Take Me Down

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TAKE ME DOWN - Written and performed by James Iha
Transcribed by Adam Morris
I have a feeling many of you who were bagging this song earlier
have changed your minds. It IS a great song..really grew on me!
Anyway, here is my take on how it is played.
Eb
Tuning:
Take note: I have four (kinda 5) different E's in here.
Sorry there so many chords, but this is as accurate as I get :)
CHORDS USED:
E A D G B E
- - - - - -
E 0 2 2 1 0(0)
E(i) 0 2 2 4 2 x (actually E (no 3rd) (add C#)
Emaj7 0 2 2 4 4 4
Esus2 0 7 9 9 7 7
A x 0 2 2 2 0
A5 x 0 2 2 x x
G#m 4 6 6 4 4 4
G#5 4 6 6 x x x
D#\E5 x 6 9 9 x x
C#sus2 x 4 6 6 4 4
Bsus2 x 2 4 4 2 2
F#5 2 4 4 x x x
E Emaj7E Emaj7
Intro: (i) , (i)
E Emaj7
(i)
and take me down, to the underground
E Emaj7
(i)
won't you take me down, to the underground
A5
why oh why, there is no light
A5 B
(BASS NOTE: )
and if i can't sleep, can you hold my life
Esus2D#E5C#sus2Bsus2
\
And Allie_________________ (I know these aren't the lyrics, but this bit
is not written in the lyrics)
A5
and all i see is you
E Emaj7E Emaj7
(i) , (i)
E Emaj7
(i)
and take my hand, i lost where i began
E
(i)
in my heart i know all of my faults
Emaj7 E
will you help me understand
A
and i believe in you
G#m
you're the other half of me
Csus2 E Bsus2
(Bass Note: High )
soothe... and heal...
A
when you sleep, when you dream,
Bsus2 Bsus2 Bsus2
i'll be there if you need me, whenever i hear you sing...
A5 Emaj7A Esus2D#E5C#sus2Bsus2 A5
\
there is a sun, it'll come, the sun, i hear them call me down
Esus2 D#E5 C#sus2 Bsus2
\
i held you once, a love that once, and life had just begun
A5
and you're all i see...
Esus2 D#E5 C#sus2Bsus2
\
and trumpets blew, and angels flew on the other side
A5 G#5
and you're all i see, and you're all i'll need
F#5 E
there's a love that god puts in your heart.
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Well...that, I believe, is pretty damn close!
Anyone agree/disagree?
E-mail me with any comments, improvements, and tab requests!
Adam Morris (benmo@deakin.edu.au)
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 11:53:16 -0500 (EST)
From: Blanks <blanks@cnu.edu>
Subject: Tab for Take Me Down by: Smashing Pumpkins
Take Me Down
by: the Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
as tabbed by Jonathan Blanks (blanks@cnu.edu)
Well here my attempt at it, it should sound alright for the most part.
Tune half step down of course.
Chords
A/F# G#mE
? /
E-A-D-G-B-e----------------------------------| E-A-D-G-B-e
------------------------------------------------|
0-2-2-2-2-2 0-6-6-4-4-4------|
A = play on the 5th as a barre chord
B = play on the 7th
C#m = like normal (the 4th fret)
E = play on the 7th
E* = play normal with open strings
G#m = play normal (the 4th fret)
Intro
A/F# G#mE
? /
A/F# G#mE
? /
Take me down to the underground
A/F# G#mE
? /
won't you take me down to the underground
A A
why oh why, there is no light and if I can't sleep
A
will you hold my life
B C#m G#m A
E1
and all I see is you
A/F# G#mE
? /
A/F# G#mE
? /
Take my hand, I lost where I began
A/F#
?
In my heart I know all of my faults
G#mE
/
Won't you help me understand
A G#m
And I believe in you, you're the other half of me
C#m G#m
Soothe and heal
A
When you sleep, when you dream, I'll be there when you need me,
B
Whenever I hear you sing
A E A
*
There is sun.......
E B C#m G#m A
It'll come, the sun, I hear them call me down......
E B C#m G#m
I held you once, a love that once, when life had just begun....
A
and you're all I see
E B C#m G#m
and trumpets blew and angels flew on the other side
A G#m
and you're all I see, and you're all I need
A E
*
there's alove that God puts in your heart...
Well there you have it, I'm sure it's not 100% correct but...
Corrections, comments, questions?.....blanks@cnu.edu

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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. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
#
TAKE ME DOWN - Written and performed by James Iha
Transcribed by Adam Morris
I have a feeling many of you who were bagging this song earlier
have changed your minds. It IS a great song..really grew on me!
Anyway, here is my take on how it is played.
Tuning: Eb
Take note: I have four (kinda 5) different E's in here.
Sorry there so many chords, but this is as accurate as I get :)
CHORDS USED:
E      0 2 2 1 0(0)
E(i)   0 2 2 4 2 x  (actually E (no 3rd) (add C#)
Emaj7  0 2 2 4 4 4
Esus2  0 7 9 9 7 7
A      x 0 2 2 2 0
A5     x 0 2 2 x x
G#m    4 6 6 4 4 4
G#5    4 6 6 x x x
D#\E5  x 6 9 9 x x
C#sus2 x 4 6 6 4 4
Bsus2  x 2 4 4 2 2
F#5    2 4 4 x x x
Intro: E(i)  Emaj7,  E(i)  Emaj7
                             is not written in the lyrics)
E(i)  Emaj7,  E(i)  Emaj7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Well...that, I believe, is pretty damn close!
Anyone agree/disagree?
Adam Morris (benmo@deakin.edu.au)
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 11:53:16 -0500 (EST)
From: Blanks 
Subject: Tab for Take Me Down by: Smashing Pumpkins
Take Me Down
by: the Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
as tabbed by Jonathan Blanks (blanks@cnu.edu)
Well here my attempt at it, it should sound alright for the most part.
Tune half step down of course.
Chords
        A/F#?                      G#m/E
A = play on the 5th as a  barre chord
B = play on the 7th
C#m = like normal (the 4th fret)
E = play on the 7th

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