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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