Tab:Where Boys Fear to Tread
| "Where Boys Fear to Tread" | |
|---|---|
| Guitar tablature | |
| Artist | The Smashing Pumpkins |
| Album | Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness |
| Transcriber | Obscured (talk) |
| Updated | June 29, 2007 |
| Tuning | E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭ |
 | This is a curated tab. This guitar or bass tab has been vetted for accuracy and should not require further updates. Suggestions can be made on the talk page. |
 | The below content is copyrighted. The uploader, Obscured, left the following note: You may only use this tab for private study, research, etc. Do not change, deface, mutilate, steal or alter this tab. You must email me first if you want to use this tab on your site. |
Tab[edit source]
--INTRO |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-/5-----------3-------------------| |----4-4-0-0-0---1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| alt [0:58 - 1:02] |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-/5-----------3-------------------| |----4-4-0-0-0---1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-1-1-0-1---1-0-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-3-2-| alt [1:15 - 1:19] |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-1-1-0-1---1-0-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-/\-| --VERSE |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-/5-----------3-------------------| |----4-4-0-0-0---1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| alt [1:32 - 1:36] |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-/5-----------3-------------------| |----4-4-0-0-0---1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-| Lead |---------| |---------| |---------| |-/7~~~~--| |---------| |---------| --CHORUS |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-1-1-0-1---1-0-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-3-2-| alt [1:49 - 1:53] |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-1-1-0-1---1-0-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-/\-| --VERSE |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-/5-----------3-------------------| |----4-4-0-0-0---1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| alt [2:06 - 2:10] |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-/5-----------3-------------------| |----4-4-0-0-0---1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-| --CHORUS |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-1-1-0-1---1-0-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-3-2-| alt [2:23 - 2:27] |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-1-1-0-1---1-0-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-/\-| --VERSE |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-/5-----------3-------------------| |----4-4-0-0-0---1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| alt [2:40 - 2:44] |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-/5-----------3-------------------| |----4-4-0-0-0---1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-| --CHORUS |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-1---0-1-----0-1---------------3-2-| alt [2:57 - 3:01] |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-1---0-1-----0-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-/\-| --VERSE |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-/5-----------3-------------------| |----4-4-0-0-0---1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| alt [3:13 - 3:17] |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-/5-----------3-------------------| |----4-4-0-0-0---1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-| --CHORUS |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-1---0-1-----0-1---------------3-2-| alt [3:30 - 3:34] |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-1---0-1-----0-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1---| --BRIDGE/OUTRO |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-1---0-1---0-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-0-| |----------| |----------| |----------| |----------| |-/5-------| |----4-4-0-|
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
