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the Smashing Pumpkins Zero Off Mellon Collie & the infinite Sadness: Dawn to dusk (1995)/ Zero (1996)/ the Aeroplane flies high (1996)/ Rotten Apples the greatest Hits (2001) Written by Billy Corgan Tabbed by Jimi Eb Alright, this is the life version of Zero. I thought I had to place the right chords and voicings. Billy prefers playing a Gibson SG for this song, James played a Gibson Les Paul in the live video. Some guy gave the first version of this tab a low rating so I just have to say; This is the life version! Live version!!! THE LIVE VERSION!!!! *** off, if you asshole dont like it. Its how they did it! Exactly! Intro: Billy |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |--54-4-----------5-54-4---------------| 2 times |-(54-4)---------(5-54-4)--------------| |--32-2-----------3-32-2---------------| |--------*2/3/3/4*---------*2/3/3/4*-0---| To get these harmonics I use the whammy bar for the slides `to the 3s. If youre good try getting the sound by sliding with your fingernail. Billy sets his finger off the string when he plays this. For the verse James joins Billy with this, the vocals kick in after the first repeat: James |----------------------------------------| |-1312-12--------13-1312-12------------| |----------------------------------------| 6 times |-109--9---------10-109--9-------------| |-------------------------------------| |----------0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-------| "My reflection" "dirty mirror" Then theres that bridge when Billy sings: "Save your prayers": Billy + James |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |--9-----11----9-----12-----11-11-11-11---| |-----------------------------------------| |--7-----9-----7-----10-----9--9--9--9----| |----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0----10-10-10---| Billy + James |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--9-----11----9-----12-----11/14-14---| |--------------------------------------| |--7-----9-----7-----10-----9//12-12---| |----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0------------| Billy + James |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |--9-----11----9-----12-----11-11-11-11---| |-----------------------------------------| |--7-----9-----7-----10-----9--9--9--9----| |----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0----10-10-10---| Billy + James |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |--9-----11----9-----12-----11-11-11-----| |-----------------------------------------| |--7-----9-----7-----10-----9--9--9------| |----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0----10-10-----| After the part when Billy screams "Hey, wanna go for a ride", the Chorus kicks in, which is similar to the verse. Interlude: This is the part with the stops and Billy Shouts "Emptiness is loneliness and lonliness is cleanliness and cleanliness is godliness and god is empty, just like you". Billy + James 3x |-------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------| |--9-9-9------------|-9-9------------------------| |--9-9-9------------|-9-9------------------------| |--7-7-7------------|-7-7------------------------| |--0-0-0------------|-0-0------------------------| Lead Solo: Billy |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |--54-4-----------5-54-4---------------| 2 times |----------------------------------------| |--32-2-----------3-32-2---------------| |--------*2/3/3/4*---------*2/3/3/4*-0---| James |-------------------------/12~~~~~-15b17---| |----------------/12~~~---------------------| |--/12~~~-----------------------------------| |---------/14~~~----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| The next Verses pretty much the same but with the Main Riff played only 4 times. The bridges the same, too. Guitar Solo: Billy (wha wha) |---------------------------------------///22----------------------| |---------------------------15gb~~~~~~---------17b~-17b~-----------| |--------------------------------------------------------0h14~~~---| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----slow-pick-scrape---------------------------------------------| |--\\\\\------------------------------------------| Billy (wha-wha) |------------------------------------------------13b~-13b~-13b~-13b~---| |--2b4r2/8b10r8/13p12h13p12h15p13h15p13///~~~--x-----------------------| |----------------------------------------------x-----------------------| |----------------------------------------------x-----------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| Billy (wha-wha) |--17~~thrill~~19~~--12~----------11~-------------------| |------(slow)------------0h17~~~---------------------------| |------------------------------------------14b16----------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------x--------------| |----------------------------------------x--------------| During the solo James repeats the Main Riff with slight variations 4 times Interlude: Billy |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |--9-----9-----9-----9-----11-11-11-11---| 4 times |--9-----9-----9-----9-----11-11-11-11---| |--7-----7-----7-----7-----9--9--9--9----| |----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----10-10-10---| James |-------------------------------12-12/14/15/17/19-19-22*b~---| |----------------12-12/13/15-15---------------------------------| |--9/11/12/14-14------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| "You blame yourself for what you cant ignore" Chorus: James lets ring his last not of the lead part and joins the band after the first time of the main riff. The chorus simply the Main riff played three times with a variation the last time. Live, the band plays it 7 times and the variation at the very end. Billy |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |--54-4-----------5-54----------------| |-----------------------------stop------| |--32-2-----------3-32----------------| |--------*2/3/3/4*----------------------| James |---------------------------------------| |-1312-12--------13-1312--------------| |---------------------------------------| |-109--9---------10-109-----stop------| |---------------------------------------| |----------0-0-0-0----------------------| "Shes my one and only" Perhaps you may think that James chords in the Main riffs just dont sound right, but thats the way how I saw him playing Zero live.