Where Boys Fear To Tread by Smashing Pumpkins
off Mellon Collie and The Infanite Sadness
Tabbed by Danny Warren ([email protected])
TUNE DOWN 1 STEP (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)
Intro (Rythym guitar part)
Pm…………………..
e:—————————|
B:—————————|
G:—————————|
D:——-3—3—3-3-3-3-3—3|
A:——-3—3—3-3-3-3-3—3|
E:111—1—1—1-1-1-1-1—1|
Verse
e:——————————|
B:——————————|
G:——————————|
D:/13—6-6———10—-5—3—5|
A:/13—6-6———10—-5—5—5|
E:/11—4-4—0-0-0—8—0—3—3—3|
You might find it easier to play it this way:
e:——————————|
B:——————————|
G:/7—————5————|
D:/7—6-6———5——5—5—5|
A:/5—6-6———3——5—5—5|
E:——4-4—0-0-0——0—3—3—3|
Chorus
e:——————————|
B:——————————|
G:——————————|
D:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/543—|
A:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/543—|
E:-1-1-0-1-1-0-1-1-0-1-1/321—|
Thanks!
Questions, Comments? Write me at [email protected]
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By starlight
Stumbleine
Here is no why
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WHERE BOYS FEAR TO TREAD
Transcribed by Adam Morris
1/2 step down (Naturally!!)
Intro…Play around a bit. Lots of palm muted E’s
in there. Starts with a palm-muted slide from about
6 down on the low e-string
Main Riff
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|——4-4-0-0-0-0-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3———————|
Other bit in Verses.
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And that is actually all that is played through the
whole song..easy or what?
Anyway..sounds pretty close. Tell me what you think
[email protected]
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 96 13:59:19 EST
From: Mark Palmer
Subject: TAB: Where Boys Fear to Tread by Smashing Pumpkins
Where Boys Fear to Tread — Performed by Smashing Pumpkins
Written By — Billy Corgan
Transcribed By — [email protected]
* Tuned Down — Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb *
This is a pretty easy tune of the new album, throughout the whole
song there are only two riffs. I will show the two, and you can
figure out the rest for yourself. I have seen other attempts at
this song, but I think this is the most accurate.
Main Riff of the Whole Song
Eb-|———————————————————————|
Bb-|———————————————————————|
Gb-|———————————————————————|
Db-|———————————————————————|
Ab-|-3/5—————3————————————————|
Eb-|——4—4—0-0-0—-1—3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3——————————|
Second Riff, used in Chorus and at the end
Eb-|———————————————————————|
Bb-|———————————————————————|
Gb-|———————————————————————|
Db-|-3-3-3-3—3-3-3—3-3-3-3-3-5-4————————————-|
Ab-|-3-3-3-3—3-3-3—3-3-3-3-3-5-4————————————-|
Eb-|-1-1-0-1—1-0-1—1-1-1-1-1-3-2————————————-|
Thats pretty much it, near the end it does the previous part, but without
going up to the G5 and F#5 (I Think thats it).
This is my first transcription, so please write me with and comments and
suggestions at [email protected]. Enjoy 🙂
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Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 12:52:46 -0800
From: Christine Balogh
Subject: Where Boys Fear to Tread.tab
WHERE BOYS FEAR TO TREAD from: David Balogh[dmb181pop3.sierra.net
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written by Billy Corgan
This song is really basic, and should take no one more than a few minutes
to learn.
INTRO-palm muting throughout
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[———-3—3-3-3-3-3—3-3—3—-just keep repeating the—]
[———-3—3-3-3-3-3—3-3—3——F5 chord until the —-]
[—9/-1—1—1-1-1-1-1—1-1—1———main riff————]
MAIN RIFF-courtesy of Adam Morris[[email protected]]
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[-/5———————————————————]
[—-4-4—0-0-0-0-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—————————]
THE OTHER RIFF-people have came close, but I think this is right
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[-1-1-0-1—1-0-1—1-1-1-1-1-3-2——————————]
There’s also a background solo-like thing that’s pretty cool, so if
anyone’s up to the challenge, please try to tab it out. Thanks.
Any corrections, comments, or questions
email me at [[email protected]]
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 16:03:28 -0500
From: Andy Aupperlee
Subject: Where Boys Fear To Tread by the Smahing Pumpkins
SONG: Where Boys Fear to Tread
ARTIST: The Smashing Pumpkins
ALBUM: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
TUNING: Half step down
NOTES: This song revolves around to riffs. There is a second guitar
playing some really high solo — type stuff.
I believe this is the first version with the lyrics included.
Where Boys Fear to Tread
intro: slide down to open strings,
then hit open strings for about 30 seconds
Riff 1a
e——————————————
B—————————————— left channel
G—————————————— 4X^Тs
D—————————————— Third time drums
A-5—————3———————— come in
E—4—4—0-0-0——1—3-3-3-3-3-3-3——
Riff 1
e——————————————
B——————————————
G—————————————— 4X^Тs
D——————————————
A—5—————3———————-
E—-4—4—0—-0—-1—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—-
Riff 2
e——————————————
B——————————————
G—————————————— 4X^Тs
D——————————————
A——————————————
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-1-1——————-
Riff 1
D——————————————
A—5—————3———————-
E—-4—4—0—-0—-1—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—-
candy cane walks
down
to build a bonfire,
to break my fall
Riff 2
A——————————————
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1——————-
my baby,
my sweet thing
Riff 2a
A—————————————————-
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1—-3-2-1-0—1-0—1-0-1-1-1-1-
just maybe we could lose ourselves this time
Riff 1
D——————————————
A—5—————3———————-
E—-4—4—0—-0—-1—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—-
king of the horseflies,
dark prince of death
his tragic forces
are heaven sent
Riff 2
A——————————————
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-1-1——————-
in sweet things,
in a lovers breath
Riff 2a
A—————————————————-
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1— 3-2-1-0—-1-0—1-0-1-1-
in knowing this was meant to be the last
Riff 1
D——————————————
A—5—————3———————-
E—-4—4—0—-0—-1—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—-
a go-go-go-kids,
a go-go-go-style
a suck suck suck kiss,
a suck suck suck smile
Riff 2
A——————————————
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1——————-
as always,
in young need
a veiled promise
to never die
Riff 1
D——————————————
A—5—————3———————-
E—-4—4—0—-0—-1—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—-
on dead highways,
her black beauties roam
for june angels,
so far from home
Riff 2
A——————————————
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1——————-
for a love lost,
a faded picture
to tread lightning,
to ink the lavender skies
Riff 2
A—————————————— 2X^Тs
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1——————-
Pre Outro
A————————————————-
E-3-2-1-0-1——0-1—-1-1-1-1———————
get on get on get on the bomb
Pre
Outro: 3X^Тs
A—————————————————
E-3-2-1-0-1——-0-1—-1-1-1-1——————-
get back get back where you belong
Outro
A——————————
E-3-2-1-0—1—0—1—0—1—
get on
the bomb
(SLIGHT PAUSE w/ FEEDBACK)
A—5—————
E—-4—4—0—-
Where Boys Fear To Thread — The Smashing Pumpkins
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Tabbed by: Michael Knorpp ([email protected])
Tuning : Eb (surprise!)
Here we go. This tab might not be 100% correct, but
it sounds very very close. I didn’t tab the intro.
You’ll have to find it out yourself. It’s not too
hard.
Verse:
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|—7———5———————|
|—7-6——-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5—|
|—5-6——-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5—|
|—-4—0—0—1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—|
Chorus:
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|—3-3—3—3—3—3—3—3-5-4—|
|—3-3—3—3—3—3—3—3-5-4—|
|—1-1-0-1—1-0-1—1-0-1—1-3-2—|
That’s it. Not so hard, is it?
Well, see ya.
Mike
Special thanks to Dan.