Title: Spaceboy
Artist: Smashing Pumpkins
Album: Siamese Dream
Tuning: E A D G
Begining is the Guitar intro(Do not come in on the guitar intro!)
Bass comes in when Billy sings "Spaceboy I've missed you":
Riff 1
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|3--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
Riff 1 continued
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|3--3--3-3-3--3-3-3---------5-5-5----|
E|-------------------3--3--3-------0--|
After You finish Riff 1 the bass is out
Play Riff 2 when billy sings "Please i wanna go home.."
Riff 2
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|3-3-3-----2---3-3-3---2--|
E|------3-------------3----|
This is the best part of the song in my opinion. Its the Instrumental Part
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/smashing_pumpkins/spaceboy_btab_ver_2.html ]
Riff 3
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|1--1-1--0--0-0---1--1-1--3--3-3---1--1-1--0--0-0---1--1-1--3--3-3--3--|
And just read straight through this part. This Riff would be the chorus
line.
Riff 4
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------2--5--------------------------------5-7--|
A|3--5--------------------------3-5-7-9----------|
E|------------3--3--3-3---5--7-------------------|
Riff 4 contiuned.
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|3--2-----2-----------5--5--5--------------------|
E|------5-----3--3--3-----------0--0-0--1-1--1-1--|
Riff 4...still going
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|3--2-----2--------5--|
E|------5-----3--3-----|
Riff 4............this would be the last Riff(of Riff 4)
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--3--3--3-3--3--2--|
And End on an F(2nd Fret on E string)
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