Tab:7 Shades of Black

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"7 Shades of Black"
Guitar tablature
ArtistThe Smashing Pumpkins
AlbumZeitgeist
TranscriberObscured (talk)
UpdatedJuly 8, 2007
TuningD♭ G♭ B E A♭ D♭


Tab[edit source]

--INTRO
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6--6--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--7--|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6--6--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--7--|
|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5--|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-0h7-7-7-0h7-7-7-0h10-10-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-0h7-7-7-0h10-10--/\--|

 Lead - Play with whammy set to 2 octaves higher
|-12~~~~~~--11~~~~~~\--12~~~~-12b14r12-11~~~~~~\--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


--VERSE
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-0h7-7-7-0h7-7-7-0h10-10-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-0h7-7-7-0h10-10--/\--|


--PRECHORUS
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-0h7-7-7-0h7-7-7-0h10-10-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-0h7-7-7-0h10-10--/\--|


--CHORUS
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------4----
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------5----4----
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------5----2----
|-0h12-12-12-0h12-12-12-0h12-12-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-0h5-5-5-0h5-5-5-0h5-5-3---------

 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------------4----------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------5----4----------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------5----2----------------------------------|
 -0h12-12-12-0h12-12-12-0h12-12-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-3---------0h12-12-12-0h12-12-12-0h12-12-|

 Lead fill
|-------12b14r12-11~~-12~~\--|
|-10/12----------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|

 Guitar 1
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------4-----|
|--5------4-----|
|--5------2-----|
|--3------------|
|Guitar 2
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-/12----/11----|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|


--BRIDGE
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--5--7--0--10-7-8--8--5--5--7--5--7--0--10-7-8~~--11~~--|

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--5--7--0--10-7-8--8--5--5--5--3--5--0-8-0--10~~--11~~--|

 Lead
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12~~~~-13~~-10~~-12~~~~-13~~-16~~-12~~~~-13~~-10~~~~~~-15~~-16~~~~-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


--VERSE
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-0h7-7-7-0h7-7-7-0h10-10-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-0h7-7-7-0h10-10--/\--|


--PRECHORUS
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-0h7-7-7-0h7-7-7-0h10-10-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-0h7-7-7-0h10-10--/\--|


--CHORUS
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|------4---------------------------------------4----
|-5----4----------------------------------5----4----
|-5----2----------------------------------5----2----
|-3---------0h12-12-12-0h12-12-12-0h12-12-3---------

 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------4----
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------5----4----
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------5----2----
 -0h12-12-12-0h12-12-12-0h12-12-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-0h5-5-5-0h5-5-5-0h5-5-3---------

 -----------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------|
 -0h12-12-12-0h12-12-12-0h12-12-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-|

 Lead fill
|-------12b14r12-11~~-12~~\--|
|-10/12----------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|

 Guitar 1
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------4-----|
|--5------4-----|
|--5------2-----|
|--3------------|
|Guitar 2
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-/12----/11----|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|


--SOLO
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-----5-5-----5-5-----5-----4-4-----3-3--2----|
|-----5-5-----5-5-----5-----4-4-----3-3--2----|
|-0h3-3-3-0h3-3-3-0h3-3-0h2-2-2-0h1-1-1--0----|

 Lead
|--------------------------------------------------------------------18~~~~-18h19p18\17--17h18p17\16--16h17p16\15--|
|-/12-11~~~~-10~~-8-10~~~~gb12--/12-11~~-10~~--8-10b11r10p8\5~~~~~-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Lead 2
|--------------------------------------------------------------------21~~~~-21h22p21\20--20h21p20\19--19h20p19\18--|
|-------------------------------/15-14~~-13~~-11-13b14r13p11\8~~~~-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


--BRIDGE
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--5--7--0--10-7-8--8--5--5--7--5--7--0--10-7-8~~--11~~--|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--5--7--0--10-7-8--8--5--5--5--3--5--0-8-0--10~~--11~~--4~~-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--7--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8--8--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9--9--|
|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--7--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8--8--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9--9--|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6--6--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--7--|

 Lead
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12~~~~-13~~-10~~-12~~~~-13~~-16~~-12~~~~-13~~-10~~~~~~-15~~-16~~-9~~-10~~~~-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


--VERSE
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-0h7-7-7-0h7-7-7-0h10-10-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-0h7-7-7-0h10-10--/\--|

 Lead - Play with whammy set to 2 octaves higher
|-12~~~~~~--11~~~~~~\--12~~~~-12b14r12-11~~~~~~\--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


--PRECHORUS
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-0h7-7-7-0h7-7-7-0h10-10-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-8-0h8-8-0h7-7-7-0h10-10--/\--|


--CHORUS
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------4---------------------------------------4----------------------------------|
|-5----4----------------------------------5----4----------------------------------|
|-5----2----------------------------------5----2----------------------------------|
|-3---------0h12-12-12-0h12-12-12-0h12-12-3---------0h12-12-12-0h12-12-12-0h12-12-|

 Lead fill
|-12b14r12-11~~\--|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|

 Guitar 1
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------4-----|
|--5------4-----|
|--5------2-----|
|--3------------|
|Guitar 2
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-/12----/11----|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|

Legend[edit source]

b   - bend
r   - release
gb  - gradual bend
gr  - gradual release
h   - hammer on
p   - pull off
T   - trill
W   - whammy bar dive
\   - slide down
/   - slide up
x   - mute
X\  - pick slide
~~~ - vibrato
*7  - artificial harmonic
*7* - natural harmonic
... - palm mute
(0) - optional note
XXX - tremolo pick
alt - variation of riff

External tabs[edit source]

Ultimate Guitar