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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
|---------4----------------5----------------6-------|
|-----0-----0---0------0-----0---0------0-----0---0-|
|---4--(4)----4------7--(7)----7------6--(4)----6---|
|-2----------------5----------------4---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------9----------------------------------------|
|-----0-----0---0----------------------------------|
|---9--(7)----9------------------------------------|
|-7------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
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------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------9-----------------------------------------|
|-----0-----0---0-----------------------------------|
|---9--(9)----9-------------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
G3 (first time only) Tremolo (fast phasing)
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-3hbr---2hbr--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
*2
G1 Distortion
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------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------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-10--14-------------------------------------------|
|-X---X--------------------------------------------|
|-8---11-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
G2 Distortion
|-0-------------------------------------------------|
|-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----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-4---7-----------------------------------------------|
|-4---7-----------------------------------------------|
|-2---5-----------------------------------------------|
*3
G1 Phasing
|---------4----------------5----------------6-------|
|-----0-----0---0------0-----0---0------0-----0---0-|
|---4--(4)----4------7--(7)----7------6--(4)----6---|
|-2----------------5----------------4---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------9----------------------------------------|
|-----0-----0---0----------------------------------|
|---9--(7)----9------------------------------------|
|-7------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
G2 Clean
|---------4---------------------------------6-------|
|-----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-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
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---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
*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-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
G2 Tremolo phasing (gets one whole chord in on this part!)
|-11--------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------------------|
|-11--------------------------------------------------|
|-9---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
G3 (Lead fill. Can't tell if it's clean or chorus or
slight distortion or what...)
|-------------------------------------------|---------|
|-----------7------8---(12)/14--12----------|---------|
|-(12)-6h8---9h11-----------------14-11--12|-11------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------|
^last time only
*6
G1 Distortion (brighter than G2)
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------2-----5--/-12---4---7-9-|
|-----------------------------2-----5--/-12---4---7-9-|
|-----------------------------0-----3--/-10---2---5-7-|
G2 Distortion
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-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-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
*7
G1
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-9---7-/-12--5-5-5----------------------------------|
|-9---7-/-12--5-5-5----------------------------------|
|-7---5-/-10--3-3-3...-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
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.
||---------4----------------7----------------6----------------9-----------|
||-----0-----0---0------0-----0---0------0-----0---0------0-----0---0-----|
||---4---4-----4------7---7-----7------6---6-----6------9---9-----9-------|
||-2----------------5----------------4----------------7-------------------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 1, this little opening riff]:
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||-9~--9/12-12/19~--11~--/14~--14-15-16-17~---15~--157~---11~---14~------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||-6~--6/-9--9/16~---8~--/11~--11-12-13-14~---12~--124~----8~---11~------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|| [Guitar 2, This main riff is played in the background. distorted]
||
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||-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.
||---------4----------------7----------------6----------------9-----------|
||-----0-----0---0------0-----0---0------0-----0---0------0-----0---0-----|
||---4---4-----4------7---7-----7------6---6-----6------9---9-----9-------|
||-2----------------5----------------4----------------7-------------------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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
||--7-------------------------------------------------------------1110-9-8|
||--0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
||--7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
||--5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|| [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--------------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Breathing underwater
[Guitar 1]: Phaser and chorus. Strum SLOW.
||--7-----------------------------------------------------11--------------|
||--0------------------------------------------------------0--------------|
||--7-----------------------------------------------------11--------------|
||--5------------------------------------------------------9--------------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|| [Guitar 2]: Phaser.
||----------7----------------7------------------11-------------------11---|
||------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--------------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Living under glass
[Guitar 1]: Phaser.
||----------11------------------11----------------9---------------7-------|
||-----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---------------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|| [Guitar 2]: OK, some really cool synth effect, that fits PERFECT here.
||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||---5/7--/8-/12~----------------12/14-12108~-8~(hold note )-75
