TRISTESSA by Smashing Pumpkins on the album Gish ========= written by William P. Corgan Tabbed by Brian McCall *1 G1 distortion |--------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X------ |--------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X------ |----------13-13-------------11-11-------------13-13-----X-X-X-X--11-11 |----------X--X--------------X--X--------------X--X------X-X-X-X--X--X |----------11-11-------------9--9--------------11-11-----X-X-X-X--9--9 |-0---0-0-----------0---0-0-----------0---0-0------------X-X-X-X------ G2 Distortion |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------11p7--------------9p5---------------11p7---------------9p5- |-0---0-0-----------0---0-0-----------0---0-0------------------------- Repeat *1 through lyrics until: *2 G1 pm----------------------------| repeat... Slide last time only before *3 |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-------------------------------------- |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------(X\)--------------------- G2 pm---------------------------| repeat... |-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------------------------------- |-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------------------------------- |-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------------------------------- |-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------------------------------- |-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------------------------------- |-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------------------------------- ^this is close to providing the rhythmic guitar noise in this part. palm mute while fret-muting with your other hand near the nut. Repeat *1 then *2 *3 Both Guitars: |-0--0----3--3----5--5-----------6--5-3-0--0----3--3-----8----8--8--8-- |-0--0----3--3----5--5-----------6--5-3-0--0----3--3-----8----8--8--8-- |-1--1----4--4----6--6--X-X-X-X--7--6-4-1--1----4--4-----9----9--9--9-- |-2--2--X-5--5--X-7--7--X-X-X-X--8--7-5-2--2----5--5-----10---10-10-10- |-2--2--X-5--5--X-7--7--X-X-X-X--8--7-5-2--2----5--5--5--10---10-10-10- |-0--0--X-3--3--X-5--5--X-X-X-X--6--5-3-0--0--0-3--3--3--8----8--8--8-- Repeat *3 then: *4 Both guitars Surely I knew...Surely I knew...Surely I knew................ |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------2------------ |--------------------------------------------------------2------------ |-----------------------------------------4--------------2------------ |---------2---------------0---------------2--------------0------------ |--------------------------------------------------------------------- *Solo |-------------------------------------------17-17-16-----14hbr-------- |-17-17-17-15-17-17-17-15-17-17-17-15-17-15---------------------14p12- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |-13---11-13-11\9--11-11-13-13-14-14-16-16-\-16-16-16-14-16-14-16----- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------9--9--11-11-12-12-14-14---------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- ...sorry, that's all I know. Other guitar plays *1 behind this. repeat *1 and *2 then: *end G1 [repeat *2 half as long (listen to the CD) then this] pm-----------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |---------------------------------------------------------------------X\- |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-X\- |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-X\- G2 |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------13131313141414141616161619191919---- |------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X\- |------------------------------------11111111121212121414141417171717-X\- |---------------------------------------------------------------------X\- Both guitars: |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------13-13------------------------------------------------------- |---------X--X-------------------------------------------------------- |---------11-11------------------------------------------------------- |-0---0-0------------------------------------------------------------- Note: An alternate way of playing this (It's the way I play it, but I've not seen them play this live so I don't know how Billy plays it) is with one guitar as follows: |--------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X------ |--------------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X------ |----------13-13-------------11-11-------------13-13-----X-X-X-X--11-11 |----------X--X--------------X--X--------------X--X------X-X-X-X--X--X |----------11-11-------------9--9--------------11-11-----X-X-X-X--9--9 |-0---0-0--X-h12----0---0-0--X-h10----0---0-0--X-h12-----X-X-X-X--X-h10 Lyrics: Plant (pledged?) your faith my heart embraced struggle to renew Blurry mind so hypnotized fast enough who.. Wonder...where you are. Tristessa Soul take soul as I take eye I will wait for you What you believe you'll wish to recieve. Who to believe in who? You. Hang on...to your life. Tristessa I love you true Surely I knew (do?) I love you true Surely I knew Surely I knew Surely I knew Do you ever wake up and find yourself alone? Do you ever wake up far from home? What you believe you'll wish to recieve. Who to believe in who? Tristessa Tristessa Tristessa Thanks to Don BC@aol.com for help with the pre-"I love you true" riff. ---=-=-=-=-==---=== Transcribed by Adam Morris From: benmo@deakin.edu.au (BENJAMIN JAMES MORRIS) h= hammer on p=pull off b= bend r= release bend v=vibrato Rhythm Fig 1. |---------------------| Repeat this as neccessary for |---------------------| Verse 1 This is the repeating |-----11---------9----| rhythm pattern throughout |---------------------| the song. |------9---------7----| |-0-0----0--0-0-------| Rhythm Fig 2. |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--2--2-2-5--5-5-7--7-7-8---7-5-2-|-2--2-2-5--5-5-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |--2--2-2-5--5-5-7--7-7-8---7-5-2-|-2--2-2-5--5-5-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |--0--0-0-3--3-3-5--5-5-6---5-3-0-|-0--0-0-3--3-3-/-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| Play this twice for the chorus, and then after that play these chords... |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |-9----7----9----7---| |-7----5----7----5---| >This is all I can figure out right now, I hope you can understand it. >If anyone can work out that little section after the verses, or ANY >of the solo PLEASE e-mail me and tell me what you think. >Any comments or correction most welcome - benmo@deakin.edu.au I've reposted my earlier one with the start (only the start sorry) of the solo. Here is my attempt at it. |-------------------------------17b-r(17)-15b---------------------------| |-17-15h17-17-15h17-17-15h17-17-----------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------13--11h13p12p11vvvvvv--| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| HELP ME OUT A BIT, I have given you a bit of the solo, maybe that will help you to work it out. ADAM MORRIS ^^^^^^^^^^^ benmo@deakin.edu.au