From: Art R. [arasmuss@texas.net]
Date: Tuesday, January 06, 1998 10:53 PM
Subject: s/smashing_pumpkins/the_end_is_the_beginning_is_the_end.tab

Song:   The End is the Beginning is the End
Artist: As recorded by The Smashing Pumpkins
Source: on the "Batman and Robin" soundtrack

Transcription by Matt Rasmussen
Please send any comments to mattrasmussen@mail.utexas.edu

This song sounds simple but there is more going on that i originally
thought.  There are a lot of different rhythmes throughout the song
so to make the transcription as readable as possible I tried to line
up the words with the transcription as best I could.  The best thing
to do is to listen to the song several times and try to memorize all
the rhythmes then come back to the tab.  I've left out most of the
"noise" they make with various instruments and effects in the
background.

All guitars tune down 1 half step (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)


Keyboards and Drums     Guitar I w/heavy distortion
                    Riff A  play 3 times                     End Riff A
|------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------|*----------------------------------------*|
|------------------|*----------------------------------------*|
|------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------|---5B(6)5-3--3--3--6--6B(7)6-0--0--0--0---|
                        The bends are fast bends and releases
                        Play the notes in () like grace notes
Riff J      End Riff J
---------------------|
---------------------|
---------------------|
---------------------|
---------------------|
---3-5-6-7-6-5-3-0---|

"the sewers.."
Riff B          End Riff B
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|---0-------3-------/6-----

|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|---0--------3------/6-----

|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|---0--------3-----/6------

|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|---5B(6)5-3--3--3--6--6B(7)6-0--0--0--0---|

|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|---5B(6)5-3--3--3--6--6B(7)6-0--0--0--0---|

|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|---5B(6)5-3--3--3--6--6B(7)6-0--0--0--0---|

Riff C                                          End Riff C
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--/8---0--1---0--0----------/8------------0--1---0--0---|

Riff D (Strum through all the chords)
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---7--------------------5---|
|---5-----------------------|---0------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---7----------------------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------7--------------------------------|
|---5-------------------7--------------------------------|
|-----------------------5--------------------------------|

|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---7--------------------5---|
|---5-----------------------|---0------------------------|

                                                End Riff D
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---7----------------------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------7-----------------2--------------|
|---5-------------------7-----------------2--------------|
|-----------------------5-----------------0--------------|

Riff E                            End Riff E
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
---3-5-6-7-6-5-3-0---------3-5-6-7-6-5-3---|

Guitar II w/wah(?)
Riff F
|--------------------------------------------------
|---11-11-12-11-12-11-12-11-11-12-11-12-11-11-12---
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------

                                         End Riff F
--------------------------------------------------|
---11-11-12-11-12-11-12-11-11-12-11-12-11-11-12---|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar I
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|---5B(6)5-3--3--3--6--6B(7)6-0--0--0--0---|


|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|---5B(6)5-3--3--3--6--6B(7)6-0--0--0--0---|


|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|---5B(6)5-3--3--3--6--6B(7)7-0--0--0--0---|


|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--/8---0--1---0--0----------/8------------0--1---0--0---|

(Strum through all the chords)
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---7--------------------5---|
|---5-----------------------|---0------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---7----------------------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------7--------------------------------|
|---5-------------------7--------------------------------|
|-----------------------5--------------------------------|

|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---7--------------------5---|
|---5-----------------------|---0------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---7----------------------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------7-----------------2--------------|
|---5-------------------7-----------------2--------------|
|-----------------------5-----------------0--------------|

Bridge
Riff G
Guitar I w/clean tone
|---8---3---5---1-------1-------8---3---5---1-------1---
|-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------

                                        End Riff G
---8---3---5---1-------1-----------------------------|
-------------------3------3-------3---1-------1------|
------------------------------0-----0-----0------0---|
-----------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|

"ahh.............."
Riff H play 3 times
|-------1---------3-----|
|-----3---1-----5---3---|
|*--0---------5--------*|
|*---------------------*|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|

Riff I
Guitar I  w/heavy distortion
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------9-----7------
|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------7-----5------
|---0--6--6--0--6--6--0--7--0-----0-----0---
|
|Guitar II w/heavy distortion
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------

Guitar I
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------9-----7------
|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------7-----5------
|---0--6--6--0--6--6--0--7--0-----0-----0---
|
|Guitar II
|---12----/18-----------(18)\---------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------


Guitar I
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------9-----7------
|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------7-----5------
|---0--6--6--0--6--6--0--7--0-----0-----0---
|
|Guitar II
|---12------/18-------------19----(19)\-----
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------


Guitar I
                    End Riff I
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|---0--6--6--0--6--6--0--0---|
|                                 |
|Guitar II                        |
|---12------/18-------19-----|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|

"the zeppelins..."
Guitar I
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|---(0)-------/3----/6---0--
|
|Guitar II
|---(19)-------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------


"the guns..."
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|---(0)------/3---/6-----0--


|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|---(0)---/3----/6-----0----


|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|-(0)--/3----/6-------------

(Strum through all the chords)
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---7--------------------5---|
|---5-----------------------|---0------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---7----------------------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------7--------------------------------|
|---5-------------------7--------------------------------|
|-----------------------5--------------------------------|

|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---7--------------------5---|
|---5-----------------------|---0------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---7----------------------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------7-----------------2--------------|
|---5-------------------7-----------------2--------------|
|-----------------------5-----------------0--------------|

 Play 5 times begin fade on 4th time        Keyboards
|-------------------------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------|
|---3-5-6-7-6-5-3-0---------3-5-6-7-6-5-3-0-|---------|
|                                                  |          |
|Guitar II                                         | feedback|
|play this 3 times                                 |(pitch: B)
|---12----/18-----------(18)\---------------|---------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------|
|*-----------------------------------------*|---(9)\--|
|*-----------------------------------------*|---------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------|

ok here is the riffs with the music:

Intro: Riff A
        Riff J

Riff B
    the sewers belch...
Riff B
Riff B
Riff A
Riff A
Riff A Riff C
Riff C

Riff D
is it bright...

Riff J

Riff F
    climb my...
Riff A
Riff A
Riff A Riff C
Riff C

Riff D
is it bright...

Bridge: Riff G
        Riff H 3 times

Riff B
    the zeppelins...
Riff B
Riff B
Riff B

Riff D
is it bright...

Outro: Riff J 5 times