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Today - Smashing Pumpkins
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TUNING: STANDARD
Yes, it's in standard. The majority of the songs on Siamese Dream
are (excluding Hummer, of course). You could also play it one
step down if you really wanted to, though.
INTRO:
e|-11----13----11----15p11----|
B|----11----11----11-------11-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
One guitar does this for the entire intro (12 bars?). The first 4 times, clean,
the next 8(?) times, distorted
After the first four times, another guitar plays this:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-------------------------| first two times
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| and last time
A|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-----------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-| third time only
A|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8-4-4-4-4-|
While yet another guitar plays this:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12---------------12b-12---------------12b-------12----12-12-12b---------|
D|-------------------------------------------13-13----13-------------13-13-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12---------12b---------12----------12b-------12-------12-12b---12---12--|
D|----13---13-----13---13----13-13-13-----13-13----13-13-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|------------13-----------------|
G|-12---12b--------12-10---12-15-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
VERSE 1:
e|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| don't try to hit
B|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| every note
G|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| x3
A|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
e|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
B|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
G|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|---------6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
Another guitar comes in on the last two bars and plays the above
chords as power chords
CHORUS 1:
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| x3
A|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------10b--------| first and third
D|-----------------------------------------| bars only. not
A|-----------------------------------------| second or fourth
E|-----------------------------------------|
last measure
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-|
A|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-|
E|-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-|
VERSE 2:
Same as first verse but a third guitar track comes in playing this:
e|------------------------------------|
B|--------------8-9----------11---9-8-|
G|-8---10---8-------8------8----8-----|
D|---8----8---8-------8-10------------| x3
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/smashing_pumpkins/today_tab_ver_8.html ]
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------8--------8---------13-9-|
G|-8---10---8----8-----8------8h12------|
D|---8----8---8---8-10-----10-----------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
CHORUS 2:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------8-8-8-8---------|
D|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
E|-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4---------6-6-6-6-|
BRIDGE:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8---------8-8-8-8---------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-| x2
A|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------6-6-6-6---------4-4-4-4-|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-----------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8-4-4-4-4-|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|---------6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
The solo:
e|----------------| |---------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8b-| x7 |-8-------------------------------------|
G|----------------| |-----9b-9h10-7h9-----------------------|
D|----------------| |-----------------10---10h12p10\8h10b---|
A|----------------| |---------------------------------------|
E|----------------| |---------------------------------------|
CHORUS 3:
The first 3 bars are the same as CHORUS 1
last bar:
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|
A|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|
E|-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-|
OUTRO:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-----------------------------| x4
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8-4-4-4-4-|
Second guitar:
e|-11----13----11----15p11----11----13---------------|
B|----11----11----11-------11----11----11---8--6--4--|
G|-----------------------------------------11b-9b-7b-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-11----13----11----15p11----11----13-----------------------|
B|----11----11----11-------11----11----11-8h9p8-6-8-6-8h9-11-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-11----13----11----15p11----11----13-----11---8--6--|
B|----11----11----11-------11----11-----11-14b-11b-9b-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Last note:
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-8---------|
D|-8---------|
A|-6---------|
E|-----------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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Today is the greatest day I've ever known
Can't live for tomorrow, tomorrow's much too long
I'll burn my eyes out
Before I get out
I wanted more
Than life could ever grant
Bored by the chore
Of saving face
Today is the greatest day I've ever known
Can't wait for tomorrow, I might not have that long
I'll tear my heart out
Before I get out
Pink ribbon scars that never forget
I tried so hard to cleanse these regrets
My angel wings were bruised and restrained
My belly stings
Today is
Today is
Today is
The greatest day
I want to turn you on
I want to turn you on
I want to turn you on
I want to turn you
Today is the greatest
Today is the greatest day
Today is the greatest day
That I have ever really known
