RHINOCEROS, from Gish, Smashing Pumpkins
- Aside from the solo, this is unquestionably the easiest song by the Pumpkins
to play. It sounds great with two guitars.
Intro: Guitar1, (clean)
===== =======
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------| repeat this for
|----------9---------9/11--11--11-11-----| several bars...
|----------------------------------------|
|----------7---------7/-9---9---9--9-----|
|--0---0-------0-0---0-------------------|
Guitar 2, (flanger and some delay), let top 2 strings ring
========
|-------0-------------0-----------0-----0----0------0-------------
|-----0-------------0-----------0-----0----0------0---------------
|---2-----1-----1h2-----1h2---7-----6----4-----/11----9(ring)-----
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
------------------0-----0-----0----0-------0-----0----0-----0----
----------------0-----0-----0----0-------0-----0----0-----0------
-9h11-11/13--14----13----11----9-----/13----11----9-----7--------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
(ring, guitar 2 takes a breather)
-------0-4-------------------0-----------------------------------
-----0-----0----------0------0-----------------------------------
-1h2---------2----1-2--------1-----------------------------------
-----------------------------2-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
VERSE: Guitar 1, (clean)
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pow-der show (?), treasoned my roots....
|-------------------------------------------------0---------------
|-------------------------------------------------0---------------
|-------9------9/11--11-11-11-----9---13--11-9---11---------------
|-------------------------------------------------0---------------
|-------7------7/-9---9--9--9-----7---11--9--7----9---------------
|-0--0-----0-0----------------0-0---0------------10---------------
- This is the repeating riff in the song; at the D-chord, guitar 2
arpeggiates the 6 strings.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/smashing_pumpkins/rhinoceros_tab_ver_2.html ]
- after Billy says "...see you in June...", guitar 1 repeats the intro riff
while guitar 2 lays this 'Gershwin' riff over it:
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|----14/16--16-16-16/19--19-19-19\16--16-16-16\14-14-14\13-13-13-13
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|----12/14--14-14-14/17--17-17-17\14--14-14-14\12-12-12\11-11-11-11
|------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------
-------------------------------- and so forth...
--11/13-13-13-13/14--14-14-14---
--------------------------------
---9/11-11-11-11/12--12-12-12---
--------------------------------
CHORUS: Guitars 1 + 2,(clean first time, distorted thereafter)
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The way...... she knows....
|----0-----------3----------0----------------------- If you're playing a
|----1-----------3----------3----------------------- strat, switch to the
|----0-----------0----------2----------------------- bottom pick-up to
|----2-----------0----------0----------------------- emphasize top string
|----3-----------2---------------------------------- on that D chord thing
|----------------3----------------------------------
C mjr G mjr D whatever
BRIDGE: Guitar 1, guitar 2 solos overtop (bigtime distortion)
=======
|----------------------------------------
|------------------------5---5-7--7--7--- you get the picture
|------------------------5---5-7--7--7---
|-7---7-5---7---5-7-5----5---5-7--7--7---
|-7---7-5---7---5-7-5----3---3-5--5--5---
|-5---5-3---5---3-5-3--------------------
2nd VERSE: join Gershwin riff to the previous repeating riff during
+======== "...open your eyes, to these must I lie?..." and add the bend:
|---0-------------
|---0-------------
.... |--11b1211b12----- once
|---0-------------
|---9-------------
|--10-------------
FINAL VERSE: James plays C G D progression while Billy lays these overtop:
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|---------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------- a ---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------- n ----11-12--11h12p11p9------------------------
|---------------------------- d ----------------------12---10-9--------------
|-(10)b9--7--5--5--7--5--7--9 --------------------------------12-10-9------
|---------------------------- ----------------------------------------12-10
The last chord is that weird D. Hold till fade, then take a step towards the
amp and weave some magic.
