing Pumpkins - "Drown"
 
Make sure to tune the low E string down to a D (Drop D Tuning).
 
[Riff 1] 2 times
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--11--11-11-14-11\9---------------------------|
A|---0---0--0--0--0-0--12--12-12-12-9h12-9h12---|
D|---------------------0---0--0--0--0--0-0--0---|
 
Fig 1: 1 time then back to Riff 1
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--11--11-11-14-11\9---------------------------|
A|---0---0--0--0--0-0--12-----9--9----9--9------|
D|---------------------0------0--0----0--0------|
 
With [Riff 1]
No matter where you are
I can still hear you when you drown
You travelled very far
Just to see if I'll come around
When I'm down
 
With [Riff 2]
C                 G
All of those yesterdays
Coming down
 
[Riff 2]
   C                       G
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|--------------------2--2--2/4-4/7-7/9/11----|
D|-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-\-7-7-|-7-7-7/9--7-7-7/9---0--0-----------------9hb|
A|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-\-5-5-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0--0--------------------|
D|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-\-5-5-|--------------------0--0--------------------|
 
Resume Riff 1, with 1st solo:
 
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--------9fbfr-9h11------------9fb~~fr--|
D|--11~~~~(11)------9fb~~fr-9h11---------|
A|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
 
Continue [Riff 1]
No matter where you are
I can still hear you when you dream
You travelled very far
You travelled far like a star
And you are
 
With [Riff 2]
C                 G
All of those yesterdays
Coming down
 
With [Riff 3]
A       D
          Is it something someone said?
A       D
          Was it something someone said?
 
[Riff 3]
   A                     D
E|---------7-7-7-5-5-5-|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------|-7--7-7--7/10-10-10-10\7-7-7\5--|
G|---------------------|-7--7-7-------------------------|
D|-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-------------------------|
A|-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5--9/12-12-12-12\9-9-9\7--|
D|-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|--------------------------------|
 
[Riff 4] with 2nd Solo:
A  C  G  A  C  G  A  C  G  A  C  G  D
x  x  x                             x
x  5  x                             x
x  5  x                             7
7  5  5                             7
7  3  5                             5
7  x  5                             0
 
[2nd Solo]
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-12hb-12-10-13~--13-13-13-12-10h12p10\8---10fbfr-8-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12hb-12-10-13~---13hb-13fb------------------13-13-13-13\12-12-12-12\10-|
G|-------------------------------6-7-9-7-6--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------/7------------10-10-10-10-10\9--9--9--9\7---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10/12-8-8---------------------13--13-13-12~-----------|
G|---------------------6-7-9-7-6---------------------9-9-9-9fb-|
D|-7--7--7/9---5-5--/7------------10---10--10-10-9~------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
With [Riff 5]
Yesterday the sky was you
And I still feel the same
Nothing left for me to do
And I still feel the same
 
[Riff 5]
E|---------0---------|---------0--------------|  ---This 2nd variation of
B|-----3-----3---3---|-----3-----3---3-3p2h3--|     Riff 5 is played every
G|---2---2-----2-----|---2---2-----2----------|     4th repetition.
D|-0-----------------|-0----------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------|------------------------|
 
Resume [Riff 4], but on D in place of A:
D  C  G                   A  C  G
      I wish, I wish I could fly
I wish, I wish I could lie(?)
I will, I will try
I will, I will, goodbye
 
Song continues on D, feedback solo.  Yeah, good luck.
End on D
 
This is how I play Drown, I tried to duplicate the guitar tones as close
as possible by using a lot of open strings, as the Pumpkins do a lot.
 
 
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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
 
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