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The Smashing Pumpkins - Not Worth Asking guitar tab

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Tabbed by Brian McCall 

Not Worth Asking - by Smashing Pumpkins
================   As recorded on the Demos `89 tape
                   (I don't have the studio version, as in the
                    B-side of the I am One 10".  If you do,
                    please send me a copy:
                    Brian McCall
                    P.O. Box 4034
                    Clemson S.C. 29632-4034                   )

Both guitars clean electric

Intro:

Mimic the rhythm with these chords:

|-3--0--                       |-0-
|-0--0--                       |-0-
|-0--0--  or instead of that   |-0-
|-2--2--  wierd E you can play |-2-
|-2--3--  Em instead:          |-2-
|-0-----                       |-0-

*1 (riff 1)
     >                 >
|----0----0--0---------0--------------------------------
|----3----3--0-0---------0-0-0---0---0---0--------------
|----0----0--0---0---------0-0---0-0-0---0--------------
|-2--2----2--2-----2-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------
|-2--2----2--3-------3-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------
|-0--0----0----------------3---3---3---3----------------
                          ^repeat 3x

repeat *1 2x

*2

|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------
|-3-0-1-0-1-0-3-0-1-0-1-0-0-----------------------------
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-----------------------------
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-----------------------------
|-------------------------3-----------------------------
                          ^first time only

repeat *1 3x

Lead (over *1)
G1 distortion

|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-----0-2-2-4hbr-----0-2-2-4hbr-2-----0-2-2-4hbr-4-5/6~~
|---2--------------2----------------2-------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-0--------------0----------------0---------------------

*3
G1 still distorted over *1 (G2)

|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-----0-2----------0-2---------0-2----------------------
|---2-----0------2-----0-2---2-----0--------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-0------------0-----------0----------------------------

repeat *2

*4
Both guitars distortion

(gee, I don't wanna write out this rhythm...you get the idea)

|-0--0--0-0-0-3-----3-----3-0--0--0--0------------------
|-3--3--3-3-3-3-----3-----3-1--1--1--1------------------
|-0--0--0-0-0-0-----0-----0-2--2--2--2------------------
|-2--2--2-2-2-0-----0-----0-3--3--3--3------------------
|-2--2--2-2-2-2-----2-----2-3--3--3--3------------------
|-0--0--0-0-0-3-----3-----3-----------------------------

repeat intro, this time with distortion (G2)

Solo (G1)

|-------------------------------------------------------
|-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-----------------
|-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-7~~~-7-7-9-9\---
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------------
|-0-0-0-0--0--------------------------------------------
|-5-5-5-5--5-7~~~-7--7-7-9~9--9-9~~~~\------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------

repeat *1 2x

Lead fill (G1 slightly distorted) over second time *1 played
here....something like this:

|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---5/7-7-9hbr-7-9-----5/7-7-5----------------------
|-7------------------7---------5-7------------------
|---------------------------------------------------

*5
Both guitars distortion

|-0--0--0-0-0(3)-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-3--3-3-
|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-3--3-3-
|-2--2--2-2-2-0--0--0-0-0-2--2--2-2-2-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-
|-3--3--3-3-3-0--0--0-0-0-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-0--0-0-
|-3--3--3-3-3-2--2--2-2-2-0--0--0-0-0-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-
|-1--1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-------------0--0--0-0-0-3--3-3-
              ^You can add                        ^  ^ ^
               that high G                        last time
               if ya wanna                        only.
               for this G
               chord.

repeat *5 4x

repeat *4 till the end

Lyrics
------

Not worth askin'
who I'm s'posed to be.
Not worth sayin'
seems I'm free.

No worth reachin'
to anyone at all.
No worth reachin'
out to stop this fall

I'm on my own.
Yeah, on my own.

Not worth being.
I might already be.
I just want someone to reach for me.

Not worth sinkin'.
It's not worth diggin' down.
I've been here before and hate what I've found.

(Chorus)
It's too late, too late
I'm on my own, I'm on my own
I gotta go
So far away.
Yeah it's too late, too late
I'm on my own, I'm on my own
I gotta go
So far away...so far away.

Not worth askin'
Who I'm s'posed to be.
Not worth sayin' something.
Seems I'm free.

Not worth reachin'
to anyone at all.
Not worth reachin' out
I'll stop this fall.

But I like you just the same.
You've got to know somehow
that I'm the one to blame.
We've gone so far along
to end this destiny.
You've got to know somehow..that

Chorus
------
Get this song at:
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Copyrights:

Author: Billy Corgan

Composer: Billy Corgan

Publisher: The Smashing Pumpkins

Details:

Released in: 1990

Language: English

Appearing on: Ultimate Rarities , Ultra Rare Trax (1994) , May We Have A Record Contract Please? (1997) , May We Have A Record Contract Please? (1997)

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