Smashing Pumpkins

Smashing Pumpkins - Tear guitar tab

Song: Tear

Release: Adore

Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins

Authors: 1. Craig Newnes

2. Michael Ries

Tuning: Eb

Transcribed by Craig Newnes

Tune Down 1/2 Step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

Chord Fingerings:

Em Am Dsus2 C Cmaj7 G

E| 0 0 0 0 0 3

B| 0 1 3 1 0 3

G| 0 2 2 0 0 0

D| 2 2 0 2 2 0

A| 2 0 x 3 3 2

E| 0 x x x x 3

Fig1

|-3-2-0----------|

|-------3-1-1-0--|

|----------------|

|----------------|

|----------------|

|----------------|

Fig2

|-3-2-0----------|

|-------3-1-1-3--|

|----------------|

|----------------|

|----------------|

|----------------|

Fig3

G

|---------------------------------------------------------------|

|-0--------------------------3-0---------------------------3-0--|

|------------------0-------2---------------------0-------2------|

|-------0-4------0-------0------------0-4------0-------0--------|

|-----2--------2-------2------------2--------2-------2----------|

|---3--------3-------3------------3--------3-------3------------|

Fig3 (cont.)

C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Dsus2

|-----------------------------0---0---------------------------------0---0--|

|--------------------------0--1---0---0--------------------------3--0---3--|

|----------------0-------2----0---0--------------------0-------2----0---2--|

|-----0-4------0-------0------2---2---------0-4------0-------0------2---0--|

|---2--------2-------2--------3---3-------2--------2-------2--------3---x--|

|-3--------3-------3--------------------3--------3-------3-----------------|

Note: chords shown in parenthesis are implied only as Billy sings acapella in that part

Fig1 over:

|Em Am |Em |

|Em Am |Em |

Fig2 over:

|Em Am |Dsus2 |

Fig1 over:

|Em Am |Em |

(Em) (Am) (Em)

the lights came on fast

(Em) (Am) (Em)

lost in motorcrash

(Em) (Am) (Em)

gone in a flash unreal

(Em) (Am) (Em)

but you knew all along

(C)

you laugh the light

(Em)

I sing the songs

(C) (Dsus2)

to watch you numb

Em Am Em (with Fig1)

I saw you there

Em Am Em (with Fig1)

you were on your way

Em Am Dsus2 (with Fig2)

you held the rain and for the first time

Em Am Em (with Fig1)

heaven seemed insane

Em Am Em (with Fig1)

cause heaven is to blame

Em Am Em (with Fig1)

for taking you away

Em Am

do you know the way that I can?

Dsus2 Em

do you know the way that I can't lose?

Em Am

do you know the things that I can?

Dsus2 Em

do you know the things that I can't do?

Em Am

where is your heart?

Dsus2 Em

where is your heart gone to?

Em Am

tear me apart

Dsus2 Em

tear me apart from you

C Em

you laugh the light I cry the wound

C Dsus2

in gray afternoons

Em Am Em (with Fig1)

I saw you there

Em Am Em (with Fig1)

you were on your way

Em Am Dsus2 (with Fig2)

you kissed me cold and for the first time

Em Am Em (with Fig1)

heaven seemed insane

Em Am Em (with Fig1)

for taking you away

Em Am Em (with Fig1)

cause heaven is to blame

Em Am Em

for taking you

Fig3

Fig1 over:

|Em Am |Em |

|Em Am |Em |

|Em Am |Em |

|Em Am |Em |

Em Am Em (with Fig1)

the lights came to pass

Em Am Em (with Fig1)

dead opera motorcrash

Em Am Em (with Fig1)

gone in a flash unreal

Em Am Em (with Fig1)

in nitrous overcast

Em Am

do you know the way that I can?

Dsus2 Em

do you know the way that I can't choose?

Em Am

do you know the things that I can?

Dsus2 Em

do you know the things that I can't lose?

Em Am

tear me apart

Dsus2 Em

tear me apart from you

Em Am

where is your heart?

Dsus2 Em

where has your heart run to?

version 2

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Tabbed by Michael Ries

Tuning: half step down

Great powerful song.Electric distorted sounds best.

If anyone knows who plays the drums on this track

could you tell me(zero69mr@aol.com)Enjoy.

Fill A

|------------------0---3-

|-8-7-5-3-1-1--0---0-

|------------------0---0-

|------------------2---2-

|------------------2---2-

|------------------0---0-

Fill B

|-------------------0---------0-2-

|-8-7-5-3-1-1---3----3--------

|-------------------2---2--2------

|-----------------------------------

|-----------------------------------

|-----------------------------------

INTRO

(w/fill A)

Em-Am-Emadd9

(w/fill A)

Em-Am-Emadd9

(w/fill B)

Em-Am-Dsus2

(w/fill A)

Em-Am-Em

the lights came on fast

lost in motorcrash

gone in a flash unreal

but you knew all along

you laugh the light I sing the songs

to watch you numb

(w/fill A)

EM Am Emadd9

I saw you there

(w/fill A)

Emadd9 Em Am Emadd9

you were on your way

(w/fill B)

Emadd9 Em Am Dsus2

You held the rain

Dsus2 D

and for the first time

(w/fill A)

Em Am Emadd9

heaven seemed insane

(w/fill A)

Em Am Emadd9

cause heaven is to blame

(w/fill A)

Em Am Emadd9

for taking you away

Em Am

do you know the way that I can

Dsus2 Emadd9

do you know the way that I can't lose

Em Am

do you know the things that I can

Dsus2 Emadd9

do you know the things that I can't do

Em Am

where is your heart

Dsus2 Emadd9

where has your heart gone to

Em Am

Tear me apart

Dsus2 Emadd9

Tear me apart from you

Cmaj7 Emadd9

you laugh the light I cry the wound

Cmaj7 Dsus2

in grey afternoons

(w/fill A)

Em Am Emadd9

I saw you there

(w/fill A)

Emadd9 Em Am Emadd9

you were on your way

(w/fill B)

Emadd9 Em Am Dsus2

you kissed me cold

Dsus2

and for the first time

(w/fill A)

Em Am Emadd9

heaven seemed insane

(w/fill A)

Em Am Emadd9

for taking you away

(w/fill A)

Em Am Emadd9

cause heaven is to blame

(w/fill A)

Em Am Emadd9

for taking you away

Bridge

|------------------------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------3-------------------------------3-

|-0--------------------------2----0--------------------------2---

|-------0-4-----0-5-----0-------------0-4-----0-5-----0-----

|-----3-------3-------3--------------3-------3---------3-------

|---2-------2-------2--------------2-------2---------2---------

|----------------------------------0--0-----------------------------------0--0-

|------------------------------3--1--0-------------------------------3--0--3-

|-0-------------------------2----0--0--0--------------------------2----0--2-

|-------0-4-----0-5-----0------2--2--------0-4-----0-5-----0------2--0-

|-----3-------3-------3---------3--3------3-------3--------3---------3-----

|---2-------2-------2---------------------2-------2--------2------------------

(w/fill A)

Em-Am-Emadd9

(w/fill A)

Em-Am-Emadd9

(w/fill A)

Em-Am-Emadd9

(w/fill A)

Em-Am-Emadd9

(w/fill A)

EM Am Emadd9

the lights came to pass

(w/fill A)

Em Am Emadd9

dead opera motorcrash

(w/fill A)

Em Am Emadd9

gone in a flash unreal

(w/fill A)

Em Am Emadd9

nitrous overcast

Em Am

do you know the way that I can

Dsus2 Emadd9

do you know the way that I can't choose

Em Am

do you know the things that I can

Dsus2 Emadd9

do you know the things that I can't lose

Em Am

Tear me apart

Dsus2 Emadd9

Tear me apart from you

Em Am

where is your heart

Dsus2

where has your heart run to

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