Mayonaise - Transcribed by Jon Powell
This song is fairly easy as it only has a few chord progressions. On the
recording, the tuning is down a half step. I'm going to show it as I play
it normally, in B major.
The first riff is clean.
play this rhythm twice.
Bsus2
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------2-----4-----2-----|--------2-----4-----2-----|
-----------------4--------|-----------------4--------|
-----4-----4-----------4--|-----4-----4-----------4--|
--2-----------------------|--2-----------------------| ---------------------
--------------------------|--------------------------|
C#min7 Emaj7sus2
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------7-----4-----|--------------7-----------|
--------4--------------4--|--------8-----------8-----|
-----6-----6-----6--------|-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
--4-----------------------|--7-----------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
then go to this.
C#min7 E
--0----0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0|--0----0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0|
--0----0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0|--0----0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0|
--6----6---6--6-6-6--6-6-6|--9----9---9--9-9-9--9-9-9|
--6----6---6--6-6-6--6-6-6|--9----9---9--9-9-9--9-9-9|
--4----4---4--4-4-4--4-4-4|--7----7---7--7-7-7--7-7-7|
--------------------------|--0----0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0|
then this
Bsus4 G#min7
--0--0-0---0---0---0-0-0--|--4--4-4---4---4---4-4-4--|
--0--0-0---0---0---0-0-0--|--4--4-4---4---4---4-4-4--|
--4--4-4---4---4---4-4-4--|--4--4-4---4---4---4-4-4--|
--4--4-4---4---4---4-4-4--|--4--4-4---4---4---4-4-4--|
--2--2-2---2---2---2-2-2--|--6--6-6---6---6---6-6-6--|
--------------------------|--4--4-4---4---4---4-4-4--|
and then
Emaj N.C. Emaj N.C.
--0--------0------------0-|--0--------0--------------|
--0--------0------------0-|--0--------0--------------|
--1--------1-8/9\8------1-|--1--------1-8/9\8--------|
--2--------2------------2-|--2--------2--------------|
--2--------2-6/7\6------2-|--2--------2-6/7\6--------|
--0--------0------------0-|--0--------0--------------|
these riffs are heavily distorted
Rhy. Fig #1
Bsus4 G#min7
--0----0---0--0-----------|--4----4---4--4-----------|
--0----0---0--0-----------|--4----4---4--4-----------|
--4----4---4--4-----------|--4----4---4--4-----------|
--4----4---4--4-----------|--4----4---4--4-----------|
--2----2---2--2-----------|--6----6---6--6-----------|
--------------------------|--4----4---4--4-----------|
Emaj N.C. Emaj7 N.C.
--0--------0------------0-|--0--------0--------------|
--0--------0------------0-|--0--------0--------------|
--1--------1-8/9\8------1-|--1--------1-8/9\8--------|
--2--------2------------2-|--2--------2--------------|
--2--------2-6/7\6------2-|--2--------2-6/7\6--------|
--0--------0------------0-|--0--------0--------------|
End rhy. Fig #1
Play Rhy. Fig #1 again, but instead of playing the last measure as written,
play this.
Fill # 1
--0----0---0--------------|
--0----0---0--------------|
--1----1---1-13/14\13-----|
--2----2---2--------------|
--2----2---2-11/12\11-----|
--0----0---0--------------|
For the first verse, play Rhy. Fig #1 two times and on the second time,
play Fill# 1.
After that, play this twice
C#min7 Amaj Bsus4
--0----0---0--0--0------0-|--0---0--0------------0---|
--0----0---0--0--0------0-|--2---2--0------------0---|
--6----6---6--6--6------6-|--2---2--4------------4---|
--6----6---6--6--6------6-|--2---2--4------------4---|
--4----4---4--4--4------4-|--0---0--2------------2---|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
then play this
F#min E
--2----2----2--2--X----0--|---0------0-0-0-0-----0-0-|
--2----2----2--2--X----0--|---0------0-0-0-0-----0-0-|
--2----2----2--2--X----1--|---1------1-1-1-1-----1-1-|
--4----4----4--4--X----2--|---2------2-2-2-2-----2-2-|
--4----4----4--4--X----2--|---2------2-2-2-2-----2-2-|
--4----2----2--2--X----0--|---0------0-0-0-0-----0-0-|
and then this
F#min A
--2----2----2--2--X----0--|---0--0---0-0-0-0-----0-0-|
--2----2----2--2--X----2--|---2--2---2-2-2-2-----2-2-|
--2----2----2--2--X----2--|---2--2---2-2-2-2-----2-2-|
--4----4----4--4--X----2--|---2--2---2-2-2-2-----2-2-|
--4----4----4--4--X----0--|---0--0---0-0-0-0-----0-0-|
--2----2----2--2--X-------|--------------------------|
The x's across the board represent the beautifully innovative feedback
played there. This is accomplished by having your amp turned pretty loud;
I have a 40 watt amp, and this usually works with the volume at 4 or higher,
gain all the way up. The amp should be at about the same height as the
pickups, or you'll have to duck down until they are. Stand about one foot
away from the amp and mute all the strings with your picking hand. Try not
to cover up the pickups, since this might lessen the effect. You should
hear a high-pitched shriek from your amp that sounds close to that on the
tape. Work with your pickups until you get a good sound, Single coil pickups
work better than humbuckers, especially the middle single coil. It also
helps if the tone control on your guitar is all the way up. Two guitars
doing this at the same time will produce a good harmony like on the tape.
Practice this effect using different distances away from the amp. It should
change pitch as you move.
For the second verse, play Rhy. Fig #1 twice, and the second time, play
Riff#1
after that, play this twice
Rhy. Fig #2
Bsus2 G#min7
--0----0---0-0-0-0----0-0-|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
--0----0---0-0-0-0----0-0-|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
--2----2---2-2-2-2----2-2-|--6----6---6-6-6-6----6-6-|
--------------------------|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
E
--0----X--0-----------0-0-|--0----X--0-----------0-0-|
--0----X--0-----------0-0-|--0----X--0-----------0-0-|
--1----X--1-----------1-1-|--1----X--1-----------1-1-|
--2----X--2-----------2-2-|--2----X--2-----------2-2-|
--2----X--2-----------2-2-|--2----X--2-----------2-2-|
--0----X--0-----------0-0-|--0----X--0-----------0-0-|
end Rhy. Fig #2
and for the rhythm under the solo, play this progression
E / Bsus4 / G#min7 / Bsus4 / C#min7 / E / A/B / F#min
and then play this chord progression clean
Bsus4 G#min7
--11-x-x-11--x-11--11-x-11-x-x-|--------------------------------|
--14-x-x-14--x-14--14-x-14-x-x-|--16--x-x-16--x-16--16-x-16-x-x-|
--11-x-x-11--x-11--11-x-11-x-x-|--13--x-x-13--x-13--13-x-13-x-x-|
--13-x-x-13--x-13--13-x-13-x-x-|--13--x-x-13--x-13--13-x-13-x-x-|
--14-x-x-14--x-14--14-x-14-x-x-|--14--x-x-14--x-14--14-x-14-x-x-|
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E Emaj7 E Emaj7
--12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12--x-x-x|--12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12--x-x-x-|
--12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12--x-x-x|--12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12--x-x-x-|
--13-x-x-13-x-x-13-13-13--x-x-x|--13-x-x-13-x-x-13-13-13--x-x-x-|
--14-x-x-14-x-x-13-13-13--x-x-x|--14-x-x-14-x-x-13-13-13--x-x-x-|
--14-x-x-14-x-x-14-14-14--x-x-x|--14-x-x-14-x-x-14-14-14--x-x-x-|
--12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12--x-x-x|--12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12--x-x-x-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/smashing_pumpkins/mayonaise_tab.html ]
play the first two measures again and then play this distorted
E
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-5/7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9/0-0-0-0/1-1-1|
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|-2/4-4-4-4/6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7/9-9-9|
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|--------------------------------|
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
The last bar is the lead guitar, the rythm keeps on playing the E. When
The top line of tab goes to 0, this is the 10th fret.(1=11th fret)
Play Rhythm Fig. #2 twice, but instead of playing the last measure on the
second time, play this
Fill # 2
A
--0----0----0--0-----0---------|
--2----2----2--2-----2---------|
--2----2----2--2-----2---------|
--2----2----2--2-----2---------|
--0----0----0--0-----0---------|
-------------------------------|
then play this progression twice
Bsus4/ G#min7 / E / E
but the lead guitar plays this on the last bar of the second time
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
--9/11-11-11-11/13-13-13-13/14-14-14-14/16-16-16-|
-------------------------------------------------|
--7/9--9--9--9-/11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/14-14-14-|
-------------------------------------------------|
then play Rhy. Fig #2 once with Fill # 2 on the third measure.
then play this
Bsus4 G#min7
--0----0---0-0-0-0----0-0-|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
--0----0---0-0-0-0----0-0-|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
--2----2---2-2-2-2----2-2-|--6----6---6-6-6-6----6-6-|
--------------------------|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
E
--0----X--0------X----|--0----X--0---------------|
--0----X--0------X----|--0----X--0---------------|
--1----X--1------X----|--1----X--1---------------|
--2----X--2------X----|--2----X--2---------------|
--2----X--2------X----|--2----X--2---------------|
--0----X--0------X----|--0----X--0---------------|
hold out the E and slowly fade out and then come in with this
------------------------|-------------------------|
--------2----4-----2----|--------2-----4-----2----|
----------------4-------|-----------------4-------|
-----4-----4----------4-|-----4-----4-----------4-|
--2---------------------|--2----------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------7-----4----|--------------7----------|
--------4-------------4-|--------8-----------8----|
-----6-----6----6-------|-----9-----9-----9-----9-|
--4---------------------|--7----------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|
repeat again and then fade out.
Solos:
This is the intro solo
second measure
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
-------------------2-4-4|-b/5--b\4p2--------2h4---|------------------------|
--2/4------------4------|-----------------------4-|-1---/4-----------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|--------2---/4----------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
second measure
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-5b4-2-4-2h4p2---7-------|------------------------|
--2/4-------------------|---------------4-------4-|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
A.H.------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
--7---5-4-5-4---2h4p2---|-------------------------|-7-5-4-5-4-2-4-2---2---2|
----------------------4-|-/6---/8-\1--------------|-----------------4---4--|
------------------------|--------------/4---------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
A.H. ----------------| N.H
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
--/4--------------b/7b\-|--7----------------------|--7---------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
this is the second solo
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
--9/11-11-11-11/13-13-13-13/14-14-14-14/16-16-16-|
-------------------------------------------------|
--7/9--9--9--9-/11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/14-14-14-|
-------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------|----------------------|
------------------------------|----------------------|
--16--16-14\13/14--13--11/13--|-8----b/9---8-6\4-6\4-|
------------------------------|----------------------|
--14--14-12\11/12--11---9/11--|-6----b/7---6-4\2-4\2-|
------------------------------|----------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------|------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------|------------------|
--------------8\6-9\5--|--6---/8\4------------|------------------|
--4---4-4/6/7----------|--------------4/6-4/6-|-6---/9-2---------|
--------------6\4-6\2--|--4---/6\2------------|------------------|
--2---2-2/4/5----------|--------------2/4-2/4-|-4---/7-0---------|
--------------------------|--------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------|
--7----6\4/6\4-9----7p6\2-|--11----------------|
--------------------------|--------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------|
this is the closing solo
second measure
-----------------|------------------|--4h2----/7--------|
-----------------|--5h4---7-\-------|--------5----------|
--2h4------------|------4-----------|------4------------|
-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
------4-4h7p4-4-------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
----------------7-5-7-5-4-5-|--4-2-4-2-7---5----5p4h5/7-|-----7b9\7-5h7p5-|
----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
Fade out
------------------|
--4--h5-----------|
--------4---------|
------------------|
------------------|
------------------|
Here are the lyrics
Fool enough to almost be it
Cool enough to not quite see it, doomed
Pick your pocket full of sorrow
And run away with me tommorow, gone
We'll try to ease the pain, somehow
Feel the same way
No one knows where our secrets go
I'll send my heart to all my dearies
When your love is so, so dreary, dream
I'm rumored to the the straight and narrow
While the harlots of my perils scream
And I fail, but when I can, I will
Try to understand that when I can, I will
Mother weeped the years I'm missing
All the time can't be given back
Shut my mouth and strike the demons
Cursed you and your reasons
Out of hand and out of season
Out of love and out of feeling
So bad but when I can, I will
Words define the plans
But when I can, I will
Fool enough to almost be it
Cool enough to not quite see it
Told enough to always feel it
Always old I always feel it
No more promise, no more sorrow
No longer will I follow
Can anybody hear me, I just want to be me
When I can, I will
Try to understand that when I can, I will
