  1. How to read a basic tab 2. Details on my tabs with a sample tab 3. How to tune differently 4. Requests 5. Other Smashing Pumpkins bass tabs pages 6. Smashing Pumpkins Guitar Tabs 7. The letters are hard to see on the screen 1. How to read a basic tab G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|2-0-0-2-0-2-0-0h0-2-0-| The letters to the left refer to the strings. The number lined up with that letter is the fret you play on. So for this riff you'd play the second fret on E, then open (0), then open again, then 2... etc. If the top of the tab says you tune it a half step down: Eb Ab Db Gb, then the letters will still be the same on the left, you treat the bass as if it's in tune, which is isn't (learn how to downtune below). 2. Details on my tabs with a sample tab Title: Sample1 Artist: Sample2 Tuning: Db Ab db Gb3 Come in with the guitars4 Riff15 G|---------------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| D|x6h7xhxhxhx-xhx-x-xhxhxhxh-0--0--6--6-5--5-3--| Play this through the end This tab was made by Dave Silverman and is copyrighted to Sad Machines. It is is not allowed to be posted elsewhere.8 http://spaa.simplenet.com/sadmachines/9 1 This is where the title of the song that tabbed is put 2 This is where the artist of the tab is put 3 This is where the tabs tuning is put. If a tab is tuned half step down (Eb Ab Db Gb or Db Ab db Gb) it is written in the body as normal. 4 There are messages like this all over the tab telling you what to do. 5 A lot of times messages refer to different riffs, that's why they are labeled 6 Usually means scratch the strings. Sometimes it is meant as don't play. 7 Half step. This tabs aren't really tabbed for rythm. That would take too much time this is a cheap way of saying faster. Once or twice you may run into a q which means even faster than h. 8 People are always taking tabs from my page and putting them on there's. This message was put here hopefully to prevent this from happening. If you see tabs on pages that appear to be mine, please mail me. 9 Sad Machine's address 3. How to tune differently These instructions are all starting in normal tuning position (E A D G)
This is known as Drop D. Tune 7 on E to open A. Eb Ab Db Gb Tune open A to 4 on E. Tune 5 on E to open A. Tune open D to 5 on A. Tune open G to 5 on D. Db Ab db Gb Tune open A to 4 on E. Tune 7 on E to open A. Tune open D to 5 on A. Tune open G to 5 on D. 4. Requests A lot of times when I receive requests they are either for songs that have already been tabbed or for songs that don't have a bass line. A few Smashing Pumpkins songs you should not request because they have no bass line are:
Please be sure the song you request is not already tabbed and that it does have a bass line. 5. Other Smashing Pumpkins bass tabs pages The Pumpkins' Bass Tabs Smashing Pumpkins Bass Guitar Tabs Nerdstrom1's Home Page 3 Smashing Pumpkins Bass Tabs PUMPKINS BASS TABS Olga's Smashing Pumpkins Bass Tabs Archive Absolute Zero Those are all the bass tab sites I could find. If you have any more, please e-mail them to me. Thanks. 6. Smashing Pumpkins Guitar Tabs For guitar tabs I almost always go to Luna the music is catergorized by album and song like at Sad Machines. Other good sites include: The Smashing Pumpkins Brazillian Page Pumpkin Soup 7. Can't read the screen Turn up the brightness on your screen! articles about d'arcy images of d'arcy videos of d'arcy d'arcy miscellania sounds of d'arcy faq credits creator of sad machines e-mail |