GALAPOGOS by Smashing Pumpkins
Taken from the Cd, "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"
tabbed by Peter Henderson(Saldek) ; Oshawa, Ontario, CANADA
TUNING: half step down-Eb Ab Db Bb Gb Eb
(verse starts on repeat)
RHYTHM FIGURE 1;
1.ain't it....
Eb------------------------------9-----------9-------------------
Bb-------10-----------10----------10----------10-----------10---
Gb----11----11~----11----11~---------11~---------11~----11---11~
Db-12-----------12-----------12----------12----------12---------
Ab--------------------------------------------------------------
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------9----------9--------------------------15-----
Bb-------10----------10---------10~-12-------12-------------12--
Gb----11----11~---------11~------------12-------12----12--------
Db-12-----------12----------12------------12-------12-----------
Ab--------------------------------------------------------------
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------
2.carve out...
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------
Bb--------12--------------10----------10----------10-----------10
Gb----12~-------12-----11----11~---11----11~---11----11~----11---
Db-12--------12-----12-----------12----------12----------12------
Ab--------------------------------------------------------------
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------
Eb--------9-----------9-----------9-----------9-----------------
Bb----------10----------10----------10----------10~-12-------12-
Gb-11~---------11~---------11~---------11~-------------12-------
Db-----12----------12----------12----------12-------------12----
Ab--------------------------------------------------------------
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------
...blanket skies..
....old oak tree...
Eb----------15-----------------|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------
Bb-------------------12-------:|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------
Gb-12----12-------12-------12--|---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------
Db----12-------12-------12-----|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------
Ab----------------------------:|--------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------|--------------------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/smashing_pumpkins/galapogos_tab.html ]
Verse 1;
(with rhythm figure 1)
ain't it funny how we pretend we're still a child
softly stolen under our blanket skies
Dm(no 3rd) D/F# Em7 G Dm(no 3rd) D/F#
and rescue me from me,
Em7 G
and all that i believe
Dm(no 3rd)D/F# Em7 G
i.........won't deny the pain
Dm(no 3rd)D/F# Em7
i.........won't deny the change
G Dm(no 3rd) D/F# Em7
and should i fall from grace here with you
G
will you leave me too?
Verse 2;
(with rhythm figure 1)
carve out your heart for keeps in an old oak tree
D* D** E* D*
and hold me for goodbyes-and whispered lullabyes
Dm(no 3rd) D/F# Em7 G Dm(no 3rd) D/F#
and tell me i am still
Em7 G
the man i'm supposed to be
Dm(no 3rd)D/F# Em7 G
i.........won't deny the pain
Dm(no 3rd)D/F# Em7
i.........won't deny the change
G Dm(no 3rd) D/F# Em7
and should i fall from grace here with you
G Em7 G
will you leave me too? Will you leave me too?
Interlude;
Eb-------------------------------|------------------
Bb-12\10--7\5--8\7--5\3--7/8~~--:|-----repeat-------
Gb-11\-9--6\4--7\6--4\2--6/7~~---|--------3---------
Db-0---0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-------|------times-------
Ab------------------------------:|------------------
Eb-------------------------------|------------------
Eb----------------------2-------0----------------------------
Bb-----0---0---0----------0------------or something----------
Gb---2---2---2---2----2-----2-----2---like that..just play---
Db-0----------------0---------0--------around with-----------
Ab---------------------------------------Dm(no 3rd)----------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------------
Bridge;
D5 A5 G5
too late to turn to turn back now, i'm running out of sound
A#5 C5
and i am changing, changing
D5 A5 G5
and if we died right now, this fool you love somehow
A#5
is here with you
Dm(no 3rd)D/F# Em7 G
i.........won't deny the pain
Dm(no 3rd)D/F# Em7
i.........won't deny the change
G Dm(no 3rd) D/F# Em7
and should i fall from grace here with you
G Em7 G
will you leave me too? Will you leave me too?
Rhythm Figure one ....end with D*
CHORDS;
Dm (no 3rd) - X X 0 2 3 0
D/F# - 2 X 0 2 3 X
Em7 - 0 2 2 0 3 0
G - 3 2 0 0 3 3
D* (?) - X X 12 11 10 9
D** (?) - X X X 11 10 12
E* (?) - X X X 7 8 9
Well there ya go...if you have any questions, corrections or comments please
send them to me....I hope this TAB makes sense for you...And if you know the
names for those chords with question marks..please tell me...
