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Crush Guitar Tablature
                 Smashing Pumpkins' "Crush" from the album Gish
                         words and music by Billy Corgan
                        
    Tune guitar up 1/2 step (low-high: F Bb Eb Ab C F)


    Chords    F Bb Eb Ab C F
    ------------------------
     Bbm      x 0  2  2  1 x
     Db       x 3  2  0  1 x
     Ab       3 2  0  0  0 x

    
     Bass Riff (BR):
     (This is the main bass riff, tabbed for the tuned up guitar. To play 
      standard bass, play all notes 1/2 step up from indicated)

     Ab |----------------------------
     Eb |--------------------3--5----
     Bb |-----------3--5--7--------3-
     F  |--3--5--7-------------------


        Riff 1 (R1):                     Riff 2 (r2):
        echo                             echo
        |-----------------------------   |---------------------------------
        |--------------15-13-12----13-   |--------------15-13-12-13-13p12--
        |--16-14-12-14----------12----   |--16-14-12-14--------------------
        |-----------------------------   |---------------------------------
        |-----------------------------   |---------------------------------
        |-----------------------------   |---------------------------------

     Intro:

           BR  Bbm  Db  Ab  R1  Bbm  Db  Ab  R2

     Basic chord progression over lyrics: Bbm  Db       Ab
     
     You wrap your arms around    R1
     A feeling that surrounds   R2
     Like liquid peppermint   R1
     Just taste the drinks that she served   Bbm Db Ab 

     And this feeling shimmers down your spine
     Love comes in colors I can't deny
     All that matters is love, love, your love   BR

     You're sleeping in your bed   R2
     Just rest your weary head   R1
     Maybe you shouldn't care   R2
     Throw away those dreams and dare

     Solo (kind of; there is some singing over this):

     |---------------------------------------------------------------
     |------------------------------12-13-12~~-----------------------
     |--(12)14r12---(9)10r9~--12-14---------------------------12h14--
     |---------------------------------------------------------------
     |---------------------------------------------------------------
     |---------------------------------------------------------------
                                              And I wonder  if it
 
                 (~ here means keep string bent)
     |---------------------------------------------------------
     |--12-13-(13)15~15~15~15~15~15~15~15~15r13-13-12-13-12~~--
     |---------------------------------------------------------
     |---------------------------------------------------------
     |---------------------------------------------------------
     |---------------------------------------------------------
      matters to me____         Love comes in colors I can't

                      (strike string with edge of pick and fade at ...)     
     |-----------------------------------------------------------------
     |------------------12b13r12-13-12h13h15-17-17b18r17p15-15-15-15...
     |-12b13r12b13r12--------------------------------------------------
     |-----------------------------------------------------------------
     |-----------------------------------------------------------------
     |-----------------------------------------------------------------
       deny______    All that shimmers is love, love, your love...


     Slow strum Bbm Db Ab for outro
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