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The Smashing Pumpkins  - Thru the Eyes of Ruby

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Guitar6String  Tabwww.ultimate-guitar.com2011/01/09 14:39:57

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#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Tabbed by Brian McCall 

THROUGH THE EYES OF RUBY - by the Smashing Pumpkins on Mellon
======= === ==== == ====   Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

Eb tuning

Piano intro

*1

there are _several_ layered guitars for this

G1 slight distortion

|---------4----------------5----------------6-------|
|-----0-----0---0------0-----0---0------0-----0---0-|
|---4--(4)----4------7--(7)----7------6--(4)----6---|
|-2----------------5----------------4---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------9----------------------------------------|
|-----0-----0---0----------------------------------|
|---9--(7)----9------------------------------------|
|-7------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

G2

|---------4---------------------------------6-------|
|-----0-----0---0------0-------0--------0-----0---0-|
|---4--(4)----4------7-------7---7----6--(6)----6---|
|-2----------------5-----5----------4---------------|
|--------------------------5------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------9-----------------------------------------|
|-----0-----0---0-----------------------------------|
|---9--(9)----9-------------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

G3 (first time only) Tremolo (fast phasing)

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-3hbr---2hbr--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

*2

G1 Distortion

|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------12-/-19--\-10--14--16-17-----\--12-/-19--\-|
|-13~---X----X-----X---X---X--X---------X----X-----|
|-X-----9--/-16--\-8---11--13-14-----\--9--/-16--\-|
|-11~----------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|
|-10--14-------------------------------------------|
|-X---X--------------------------------------------|
|-8---11-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

G2 Distortion

|-0-------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------------|
|-1-------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----5--/-12--\-4---7---9--2---------5--/-12---\-|
|-2-----5--/-12--\-4---7---9--2---------5--/-12---\-|
|-0-----3--/-10--\-2---5---7--0---------3--/-10---\-|

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-4---7-----------------------------------------------|
|-4---7-----------------------------------------------|
|-2---5-----------------------------------------------|

*3

G1 Phasing

|---------4----------------5----------------6-------|
|-----0-----0---0------0-----0---0------0-----0---0-|
|---4--(4)----4------7--(7)----7------6--(4)----6---|
|-2----------------5----------------4---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------9----------------------------------------|
|-----0-----0---0----------------------------------|
|---9--(7)----9------------------------------------|
|-7------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

G2 Clean

|---------4---------------------------------6-------|
|-----0-----0---0------0-------0--------0-----0---0-|
|---4--(4)----4------7-------7---7----6--(6)----6---|
|-2----------------5-----5----------4---------------|
|--------------------------5------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------9-----------------------------------------|
|-----0-----0---0-----------------------------------|
|---9--(9)----9-------------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

I strongly believe that the phaser used is the Mu-tron
Bi-phase.  They've used it before and mine can mimic
this sound exactly.  For those who have one, here's my
settings:
Phasor A only, Sweep: just below 2, Depth: 7, Feedback: 7.5

*4 ("Breathing Underwater....")

G1 (still phased)

|---------7---------------7-----------------11--------|
|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0------0-------0----0-|
|---7---7-----7-----7---7-----7-----11---11------11---|
|-5---------------5---------------9-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

|-----------11-10-9-8-7-------7---------------7-------|
|------0------------------0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|
|---11---11-------------7---7-----7-----7---7-----7---|
|-9-------------------5---------------5---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
                      ^don't ask.
                      (overdub maybe?)

G2 (tremolo phasing)

|-7-------------------------------11------------------|
|-0-------------------------------0-------------------|
|-7-------------------------------11------------------|
|-5-------------------------------9-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
  ^strummed                       ^strum slow
   slowly
   (think "Soma")
|-7---------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------------------|
|-7---------------------------------------------------|
|-5---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

*5 ("And if you spin...")

G1

|-----------11-------------------10-------------------|
|------0-------0----0-------0-------0----0------------|
|---11---11------11------11---11------11--------------|
|-9-------------------12------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

|---------9---------------7---------------------------|
|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0---------------------|
|---9---9-----9-----7---7-----7-----------------------|
|-7---------------5-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

G2 Tremolo phasing (gets one whole chord in on this part!)

|-11--------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------------------|
|-11--------------------------------------------------|
|-9---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

G3 (Lead fill