Today - The Smashing Pumpkins

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Ok, i looked at the other tab for this song, and i think that it was
a little bit off. This is how i believe the song is really played


[Intro/Theme Riff]

e|---11----13-
B|------11----
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

---11----15p11
11----11------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

------|  play this cutesy little riff
-11---|  4x solo, then 8x with band
------|  behind playing these dist.
------|  chords:
------|
------|

    
    
      
    

The lead part is as follows:

repeat six times then do:                vib.

e|------------
B|------8-----
G|--8-8---8-8-
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

---------|   |
8h9p8----|   |
------8--|   |
---------|   |
---------|   |
---------|   |

--------------
------8-------
--8-8---8-8-8-
--------------
--------------
--------------

------8-------
8h9------8----
-----------8--
--------------
--------------
--------------

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|
|
|
|

         
  Today is the

   
 greatest day 

I've ever know

n
         
  Can't live f

     
or tomorrow, t

omorrow's much

 too long
         
  I'll burn my

 
 eyes out
       

  Before I get out

          
  I wanted mor

           
e   than life 

      
could ever gra

nt me
           
  Bored by the

          
 chore   of sa

        
ving face
The lead part over the above chords is really simple, play it on

the first and third times, over the C (8th fret) chord:

 slow bend w/vib

e|------------
B|------5b7---
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

----|
----|
----|
----|
----|
----|

         
  Today is the

  
 greatest day 

I've ever know

n
         
  Can't wait f

     
or tomorrow, I

 might not hav

e that long
         
  I'll tear my

         
 heart out    

       
before I get o

ut

Play this lead part above the second verse (clean guitar):

e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|---13----15-
A|------13----
E|------------

--------------
--------------
---------12-13
---13---------
13----13------
--------------

--------------
--------------
---12h13p12---
------------13
--------------
--------------

-|------------
-|------------
-|------------
-|-13----15---
-|----13----13
-|------------

---------|
---------|
---------|
-13------|
----13---|
---------|

e|------------
B|------------
G|---12-13----
D|---------13-
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
---------11---
--------------
------------13
13----13------
---11---------

--------------
--------------
-12h13p12-----
----------13p1
--------------
--------------

--|-----------
--|-----------
--|-----------
2-|-13----15--
--|----13----1
--|-----------

---------|
---------|
---------|
--13-----|
3----13--|
---------|

e|------------
B|------------
G|--12-13-----
D|--------13--
A|-----------1
E|------------

--------------
--------11----
--12---------1
--------------
3----13-------
--------------

--------|-----
--------|-----
3p12----|-----
--------|-13--
-----13-|----1
--------|-----

--------------
--------------
--------------
--15----13----
3----13----13-
--------------

---------|
---------|
---------|
17p13----|
------13-|
---------|

              
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|---13/15-15-
E|------------

      dist.  v
--------------
-----------13-
-------/12----
--------------
15-15---------
--------------

ib
------|
------|
12-\--|
------|
------|
------|

           
  Pink ribbon 

        
scars that nev

er forget
           
  I've tried s

       
o hard to clea

nse these regr

ets
           
  My angel win

        
gs    were bru

ised and restr

ained
          
  My belly sti

 
ngs
                        

  Today is..  today is..  today is..  the greatest..
         
Day hee-yay, o

            
o oo ooo ooo o

          
oo.... Day hee

       
-yay-ay, hooo.

..
           
  I want to tu

            
rn you on,  I 

            
want to turn y

   
ou on....
           
  I want to tu

            
rn you on,  I 

        
want to turn y

ou..
         
  Today is the

           
 greatest.... 

         
  today is the

         
 greatest day
         
  Today is the

           
 greatest.. da

        
y..  I have ev

        
er really know

n.
The lead parts in the outro are the clean cutesy riff, the
hammer-on 8th fret riff, and this:

              
e|------------
B|------------
G|--12--------
D|-----15-13--
A|------------
E|------------

              
--------------
--------------
-12h13p12----1
----------13--
--------------
--------------

              
--------------
-----------11-
2----12h13----
--13----------
--------------
--------------

      vib sust
--15p11-------
--------11----
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

ain
------|
------|
------|
------|
------|
------|

Then end with the Eb chord and a trem bend down.

Chord formations:

   6688xx
    688766
    
C     8/10/10/

9/8/8
     133211
     355433
  5577xx



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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down

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