Smashing Pumpkins - Rocket Tab

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                       S M A S H I N G   P U M P K I N S

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                                 Tempo = 86 BPM
                               Time Signature = 4/4

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                                 Transcribed by

                                 PADDY MCMULLAN
                           pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com

                                   Version 1.1
                                9th January 2012
                      (Corrections Outlined at Bottom of Tab)
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 p         -  Pull-Off
 h         -  Hammer-On
 14b16     -  Bend Note
 16r14     -  Release Bend
 ~~        -  Vibrato
 (/)       -  Legato Slide (Blank space indicates length of slide)
 \         -  Slide Down to/Down From (Blank space indicates length of slide)
 /         -  Slide Up To/Up From (Blank space indicates length of slide)
 ( )       -  Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note
 REST      -  Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space
 x\x\x     -  Pick Scrapes
 v         -  Up Stroke/Strum Up (From high to low strings)
 ^         -  Down Stroke/Strum down (From low to high strings)

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Part 1: Guitars 1 & 2 w/ Distortion                       [ Time 00:00 - 00:56 ]
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Guitar 2 joins in after the first repeat

[1,2,3]
5
3 5p3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 *
5 * x 4
[4]
3 5p3 3
0 0 5p0 0 0
5 5
5 5
3 5p3 3 3 3 5p3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5
3 1 1 1 (1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 2 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 3 0 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 x 1
0 3 (3) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0
^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ================================================================================ Part 2: Guitars 1, 2 & 3 [ Time 00:56 - 01:18 ] ================================================================================
Guitars 1 & 2:
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 *
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 * x 4
2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v
Guitar 3: w/ Distortion
3 3 10 10 13 13 10p8 8
0 11 14 0
5 5 /12 12 /15 15 \10 10
3 3 10 10 13 13 10p8 8
0 11 14 9
5 5 /12 12 /15 15 \10 10
3 3 10 10 13 13 10p8 8
0 11 14 0
5 5 /12 12 /15 15 \10 10
3 3 10 10 13 13 10p8 8
0 11 14 0
5 5 /12 12 /15 15 \10 10
Note the slight variation in the fourth bar ================================================================================ Part 3: Guitars 1, 2 & 4 [ Time 01:18 - 02:12 ] ================================================================================
Guitars 1 & 2:
Repeat Part 1 twice; Guitar 1 replaces the last bar with the following:
3 5p3 3
0 0 0
5
10\
10\
Both guitars continue:
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v
5
3 5p3 3 3 3 5p3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5
10\
10\
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v
3 3 1h3 3 3 1h3 3 3 1h3 3 3 1h3 3 3 1h3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
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
^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ v
Guitar 4: w/ Distortion & Octave Pedal
1
10h12 12~~ 10h12~~ (10h12b14r12)
9~~
2
(10h12b14r12)
10h12~~ 10h12~~ 10h12
3
10h12 12~~ 10h12~~ (10h12b14r12)
9~~
4 5 6
(10h12b14r12) (12) R
10h12~~ 10h12~~ 10h12 E
S
T
7 8 9
R
(9 r7) (4 / 7) E
(7 b 9) (7 r5) (5) S
T
10 11 12
(10 r8) (12 r10) (10) (13r12) (12 b
13 14 15
13) R
E (5 b 7) (4h5p4p0) 2~~
S x
T
16 17 18
(5 b 8) R
(2) (2h4p2p0) E
S
T
19 20
15~ 15~ (13h15b16r15) 15~ (13h15b16r15) (13h15b16r15) (13h15b17r15) 15~
The octave pedal is set one octave lower than the written notes ================================================================================ Part 4: Guitars 1, 2, 4 & 5 [ Time 02:12 - 02:33 ] ================================================================================
Guitars 1 & 2:
|_________________________[1.2.3]
3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *
0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 * x 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 0 0
3 3 3 3
[4]
1 1 1 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
3 3 3 /15\

Guitar 4:
R R
E (4b5r4b5r4) /7~~ E
S S
T T
(15b17r15b17r15)
12 (10 r 8) \
(7 b 9)
7 /9~~ (4 b 5 r 4 b 5 r 4)

Guitar 5: w/ Distortion & Octave Pedal
Rest for 5 bars
R R
E (9 r 7) (7) \6 E
S S
T T
================================================================================ Part 5: Guitars 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 [ Time 02:33 - 03:00 ] ================================================================================
Guitars 1 & 2: repeat Part 2 four times, then play the following:
1 (1)
0 (0)
2 (2)
3 (3)

Guitar 3: Repeat Part 2

Guitar 4:
(10 r 8)~~ R
(4) E
S
T
(10 b 12 r 10) 8~~
(22\20) 19 20 (19\17) 19 17
(15\13) 12 13 (12\10) 12 10
15~~ (15)

Guitar 5:
8 (8)~~
(7\5) 4 5 (4\2) 4 2
15 14 15 14
15 15
0 2 14 14
(2/5) 5
(15\13) 12 13 (12\10) 12 10
/19 17 16 17 16
17~~
10~~ 10~~ 10~~ 10~~ 12~~ (12)~~
================================================================================ Part 6: Guitars 1, 2, 3 & 4 [ Time 03:00 - 03:33 ] ================================================================================ Guitars 1 & 2 rest for 4 bars before joining in; guitar 4 rests for 8 bars
Guitars 1 & 2: repeat part 4 four times

Guitar 3:
Allow the notes on the G-string to ring out
8 12 12 13p12 12
0 0 0 0
8 12 12 /15 15 12 13 12 13 12
0 0 0 *
* x 6

Guitar 4: repeat Part 3 once
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Outro: Guitars 1, 2, 3 & 4 Tempo = 86 BPM [ Time 03:33 - 04:06 ]

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Guitars 1 & 2:
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ //-----------Tremolo Picking------------\\
1
0 pick scrapes
2 x\
3 x\
10\ x\ 3 4 5
^ //-----------------Tremolo Picking------------------\\
R
0 0 0 E
0 0 0 S
2 2 2 T
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 3 3 3
^ ^ ^
Guitar 3:
8 12 12 13p12 12
0 0 0 0
8 12 12 /15 15 12 13 12 13 12
0 0 0
8 12 12 13p12 12
0 0 0 0
//--Tremolo Picking--\\
R 12
10~~ (10 b 12) E
S
T
//-----------------------------Tremolo Picking-------------------------------\\
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
19b24~~ R
E
S
T

Guitar 4:
(12 r 10) (13 r 12) (12 r 10)
12~~
//-Tremolo Picking-\\
13 12 10 12b13 (10\8) (10 b 12) R
E 7
S
T
//-----------------Tremolo Picking---------------\\
8 9 10 11 12 13
//--------Tremolo Picking----------\\
R
14 15 16 17 18 19 23b25~~ E
S
T
================================================================================ End ================================================================================ Tab summary: Part 1 x 4 Part 2 x 4 Part 3 x 1 Part 4 x 4 Part 5 x 4 Part 6 x 1

Outro x 1

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Corrections (09/01/12):

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