Smashing Pumpkins - For Martha guitar tab
Song: For Martha
Release: Adore
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins
Authors: 1. Michael Ries
2. LuNaG0dess@aol.com
3. Cássio
Tuning: Eb
This is my favorite pumpkins song to date,it is so beautiful.
I read that this is about his mother who recently passed away.
Tune down a half step.
Fills 1 and 2 and 3 are all piano but they sound good played
like I tabbed them below.
Fill 1
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|-10----------10----------------------
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Fill 2
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|-12-12-12--13------8----8----10-10-10--12-12-
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|------------------11---6--6---6--8--8--8---10-10---
Fill 3
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|---10------10---10-------10-10--8--------8-----10------10---10---8---8------
|-8----8-------8------------10------------10-----8------8-------8-------8----8---8-
|------------------------8--8-------------------------------------------------6-6----6---
Fill 4
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|-12--10-10-8-8-7---3-
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INTRO-Fingerpicked
G-F#-G-F#-F-D#-F-Fill 1 x3-Fill 2-Fill 3 x1 1/2-Dm-C-Fm
VERSE-clean electric
Gm Dm
whenever I run
Gm Dm
whenever I run to you lost one
Gm Dm
it's never done
C Fm
just hanging on
Fill 4 Gm
the past has let me be
Fill 4 Gm
returning as if dream
Fill 4 Gm Fm C
shattered as belief
Fill 1
if you have to go don't say goodbye
Fill 1
if you have to go don't you cry
Fill 1
if you have to go I will get by
Fill 2 A#
someday I'll follow you and see you on the other side
G# C
but for the grace of love
Dm G#
I'd will the meaning of
F# A#
heaven from above
G# C
but for the grace of love
Dm G#
I'd will the meaning of
F# A#
heaven from above
Fill 4 Gm
your picture out of time
Fill 4 Gm
left aching in my mind
Fill 4 Gm Fm C
shadows kept alive
Fill 1
If you have to go don't say goodbye
Fill 1
If you have to go don't you cry
Fill 1
If you have to go I will get by
Fill 2
I will follow you and see you on the other side
Fill 3 x1 1/2-Dm-C-G-F#-G-F#-F-Db-F
Solo Figure-(chords over solo-A#-G#-C-Dm-G#-F#-A#)
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|-8--13h15--15/20------10--15h17-17-----------6--11h13-13/18----
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Solo figure x2
(w/solo figure)
But for the grace of love
(w/solo figure)
who'd will the meaning of
(w/solo figure)
heaven from above
(w/solo figure)
But for the grace of love
(w/solo figure)
who'd will the meaning of
(w/solo figure)
heaven from above
Fill 4 Gm
long horses we are born
Fill 4 Gm
creatures more than torn
Fill 4 Gm Fm C
Mourning our way home
Fill 1-Fill 1-Fill 1-Fill 2-Fill 3x1 1/2-Dm-C-Fm-A#
There are sythesizers at the end but I'm not gonna tab those out.
Questions,comments,or corrections can be mailed to zero69mr@aol.com.
version 2
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tabbed by: LuNaG0dess@aol.com
intro: F#, F, F#, F, E, D
F#, C#, F#, C#, F#, C#, D, E
A, D, A, D, A, D, E, D, E
F# C#
whenever I run
F# C# F#
whenever I run to you lost one
C#
it's never done
D E D
just hanging on
F# D
the past has let me be
F# D
returning as if dream
F# E D
shattered as belief
F# C#
if you have to go don't say goodbye
F# C#
if you have to go don't you cry
F# C#
if you have to go I will get by
D E A
someday I'll follow you and see you on the other side
G B
but for the grace of love
A G
I'd will the meaning of
F A
heaven from above
G B
but for the grace of love
A G
I'd will the meaning of
F A D
heaven from above
F# D
your picture out of time
F# D
left aching in my mind
F# E D
shadows kept alive
F# C#
if you have to go don't say goodbye
F# C#
if you have to go don't you cry
F# C#
if you have to go I will get by
D E A D
I will follow you and see you on the other side
A, D, A, D, E
Repeat Intro:
A, G, B, A, G, F, A
G B
but for the grace of love
A G
I'd will the meaning of
F A
heaven from above
G B
but for the grace of love
A G
I'd will the meaning of
F A D
heaven from above
F# D
long horses we are born
F# D
creatures more than torn
F# E D
mourning our way home
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version 3
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This is the intro of the song,transcribed from piano to guitar.This tab is for standard tuning.
I just know this part of the song yet,but i will tab the rest as soon as i learn it.If you find
any mistake,if you liked the tab,if you have the other part of the song,etc,blablabla,please, e-mail me.
>>>sadmachine@tba.com.br
>>>sadmachine@hotmail.com
Cássio "Sad_maN" :D
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by Cássio "Sad_maN"
