the Smashing Pumpkins
Mayonaise
Off Siamese Dream (1993)/
Mayonaise (1994)/
Earphoria (2002)
Written by Billy Corgan
Tabbed by Jimi
This is one of the best songs I´ve ever heard.
The effect in the Chorus is produced by Billy
not playing his guitar. He uses a ***ed-up
pawnshop Kimberly with microphone pick-ups.
Everytime he stops playing, the guitar starts
to ring. Great trick!
Guitar 1: Billy; Tuning: Eb
Guitar 2: James; Tuning: Eb Bb Bb Gb Bb D
Chords:
E5 Bm/Fm5 Gm5 A5
Billy
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|------(1)--4-------------------|
|-------2---4-------6---7-------|
|-------2---2-------6---7-------|
|-------0---2-------4---5-------|
James
|-------0---0-------0---0-------|
|-------0---0-------0---0-------|
|-------4---6-------3---4-------|
|-------0---0-------0---0-------|
|-------0---7-------4---5-------|
|-------0---7-------4---5-------|
Fills:
Fill 1 Fill 2 Fill 3 (the Mayonaise guitar effect)
|---------|-------------|--*-------|
|---------|-------------|--*-------|
|--8/98--|--13/1413---|--*-(1)---|
|---------|-------------|--*--2----|
|--6/76--|--11/1211---|--*--2----|
|---------|-------------|--*--0----|
Riff 1 (Billy)
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--9/11-11-11-11/13-13-13-13/14-14-14-14/-16---|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--7/9--9--9--9-/11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/14----|
|----------------------------------------------|
Riffs:
Verse Riff:
Billy (distortion)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--4------------8/98-----8/98---|
|--4----6----2---------2----------|
|--2----6----2--6/76--2--6/76---|
|--2----4----0---------0----------|
James (distortion)
|--0----0----0---------0----------|
|--0----0----0---------0----------|
|--6----3----4---------4----------|
|--0----0----0---------0----------|
|--7----4----0---------0----------|
|--7----4----0---------0----------|
Billy (distortion)
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--4------------8/98-----13/1413---|
|--4----6----2---------2-------------|
|--2----6----2--6/76--2--11/1211---|
|--2----4----0---------0-------------|
James (distortion)
|--0----0----0---------0-------------|
|--0----0----0---------0-------------|
|--6----3----4---------4-------------|
|--0----0----0---------0-------------|
|--7----4----0---------0-------------|
|--7----4----0---------0-------------|
Intro Solo:
Billy (clean)
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------2h4-4b5r4-2~-2h4p2---------------------------5r4-2-4--|
|--2/4~~~--2h4--------------------4~-1~----------------2/4~----------|
|---------------------------------------2/4-2--4---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------2~~~----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
James (clean)
|----------0---------------0---------------3---0-------0---3---0-----|
|------------0---------------0---------0---------0-------0---0---0---|
|------6-------6-------6-------6-----1---1---0-------4---------------|
|----7---7-------7---7---7-------7-2---------------5-----------------|
|--0---------------0-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Billy (clean)
|----------2~--------------------------------------------------------|
|--2h4p2------5----7~-5454-2h4p2-------------------------------------|
|--------4------4~---------------4-/6~-6/8--------119898--8----------|
|------------------------------------------6------------11-11-9-11---|
|--------------------------------------------7/9~--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
James (clean)
|----------0---------------0---------------3---0-------0---3---0-----|
|------------0---------------0---------0---------0-------0---0---0---|
|------6-------6-------6-------6-----1---1---0-------4---------------|
|----7---7-------7---7---7-------7-2---------------5-----------------|
|--0---------------0-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Billy (clean) 2x
|-----------------------14~~----|-0----0--0----0---|
|-------------------------------|-0----0--0----0---|
|--8-9-9/11—14r12-11~~----------|-1----1--1----1---|
|-------------------------------|-2--2-2--2--2-2---|
|-------------------------------|-2--2-2--2--2-2---|
|-------------------------------|-0--0-0--0--0-0---|
^hit distortion 1st time
James (clean) 2x
|--0---0-----0----0-----0----0--|-0----0--0----0---|
|--0---0-----0----0-----0----0--|-0----0--0----0---|
|--8---11----8----11----6----3--|-4----4--4----4---|
|--0---0-----0----0-----0----0--|-0--0-0--0--0-0---|
|--9---12----9----12----7----4--|-0--0-0--0--0-0---|
|--9---12----9----12----7----4--|-0--0-0--0--0-0---|
^hit distortion 1st time
Verse:
Fill 1 Fill 2 Fill 3 (the Mayonaise guitar effect)
|---------|-------------|--*-------|
|---------|-------------|--*-------|
|--8/98--|--13/1413---|--*-(1)---|
|---------|-------------|--*--2----|
|--6/76--|--11/1211---|--*--2----|
|---------|-------------|--*--0----|
Riff 1 (Billy)
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--9/11-11-11-11/13-13-13-13/14-14-14-14/-16---|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--7/9--9--9--9-/11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/14----|
|----------------------------------------------|
Bm/Fm5 | Gm5 | E5 | Fill 1 | E5 | Fill 1
Bm/Fm5 | Gm5 | E5 | Fill 1 | E5 | Fill 2
Bm/Fm5
Fool enough to almost be it
Gm5 E5 Fill 1
Cool enough to not quite see it
E5 Fill 1
Doomed
Bm/Fm5
Pick your pocket full of sorrow
Gm5 E5 Fill 1
and run away with me tomorrow
E5 Fill 2
Gone
Bridge:
Cm5
we´ll try to ease the pain
A5 E5
somehow I feel the same
Bm/Fm5 E5 Fill 3
when noone knows
E5 Fill 3
where our secrets go
Verse:
Bm/Fm5
I´ll send my heart to all my dearies
Gm5 E5 Fill 1
when your love is so, so dreary
E5 Fill 1
dream
Bm/Fm5
I´m rumoured through the straight and narrow
Gm5 E5 Fill 1
While all the hurlots of my perils
E5 Fill 2
scream
Chorus:
Bm/Fm5 Gm5
and I fail
E5 Fill 3 Fill 3
but when I can, I will
Bm/Fm5 Gm5
Try to understand
E5 Fill 3 Fill 3
when I can, I will
Guitar Solo:
Billy (distortion)
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2/4-4-4-4/6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9~~~---7-6-7~-6~--4/6~------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------6gb7~~~~---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Billy (distortion)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------4-4b6r4-2~---------------------------------|
|--0h2-4----------2-4-4b6r4--2-------------4gb6r4~-2~---------------------|
|--------2~~~~--4--------------------------------------2-4-2-4-4b~5r4-0---|
Billy (distortion)
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------9~~--7p6------9/11~~-------------------|
|------12~~--11p9-11p9----------7~~----------------7gb9~~~~---|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
^pick slide
James´ part:
James (distortion)
|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------|
|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------|
|--4----6----4----6----8----4----4----3----1-------|
|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------|
|--0----7----0----7----9----0----5----4----2-------|
|--0----7----0----7----9----0----5----4----2-------|
Interlude:
(clean guitars)
Bm/Fm5
Mother weeped the years I´m missing
Gm5 E5 (Fill 1)
all the time can´t be given back
Bm/Fm5
Shut my mouth and straked the demons
Gm5 E5 (get heavy again!)
Cursed you and your reasons
E5
So bad
E5 Fill3 E5 Fill 3
When I can, I will
Riff 1
Chorus:
Bm/Fm5 Gm5
Words define the plans
E5 Fill 3 Fill 3
but when I can, I will
Bm/Fm5 Gm5
try to understand
E5 Fill 3 E5 Fill 3
when I can, I will
Interlude:
Bm/Fm5
Fool enough to almost be it
Gm5
Cool enough to not quite see it
E5
told enough to almost feel it
E5
always older, always feel this
Bm/Fm5
no more promise, no more sorrow
Gm5
no longer will I follow
E5
can anybody hear me
E5 (Riff 1)
I just want to be me
Bm/Fm5 Gm
E5 Fill 3 E5 Fill 3
when I can, I will
Bm/Fm5 Gm
try to understand that
E5 Fill 3 E5 Fill3
when I can, I will
Fill 3 Fill 3 Fill 3
Outro/Solo:
Billy (clean)
|-----------------------------4p2--------------------------------|
|-----------------5p4----/7~------0-5---/12-12~~--9-9h12-97-9---|
|----------2/4~~------4------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
James (clean)
|----------0---------------0---------------3---0-------0---3---0-----|
|------------0---------------0---------0---------0-------0---0---0---|
|------6-------6-------6-------6-----1---1---0-------4---------------|
|----7---7-------7---7---7-------7-2---------------5-----------------|
|--0---------------0-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Billy (clean)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7p5-7p5--4-5-42--4p2--4/7~~-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------9p8--9p8/11~~--13r11--9p8-9p8---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
James (clean)
|----------0---------------0---------------3---0-------0---3---0-----|
|------------0---------------0---------0---------0-------0---0---0---|
|------6-------6-------6-------6-----1---1---0-------4---------------|
|----7---7-------7---7---7-------7-2---------------5-----------------|
|--0---------------0-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Billy (clean)
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|--9~~-/11-6~~---|
|----------------|
|----------------|
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