# TAKE ME DOWN - Written and performed by James Iha Transcribed by Adam Morris I have a feeling many of you who were bagging this song earlier have changed your minds. It IS a great song..really grew on me! Anyway, here is my take on how it is played. Tuning: Eb Take note: I have four (kinda 5) different E's in here. Sorry there so many chords, but this is as accurate as I get :) CHORDS USED:

^E- ^A- ^D- ^G- ^B- ^E- E 0 2 2 1 0(0) E(i) 0 2 2 4 2 x (actually E (no 3rd) (add C#) Emaj7 0 2 2 4 4 4 Esus2 0 7 9 9 7 7 A x 0 2 2 2 0 A5 x 0 2 2 x x G#m 4 6 6 4 4 4 G#5 4 6 6 x x x D#\E5 x 6 9 9 x x C#sus2 x 4 6 6 4 4 Bsus2 x 2 4 4 2 2 F#5 2 4 4 x x x

Intro: E(i) Emaj7, E(i) Emaj7 E(i) Emaj7 and take me down, to the underground E(i) Emaj7 won't you take me down, to the underground

^A5why oh why, there is no light A5 (BASS NOTE: B) and if i can't sleep, can you hold my life Esus2 D#\E5 C#sus2 Bsus2 And Allie_________________ (I know these aren't the lyrics, but this bit is not written in the lyrics) ^A5and all i see is you

E(i) Emaj7, E(i) Emaj7 E(i) Emaj7 and take my hand, i lost where i began E(i) in my heart i know all of my faults

will you ^Emaj7help me under^Estand ^A and i believe in you you're the ^G#mother half of me Csus2 (Bass Note: High E) Bsus2 soothe... and heal... when you ^Asleep, when you dream, i'll be ^Bsus2there if you need me, ^Bsus2whenever i hear you ^Bsus2sing... A5 Emaj7 A Esus2 D#\E5 C#sus2 Bsus2 A5 there is a sun, it'll come, the sun, i hear them call me down Esus2 D#\E5 C#sus2 Bsus2 i held you once, a love that once, and life had just begun ^A5and you're all i see... Esus2 D#\E5 C#sus2 Bsus2 and trumpets blew, and angels flew on the other side and you're ^A5all i see, and you're ^G#5all i'll need there's a ^F#5love that god puts in your ^Eheart.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well...that, I believe, is pretty damn close! Anyone agree/disagree' E-mail me with any comments, improvements, and tab requests! Adam Morris (benmo@deakin.edu.au) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 11:53:16 -0500 (EST) From: Blanks <blanks@cnu.edu> Subject: Tab for Take Me Down by: Smashing Pumpkins Take Me Down by: the Smashing Pumpkins from the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness as tabbed by Jonathan Blanks (blanks@cnu.edu) Well here my attempt at it, it should sound alright for the most part. Tune half step down of course. Chords A/F#' G#m/E E-A-D-G-B-e----------------------------------| E-A-D-G-B-e ------------------------------------------------| 0-2-2-2-2-2 0-6-6-4-4-4------| A = play on the 5th as a barre chord B = play on the 7th C#m = like normal (the 4th fret) E = play on the 7th E* = play normal with open strings G#m = play normal (the 4th fret) Intro A/F#' G#m/E A/F#' G#m/E Take me down to the underground A/F#' G#m/E won't you take me down to the underground

^Awhy oh why, there is no light and ^Aif I can't sleep ^Awill you hold my life ^E1 ^B ^C#m ^G#m a^And all I see is you A/F#' G#m/E A/F#' G#m/E Take my hand, I lost where I began A/F#' In my heart I know all of my faults G#m/E Won't you help me understand ^AAnd I believe in you, ^G#myou're the other half of me ^C#mSoothe and^G#m heal ^AWhen you sleep, when you dream, I'll be there when you need me, Whenever I hear you ^Bsing A E* A There is sun....... It'll ^Ecome, the^B sun, ^C#mI hear them call me^G#m down......^A I ^Eheld you once,^B a love that once,^C#m when life had jus^G#mt begun.... ^Aand you're all I see and ^Etrumpets blew and^B angels flew o^C#mn the other^G#m side and you're ^Aall I see, and you're a^G#mll I need A E* there's alove that God puts in your heart...

Well there you have it, I'm sure it's not 100% correct but... Corrections, comments, questions'.....blanks@cnu.edu

The Smashing Pumpkins - Take me down