Song: Today (acoustic)
Album: MTV Unplugged
Band: Smashing Pumpkins
The tuning for this song is normal EADGBE tuning, it's slightly different than the album version so bear
me. This is my first time. Here goes.
S= slide
H= hammer on
P= pick off
The song does not have a solo intro like the other one so both guitars play this.
figure 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------8-8-8-----8-8-8-x-x------------------------------------|
g|------8-8-8-x-x-7-7-7-x-x------------------------------------|
d|------8-8-8-x-x-8-8-8-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-5s6-5s6----------------| (2x)
a|------6-6-6-x-x-8-8-8-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-5s6-5s6----------------|
e|----------------- 6-6-6-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-3s4-3s4--------------|
figure 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------8-8-8-X-X-------------------------------|
g|-------8-8-8-X-X-7-7-7-X-X-5-5-5-X-X-------------------------| (1x)
d|------ 8-8-8-X-X-8-8-8-X-X-5-5-5-X-X-6-6-6-------------------|
a|-------6-6-6-X-X-8-8-8-X-X-3-3-3-X-X-6-6-6-------------------|
e|---------------------6-6-6-X-X---------------4-4-4-----------|
figure 3
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------8-8-8-X-X------------------------------|
g|--------8-8-8-X-X-7-7-7-X-X----------------------------------|
d|--------8-8-8-X-X-8-8-8-X-X-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------|
a|--------6-6-6-X-X-8-8-8-X-X-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------|
e|----------------------6-6-6-X-X-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
and then end short onthis then kinda slide off and fade.
e|------------|
b|----8-------|
g|----8-------|
d|----8-------|
a|----6-------|
e|------------|
after that then the guitar stops and the drums go solo while billy sings.
Today is the greatest day i?ve ever known.
Can?t live for tomorow
I might not have that long.
Then the guitar starts again.
Guitar 1plays the chords which are
figure 3(1x) with the words going
I?ll burn my eyes out!
and then this to the words Before I get out!:
Figure 4
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------|
g|-----8-8-8-X-X---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
d|-----8-8-8-X-X-8-8-8-X-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
a|-----6-6-6-X-X-8-8-8-X-X-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|
e|-------------------6-6-6-X-X----------------------|
And then play this with the words
I wanted more.
Than life could ever grant me.
Bored by this chore.
Figure 5
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
d|-----3-3-3-X-X-6-6-6-X-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------| (3x)
a|-----3-3-3-X-X-6-6-6-X-X-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
e|-----1-1-1-X-X-4-4-4-X-X-----------------------------|
And then to the words:
Of saving Face.
Play this:
Figure 6
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
d|-----3-3-3-X-X-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
a|-----3-3-3-X-X-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
e|-----1-1-1-X-X-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/smashing-pumpkins/44004.html ]
Then play the Chords to the first verse, Figure 3 ( 3x) again only with the second verse words:
Today is the greatest
Day I?ve ever know
Can?t live for tomorow
I just can?t wait that long
I?ll tear my heart out.
And then play Figure 4 (1x) With the
words:
Before I get out.
Then play this with the words:
Pink Ribbon scars
You never forget
I?ve tried so hard
To clense theese regrets
My angels wings
are bruised and restrained
e|------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------8-8-8-X-X---------|
d|--3-3-3-X-X-6-6-6-X-X-8-8-8-X-X-8-8-8-X-X-------| (3x)
a|--3-3-3-X-X-6-6-6-X-X-6-6-6-X-X-8-8-8-X-X-------|
e|--1-1-1-X-X-4-4-4-X-X---------------6-6-6-X-X---|
And then Play figure 5 one time with the words:
My belly stings!
And then play this with the words:
Today is.
Today is
Today is
The greatest
Daaaaaayyeeeeeaaaaayyyyyyeeeeooooohooooooohoooooooohoooodayyyyyyyyyyeahyeah:
Figure 7
e|---------------------------------------------------- |
b|-----------------------------------------------------|
g|---8-8-8-X-X---------------8-8-8-X-X-----------------| (2X)
d|---8-8-8-X-X-8-8-8-X-X-8-8-8-X-X-6-6-6-X-X-----------|
a|---6-6-6-X-X-8-8-8-X-X-6-6-6-X-X-6-6-6-X-X-----------|
e|-----------------6-6-6-X-X---------------4-4-4-X-X---|
WHILE Guitar 1 is playing that guitar 2 is playing this until the next part is played and then both
play that again.
e|---15--|
and then right after it play :
e|----------------------------|
b|-----------------8-8-8-X-X--|
g|-------8-8-8-X-X-7-7-7-X-X--| (1x)
d|------ 8-8-8-X-X-8-8-8-X-X--|
a|-------6-6-6-X-X-8-8-8-X-X--|
e|-----------------6-6-6-X-X--|
and RIGHT AWAY play this cord 19x
e|------|
b|------|
g|--5---|
d|--5---| (19x)
a|--3---|
e|------|
Then go back to figure 7 this time with the lyrics:
I wannna turn you on
I wanna turn you on a on
I wanna turn you on
I wanna turn you
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
d|-----3-3-3-X-X-6-6-6-X-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------| (3x)
a|-----3-3-3-X-X-6-6-6-X-X-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
e|-----1-1-1-X-X-4-4-4-X-X-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------|
b|-----------------------|
g|-----------------------|
d|---3-3-3-X-X-6-6-6-X-X-|
a|---3-3-3-X-X-6-6-6-X-X-|
e|---1-1-1-X-X-4-4-4-X-X-|
(then flow right into)
Today is the greatest
Today is the greatest
Today is the Greatest
day that
I have
ever
eally known
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------|
g|-----8-8-8-X-X---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
d|-----8-8-8-X-X-8-8-8-X-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------| (2x)
a|-----6-6-6-X-X-8-8-8-X-X-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|
e|-------------------6-6-6-X-X----------------------|
While Guitar 1 plays whats above Guitar 2 Plays:
e|---11---13---11---15p11---------|
b|------11---11---11--------11----|
g|--------------------------------| (7 or 8x) im not sure.
d|--------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
The song is pretty hard to catch. It?s mostly rythm. Your gonna have to download the song to get the full
I hope its good enough though. Please email me for sugestions.
ADQ316@aol.com
