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the Smashing Pumpkins
Mayonaise
Off Siamese Dream (1993)/
Mayonaise (1994)/
Earphoria (2002)
Written by Billy Corgan
Tabbed by Jimi
This is one of the best songs Ive ever heard.
The effect in the Chorus is produced by Billy
not playing his guitar. He uses a ***ed-up
pawnshop Kimberly with microphone pick-ups.
Everytime he stops playing, the guitar starts
to ring. Great trick!
Guitar 1: Billy; Tuning: Eb
Guitar 2: James; Tuning: Eb Bb Bb Gb Bb D
Chords:
E5 Bm/Fm5 Gm5 A5
Billy
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|------(1)--4-------------------|
|-------2---4-------6---7-------|
|-------2---2-------6---7-------|
|-------0---2-------4---5-------|
James
|-------0---0-------0---0-------|
|-------0---0-------0---0-------|
|-------4---6-------3---4-------|
|-------0---0-------0---0-------|
|-------0---7-------4---5-------|
|-------0---7-------4---5-------|
Fills:
Fill 1 Fill 2 Fill 3 (the Mayonaise guitar effect)
|---------|-------------|--*-------|
|---------|-------------|--*-------|
|--8/98--|--13/1413---|--*-(1)---|
|---------|-------------|--*--2----|
|--6/76--|--11/1211---|--*--2----|
|---------|-------------|--*--0----|
Riff 1 (Billy)
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--9/11-11-11-11/13-13-13-13/14-14-14-14/-16---|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--7/9--9--9--9-/11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/14----|
|----------------------------------------------|
Riffs:
Verse Riff:
Billy (distortion)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--4------------8/98-----8/98---|
|--4----6----2---------2----------|
|--2----6----2--6/76--2--6/76---|
|--2----4----0---------0----------|
James (distortion)
|--0----0----0---------0----------|
|--0----0----0---------0----------|
|--6----3----4---------4----------|
|--0----0----0---------0----------|
|--7----4----0---------0----------|
|--7----4----0---------0----------|
Billy (distortion)
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--4------------8/98-----13/1413---|
|--4----6----2---------2-------------|
|--2----6----2--6/76--2--11/1211---|
|--2----4----0---------0-------------|
James (distortion)
|--0----0----0---------0-------------|
|--0----0----0---------0-------------|
|--6----3----4---------4-------------|
|--0----0----0---------0-------------|
|--7----4----0---------0-------------|
|--7----4----0---------0-------------|
Intro Solo:
Billy (clean)
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------2h4-4b5r4-2~-2h4p2---------------------------5r4-2-4--|
|--2/4~~~--2h4--------------------4~-1~----------------2/4~----------|
|---------------------------------------2/4-2--4---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------2~~~----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
James (clean)
|----------0---------------0---------------3---0-------0---3---0-----|
|------------0---------------0---------0---------0-------0---0---0---|
|------6-------6-------6-------6-----1---1---0-------4---------------|
|----7---7-------7---7---7-------7-2---------------5-----------------|
|--0---------------0-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Billy (clean)
|----------2~--------------------------------------------------------|
|--2h4p2------5----7~-5454-2h4p2-------------------------------------|
|--------4------4~---------------4-/6~-6/8--------119898--8----------|
|------------------------------------------6------------11-11-9-11---|
|--------------------------------------------7/9~--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
James (clean)
|----------0---------------0---------------3---0-------0---3---0-----|
|------------0---------------0---------0---------0-------0---0---0---|
|------6-------6-------6-------6-----1---1---0-------4---------------|
|----7---7-------7---7---7-------7-2---------------5-----------------|
|--0---------------0-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Billy (clean) 2x
|-----------------------14~~----|-0----0--0----0---|
|-------------------------------|-0----0--0----0---|
|--8-9-9/1114r12-11~~----------|-1----1--1----1---|
|-------------------------------|-2--2-2--2--2-2---|
|-------------------------------|-2--2-2--2--2-2---|
|-------------------------------|-0--0-0--0--0-0---|
^hit distortion 1st time
James (clean) 2x
|--0---0-----0----0-----0----0--|-0----0--0----0---|
|--0---0-----0----0-----0----0--|-0----0--0----0---|
|--8---11----8----11----6----3--|-4----4--4----4---|
|--0---0-----0----0-----0----0--|-0--0-0--0--0-0---|
|--9---12----9----12----7----4--|-0--0-0--0--0-0---|
|--9---12----9----12----7----4--|-0--0-0--0--0-0---|
^hit distortion 1st time
Verse:
Fill 1 Fill 2 Fill 3 (the Mayonaise guitar effect)
|---------|-------------|--*-------|
|---------|-------------|--*-------|
|--8/98--|--13/1413---|--*-(1)---|
|---------|-------------|--*--2----|
|--6/76--|--11/1211---|--*--2----|
|---------|-------------|--*--0----|
Riff 1 (Billy)
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--9/11-11-11-11/13-13-13-13/14-14-14-14/-16---|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--7/9--9--9--9-/11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/14----|
|----------------------------------------------|
Bm/Fm5 | Gm5 | E5 | Fill 1 | E5 | Fill 1
Bm/Fm5 | Gm5 | E5 | Fill 1 | E5 | Fill 2
Bm/Fm5Fool enough to almost be it
Gm5 E5 Fill 1
Cool enough to not quite see it
E5 Fill 1
Doomed
Bm/Fm5Pick your pocket full of sorrow
Gm5 E5 Fill 1
and run away with me tomorrow
E5 Fill 2
Gone
Bridge:
Cm5well try to ease the pain
A5somehow I feel the E5same
Bm/Fm5 E5 Fill 3
when noone knows
E5 Fill 3
where our secrets go
Verse:
Bm/Fm5Ill send my heart to all my dearies
Gm5 E5 Fill 1
when your love is so, so dreary
E5 Fill 1
dream
Bm/Fm5Im rumoured through the straight and narrow
Gm5 E5 Fill 1
While all the hurlots of my perils
E5 Fill 2
scream
Chorus:
Bm/Fm5and I fGm5ail
E5 Fill 3 Fill 3
but when I can, I will
Bm/Fm5Try to Gm5understand
E5 Fill 3 Fill 3
when I can, I will
Guitar Solo:
Billy (distortion)
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2/4-4-4-4/6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9~~~---7-6-7~-6~--4/6~------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------6gb7~~~~---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Billy (distortion)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------4-4b6r4-2~---------------------------------|
|--0h2-4----------2-4-4b6r4--2-------------4gb6r4~-2~---------------------|
|--------2~~~~--4--------------------------------------2-4-2-4-4b~5r4-0---|
Billy (distortion)
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------9~~--7p6------9/11~~-------------------|
|------12~~--11p9-11p9----------7~~----------------7gb9~~~~---|
|--------------------------------------------\------------|
^pick slide
James part:
James (distortion)
|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------|
|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------|
|--4----6----4----6----8----4----4----3----1-------|
|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------|
|--0----7----0----7----9----0----5----4----2-------|
|--0----7----0----7----9----0----5----4----2-------|
Interlude:
(clean guitars)
Bm/Fm5Mother weeped the years Im missing
Gm5 E5 (Fill 1)
all the time cant be given back
Bm/Fm5Shut my mouth and straked the demons
Gm5 E5 (get heavy again!)
Cursed you and your reasons
E5So bad
E5 Fill3 E5 Fill 3
When I can, I will
Riff 1
Chorus:
Bm/Fm5Words define the plansGm5
E5 Fill 3 Fill 3
but when I can, I will
Bm/Fm5try to understandGm5
E5 Fill 3 E5 Fill 3
when I can, I will
Interlude:
Bm/Fm5Fool enough to almost be it
Gm5Cool enough to not quite see it
E5told enough to almost feel it
E5always older, always feel this
Bm/Fm5no more promise, no more sorrow
Gm5no longer will I follow
E5can anybody hear me
E5 (Riff 1)
I just want to be me
Bm/Fm5 Gm
E5 Fill 3 E5 Fill 3
when I can, I will
Bm/Fm5try to understand Gmthat
E5 Fill 3 E5 Fill3
when I can, I will
Fill 3 Fill 3 Fill 3
Outro/Solo:
Billy (clean)
|-----------------------------4p2--------------------------------|
|-----------------5p4----/7~------0-5---/12-12~~--9-9h12-97-9---|
|----------2/4~~------4------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
James (clean)
|----------0---------------0---------------3---0-------0---3---0-----|
|------------0---------------0---------0---------0-------0---0---0---|
|------6-------6-------6-------6-----1---1---0-------4---------------|
|----7---7-------7---7---7-------7-2---------------5-----------------|
|--0---------------0-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Billy (clean)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7p5-7p5--4-5-42--4p2--4/7~~-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------9p8--9p8/11~~--13r11--9p8-9p8---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
James (clean)
|----------0---------------0---------------3---0-------0---3---0-----|
|------------0---------------0---------0---------0-------0---0---0---|
|------6-------6-------6-------6-----1---1---0-------4---------------|
|----7---7-------7---7---7-------7-2---------------5-----------------|
|--0---------------0-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Billy (clean)
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|--9~~-/11-6~~---|
|----------------|
|----------------|