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Tabbed by Brian McCall
THROUGH THE EYES OF RUBY - by the Smashing Pumpkins on Mellon
======= === ==== == ==== Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
Eb tuning
Piano intro
*1
there are _several_ layered guitars for this
G1 slight distortion
|---------4----------------5----------------6-------
|-----0-----0---0------0-----0---0------0-----0---0-
|---4--(4)----4------7--(7)----7------6--(4)----6---
|-2----------------5----------------4---------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------9----------------------------------------
|-----0-----0---0----------------------------------
|---9--(7)----9------------------------------------
|-7------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
G2
|---------4---------------------------------6-------
|-----0-----0---0------0-------0--------0-----0---0-
|---4--(4)----4------7-------7---7----6--(6)----6---
|-2----------------5-----5----------4---------------
|--------------------------5------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------9-----------------------------------------
|-----0-----0---0-----------------------------------
|---9--(9)----9-------------------------------------
|-7-------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
G3 (first time only) Tremolo (fast phasing)
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-3hbr---2hbr--------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
*2
G1 Distortion
|--------------------------------------------------
|-------12-/-19--\-10--14--16-17-----\--12-/-19--\-
|-13~---X----X-----X---X---X--X---------X----X-----
|-X-----9--/-16--\-8---11--13-14-----\--9--/-16--\-
|-11~----------------------------------------------
|-0------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-10--14-------------------------------------------
|-X---X--------------------------------------------
|-8---11-------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
G2 Distortion
|-0-------------------------------------------------
|-0-------------------------------------------------
|-1-------------------------------------------------
|-2-----5--/-12--\-4---7---9--2---------5--/-12---\-
|-2-----5--/-12--\-4---7---9--2---------5--/-12---\-
|-0-----3--/-10--\-2---5---7--0---------3--/-10---\-
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-4---7----------------------------------------------
|-4---7----------------------------------------------
|-2---5----------------------------------------------
*3
G1 Phasing
|---------4----------------5----------------6-------
|-----0-----0---0------0-----0---0------0-----0---0-
|---4--(4)----4------7--(7)----7------6--(4)----6---
|-2----------------5----------------4---------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------9----------------------------------------
|-----0-----0---0----------------------------------
|---9--(7)----9------------------------------------
|-7------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
G2 Clean
|---------4---------------------------------6-------
|-----0-----0---0------0-------0--------0-----0---0-
|---4--(4)----4------7-------7---7----6--(6)----6---
|-2----------------5-----5----------4---------------
|--------------------------5------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------9-----------------------------------------
|-----0-----0---0-----------------------------------
|---9--(9)----9-------------------------------------
|-7-------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/smashing_pumpkins/through_the_eyes_of_ruby_tab.html ]
I strongly believe that the phaser used is the Mu-tron
Bi-phase. They've used it before and mine can mimic
this sound exactly. For those who have one, here's my
settings:
Phasor A only, Sweep: just below 2, Depth: 7, Feedback: 7.5
*4 ("Breathing Underwater....")
G1 (still phased)
|---------7---------------7-----------------11--------
|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0------0-------0----0-
|---7---7-----7-----7---7-----7-----11---11------11---
|-5---------------5---------------9-------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------11-10-9-8-7-------7---------------7-------
|------0------------------0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-
|---11---11-------------7---7-----7-----7---7-----7---
|-9-------------------5---------------5---------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
(overdub maybe?)
G2 (tremolo phasing)
|-7-------------------------------11------------------
|-0-------------------------------0-------------------
|-7-------------------------------11------------------
|-5-------------------------------9-------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
^strummed ^strum slow
slowly
(think "Soma")
|-7---------------------------------------------------
|-0---------------------------------------------------
|-7---------------------------------------------------
|-5---------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
*5 ("And if you spin...")
G1
|-----------11-------------------10-------------------
|------0-------0----0-------0-------0----0------------
|---11---11------11------11---11------11--------------
|-9-------------------12------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|---------9---------------7---------------------------
|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0---------------------
|---9---9-----9-----7---7-----7-----------------------
|-7---------------5-----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
G2 Tremolo phasing (gets one whole chord in on this part!)
|-11--------------------------------------------------
|-0---------------------------------------------------
|-11--------------------------------------------------
|-9---------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
G3 (Lead fill. Can't tell if it's clean or chorus or
slight distortion or what...)
|-------------------------------------------|---------
|-----------7------8---(12)/14--12----------|---------
|-(12)\-6h8---9h11-----------------14-11--12|-11------
|-------------------------------------------|---------
|-------------------------------------------|---------
|-------------------------------------------|---------
*6
G1 Distortion (brighter than G2)
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------2-----5--/-12--\-4---7-9
|-----------------------------2-----5--/-12--\-4---7-9
|-----------------------------0-----3--/-10--\-2---5-7
G2 Distortion
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-2-----5--/-12--\-4---7---9--2-----5--/-12--\-4---7-9
|-2-----5--/-12--\-4---7---9--2-----5--/-12--\-4---7-9
|-0-----3--/-10--\-2---5---7--0-----3--/-10--\-2---5-7
G3 Distortion (Lead Fill)
|------------------------------------7--6--9--12--14b-
|--------------------------------7--5-----------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
*7
G1
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-9---7-/-12-\-5-5-5----------------------------------
|-9---7-/-12-\-5-5-5----------------------------------
|-7---5-/-10-\-3-3-3...-------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
