Here Is No Why Tab

Here is No Why by Smashing Pumpkins
4/4 slow tempo.  Distortion, no reverb.  Listen to the track for rhythms.  Tuned down
step.  Tabbed by Gitfiddlesteve.
 
Chords:
e|-0-----0-----x-----x-----5-----x-----0-----x-|
b|-2-----0-----x-----x-----5-----x-----0-----x-|
g|-1-----1-----x-----7-----6-----x-----9-----6-|
d|-2-----2-----6-----7-----7-----4-----9-----6-|
a|-0-----2-----6-----5-----7-----4-----7-----4-|
e|-0-----0-----4-----x-----5-----2-----0-----x-|
  Amaj7  E     G#5   D5   Amaj  F#5   E(vii) C#5
 
riffs:
main riff (played after Amaj7 during intro)
e|---------------------|
b|---------------------|
g|-2h4-2\1-2p1-2h4-----|
d|---------------------|
a|---------------------|
e|---------------------|
 
riff 2
e|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~
b|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~
g|-9/11-9\7----|
d|-------------|
a|-7/9--7\5----|
e|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
riff 3
e|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
b|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
g|-x-------------------|
d|-9-9-9-9-9/11-9\7----|
a|-7-7-7-7-7/9--7\5----|
e|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
riff 4 (used in prechorus)
e|-5--5-5-5-5-----x------|
b|-5--5-5-5-5-----x------|
g|-6--6-6-6-6-----x------|
d|-7--7-7-7-7-9^v-7------|
a|-7--7-7-7-7-7^v-7------|
e|-5--5-5-5-5-7^v-5------|
 
riff 5 (variation of riff 2 used in prechorus)
e|-----------------|
b|-----------------|
g|-9/11/14\16-16~~~
d|------------------|
a|-7/9-/12\14-14~~~-|
e|------------------|
 
The song:
(Intro)
Amaj7, riff 1,  E, G#5
 
Amaj7, riff 1,  E, riff 2, D5
 
(verse 1)
Amaj7
the useless drag of another day
                                  E   G#5
the endless drags of a death rock boy
 
Amaj7
mascara sure and lipstick lost
                           E (riff 2)  D5        Amaj/riff 4
glitter burned by restless thoughts of being forgotten
 
(Chorus 1)
F#5         Amaj   E(vii, riff 3)
and in your sad machines
F#5       Amaj     E(vii, riff 3)
you'll forever stay
F#5       Amaj   E(vii)       D5          Amaj7
desperate and displeased with whoever you are
Amaj7            (main riff)
and you're a star
 
E  G#
 
(Verse 2)
Amaj7 (this one holds for 4 measures)            E     G#5
somewhere he pulls his hair down over a frowning smile
Amaj7                                                      E (riff1)D5 Amaj
a hidden diamond you cannot find a secret star that cannot shine over to you
 
(Pre Chorus)
c#5     D5      Amaj/riff 4
may the king of gloom,
c#5   D5   E(vii)/riff 5
be forever doomed
 
(Chorus 2)
F#5         Amaj   E(vii, riff 3)
and in your sad machines
F#5       Amaj     E(vii, riff 3)
you'll forever stay
F#5     Amaj  E(vii, riff 3)
burning up in speed
F#5    Amaj     E(vii)       D5    Amaj(let chord ring and feedback)
lost inside the dreams, of teen machines
 
(interlude, guitar with sustain, other guitars play glissandos around Amaj)
 
the useless drags, the empty days
e|----------------|--------------|
b|----------------|--------------|
g|----------------|--------------|
d|-7--------------|-----7h9------|
a|----------------|--------------|
e|----------------|--------------|
 
the lonely towers of long mistakes
e|----------------|--------------|
b|----------------|--------------|
g|-----6----------|-----6h7------|
d|---9------------|--------------|
a|----------------|--------------|
e|----------------|--------------|
 
to forgotten faces and faded loves
e|----------------|--------------|
b|----------------|--------7-----|
g|---7h9----------|----9---------|
d|----------------|--------------|
a|----------------|--------------|
e|----------------|--------------|
 
  sitting still was never en-
e|----------------|--------------|
b|7h-9------------|-9h10---------|
g|----------------|--------------|
d|----------------|--------------|
a|----------------|--------------|
e|----------------|--------------|
 
(Solo)
  -nough
E           D5      Amaj
e|-12^--------------|---------------|
b|-12^-9-10-9-9h10--|-14^~~~~~~~~~~-|
g|-----9----------9~|-14^~~~~~~~~~~-|
d|------------------|---------------|
a|------------------|---------------|
e|------------------|---------------|
 
E           D5      Amaj
e|-----------------|----9~~~~~~~~~-|
b|---7h9p7---------|---------------|
g|-9^-----9-77-7h9-|---------------|
d|-----------------|10^~~~~~~~~~~~-|
a|-----------------|---------------|
e|-----------------|---------------|
 
E           D5      Amaj
e|-16^------------|---------------|
b|----14h17-------|---------------|
g|---------14~~~~~|14h16----------|
d|----------------|-----14~~~~~~~-|
a|----------------|---------------|
e|----------------|---------------|
 
E           D5      Amaj
e|----------------|----------------------|
b|----------------|----------------------|
g|-----14~~~~~~~~~|16p14-----------14h16-|
d|14h16-----------|-----16p14-14h16------|
a|----------------|----------------------|
e|----------------|----------------------|
 
Amaj              Amaj
e|----------------|--------------------|
b|----------------|--------------------|
g|14-16-16/18-16~~|14~~-----------14~~-|
d|----------------|----16p14-14h16-----|
a|----------------|--------------------|
e|----------------|--------------------|
 
Amaj              Amaj
e|--------------14|16^~~17~~~~~~~-|
b|---------14h17--|---------------|
g|16~~14h16-------|---------------|
d|----------------|---------------|
a|----------------|---------------|
e|----------------|---------------|
 
 
(lyrics start here)
and if...in
c#5   D5  Amaj
e|21^~~~~|17~~~~~~~
b|-------|--------------|
g|-------|--------------|
d|-------|--------------|
a|-------|--------------|
e|-------|--------------|
 
(Pre Chorus 2)
c#5           D5     Amaj/riff 4
and if you're giving in,
c#5         D5     E(vii) riff 5
then you're giving up
 
(Chorus 3)
F#5         Amaj   E(vii, riff 3)
and in your sad machines
F#5       Amaj     E(vii, riff 3)
you'll forever stay
F#5     Amaj  E(vii, riff 3)
burning up in speed
F#5    Amaj     E(vii)       D5    Amaj7
lost inside the dreams, of teen machines
 
(outro, slow down)  E (let ring)
e|-----------------|-0---||
b|-----------------|-0---||
g|-2h4-2\1-2p1-1---|-1---||
d|---------------4-|-2---||
a|-----------------|-2---||
e|-----------------|-0---||
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