Here Is No Why Chords & Tabs
Here is No Why by Smashing Pumpkins
4/4 slow tempo. Distortion, no reverb. Listen to the track for rhythms. Tuned down
step. Tabbed by Gitfiddlesteve.
Chords:
e|-0-----0-----x-----x-----5-----x-----0-----x-|
b|-2-----0-----x-----x-----5-----x-----0-----x-|
g|-1-----1-----x-----7-----6-----x-----9-----6-|
d|-2-----2-----6-----7-----7-----4-----9-----6-|
a|-0-----2-----6-----5-----7-----4-----7-----4-|
e|-0-----0-----4-----x-----5-----2-----0-----x-|
Amaj7 E G#5 D5 Amaj F#5 E(vii) C#5
riffs:
main riff (played after Amaj7 during intro)
e|---------------------|
b|---------------------|
g|-2h4-2\1-2p1-2h4-----|
d|---------------------|
a|---------------------|
e|---------------------|
riff 2
E|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~
b|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~
g|-9/11-9\7----|
d|-------------|
a|-7/9--7\5----|
E|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~
riff 3
E|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
b|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
g|-x-------------------|
d|-9-9-9-9-9/11-9\7----|
a|-7-7-7-7-7/9--7\5----|
E|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
riff 4 (used in prechorus)
e|-5--5-5-5-5-----x------|
b|-5--5-5-5-5-----x------|
g|-6--6-6-6-6-----x------|
d|-7--7-7-7-7-9^v-7------|
a|-7--7-7-7-7-7^v-7------|
e|-5--5-5-5-5-7^v-5------|
riff 5 (variation of riff 2 used in prechorus)
e|-----------------|
b|-----------------|
g|-9/11/14\16-16~~~
d|------------------|
a|-7/9-/12\14-14~~~-|
e|------------------|
The song:
(Intro)
Amaj7, riff 1, E, G#5
Amaj7, riff 1, E, riff 2, D5
(verse 1)
Amaj7
the useless drag of another day
E G#5
the endless drags of a death rock boy
Amaj7
mascara sure and lipstick lost
E (riff 2) D5 Amaj/riff 4
glitter burned by restless thoughts of being forgotten
(Chorus 1)
F#5 Amaj E(vii, riff 3)
and in your sad machines
F#5 Amaj E(vii, riff 3)
you'll forever stay
F#5 Amaj E(vii) D5 Amaj7
desperate and displeased with whoever you are
Amaj7 (main riff)
and you're a star
E G#
(Verse 2)
Amaj7 (this one holds for 4 measures) E G#5
somewhere he pulls his hair down over a frowning smile
Amaj7 E (riff1)D5 Amaj
a hidden diamond you cannot find a secret star that cannot shine over to you
(Pre Chorus)
C#5 D5 Amaj/riff 4
may the king of gloom,
C#5 D5 E(vii)/riff 5
be forever doomed
(Chorus 2)
F#5 Amaj E(vii, riff 3)
and in your sad machines
F#5 Amaj E(vii, riff 3)
you'll forever stay
F#5 Amaj E(vii, riff 3)
burning up in speed
F#5 Amaj E(vii) D5 Amaj(let chord ring and feedback)
lost inside the dreams, of teen machines
(interlude, guitar with sustain, other guitars play glissandos around Amaj)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/smashing_pumpkins/here_is_no_why_tab_ver_4.html ]
the useless drags, the empty days
e|----------------|--------------|
b|----------------|--------------|
g|----------------|--------------|
d|-7--------------|-----7h9------|
a|----------------|--------------|
e|----------------|--------------|
the lonely towers of long mistakes
e|----------------|--------------|
b|----------------|--------------|
g|-----6----------|-----6h7------|
d|---9------------|--------------|
a|----------------|--------------|
e|----------------|--------------|
to forgotten faces and faded loves
e|----------------|--------------|
b|----------------|--------7-----|
g|---7h9----------|----9---------|
d|----------------|--------------|
a|----------------|--------------|
e|----------------|--------------|
sitting still was never en-
e|----------------|--------------|
b|7h-9------------|-9h10---------|
g|----------------|--------------|
d|----------------|--------------|
a|----------------|--------------|
e|----------------|--------------|
(Solo)
-nough
E D5 Amaj
e|-12^--------------|---------------|
b|-12^-9-10-9-9h10--|-14^~~~~~~~~~~-|
g|-----9----------9~|-14^~~~~~~~~~~-|
d|------------------|---------------|
a|------------------|---------------|
e|------------------|---------------|
E D5 Amaj
e|-----------------|----9~~~~~~~~~-|
b|---7h9p7---------|---------------|
g|-9^-----9-77-7h9-|---------------|
d|-----------------|10^~~~~~~~~~~~-|
a|-----------------|---------------|
e|-----------------|---------------|
E D5 Amaj
e|-16^------------|---------------|
b|----14h17-------|---------------|
g|---------14~~~~~|14h16----------|
d|----------------|-----14~~~~~~~-|
a|----------------|---------------|
e|----------------|---------------|
E D5 Amaj
e|----------------|----------------------|
b|----------------|----------------------|
g|-----14~~~~~~~~~|16p14-----------14h16-|
d|14h16-----------|-----16p14-14h16------|
a|----------------|----------------------|
e|----------------|----------------------|
Amaj Amaj
e|----------------|--------------------|
b|----------------|--------------------|
g|14-16-16/18-16~~|14~~-----------14~~-|
d|----------------|----16p14-14h16-----|
a|----------------|--------------------|
e|----------------|--------------------|
Amaj Amaj
e|--------------14|16^~~17~~~~~~~-|
b|---------14h17--|---------------|
g|16~~14h16-------|---------------|
d|----------------|---------------|
a|----------------|---------------|
e|----------------|---------------|
(lyrics start here)
and if...in
C#5 D5 Amaj
e|21^~~~~|17~~~~~~~
b|-------|--------------|
g|-------|--------------|
d|-------|--------------|
a|-------|--------------|
e|-------|--------------|
(Pre Chorus 2)
C#5 D5 Amaj/riff 4
and if you're giving in,
C#5 D5 E(vii) riff 5
then you're giving up
(Chorus 3)
F#5 Amaj E(vii, riff 3)
and in your sad machines
F#5 Amaj E(vii, riff 3)
you'll forever stay
F#5 Amaj E(vii, riff 3)
burning up in speed
F#5 Amaj E(vii) D5 Amaj7
lost inside the dreams, of teen machines
(outro, slow down) E (let ring)
e|-----------------|-0---||
b|-----------------|-0---||
g|-2h4-2\1-2p1-1---|-1---||
d|---------------4-|-2---||
a|-----------------|-2---||
e|-----------------|-0---||
