-Whir- by Smashing Pumpkins from the album Pisces Iscariot ====== Written by William P. Corgan Tabbed by Brian McCall *intro G1 acoustic |-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------------- |-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--------4-4-4--4-4-4-2------------- |-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--------4-4-4--4-4-4-2------------- |-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--------2-2-2--2-2-2-0------------- |-X-X-0--X-X-X-0--------X-X-0--X-X-X-X------------- *1 G1 & G2 acoustic |-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------------- |-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--------4-4-4--4-4-4-2------------- |-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--------4-4-4--4-4-4-2------------- |-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--------2-2-2--2-2-2-0------------- |-X-X-0--X-X-X-0--------X-X-0--X-X-X-X------------- repeat *1 with extra Asus2 and B rhythm srokes added. G3 starts at :12 [after what is tabbed above] and ends at lyrics. G3 electric (wierd muffled tone) |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-4/6-4/6-------4-4/6---9\6-6/11-9--6\4-4/6-2------ |----------4-/7------------------------------------ |-------------------------------------------------- note: rhythm on this tab is nonexistent and the lines of G3 do not correspond to the rhythm of G1&2's tab. Listen to the recording as a guide... bm. There's this addition to *1 after G3's last E and just before the lyrics: G1 & G2 | I've wasted... |-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---------------- |-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4---------------- |-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4---------------- |-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2---------------- |--------------------------------X-X-0---------------- repeat all of *1 (including the above). G3 enters after Billy sings "It's not easy...when you're alone." G3 interlude |-------------------------------------------------- 1 |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-4-4-4/6--4-4-4/6-------4-4-4/6-4----------------- |----------------------------------4--------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- 2 |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-4-4-4/6--4-4-4/6---6\4-4-4-4/6-4----------------- |----------------------------------4--------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- 3 |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-4-4-4/6--4-4-4/6-------4-4-4/6-4----------------- |----------------------------------4--------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- 4 |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-4-4-4/6--4-4-4/6---6\4-4-4-4/6-4-4/7------------- |--------------------------------------(7h9p7)----- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- 5 |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-6-6-X-2-/6------2/4--4/6--6/9--6-6-X-2-/6-------- |------------4/7----------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- 6 |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-6\4---------------------------4h6/9--6--4--6----- |------9\7--7\4--4\2--2/4--7-4h7------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- 7 |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-6-6-4-4/6----------2h4p2------------------------- |-----------------2h4------------------------------ |-------------------------------------------------- repeat *1 G3 enters again after "...when you're scared." |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-6-6-X-2-/6-6\4-4/6-6\4-4\2-2-4-4/6--9\6--6\4----- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |------------------9------------------------------- |------------------8------------------------------- |-4\2-2------------6--6\4-4/6---------6-6-4-4/9---- |------h4--2-4-4/7------------2/4-4/7-------------- |-------------------------------------------------- G1 & 2 pause for G3 `solo' |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-6/9\6----4/6\4---9\6--4/6----2/4-4/6-6/9-9/11~--- |----------------7----------4---------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- repeat *1 with #s 1-2 of G3 twice. Outro: G1 & G2 |-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-------------------- |-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-------------------- |-2-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-------------------- |-2-X-0-X-2---------2---------2-------------------- |-0---2---3---------3---------2-------------------- |-X---3---X-------------------0-------------------- |-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-------------------- |-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-------------------- |-2-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-------------------- |-2-X-0-X-2---------2---------2-------------------- |-0---2---3---------3---------2-------------------- |-X---3---X-------------------0-------------------- |-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-----0-0-0-0-------- \ |-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-----0-0-0-0-------- | |-2-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-----0-0-0-0-------- | |-2-X-0-X-2---------2---------2-----2-2-2-2-------- | |-0---2---3---------3---------2-----2-2-2-2-------- | |-X---3---X-------------------0-------------------- | | G3 slightly distorted | | |-------------------------------------------------- | |-------------------------------------------------- | |-----------------------------4hbr----------------- | |-7---5---4hb---------------------5---------------- | |-------------------------------------------------- | |-------------------------------------------------- / |-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-------------------- \ |-0-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-------------------- | |-2-X-0-X-0---------0---------0-------------------- | |-2-X-0-X-2---------2---------2-------------------- | |-0---2---3---------3---------2-------------------- | |-X---3---X-------------------0-------------------- | | G3 | | |-------------------------------------------------- | |-------------------------------------------------- | |-------------------------------------------------- | |-7---5---4hb----------------(15)r14-12------------ | |-------------------------------------------------- | |-------------------------------------------------- / Under the entire song (excluding the intro and outro) is a 4th guitar playing _seemingly_ at random these three notes, something like the following: G4 |-7---7------7---7---7-5-7---7---7-7--------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |---4---4------4---4----4---4---------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- Well, there's Whir for you. I still can't figure out the E's and other chords under the chorus (Whir yourself around... part) If you know it please E-mail me. Enjoy it. Hope it's not too confusing (I didn't wanna tab out repetitive lines) and it helps out. Please send comments to -=Ansigod@aol.com=- Lyrics: I've wasted all my years Been chasin' all my fears For another Brighter than you I gave in long ago To make it to the show It's not easy When you're alone All your prayers In my ears Don't you care? Whir yourself around Just to fall back down Whir yourself around My harlot/honey little girl C'mon lets go for a whirl It's too early Sun is sleeping She says she wants to marry me She says she wants a baby It's not easy When you're scared Whir yourself around Just to fall back down Whir yourself around All your prayers In my ears Don't you care? --=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Tabbed by Andy Davidoff Last time I saw Whir tabbed it was by someone who said it was their first attempt at tabbing. I went through it and it was all pretty close, but I knew that something was missing, so I sat down and listned hard for a long time, and this is the new tab I came up with. Any comments, changes, or criticsm will be accepted by e-mailing me at . Rythym Figure 1 Acoustic/Clean Electric #1 Left Channel (x2) < Clean Electric Or > Acoustic/Clean Electric #1 & #2 Both Channels (x2) < Acoustic Can Be Used. > Acoustic/Clean Electric #1 e---0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-0---| B---0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-0---| G---4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4---4-4-4-4---| D---4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4---4-4-4-4---| A---2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2-2---2-2-2-0---| E---X-X-X----X-X-X-X----X-X-X---X-X-X-X---| < < I Mute This With My Middle > < Finger. > Acoustic/Clean Electric #2 e---0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-0---| B---0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-0---| G---4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4---4-4-4-2---| D---4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4---4-4-4-2---| A---2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2-2---2-2-2-0---| E---X-X-X----X-X-X-X----X-X-X---X-X-X-0---| < < I Mute This With My Middle > < Finger. > Rythym Figure 2 e--0--0-0-0----0--0-0-0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----| B--0--0-0-0----0--0-0-0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----| G--4--4-4-4----4--4-4-4--4-4-4---4--4-4-4-2--2-2-2--2-2-2----| D--4--4-4-4----4--4-4-4--4-4-4---4--4-4-4-2--2-2-2--2-2-2----| A--2--2-2-2----2--2-2-2--2-2-2---2--2-2-2-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----| E--X--X-X-X----X--X-X-X--X-X-X---X--X-X-X-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----| Intro, W/Rythym Figure 2 Clean Electric #1 Intro (Played With Clean Electric #2 Intro) (Right Channel) e-------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------| A--4/7--4/7----4/7/9/11----14-11/16\14----11\9/11\7-----------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| Clean Electric #2 Inrto (Played with Clean Electric #1 Intro) (Left Channel) e-------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------| D--4/6--4/6----9\6\4/6----16\14\11\9----14p11/16/14-----------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse I (Rythym Figure 2) I've wasted all my years, Been chasin' all my fears For another, brighter than you I gave in long ago To make it to the show But it's not easy When you're alone Pre-Chorus Strumming (Both Guitars) e--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--| B--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--| G--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--| D--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--| A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--| E--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--| Pre-Chorus Riff With Rythym Figure 1 e-----------------------------------| B-----------------------------------| G---11/13--11/13----11/13--11\6-----| D-----------------------------------| (x4) A----9/11---9/11-----9/11---9\4-----| E----X--X---X--X-----X--X---X-X-----| Pre-chorus All your prayers, In my ears, Don't you care? 1st Chorus Riffs Guitar #1 Whir yourself around e------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------| G----11-11\6----6----6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-------| D------------------------------------------------------| A-----9--9\4----4----4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4-------| E------------------------------------------------------| Guitar #2 Whir yourself around e------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------| G---11--11\6----6/9--9/11--11/13--13/16----------------| D------------------------------------------------------| A----9---9\4----4/7--7/-9---9/11--11/14----------------| E------------------------------------------------------| Guitar #1 Just to fall back down e------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------| 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around e--------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------| G----------16\13\11/13--13-13\11/13----| D--------------------------------------| A----------14\11\-9/11--11-11\-9/11----| E--------------------------------------| Riff After Chorus e--------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------| G-------------10h12--10vvvv------------| D------10h12---------------------------| A--------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------| Verse 2 (Play Just Like Verse 1) My honey, little girl, c'mon let's go for a whirl, It's still early, the sun is sleeping She says she wants to marry me, she says she wants a baby, But it's not easy, when you're scared. 2nd Chorus Riffs (No Pre-Chorus) Guitar #1 Whir yourself around e------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------| G----11-11\6----6----6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-------| D------------------------------------------------------| A-----9--9\4----4----4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4-------| E------------------------------------------------------| Guitar #2 Whir yourself around 1------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------| G----4/6/9----13-13\11--13-13\11--13-------------------| D------------------------------------------------------| A----2/4/7----11-11\-9--11-11\-9--11-------------------| E------------------------------------------------------| Guitar #1 Just to fall back down e------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------| G--11-11\6------6--6--6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6----11--11\6--| D------------------------------------------------------| A---9--9\4------4--4--4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----9---9\4--| E------------------------------------------------------| Guitar #2 Just to fall back down e------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------| G----9/11/13----16\13--13\11--11\9--9\6-----4/6/9------| D------------------------------------------------------| A----7/-9/11----14\11--11\-9---9\7--7\4-----2/4/7------| E------------------------------------------------------| Guitar #1 Whirl yourself around e------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------| G-----6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6--13-13\11/13--| D------------------------------------------------------| A-----4-4--4-4-4--4--4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--11-11\-9/11--| E------------------------------------------------------| Guitar #2 Whir yourself around e--------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------| G--6-6\4--4/6/9/11--13-13\11/16vvvvvvv-| D--------------------------------------| A--4-4\2--2/4/7/-9--11-11\-9/14vvvvvvv-| E--------------------------------------| Small Solo before end pre-chorus: Guitar #1 strums this chord during solo 0-12-0-14-0-0 E---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------10--7-------------------------------| A---12h15--12~---12h15--12--10--------9/11---------------------------15--17-| E-------------------------------------------------10--10/13--13/15--15--17--| The End Of The Song Is Just Like The Pre-Chorus All your prayers, in my ears, Don't you care? Outro chords: A5-002200 Cmaj7-032000 G-320003 Em-022000 Outro: A5, G, Cmaj7, Em play twice then: A5 G Cmaj7 Em A5, G, Cmaj7, Em(begin fade) E---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------14b&r-------| G---9----7-----6~------------------5b&r----------------------------14--13~--| D---------------------------------------------6~----------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------