Today - The Smashing Pumpkins
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
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------
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------| play this cutesy little riff
-11---| 4x solo, then 8x with band
------| behind playing these dist.
------| chords:
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The lead part is as follows:
repeat six times then do: vib.
e|------------
B|------8-----
G|--8-8---8-8-
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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8h9p8----| |
------8--| |
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---------| |
---------| |
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------8-------
--8-8---8-8-8-
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------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|------------
----|
----|
----|
----|
----|
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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|------------
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---------12-13
---13---------
13----13------
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---12h13p12---
------------13
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-|------------
-|------------
-|------------
-|-13----15---
-|----13----13
-|------------
---------|
---------|
---------|
-13------|
----13---|
---------|
e|------------
B|------------
G|---12-13----
D|---------13-
A|------------
E|------------
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---------11---
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------------13
13----13------
---11---------
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-12h13p12-----
----------13p1
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--|-----------
--|-----------
--|-----------
2-|-13----15--
--|----13----1
--|-----------
---------|
---------|
---------|
--13-----|
3----13--|
---------|
e|------------
B|------------
G|--12-13-----
D|--------13--
A|-----------1
E|------------
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--------11----
--12---------1
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3----13-------
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--------|-----
--------|-----
3p12----|-----
--------|-13--
-----13-|----1
--------|-----
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--15----13----
3----13----13-
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---------|
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17p13----|
------13-|
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e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|---13/15-15-
E|------------
dist. v
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-----------13-
-------/12----
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15-15---------
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ib
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12-\--|
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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|------------
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--------------
-12h13p12----1
----------13--
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-----------11-
2----12h13----
--13----------
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vib sust
--15p11-------
--------11----
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ain
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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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