The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins - Geek U guitar tab
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Freakleader7580 Geek U.S.A. off siameses dream, a fast hard song that really rocks. Eb tuning/1/2 step down (eb,Bb,Gb,Db,Ab,Eb) lots of bass and distortion.(tone on bass side) intro a: guitar 1 only eb|-------------------------------|x2 Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|--/12-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--| intro b: both guitars |---------------------------------------------------------------|x2 |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------10-(10)\-----------------------------------| |--/12-0-0--0-0--0-0----------0-0--/12-0-0--0-0--0-0--10-(10)\--| intro c: guitar 1 plays b while 2 plays: |----------------------------|x4 |----------------------------| the { N } refers to theses fills: |--------------------{-/N-}--| 1. /16 2. /12 3. /16r14 |----------------------------| 4. /12 [this one’s on this string] |----------------------------| |--/12-0-0--0-0--0-0---------| verse: both guitars [|-----------------------------|x3----------------------------|]x2 ||-----------------------------|------------------------------|| ||-----------------------------|------------------------------|| ||---------7-7-----------------|---------7-7------------------|| ||---------5-5-----------------|---------5-5------------------|| [|--0--0-0------0--0-0—5h7--3--|--0--0-0------0--5-4-4p3---0--|] chorus: both guitars |---------------------------|------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------|------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------|------------------|---------------------| |----------7-7----------9-9-|-5-----5--7---7-7-|------------------9\-| |----------5-5----------7-7-|-5-----5--7---7-7-|-7p5--------------7\-| |-0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0-----|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|-----7p6p5p3p0-0-0---| |-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|x2 |-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------| |-5-----5-7---7-7-|----------7-7----------9-9-|-5-----5-7---7-7-| |-5-----5-7---7-7-|----------5-5----------7-7-|-5-----5-7---7-7-| |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0-----|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| |-------------------|-----------------|------| |-------------------|-----------------|------| |--9-----9--9---9-9-|-----------------|------| |--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-|-5-----5-7---7-7-|--2~--| |--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-5-----5-7---7-7-|--2~--| |--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|--0~--| solo 1: guitar 1 plays intro a x1 and intro b x2 guitar plays on the 2nd of intro b: |-----------17b19~--|--12-------------------------------| |--17p15~~----------|-----15p12----------------15b17~~--| |-------------------|-----------14p12----12-14----------| |-------------------|-----------------14----------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------------| verse 2: same bridge: guitar1 |------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------9-9-|-----------------9-8-7-6-5-4-| |-----------------9-9-9-9--9-9-|-----------------9-8-7-6-5-4-| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--7-7-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-| |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-----------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------9-9-|---------------------7-7-7---7-| |-----------------9-9-9-9--9-9-|-----------------7-7-7-7-7---7-| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--7-7-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5---5-| |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7---------------| guitar 2: |------|x6--------------------------|--------------------------|----|x6 |-/17~-|----------17-16-15-14-13-12-|--------------------------|-15-| |------|----------------------------|-14~~-14-13—14p13-----12~-|----| |------|--14~-16~-------------------|------------------14~-----|----| |------|----------------------------|--------------------------|----| |------|----------------------------|--------------------------|----| chorus 2: guitar 1 same guitar 2 plays this: |---------------------12-----------------------| |-15b17~~----------------15-12-----------------| |----------12~~-14~~-----------15-14-12--------| |---------------------------------------14~~~~-| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-15b17------------------------------------------| |-------14b16r14~~--14b16~~--12~~-14~~-12~~-14~~-| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-17b19-| |-------15----------15----------15----------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-15~~--17~~------------------| |-------------14gb21~~~~~~~~--| |-12~~--14~~------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| interlude: guitar 1 |----------------------|x4 |----------------------| |----------------------| |---6~-----------------| |-------6b7~--9b10~r9--| |----------------------| guitar 2: |---0~--------0~-------|x4 |---0~--------0~-------| |---6~-------11~-------| |---9~-------14~-------| |---7~-------12~-------| |---x---------x--------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |----------------9/11-| |-2----4----7----9/11-| |-2----4----7----7/9--| |-0----2----5---------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |--------------11\9-9/11-11/14-14-| |-2----4----7--11\9-9/11-11/14-14-| |-2----4----7--9-\7-7/9--9-/12-12-| |-0----2----5---------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------/14~~-| |-2----4----7----------| |-2----4----7----/12~~-| |-0----2----5----------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |-2----4----7~~~~----| |-2----4----7~~~~----| |-0----2----5~~~~----| solo 2: guitar 1 |-------------------------|x7-------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------7-|---------------------------------| |-2-------5------7------5-|-2-------5------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-| |-0--0-0--3-0-0--5-0-0----|-0--0-0--3-0-0--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-| |---------------| |---------------| |---------------| |---------------| |-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-| |-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-| guitar 2: |----------12h15p12-------12h15p12-------12h15p12----12h15p12-12h15p12- |-15b17~~-----------15b17----------15b17----------15----------15----15- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------14b16r14b16r14p12----14p12--------------------------------------14/16-- -------------------14-------14p12------------------------12h14p12------ ----------------------------------14p12\10h12~~~~--12/14--------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -19r17b19-------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------12-14-16r14~--14-12-14-16-14-12-14-16-14-12-14-16-14-12- ------------14--------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------15b17- --14-16-14-12-14-16-14-12--12-14-15-14-12-14-15-14-12-14-15------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------14b/15b/16b/17b18~~r17~~~~-----| --15b17~/17b19~---------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| bridge 2: guitar 1 |--------------------|x8 |--------------------| |--------------------| |-----------------7--| |--2----5----7----5--| |--0----3----5-------| guitar 2: after x4 of G1 |---------------------|x4 |---------------------| |--13---12---11---14--| |---x----x----x----x--| |--11---10----9---12--| |---------------------| solo 3: guitar 1 |-----------------|x2---------------|x2-----| |-----------------|-----------------|-------| |-----------------|--------------7--|--0~~--| |--------------7--|--2---5---7---7--|--2~~--| |--2---5---7---5--|--2---5---7---5--|--2~~--| |--0---3---5------|--0---3---5------|--0~~--| guitar 2: |--------------------------------------------------------------- |-----------15-----------------------------------------15------- |--------12--------16r14p12-------------------------12---------- |--12h14-------12~----------14p12-------14~~--12h14--------12~-- |---------------------------------14p12------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------15p12----------------- --------15-------15--------------------15-----------15p12----------- --14b16----14b16----14b~16~~--------12--------------------14p12----- ------------------------------12h14-------12~-------------------14-- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------15b17~r~15~--- --12-14b16~-------------12h14-12~~---------------- -------------12h14-12~~--------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------12-15-15b~17~~--| ---------------------------12~~--12h14------------------| ---------------------12-14------------------------------| --------12-14-14~-14------------------------------------| --12h15-------------------------------------------------| outro: guitar 1 |------|---------------------------------------------|x7 |------|---------------------------------------------| |------|---------------------------------------------| |------|------------------------------7-7---6-6-6----| |-X\\--|------------------------------5-5---4-4-4----| |-X\\\-|--3p0--0-0--0-0-7p0--0-0--0-0-----0-------0--| |--------------------------------------------|x5-----------| |--------------------------------------------|-------------| |-----------------------------------------9--|--9~~--------| |-----------------------------7-7---7---8-9--|--9~~--2~~~--| |-----------------------------5-5---5---6-7--|--7~~--2~~~--| |--3p0-0-0--0-0-7p0--0-0--0-0-----0---0---0--|--0~~--0~~~--| guitar 2: |------------------------------16------------------------------ |--13-----------------------------15~--17-----------19r17-15~-- |-----12~~-14-----------------------------13-14b16~------------ |---------------11b~12~---------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------- |-----------------------12~~~---------------------------------- --17b19~--16b17r16-------------------------------------------------- -------------------15-17-19-17-15-14-15-14-12-14b15-14b15r14-12b14-- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------| --13---13~~~-11p9-11-11b13r11-9~~~~~~~~--| -----------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------| some of this tab was partly composed of the tabs in guitar world magazine in which billy corgan talked about writing this song