Hummer -- The Smashing Pumpkins (w/out full ending)
Siamese Dream (1993)
Words and music by Billy Corgan
Transcribed by Xombie von Doom
http://myspace.com/hereisnowhy
Tuning: Dropped D (D,A,D,G,B,e)
The sound that is Siamese Dream is dynamic roaring fuzz and overdubs to soft, almost
melodic guitar interludes, all driven from pre-recall Big Muff "Pi" fuzz pedal, the Univox
and last, but certainly not least, the Creamy Dreamer SustainPunch pedal. All of which
pulsating from two 100-watt 1986 Marshall half-stacks.
The sound was accomplished by turning the pre-gain all the way down and using the
as the master volume. Billy says, "we f****d with the tone settings until we got it where
it, then marked it on the knob and kept it there. This way we could play so f*****g loud
couldn't hear ourselves think. That's how we liked it."
Performance notes:
Gtr.1 (heavy fuzz) |- - - - - - - - -
------------------------------------------------------------------|
----)------------)---------)-----)--------)-----------------------|
-11/---11-----11/---12--12/---11/--11--11/-----16-----------------|
----)------------)---------)-----)--------)-----------------------|
--9/----9------9/---10--10/----9/---9---9/-----14-----------------|
--0--0-----0------0-----------(0)-0---------0---------------------|
|- - - - - - - - - - - -
---------------------------------------------|--------------------|
----)---------)----------)---)---------)--12-|-(12)---------------|
-11/---11--11/----12--12/-11/---11--11/---12-|-(12)---------------|
----)---------)----------)---)---------)---9-|-(-9)---------------|
--9/----9---9/----10--10/--9/----9---9/---10-|-(10)---------------|
-----0---------0---------------0--------0----|--------------------|
^ hold this note..
PRE-VERSE
Gtr.1 (heavy fuzz)
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------3--3-3---1--1-1-1-------------------|
----------------------------0--0-0---0--0-0-0--(0-0-2--2-0--0)--|
-------------7---7-7-7--7---2--2-2---2--2-2-2---2-2-2--2-2--2---|
-------------5---5-5-5--5---3--3-3---0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0--0---|
-\\-----------------------------------------------------|
PM |- - -
INTRO SOLO
Gtr.2 (heavy fuzz) {w/Gtr.1}
--------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------3--3-3-3--3--------------------------------------|
-------------2--2-2-2--2--------------------------------------|
-------------0--0-0-0--0-------------2/4-4-(4)-----)----------|
-----------------------------------------------5p4/--(2)~----|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
^slooooow bend
INTRO SOLO continued
Gtr.2 (w/Gtr.1 on repeat) pre-bend
-----------------------------------------------------------)-------|
------------------------------------/7--------------------/--------|
------/4--(4)2-0-0/2/4----------------7------------7~--9/-(9)-7~~-|
-2p0-------------------------------------9~~--9p7/9----------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE
Gtr.1 (clean, slightly flanged tone)
-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0----------------------------------|
-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3---3--3-3-0--1--1-1--0-1-0-----|
-2--2-0-2--2--2-0--2-2--0-0-0--0-0----0--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--|
-x----------------------3-3------3----0--0-0--0-0-0-----|
-0------------------------------------------------------|
*let the open notes ring*
Verse
Gtr.2 (clean, slightly flanged tone)
---------------------3--3-3--0-------------0-----|
-7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--3--3-3--1--1-1-1--0-1-0--1--|
-7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--5--5-5--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--|
-7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--5--5-5--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--|
-5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--3--3-3--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--|
-0-----------------------------------------------|
CHORUS
Both Guitars (kick on fuzz)
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--0-0--0--0-7--7--7-7--|
-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--0-0--0--0-7--7--7-7--|
-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--0-0--0--0-7--7--7-7--|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-75--5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5---2--2-2-2--2--2-2--5--5-5-5--5-5/10-10-10-10-|
-75--5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5---2--2-2-2--2--2-2--5--5-5-5--5-5/10-10-10-10-|
-75--5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5---2--2-2-2--2--2-2--5--5-5-5--5-5/10-10-10-10-|
CHORUS x1
Then back to this...
Both Guitars..
------------------------------------------------------------------|
----)------------)---------)-----)--------)-----------------------|
-11/---11-----11/---12--12/---11/--11--11/-----16-----------------|
----)------------)---------)-----)--------)-----------------------|
--9/----9------9/---10--10/----9/---9---9/-----14-----------------|
--0--0-----0------0-----------(0)-0---------0---------------------|
|- - - - - - - - - - - -
---------------------------------------------|--------------------|
----)---------)----------)---)---------)--12-|-(12)---------------|
-11/---11--11/----12--12/-11/---11--11/---12-|-(12)---------------|
----)---------)----------)---)---------)---9-|-(-9)---------------|
--9/----9---9/----10--10/--9/----9---9/---10-|-(10)---------------|
-----0---------0---------------0--------0----|--------------------|
BREAKDOWN/PRE-SOLO (x2)
Gtr.1 (heavy fuzz)
---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
-2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0--5--5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5-|
-2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0--5--5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5-|
-2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0--5--5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5-|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
-2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
-2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
-2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
SOLO (Pt.1)
Gtr.2 (heavy fuzz, octave)
--------------------|
--------------------|
--------------------|
-7-5-5-54/5--4-0--|
--------------------|
--------------------| x4
SOLO
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------)-------------------------------|
-0~-2~--5~--/7~--7--7/(7)-5--5--4/54-0--------5/7----|
----------------------------------------5/7--7-----5~-|
------------------------------------------------------|
pre-bend full-bend
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------)----------------------------8p7--------------------------|
--------/-------------------------7~------97----7(7)-/999999999/--|
-75-/7/(7)-5--54-0~------5~-7/9----------------------------------|
-----------------------5/7--------------------/9-------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
hold...
SOLO CHORDS
Gtr.1 plays these parallel the Gtr.2 solo
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--0-0--0--0-7--7--7-7--|
-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--0-0--0--0-7--7--7-7--|
-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--0-0--0--0-7--7--7-7--|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
-2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
-2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
-2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
play the two figures above twice, then switch to...
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-10--10-109--9-97-----------5--5-5-5-----2-......--------------|
-10--10-109--9-97-----------5--5-5-5-----2-......--------------|
-10--10-109--9-97--7-7-7----5--5-5-5-----2-......--------------|
hold....
until the end of the solo... then back to:
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------|
----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------\\--|
PM |- - - - - - - - - - -
gradually building up, louder.... then....
------------------------------------------------------------------|
----)------------)---------)-----)--------)-----------------------|
-11/---11-----11/---12--12/---11/--11--11/-----16-----------------|
----)------------)---------)-----)--------)-----------------------|
--9/----9------9/---10--10/----9/---9---9/-----14-----------------|
--0--0-----0------0-----------(0)-0---------0---------------------|
|- - - - - - - - - - - -
Life's a bummer...
---------------------------------------------|--------------------|
----)---------)----------)---)---------)--12-|-(12)---------------|
-11/---11--11/----12--12/-11/---11--11/---12-|-(12)---------------|
----)---------)----------)---)---------)---9-|-(-9)---------------|
--9/----9---9/----10--10/--9/----9---9/---10-|-(10)---------------|
-----0---------0---------------0--------0----|--------------------|
When you're a hummer...
------------------------------------------------------------------|
----)------------)---------)-----)--------)-----------------------|
-11/---11-----11/---12--12/---11/--11--11/-----16-----------------|
----)------------)---------)-----)--------)-----------------------|
--9/----9------9/---10--10/----9/---9---9/-----14-----------------|
--0--0-----0------0-----------(0)-0---------0---------------------|
|- - - - - - - - - - - -
Life's a draa-aa--aag.....
---------------------------------------------|--------------------|
----)---------)----------)---)---------)--12-|-(12)---------------|
-11/---11--11/----12--12/-11/---11--11/---12-|-(12)---------------|
----)---------)----------)---)---------)---9-|-(-9)---------------|
--9/----9---9/----10--10/--9/----9---9/---10-|-(10)---------------|
-----0---------0---------------0--------0----|--------------------|
----------------------------------------------0--|
-/3-2-----------------------------------------3--|
------4-2-------------------------------------2--|
----------5-4--2-0----------------------------0--|
-------------------5-4~--2-0------------------0--|
------------------------------5-4--2-4--0-----0--|
That's it kids.
I don't know if it's 100% correct, especially the intro solo but it's one of the ways I
it, so if you have any corrections, send them to me and I'll make them :)
Also, I didn't tab out the ending, but I'll release a new version of this tab some time
the near future when I find the time to figure it out completely for myself.
You'll find this song is fun as hell to play and add your own stuff to.
Enjoi.
Xombie von Doom
