Tabbed by Brian McCall
THROUGH THE EYES OF RUBY - by the Smashing Pumpkins on Mellon
======= === ==== == ==== Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
Eb tuning
Piano intro
*1
there are _several_ layered guitars for this
G1 slight distortion
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|-----0-----0---0------0-----0---0------0-----0---0-
|---4--(4)----4------7--(7)----7------6--(4)----6---
|-2----------------5----------------4---------------
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|---------9----------------------------------------
|-----0-----0---0----------------------------------
|---9--(7)----9------------------------------------
|-7------------------------------------------------
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G2
|---------4---------------------------------6-------
|-----0-----0---0------0-------0--------0-----0---0-
|---4--(4)----4------7-------7---7----6--(6)----6---
|-2----------------5-----5----------4---------------
|--------------------------5------------------------
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|---------9-----------------------------------------
|-----0-----0---0-----------------------------------
|---9--(9)----9-------------------------------------
|-7-------------------------------------------------
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G3 (first time only) Tremolo (fast phasing)
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|-3hbr---2hbr--------------------------------------
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*2
G1 Distortion
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|-------12-/-19--\-10--14--16-17-----\--12-/-19--\-
|-13~---X----X-----X---X---X--X---------X----X-----
|-X-----9--/-16--\-8---11--13-14-----\--9--/-16--\-
|-11~----------------------------------------------
|-0------------------------------------------------
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|-10--14-------------------------------------------
|-X---X--------------------------------------------
|-8---11-------------------------------------------
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G2 Distortion
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|-0-------------------------------------------------
|-1-------------------------------------------------
|-2-----5--/-12--\-4---7---9--2---------5--/-12---\-
|-2-----5--/-12--\-4---7---9--2---------5--/-12---\-
|-0-----3--/-10--\-2---5---7--0---------3--/-10---\-
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|-4---7----------------------------------------------
|-4---7----------------------------------------------
|-2---5----------------------------------------------
*3
G1 Phasing
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|-----0-----0---0------0-----0---0------0-----0---0-
|---4--(4)----4------7--(7)----7------6--(4)----6---
|-2----------------5----------------4---------------
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|---------9----------------------------------------
|-----0-----0---0----------------------------------
|---9--(7)----9------------------------------------
|-7------------------------------------------------
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G2 Clean
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|-----0-----0---0------0-------0--------0-----0---0-
|---4--(4)----4------7-------7---7----6--(6)----6---
|-2----------------5-----5----------4---------------
|--------------------------5------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------9-----------------------------------------
|-----0-----0---0-----------------------------------
|---9--(9)----9-------------------------------------
|-7-------------------------------------------------
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I strongly believe that the phaser used is the Mu-tron
Bi-phase. They've used it before and mine can mimic
this sound exactly. For those who have one, here's my
settings:
Phasor A only, Sweep: just below 2, Depth: 7, Feedback: 7.5
*4 ("Breathing Underwater....")
G1 (still phased)
|---------7---------------7-----------------11--------
|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0------0-------0----0-
|---7---7-----7-----7---7-----7-----11---11------11---
|-5---------------5---------------9-------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------11-10-9-8-7-------7---------------7-------
|------0------------------0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-
|---11---11-------------7---7-----7-----7---7-----7---
|-9-------------------5---------------5---------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
^don't ask.
(overdub maybe?)
G2 (tremolo phasing)
|-7-------------------------------11------------------
|-0-------------------------------0-------------------
|-7-------------------------------11------------------
|-5-------------------------------9-------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
^strummed ^strum slow
slowly
(think "Soma")
|-7---------------------------------------------------
|-0---------------------------------------------------
|-7---------------------------------------------------
|-5---------------------------------------------------
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*5 ("And if you spin...")
G1
|-----------11-------------------10-------------------
|------0-------0----0-------0-------0----0------------
|---11---11------11------11---11------11--------------
|-9-------------------12------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|---------9---------------7---------------------------
|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0---------------------
|---9---9-----9-----7---7-----7-----------------------
|-7---------------5-----------------------------------
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|-----------------------------------------------------
G2 Tremolo phasing (gets one whole chord in on this part!)
|-11--------------------------------------------------
|-0---------------------------------------------------
|-11--------------------------------------------------
|-9---------------------------------------------------
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G3 (Lead fill. Can't tell if it's clean or chorus or
slight distortion or what...)
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|-----------7------8---(12)/14--12----------|---------
|-(12)\-6h8---9h11-----------------14-11--12|-11------
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^last time only
*6
G1 Distortion (brighter than G2)
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|-----------------------------2-----5--/-12--\-4---7-9
|-----------------------------2-----5--/-12--\-4---7-9
|-----------------------------0-----3--/-10--\-2---5-7
G2 Distortion
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|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-2-----5--/-12--\-4---7---9--2-----5--/-12--\-4---7-9
|-2-----5--/-12--\-4---7---9--2-----5--/-12--\-4---7-9
|-0-----3--/-10--\-2---5---7--0-----3--/-10--\-2---5-7
G3 Distortion (Lead Fill)
|------------------------------------7--6--9--12--14b-
|--------------------------------7--5-----------------
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*7
G1
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|-9---7-/-12-\-5-5-5----------------------------------
|-9---7-/-12-\-5-5-5----------------------------------
|-7---5-/-10-\-3-3-3...-------------------------------
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Song: Through The Eyes Of Ruby
By: The Smashing Pumpkins
Album: MC&IS
Tab By: Carlos Bustos
Email: cab144@mail.usask.ca
Tuning: Half a step Down
Comment: OK, This is probably my crowning moment in tabbing :) This
took me forever so someone please gimme some feeback.
I'm sure its prone to error but for the most part i think it
should be ok. Lemme know what you think.
[piano intro]:
[intro]: Played 2x's. Use a Phaser, I use a Boss super phaser PH-2
Type I phasing, slow rate.
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||---4---4-----4------7---7-----7------6---6-----6------9---9-----9-------|
||-2----------------5----------------4----------------7-------------------|
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[Guitar 1, this little opening riff]:
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||-9~--9/12-12/19~--11~--/14~--14-15-16-17~---15~--15\7~---11~---14~------|
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||-6~--6/-9--9/16~---8~--/11~--11-12-13-14~---12~--12\4~----8~---11~------|
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|| [Guitar 2, This main riff is played in the background. distorted]
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||-2---5---/--12----4-----7-------------2---5----/----12----4-----7-------|
||-2---5---/--12----4-----7-------------2---5----/----12----4-----7-------|
||-0---3---/--10----2-----5-----5--6--7-0---3----/----10----2-----5-------|
[INTRO]: Play 2x's and again under the singing.
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||---4---4-----4------7---7-----7------6---6-----6------9---9-----9-------|
||-2----------------5----------------4----------------7-------------------|
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Wrap me up in always
and drag me in with maybes
your innocence is treasure
you innocence is death
your innocence is all i have
[Underwater G1]: Ok, leave the phaser ON. Then kick in some chorus with
rate on 10 and depth on 10. Bam, underewater. Strum slow
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||--0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
||--7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
||--5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|| [Underwater G2]: Just the phaser here.
||----------7----------------7------------------11------------------------|
||------0-----0---0------0-----0---0-------0-------0----0-------0---------|
||----7---7-----7------7---7-----7------11---11------11------11---11------|
||--5----------------5----------------9--------------------9--------------|
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Breathing underwater
[Guitar 1]: Phaser and chorus. Strum SLOW.
||--7-----------------------------------------------------11--------------|
||--0------------------------------------------------------0--------------|
||--7-----------------------------------------------------11--------------|
||--5------------------------------------------------------9--------------|
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|| [Guitar 2]: Phaser.
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||------0-----0---0------0-----0---0-------0-------0----0-------0-------0-|
||----7---7-----7------7---7-----7------11---11------11------11---11------|
||--5----------------5----------------9--------------------9--------------|
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Living under glass
[Guitar 1]: Phaser.
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||--11---11------11-----11---11------11-----9---9-----9-----7---7-----7---|
||9-------------------9-------------------7---------------5---------------|
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|| [Guitar 2]: OK, some really cool synth effect, that fits PERFECT here.
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||---5/7--/8-/12~----------------12/14-\12\10\8~-8~(hold note )-7\5\0|
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and if you spin your love around the secrets of your dreams
[Guitar 1]: Phaser.
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||-----0-------0----0------0-------0----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|
||--11---11------11-----11---11------11-----9---9-----9-----7---7-----7---|
||9-------------------9-------------------7---------------5---------------|
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|| [Guitar 2]: Cool synth effect
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||---5/7--/8-/12~----------------12/14-\12\10\8~-(hold note )-7\5\0--|
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you may find your love is gone and is not quite as it seemed
[Guitar 1]: Phaser.
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||-----0-------0----0------0-------0----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|
||--11---11------11-----11---11------11-----9---9-----9-----7---7-----7---|
||9-------------------9-------------------7---------------5---------------|
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|| [Guitar 2]: Cool synth effect
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||---5/7--/8-/12~----------------12/14-\12\10\8~-(hold note )-7~-----|
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to appear to dissapear beneath all your darkest fears
[Guitar 1, MAIN distorted RIFF]: Repeat
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||-2---5---/--12----4-----7-------------|
||-2---5---/--12----4-----7-------------|
||-0---3---/--10----2-----5-----5--6--7-|
|| [Guitar 2]: play once.
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||-7~--7\5~--5/12--11~--11/14~--14/17~--17/19~---(19)b21------------------|
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I believe in never
I believe in all the way
but believe is not to notice
belief is just some faith
and faith can't help you to escape
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||-4/6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9/111111-12~-----------------------------------|
||-x/x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x/x-x-x-x--x-x-x--x------------------------------------|
||-2/4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7/-9-9-9-10~-----------------------------------|
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and with this ring i wed thee true
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||-4/6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7/9-9-9-7~-------------------------------------|
||-x/x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x/x-x-x-x--------------------------------------|
||-2/4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-5~-------------------------------------|
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and with this ring i wed thee now
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||-4/6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9/111111-12~-----------------------------------|
||-x/x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x/x-x-x-x--x-x-x--x------------------------------------|
||-2/4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7/-9-9-9-10~-----------------------------------|
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and with this ring i play so dead
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||-7-----7-7---7-7-7-7-7--x-x--9-----9-9-----9-9-9-9-9---|
||-5-----5-5---5-5-5-5-5--x-x--7-----7-7-----7-7-7-7-7---|
but no ones asking
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||-7-----7-7---7-7-7-7-7--x-x--9-----9-9-----9-9-9-9-9---|
||-5-----5-5---5-5-5-5-5--x-x--7-----7-7-----7-7-7-7-7---|
for the truth so let me tell you
[Guitar 1]: Distortion
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||-----------7------------------------------------------------------------|
||-9---------7----------7-------7------------5-----5-----5-----/-----9----|
||-9---------5----------7-------7------------5-----5-----5-----/-----9----|
||-7--------------------5-------5------------3-----3-----3-----/-----7----|
|| [Guitar 2]: Cool synth effect
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||---5/7--/8-/12~----------------12/14-\12\10\8~-8~(hold note )-7\5\0|
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and if you spin your love around the secrets of your dreams
[Guitar 1]: Distortion
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||-----------7------------------------------------------------------------|
||-9---------7----------7-------7------------5-----5-----5----/----9------|
||-9---------5----------7-------7------------5-----5-----5----/----9------|
||-7--------------------5-------5------------3-----3-----3----/----7------|
|| [Guitar 2]: Cool synth effect
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||---5/7--/8-/12~----------------12/14-\12\10\8~-(hold note )-7\5\0--|
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you may find your love is gone and is not quite as it seemed
[Guitar 1]: Distortion
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||-----------7------------------------------------------------------------|
||-9---------7----------7-------7------------5-----5-----5----\----4------|
||-9---------5----------7-------7------------5-----5-----5----\----4------|
||-7--------------------5-------5------------3-----3-----3----\----2------|
|| [Guitar 2]: Cool Synth effect
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||---5/7--/8-/12~----------------12/14-\12\10\8~-(hold note )-7~-----|
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to appear to dissapear beneath all your darkest fears
[little fill]: repeat through lyrics.
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to the revelations
of fresh faced youth
no one will come
to save you
so speak your peace
in the murmurs drawn
but youth is wasted
on the young
[Guitar 1, MAIN distorted RIFF]: Repeat
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||-2---5---/--12----4-----7-------------|
||-2---5---/--12----4-----7-------------|
||-0---3---/--10----2-----5-----5--6--7-|
you strength is my weakness
your weakness my hate
my love for you just can't explain
why
we're forever frozen
forever beautiful
forever lost inside ourselves
[REPEAT]: woo wooo almost done.
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||--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-/12-12-12-12-|
||--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-/10-10-10-10-|
The night has cooommeeeeee
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||--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
||--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
||--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
to hold us young
[ok, from here it quiets down to acoustic. Somone else can do that]
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