Tales Of A Scorched Earth
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Capotraste: Sem capotraste
Title: Tales of a Scorched Earth
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins
Tuning: D A d G
Riff1
G|------------|
d|------------|
A|------------|
D|0h0h2-0h0h2-|
Then the bass solo and after:
Riff2
G|------------------------|
d|------------------------|
A|------------------3--3--|
D|0-0h0-3q4q5-0-0-0h------|
^slide
Right before Billy begins sing play
Riff3
G|--------------------|
d|--------------------|
A|--------------3---7-|
D|0-0h0-3q4q5-0h--0h--|
Play Riff2. Then Riff1, then 2 (hold 5 on D between 1 & 2)
Riff4-1 (Chorus)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------|
D|0--0-0-0-0-0-0--3--3-3-3-3-3-3------------------5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Riff4-2
G|------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------0--0--2--2--3--3--5--5--|
D|0--0--2--2--4--4--5--5--------------------------|
Then a bunch of D's.
Riff1, Riff2, Riff4, Then this
Riff5
G|------------------------0-0-|
d|----------------0-0-2-2-----|
A|----0-0-2-2-3-3-------------|
D|5-5-------------------------|
Play Riff1. When there's that room full of distortion (read about it)
and Bill's like talking just do what ever you want, probably use a
D though.
Rif2, Riff4, Riff2, the end.
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