Suffer -- Smashing Pumpkins off of the Gish album. ------ From: Brian McCall This is as close as I can get. I hope it helps out a little to everybody. Any corrections are welcome to the above address. Legend: > upstroke $ [ downstroke $ fb full bend $ } I dunno the term for this so just fbr full bend-release $ } play the chord a little slower hb half bend $ } than stiking it normally. p pull-off $ h hammer-on Drum intro... Intro: *1 Guitar 1 > |-$0----------------------------0--------------------------------- |-$3----------------------------3--------------------------------- |-$2------9----------------9fbr-2------9----------------9fbr------ |-$0----7---------8p7----7------0----7---------8p7----7----------- |-$0----------------------------0--------------------------------- |-$--------------------------------------------------------------- Guitar 2 |---------0----------------0-----------0----------------0--------- |--3------3-X-X-X-3--------3----3------3-X-X-X-3--------3--------- |--3p2----2-X-X-X-3p2------2----3p2----2-X-X-X-3p2------2--------- |--0------0-X-X-X-0--------0----0------0-X-X-X-0--------0--------- |--0----0-0-X-X-X-0------0-0----0----0-0-X-X-X-0------0-0--------- |----------------------------------------------------------------- Guitar 3 |---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------- Repeat *1 with lyrics then: *2 Both Guitars: ...saying you're seeing, you're ... are |--0-------------------0---0---------------0----------------0---- |--1---------------------1-1--------3------3-X-X-X-3--------3---- |--0-----------------------0--------3p2----2-X-X-X-3p2------2---- |--2-----------------------2--------0------0-X-X-X-0--------0---- |--3-----------------------3--------0----0-0-X-X-X-0------0-0---- |---------------------------------------------------------------- ^^back to parts of *1 here^^ ...meaning is cleaning the meaning of who you are.. |--0-------------------0---0------------------------------------- |--1---------------------1-1-------------------3----------------- |--0-----------------------0-------------------2----------------- |--2-----------------------2-------------------0----------------- |--3-----------------------3-------------------0----------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------- *3 Both Guitars: [>[ |--5----5------5----5-----3-----3---333-------------------------- |--5----5-XXXX-5----5-----3-----3---333-------------------------- |--7----7-XXXX-5----5-XXX-5-----5---555-------------------------- |--7----7-XXXX-7--7-7-XXX-5-----5---555-------------------------- |--5----5-XXXX-5--5-5-XXX-3--3--3---333-------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------- Repeat *3 4 times Play *1 and *2 (the song again) then the break (*4). *4 Guitar 1 (med. fast flanger): Too late... ...me |--------------------2-----------------------2-----------------2---- |--------3-------------0---------3-------------0---------3-----0---2 |------0---0-------0-----0-----0---0-------0-----0-----0---0---0---3 |----2-------2---0-----------2-------2---0-----------2-------2-0---0 |--3-----------2-----------3-----------2-----------3-----------2---0 |------------------------------------------------------------------- *5 Guitar 1: > > etc... until.. [ |-$0---------$0-----------------------------------------2-------- |-$3---------$3---------------------------------------3-3-----3-- |-$2---------$2---------------------------------------2-2-----2-- |-$0---------$0---------------------------------------0-0-----0-- |-$0---------$0---------------------------------------0-0-----0-- |---------------------------------------------------------------- Guitar 2 (flanger again): etc... until.. |---------------------2---------------2--------------7----------- |-------------------3-------------------------------------------- |-----------------2---------------2--------------2--------------- |-------0-------------------------------------------------------- |-----0---------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------- *6 Guitar 2 continues *5 and Guitar 1 repeats a Dsus2 with a few variations... Recorder enters here. etc... |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------- |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------- |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2------------------------------------------- |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------- |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------- *7 After recorder stops, Guitar 1 stays on that D and adds a C and a G. Guitar 2 jumps around a Dsus2 also: Guitar 1: D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D C G G |--0-----------------------------------------------0------3---3-- |--3-----------------------------------------------1-XXXX-3---3-- |--2-----------------------------------------------0-XXXX-0---0-- |--0-----------------------------------------------2-XXXX-0---0-- |--0-----------------------------------------------3-XXXX-X---X-- |---------------------------------------------------------3---3-- Guitar 2: |----------0---------------0---------------0-------0------3---3-- |------3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-1-XXXX-3---3-- |----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2---0-XXXX-0---0-- |--0---------------0---------------0---------------2-XXXX-0---0-- |--------------------------------------------------3-XXXX-X---X-- |---------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-- Guitar 2 repeats *7 twice then Both change to: *8 D D D D D D D D |--0---------------0------3-----3-------------------------------- |--3---------------1-XXXX-3-----3-------------------------------- |--2---------------0-XXXX-0-----0-------------------------------- |--0---------------2-XXXX-0-----0-------------------------------- |--0---------------3-XXXX-X-----X-------------------------------- |-------------------------3---3-3-------------------------------- *8 repeats 4 times, the fourth time without the last 2 Gs. The song ends in a dreamy riff not too unlike *4. I haven't tabbed it out but I know it starts out like *4 with a few extra notes and variations. I hope this helps out. Thanks... --Brian --------------- Suffer from Gish Transcribed by Adam Morris This is one of the few that wasn't at Nevada so I thought I'd give it a go!!! b=bend h=hammer on p=pull-off Standard Tuning Main Riff/Verse Part I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Guitar 1 E------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------| G-3p2--2--2--2--3p2--2--2--2--3p2--2--2--2--3p2--2--2--| D-0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--| A-0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--| E------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| -----9b------------9b--------------9b---------9b-----| -----------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| "All that you suffer is all that you are........" Verse Part II |-----------------------------------| |--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--------------| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| |-----------------------------------| "and you're saying you're seeing........" Slower bit --2------2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--1-----------3-----| --0------3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--------3--3-----| --2------2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--1-----0--0--0-----| --0------0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2-----| --2------------------3--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2-----| ---------------------1--1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0-----| "All may say......." Even slower bit <--------C----------> <------D------> ---------0-------------|-------------2-----| This part goes for a while. ---------1-------------|----------3-----2--| It mainly alternates from ------0-----0----------|-------2-----------| the C riff to the D riff. 2--2--------------2----|-------0-----------| 3----------------------|-------------------| -----------------------|-------------------| "Too late to discover....." -----3---| --1--3---| --0--0---| --2--0---| --3--2---| -----3---| " I will wait for you....." I think that's pretty much thw whole song. I am not positive it is right, but I played along with the CD and it sounded OK. E-mail me with comments, suggestions, or just to let me know that you downloaded it and are using it. (PLEASE REPLY!!!! It took me hours to type up and transcribe) Adam Morris benmo@deakin.edu.au