Tonight Tonight by Smashing Pumpkins
SMASHING PUMPKINS - Tonight Tonight guitar tab
"tonight, tonight"
performed by the Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
tabbed by
[email protected] <Dennis Kim>
Unfortunately, my orchestral string ensemble is in the shop right now, so i
couldn't tab out that part :>
Fortunately, this album, Billy was brave and included the lyrics.
The bass is also tuned down and plays the theme Cb, Bb, Db in the key of Cb.
Key of C flat <you can tune down a half-step to (LO-HI) EbAbDbGbBbEb or use a capo>
Chords of magic:
eb--3--0---1-----x----
Bb--3--0---1-----3----
Gb--0--0---0-----2----
Db--0--2---2-----0----
Ab--2--2---3-----x----
Eb--3--x---x-----x----
G Em Cadd9 D
The fingerpicking part for the verses:
repeat a few times
eb------------------------------------------------------ |
Bb-----0--------0--------0-----0--------0--------0------o|
Gb--------0--------0--------------0--------0------------ |
Db-----------0--------0--------------0--------0--------- |
Ab--4-----------------------3---------------------------o|
Eb------------------------------------------------------ |
t r m i r m i r t r m i r m i r
t: thumb, r: ring, m: middle, i: index
The rythm part:
G Em G Em
Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D G
<begin fingerpicking...lyrics start two measure in>
time is never time at all
you can never ever leave without leaving a piece of youth
and our lives are forever changed we will never be the same
the more you change the less you feel
G D Em
believe, believe in me, believe (believe)
G D Em
that life can change, that you're not stuck in vain
Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D
we're not the same, we're different tonight
Cadd9 G D G
tonight, tonight, so bright
Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D G Em
tonight, tonight
G
and you know you're never sure
Em
but you're sure you could be right
if you held yourself up to the light
G
and the embers never fade in your city by the lake
Em
the place where you were born
<start fingerpicking again> G D Em
believe, believe in me, believe (believe)
G D Em
in the resolute urgency of now
Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D
and if you believe there's not a chance tonight
Cadd9 G D G Cadd9
tonight, tonight, so bright
Cadd9 G D G D Em
tonight, tonight
G Cadd9 G D Em
we'll crucify the insincere tonight (tonight)
G Cadd9 G D Em
we'll make things right, we'll feel it all tonight (tonight)
G Cadd9 G D Em
we'll find a way to offer up the night tonight
G Cadd9 G D Em
the indescribable moments of your life tonight
G Cadd9 G D Em
the impossible is possible tonight (tonight)
G Cadd9 <fingerpicking>
believe in me as i believe in you, tonight
G D Em
tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight...
Ok..goodnight <tonight:>
Dennis.
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 1995 17:00:43 +0100
From: David Worsley <
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Subject: Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight.tab
TONIGHT, TONIGHT - Smashing Pumpkins
This song has a very "Disarm-y" feel. It is downtuned half a step.
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb.
Tabbed by David Worsley at
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I have labelled these as Figs because the order is quite complicated, there
is no definite verse/chorus pattern. Strumming patterns and chord changes
are easy so I haven=92t bothered illustrating it.
Fig1:
G E x2=20
(strum each many times)
Fig2:
C B D x3 G (G at end of third one)
Fig3:
|---------------------------------|
|---0-----0-----0---3-----3-----3-|
|-----0-----0---------0-----0-----|
|-------0-----0---------0-----0---|
|-3---------------5---------------|
|---------------------------------|
Fig4:
D E B E C x2 (Es in this fig are the X799XX ones)
Fig5:
(C B D) B D E G C (E is X799XX, G is X101212XX)
played only on play many times
first one
Fig6:
G F# E
Order:
Fig1 Fig2 Fig3 Fig4 Fig2x2 Fig1x2 Fig3 Fig4 Fig2 Fig5 Fig3 Fig6
_ _ _ _ =20
/ / __/ / =20
/_/=AF=AF_ _/_/ =20
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Date: 25 Oct 95 15:34:48 -0400
Subject: TAB: Tonight, tonight by Smashing Pumpkins
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Tonight, tonight
By Smashing Pumpkins
taken from their Cd, "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"
tabbed by Peter Henderson(Saldek), Oshawa, Ontario, Canada...
Okay..i rushed out to the store and bought this as soon as i could...
I've already learned how to play a lot of the songs on this album.
They will be appearing here as soon as i find the time to put them
on the ole 'pooter...Of course i can't tab all the orchestrations
featured with this song but it's still playable without them..
Here goes..I hope it's right...
All guitars tune down 1/2 step
Chords
Ab - X 0 2 2 2 X
Bb - X 2 4 4 4 X
B - X 3 5 5 5 X
Db - X 5 7 7 7 X
Emb - 0 2 2 0 0 0 -- not sure if this is the proper name
F - 2 4 4 X X X
Gb - 3 2 0 0 3 3
Eb-------------------------------| This is repeated througout
Bb-0-----0-----0--0-----0-------:| the song..it will be refered
Gb---0-----0--------0-----0---0--| to as rhythm figure 1
Db-----0-----0--------0-----0---:|
Ab-------------------------------|
Eb-------------------------------|
these are the chords to the intro in their order they are changed in:
Gb Emb Gb Emb B Bb Db B Bb Db B Bb Db Gb
-*play rhythm figure 1 and keep repeating it till you get to the Gb*-
time is never time at all
you can never ever leave without leaving a piece of youth
and our lives are forever changed
we will never be the same
the more you change the less you feel
Gb Db Emb
believe, believe in me, believe
Ab B Gb Db Emb
that life can change, that you're not stuck in vain
Ab B B Bb Db B Bb Db
we're not the same, we're different tonight
B Bb Db Emb B
tonight, tonight so bright
Gb Emb
tonight
Gb
and you know you're never sure
but you're sure you could be right
Eb
if you held yourself up to the light
Gb
and the embers never fade in your city by the lake
Eb
the place where you were born
-**play rhythm figure 1 till Gb**-
Gb Db Emb
believe, believe in me, believe
Ab B Gb Db Emb
in the resoulte urgency of now
Ab B B Bb Db B Bb Db
and if you believe there's not a chance tonight
B Bb Db Emb Ab
tonight, tonight so bright
B Bb Db Gb Db Emb
tonight, tonight
Ab B Gb Db Emb
we'll crucify the insincere tonight
Ab B Gb Db Emb
we'll make things right, we'll feel it all tonight
Ab B Gb Db Emb
we'll find a way to offer up the night tonight
Ab B Gb Db Emb
the indescribable moments of your life tonight
Ab B Gb Db Emb
the impossible is possible tonight
Ab B *rhythm figure one*
believe in me as i believe in you, tonight....
Final chords....Gb F Emb
Ok..well looks like that's it...if you have any questions,suggestions,
or corrections please let me know..you can reach me at
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From:
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Date: Sat, 9 Dec 1995 13:48:51 -0500
Subject: Tonight_Tonight.tab
Tonight, Tonight by Billy Corgan on MCIS
>From
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The song is in Eb.
Intro: G Em G Em
Rhy Fig 1:
|------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------
--|
|----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---2/5---5---------
--|
|--3------5------3-----5-------|--3--------5-------|--------------------------
--|
|------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------
--|
Verse 1: with Rhy Fig 1
Time is never time at all
you can never ever leave without leaving a piece
of youth
and our lives are forever changed
we will never be the same
the more you change the more you feel
believe, believe in me, believe
Am C G D Em
that life can change, that you're not stuck in vain
Am C
we're not the same, we're different tonight
Chorus:
C B D
tonight, so bright
tonight
G
And you know you're never sure
but you're sure you could be right
Em
if you held yourself up to the light
G
and the embers never fade in your city by the lake
Em
the place where you were born
with Rhy Fig 1 ( omit the 3rd Bar)
believe, believe in me, believe
Am C G D Em
in the resolute urgency of now
Am C
and if you believe there's not a chance tonight
C B D
tonight, so bright
C B D G D Em
tonight
Am C G D Em
we'll crucify the insincere tonight
Am C G D Em
we'll make things right, we'll feel it all tonight
Am C G D Em
we'll find a way to offer up the night tonight
Am C G D Em
the indescribable moments of your life tonight
Am C G D Em
the impossible is possible tonight
Am C
if you believe in me as I believe in you , tonight
End song with tonight tonight a few times while playing Rhy Fig 1(omit 3rd)
The last chords are G D Em. I find that you get a more dramatic exit
if you use D/F# instead of D. Enjoy. Alex Spitzer
