the Smashing Pumpkins
Drown
Off Singles OST (1992)/
Rotten Apples – the greatest Hits (2001)
Written by billy Corgan
Tabbed by Jimi
Drop D Tuning

This song simply played with two distorted guitars.
There are no compressors or something else, it´s
just the pure sound. Don´t use too much basses. 
Funk out, jam on, enjoy the outro…


Intro:

Billy + James (distortion)
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------9-------------------------------| 3 times
|--11--11-11-11-0-11-9--------------------------|
|--0---0--0--0----0--0-12--12-12-12-9-12-9-12---|
|----------------------0---0--0--0--0-0--0-0----|

Billy + James (distortion)
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|---------------9------------------------|
|--11--11-11-11-0-11-9-------------------|
|--0---0--0--0----0--0-12--9--9--9-9-9---|
|----------------------0---0--0--0-0-0---|

Billy + James (distortion)
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------9-------------------------------|
|--11--11-11-11-0-11-9--------------------------|
|--0---0--0--0----0--0-12--12-12-12-9-12-9-12---|
|----------------------0---0--0--0--0-0--0-0----|


Verse:

Billy + James (distortion)
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------9-------------------------------| 5 times
|--11--11-11-11-0-11-9--------------------------|
|--0---0--0--0----0--0-12--12-12-12-9-12-9-12---|
|----------------------0---0--0--0--0-0--0-0----|

  "No matter where you are…"

Billy + James (distortion)
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--12-12--12-12-12-12-12/7--7-7--2-2-2/4--2-2-2/4---|
|--12-12--12-12-12-12-12/7--7-7--0-0-0----0-0-0-----|
|--10-10--10-10-10-10-10/5--5-5---------------------|
|--10-10--10-10-10-10-10/5--5-5---------------------|

  "All those yesterdays – coming down"

Billy + James (distortion)
|---------------------------------|
|--3------------------------------|
|--2-2--2/4--4/7--7/9--9/11-------|
|--0-0-----------------------9~---|
|--0-0-----------------------7~---|
|--0-0-(0)-------(0)--------------|


Guitar Solo:

Billy (distortion)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--6~~~~~~---11r9~~~~~~-----------------9b~~11~~~~~~r9~~~~~~---|
|-------------------------7~~~~~~------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

James (distortion)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------4~~~~~~---4-6~~~~~~------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
or James (distortion; actually this is a third studio guitar) 
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------9-------------------------------| 2 times
|--11--11-11-11-0-11-9--------------------------|
|--0---0--0--0----0--0-12--12-12-12-9-12-9-12---|
|----------------------0---0--0--0--0-0--0-0----|


Verse: same

Bridge:

Billy + James (distortion)
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2------------|
|--2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0----|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
|----------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0----|

"Was it something someone said?…"


Guitar Solo:

Billy (distortion)
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--16b18r16-(14)-14~--17-17-17-16--14h16p1412-14b16~~---|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

Billy (distortion)
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------15---------------------------------|
|--16b18r16-14-17~----17b~~---------------------------|
|--------------------------------11-12-14-12-11--10---|
|----------------------------/12----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

Billy (distortion)
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--17-17-1716-16-1614-14-14/16-12-12---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------11-12-14-12-11--10---|
|--15-15-1514-14-1412-12-12/14-10-10--/12----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Billy (distortion)
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|--17-17-17-16--------------|
|---------------------------|
|--------------14gb~~~------|
|---------------------------|


James (distortion)
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-------------------| 4 times
|--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|


Interlude:

James lays a magical little lead solo over it, you can barely hear
it, but it´s played. Just listen very close! Use the d major scale
to play along! 
I prefer using a flanger for Billy´s part and some lovely feedback
to come closer to the record.


Billy (clean crunch)
|----------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------|
|------3-----3---3-----3-----3---2-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-----|
|----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2---|
|--0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Billy (clean crunch)
|-----------------0---------------0---------------0---------|
|--3p2h3------3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3---|
|-----------2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----|
|---------0---------------0---------------0-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

           "Yesterday the sky was you, and I still feel the same"

Billy (clean crunch)
|----------0---------------------0---------------0---------|
|------3-----3----3p2h3------3-----3---3-----3-----3---3---|
|----2---2-----2-----------2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----|
|--0---------------------0---------------0-----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

                            "nothing left for me to do"

Billy (clean crunch)
|----------0---------------0---------------0--------|
|------3-----3---3-----3-----3----(3p2h3)--3--------|
|----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----------2--------|
|--0---------------0-----------------------0--------|
|------------------------------------------0--------|
|------------------------------------------0--------|
                                           ^hit distortion
"and I still feel the same…"


Bridge:

Billy + James (distortion)
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-------------------| 4 times
|--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|

 "I wish, I wish I could fly…"


Outro:

After Billy has sung "I will, I will, goodbye", Billy and
James continue into another solo, just feedback and some
guitar noise. Hold the last chord and then let hammer ons
ring, on the A, C and G powerchords, into feedback.
That´s it!


Drown

No matter where you are
I can still hear you when you drown
You travelled very far
Just to see if I´ll come around
When I´m down

All of those yesterdays
Coming down

No matter where you are
I can still hear you when you dream
You travelled very far
You travelled far like star
Just to see if I´ll come around
And you are 

All of those yesterdays
Coming down

Was it something someone said?
Is it something someone said?

Yesterday the sky was you
And I still feel the same
Nothing left for me to do
And I still feel the same

I wish, I wish I could fly
I wish, I wish I could lie
I will, I will try
I will, I will, goodbye