Song: For Martha
Release: Adore
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins
Authors: 1. Michael Ries
2. LuNaG0dess@aol.com
3. Cssio
Tuning: Eb
This is my favorite pumpkins song to date,it is so beautiful.
I read that this is about his mother who recently passed away.
Tune down a half step.
Fills 1 and 2 and 3 are all piano but they sound good played
like I tabbed them below.
Fill 1
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|------------------10--10-------------
|-----10-12--------------10-----12-
|-10----------10----------------------
|-------------------------------10------
Fill 2
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|------------------------------------------------------------
|-12-12-12--13------8----8----10-10-10--12-12-
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------11---6--6---6--8--8--8---10-10---
Fill 3
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------10---------------------------------------------------10-------------------------
|---10------10---10-------10-10--8--------8-----10------10---10---8---8------
|-8----8-------8------------10------------10-----8------8-------8-------8----8---8-
|------------------------8--8-------------------------------------------------6-6----6---
Fill 4
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|----------------------------
|-12--10-10-8-8-7---3-
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INTRO-Fingerpicked
G-F#-G-F#-F-D#-F-Fill 1 x3-Fill 2-Fill 3 x1 1/2-Dm-C-Fm
VERSE-clean electric
GmDm
whenever I run
GmDm
whenever I run to you lost one
GmDm
it's never done
CFm
just hanging on
Fill 4 Gm
the past has let me be
Fill 4 Gm
returning as if dream
Fill 4 Gm Fm C
shattered as belief
Fill 1
if you have to go don't say goodbye
Fill 1
if you have to go don't you cry
Fill 1
if you have to go I will get by
Fill 2 A#
someday I'll follow you and see you on the other side
G#C
but for the grace of love
DmG#
I'd will the meaning of
F#A#
heaven from above
G#C
but for the grace of love
DmG#
I'd will the meaning of
F#A#
heaven from above
Fill 4 Gm
your picture out of time
Fill 4 Gm
left aching in my mind
Fill 4 Gm Fm C
shadows kept alive
Fill 1
If you have to go don't say goodbye
Fill 1
If you have to go don't you cry
Fill 1
If you have to go I will get by
Fill 2
I will follow you and see you on the other side
Fill 3 x1 1/2-Dm-C-G-F#-G-F#-F-Db-F
Solo Figure-(chords over solo-A#-G#-C-Dm-G#-F#-A#)
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|-8---------------------17--10---------------17--19--6-------------------15-
|-8--13h15--15/20------10--15h17-17-----------6--11h13-13/18----
|-6---------------------------8---------------------------4------------------------
Solo figure x2
(w/solo figure)
But for the grace of love
(w/solo figure)
who'd will the meaning of
(w/solo figure)
heaven from above
(w/solo figure)
But for the grace of love
(w/solo figure)
who'd will the meaning of
(w/solo figure)
heaven from above
Fill 4 Gm
long horses we are born
Fill 4 Gm
creatures more than torn
Fill 4 Gm Fm C
Mourning our way home
Fill 1-Fill 1-Fill 1-Fill 2-Fill 3x1 1/2-Dm-C-Fm-A#
There are sythesizers at the end but I'm not gonna tab those out.
Questions,comments,or corrections can be mailed to zero69mr@aol.com.
version 2
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tabbed by: LuNaG0dess@aol.com
intro: F#, F, F#, F, E, D
F#, C#, F#, C#, F#, C#, D, E
A, D, A, D, A, D, E, D, E
F#C#
whenever I run
F#C#F#
whenever I run to you lost one
C#
it's never done
DD
just hanging on
F#D
the past has let me be
F#D
returning as if dream
F#ED
shattered as belief
F#C#
if you have to go don't say goodbye
F#C#
if you have to go don't you cry
F#C#
if you have to go I will get by
DEA
someday I'll follow you and see you on the other side
GB
but for the grace of love
AG
I'd will the meaning of
FA
heaven from above
GB
but for the grace of love
AG
I'd will the meaning of
FD
heaven from above
F#D
your picture out of time
F#D
left aching in my mind
F#ED
shadows kept alive
F#C#
if you have to go don't say goodbye
F#C#
if you have to go don't you cry
F#C#
if you have to go I will get by
DED
I will follow you and see you on the other side
A, D, A, D, E
Repeat Intro:
A, G, B, A, G, F, A
GB
but for the grace of love
AG
I'd will the meaning of
FA
heaven from above
GB
but for the grace of love
AG
I'd will the meaning of
FD
heaven from above
F#D
long horses we are born
F#D
creatures more than torn
F#ED
mourning our way home
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version 3
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This is the intro of the song,transcribed from piano to guitar.This tab is for standard tuning.
I just know this part of the song yet,but i will tab the rest as soon as i learn it.If you find
any mistake,if you liked the tab,if you have the other part of the song,etc,blablabla,please, e-mail me.
>>>sadmachine@tba.com.br
>>>sadmachine@hotmail.com
Cssio "Sad_maN" :D
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by Cssio "Sad_maN"