Song: Thru the Eyes of Ruby
Artist: Smashing Pumpkins
Album: Mellon Collie
Tunning: Eb Ab Db Gb

Bass come in after piano and guitars intro with:

Riff 1
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------5-5-5------------------------------------|
Eb|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|

When it gets loud Play this:

Riff 2
Gb|----------------------|
Db|--------------------2-|
Ab|---------5------------|
Eb|0--0--3----2-2--5-----|

Then play Riff 2 quietly

Then when billy sings "breathing under water and living under glass" play:

Riff 3
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-0----|
Eb|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------4--|

Add a few more G(3rd fret on E), Then play:

Riff 4
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|2--2--5--5--------------|
Eb|------------5--5--3--3--|

Play Riff 4 a couple times and then end on an F#(2nd fret on E).

Then play Riff 2 a couple times then play Riff 5:

Riff 5
Gb|------------|
Db|------------|
Ab|2-----5-----|
Eb|---5-----3--|

Play Riff 5 a couple of times, one time through its Fast!

Then play this:

Riff 6
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------2--2-2-2-2--2-2----------------|
Eb|5-5-5-5-5--5-5----------------5--5-5-5-5--5-5-|

Then play Riff 4 again.  Then it gets quiet, when this happens play this:

Riff 7
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|--9----------------9--------------|
Eb|2---2--0--2-5-3--2---2--0--2-5-5--|

The kick back up to Riff 2.

After that play:

Riff 8
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-|
Ab|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|

At the quiet again play F#(2nd fret on E on E) instead
of high E(2nd fret on D).

At the end play:

Riff 9
Gb|----------|
Db|----------|
Ab|----9-----|
Eb|2-----0-0-|

This tab was made by Nathan Amber. Send comments and questions to
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