#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## CATHERINE - Songs About Girls This is the FIRST of many Catherine tabs that I will be typing up. This is a great band that will be getting a lot of attention soon I bet. I suspect that most people that use this tab will be from the Smashing Pumpkins Mailing list. Anyway, here is my attempt at the first song on the Sorry album, Songs About Girls. TUNING - Dropped D (D A D G B E) INTRO/VERSE ~~~~~~~~~~~ First three chords played in clean tone for intro, distortion on there after. G A C D F E D E |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |--5--5-5--7-7-7--10--10-10-0-3\2-0-2----------------| |--5--5-5--7-7-7--10--10-10-0-3\2-0-2----------------| |--5--5-5--7-7-7--10--10-10-0-3\2-0-2----------------| ^^^ This is not a quick slide CHORUS ~~~~~~ D D# |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |---7-b------8---------------------------------------| |---7-b------8---------------------------------------| |---5-b------6---------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| ^^^ Slow gradual bend until next chord. Repeat this a few times End chorus on the D but with an open bottom string as well (D) VERSE 2 CHORUS SOLO (sorry....no lead guitar here) A G A G A Bb |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |--7-x-7-5-7--7-5-7--8--8-8--------------------------| |--7-x-7-5-7--7-5-7--8--8-8--------------------------| |--7-x-7-5-7--7-5-7--8--8-8--------------------------| Play this 3 times then play this: A G# G F# |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |--7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-------------------| |--7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-------------------| |--7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-------------------| Then everything stops and this is played |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |--0--0-0-7--7-5b-(grad.)-0--0-0-7--7-5b (grad.)-----| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| Then back to that main thingy. Then on one of those I love You bits at the end it plays this a few times. G A C |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |--5-5-5-5/7-7-7-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------| |--5-5-5-5/7-7-7-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------| |--5-5-5-5/7-7-7-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------| Then the end bit a couple of times. |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------7------------------------| |---------------------------7b-----------------------| |---------------------------5b-----------------------| |--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5---------------------------| Then end the song on the G PLEASE send me any corrections (I am sure there are many in this), comments, or just to tell me that you are using it to benmo@deakin.edu.au