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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
#
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 10:09:17 -0500 (EST)
From: Blanks <blanks@cnu.edu>
Subject: TAB for Beautiful by the Smashing Pumpkins
Beautiful
By: The Smashing Pumpkins
>From the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
As tabbed by Jonathan Blanks (blanks@cnu.edu)
This song is actuall in standard tuning, but since your playing with
Mellon Collie which 1/2 step down just capo the first fret.
NOTE: chords show as what they look like ie."A" but it's relly "Ab"
INTRO (drums and piano)
piano for guitar
	e--0--2----- >repeat however many times necessary
	B--------2-- >
	*tab goes along with an "A" chord
[A]              [G]           [ D/F#*]         [A]
Beautiful, you're beautiful, as beautiful as the sun
[A]              [G]           [ D/F#*]         [E]
Wonderful, you're wonderful, as wonderful as they come
      [A]           [E]    [D]
And I can't help but feel attached
[ D/F#**][A]           [E]   [D]
To the feelings I can't even match
[ D/F#**][A]           [E]   [D]
With my face pressed up to the glass
[E]     [G]
wanting you
VERSE 2 same as verse 1
CHORUS
[D]    [E]      [A]     [F#m]
And I'm sure you know me well
[D]    [E]      [A]
As I'm sure you don't
[D]    [E]   [A]   [F#m]
But you just can't tell
[D]             [E]      [A]   [F#m]
Who you love and who you won't  no,no
[D]             [E]      [A]
Who you love and who you won't
the  Acontinues over to when the guitar leads come in
[A]         [G]  [D]     [F]       [A]
                         And I love you
[A]         [G]  [D]     [F]        [A]
                         As you love me
[A]         [G]  [D]     [F]
NA   NA-NA  NA   NA      NA-NA-NA
[A]         [G]  [D]     [F]
NA............................
[A]        [G]        [D] [F]  [A]
So let the clouds roll by your face
[A]         [G]        [D]     [F]    [A]
we'll let the world spin on to another place
[A]           [G]      [D]   [F]     [A]
we'll climb the tallest tree above it all
[A]         [G]        [D]    [E]
to look down on you and me   and them
CHORUS (same as first chorus)
END (same as chorus, but I'll do it anyway)
[D]           [E]       [A]  [F#m]
Don't let your life wrap up a-round you
[D]     [E]    [A]   [F#m]
Don't forget to call whenever
[D]  [E]       [A]       [F#m]
I'll here just waiting for you
[D]    [E]        [A]      [F#m]
I'll be under your stars forever, neither
[D]     [E]       [A]         [F#m]
here nor there just right beside you
.......you got it....
Well what do you think, it's my first submission! E-mail me if you have
any comments!! ENJOY.
CHORD VOICINGS for the D/F#'s
0=open
 D/F#*            D/F#**
E A D G B E      E A D G B E
2-0-0-2-3-X      X-X-4-2-3-2

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Beautiful

by The Smashing Pumpkins

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 10:09:17 -0500 (EST)

From: Blanks <blanks@cnu.edu>

Subject: TAB for Beautiful by the Smashing Pumpkins

Beautiful

By: The Smashing Pumpkins

>From the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

As tabbed by Jonathan Blanks (blanks@cnu.edu)

This song is actuall in standard tuning, but since your playing with

Mellon Collie which 1/2 step down just capo the first fret.

NOTE: chords show as what they look like ie."A" but it's relly "Ab"

INTRO (drums and piano)

piano for guitar

e--0--2----- >repeat however many times necessary

B--------2-- >

*tab goes along with an "A" chord

A G D/F# A

[] [] [ *] []

Beautiful, you're beautiful, as beautiful as the sun

A G D/F# E

[] [] [ *] []

Wonderful, you're wonderful, as wonderful as they come

A E D

[] [] []

And I can't help but feel attached

D/F# A E D

[ **][] [] []

To the feelings I can't even match

D/F# A E D

[ **][] [] []

With my face pressed up to the glass

E G

[] []

wanting you

VERSE 2 same as verse 1

CHORUS

D E A F#m

[] [] [] []

And I'm sure you know me well

D E A

[] [] []

As I'm sure you don't

D E A F#m

[] [] [] []

But you just can't tell

D E A F#m

[] [] [] []

Who you love and who you won't no,no

D E A

[] [] []

Who you love and who you won't

the continues over to when the guitar leads come in

A G D F A

[] [] [] [] []

And I love you

A G D F A

[] [] [] [] []

As you love me

A G D F

[] [] [] []

NA NA-NA NA NA NA-NA-NA

A G D F

[] [] [] []

NA............................

A G D F A

[] [] [] [] []

So let the clouds roll by your face

A G D F A

[] [] [] [] []

we'll let the world spin on to another place

A G D F A

[] [] [] [] []

we'll climb the tallest tree above it all

A G D E

[] [] [] []

to look down on you and me and them

CHORUS (same as first chorus)

END (same as chorus, but I'll do it anyway)

D E A F#m

[] [] [] []

Don't let your life wrap up a-round you

D E A F#m

[] [] [] []

Don't forget to call whenever

D E A F#m

[] [] [] []

I'll here just waiting for you

D E A F#m

[] [] [] []

I'll be under your stars forever, neither

D E A F#m

[] [] [] []

here nor there just right beside you

.......you got it....

Well what do you think, it's my first submission! E-mail me if you have

any comments!! ENJOY.

CHORD VOICINGS for the D/F#'s

0=open

D/F# D/F#

* **

E A D G B E E A D G B E

2-0-0-2-3-X X-X-4-2-3-2

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