Thru The Eyes Of Ruby
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Capotraste: Sem capotraste
Song: Thru the Eyes of Ruby
Artist: Smashing Pumpkins
Album: Mellon Collie
Tunning: Eb Ab Db Gb
Bass come in after piano and guitars intro with:
Riff 1
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------5-5-5------------------------------------|
Eb|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
When it gets loud Play this:
Riff 2
Gb|----------------------|
Db|--------------------2-|
Ab|---------5------------|
Eb|0--0--3----2-2--5-----|
Then play Riff 2 quietly
Then when billy sings "breathing under water and living under glass" play:
Riff 3
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-0----|
Eb|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------4--|
Add a few more G(3rd fret on E), Then play:
Riff 4
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|2--2--5--5--------------|
Eb|------------5--5--3--3--|
Play Riff 4 a couple times and then end on an F#(2nd fret on E).
Then play Riff 2 a couple times then play Riff 5:
Riff 5
Gb|------------|
Db|------------|
Ab|2-----5-----|
Eb|---5-----3--|
Play Riff 5 a couple of times, one time through its Fast!
Then play this:
Riff 6
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------2--2-2-2-2--2-2----------------|
Eb|5-5-5-5-5--5-5----------------5--5-5-5-5--5-5-|
Then play Riff 4 again. Then it gets quiet, when this happens play this:
Riff 7
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|--9----------------9--------------|
Eb|2---2--0--2-5-3--2---2--0--2-5-5--|
The kick back up to Riff 2.
After that play:
Riff 8
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-|
Ab|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
At the quiet again play F#(2nd fret on E on E) instead
of high E(2nd fret on D).
At the end play:
Riff 9
Gb|----------|
Db|----------|
Ab|----9-----|
Eb|2-----0-0-|
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