Mayonaise by The Smashing Pumpkins

Mayonaise tab by The Smashing Pumpkins

Guitar tabs

Mayonaise - Transcribed by Jon Powell

 This song is fairly easy as it only has a few chord progressions. On the
 recording, the tuning is down a half step. I'm going to show it as I play
 it normally, in B major.

 The first riff is clean.
 play this rhythm twice.
 Bsus2
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------2-----4-----2-----|--------2-----4-----2-----|
-----------------4--------|-----------------4--------|
-----4-----4-----------4--|-----4-----4-----------4--|
--2-----------------------|--2-----------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
 C#min7           Emaj7sus2
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------7-----4-----|--------------7-----------|
--------4--------------4--|--------8-----------8-----|
-----6-----6-----6--------|-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
--4-----------------------|--7-----------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|

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 then go to this.
 C#min7           E
--0----0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0|--0----0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0|
--0----0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0|--0----0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0|
--6----6---6--6-6-6--6-6-6|--9----9---9--9-9-9--9-9-9|
--6----6---6--6-6-6--6-6-6|--9----9---9--9-9-9--9-9-9|
--4----4---4--4-4-4--4-4-4|--7----7---7--7-7-7--7-7-7|
--------------------------|--0----0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0|

 then this
 Bsus4           G#min7
--0--0-0---0---0---0-0-0--|--4--4-4---4---4---4-4-4--|
--0--0-0---0---0---0-0-0--|--4--4-4---4---4---4-4-4--|
--4--4-4---4---4---4-4-4--|--4--4-4---4---4---4-4-4--|
--4--4-4---4---4---4-4-4--|--4--4-4---4---4---4-4-4--|
--2--2-2---2---2---2-2-2--|--6--6-6---6---6---6-6-6--|
--------------------------|--4--4-4---4---4---4-4-4--|

 and then
 Emaj    N.C.    Emaj      N.C.
--0--------0------------0-|--0--------0--------------|
--0--------0------------0-|--0--------0--------------|
--1--------1-8/9\8------1-|--1--------1-8/9\8--------|
--2--------2------------2-|--2--------2--------------|
--2--------2-6/7\6------2-|--2--------2-6/7\6--------|
--0--------0------------0-|--0--------0--------------|

 these riffs are heavily distorted

 Rhy. Fig #1

 Bsus4           G#min7
--0----0---0--0-----------|--4----4---4--4-----------|
--0----0---0--0-----------|--4----4---4--4-----------|
--4----4---4--4-----------|--4----4---4--4-----------|
--4----4---4--4-----------|--4----4---4--4-----------|
--2----2---2--2-----------|--6----6---6--6-----------|
--------------------------|--4----4---4--4-----------|

 Emaj    N.C.    Emaj7     N.C.
--0--------0------------0-|--0--------0--------------|
--0--------0------------0-|--0--------0--------------|
--1--------1-8/9\8------1-|--1--------1-8/9\8--------|
--2--------2------------2-|--2--------2--------------|
--2--------2-6/7\6------2-|--2--------2-6/7\6--------|
--0--------0------------0-|--0--------0--------------|
                       End rhy. Fig #1

 Play Rhy. Fig #1 again, but instead of playing the last measure as written,
 play this.
 Fill # 1
--0----0---0--------------|
--0----0---0--------------|
--1----1---1-13/14\13-----|
--2----2---2--------------|
--2----2---2-11/12\11-----|
--0----0---0--------------|

 For the first verse, play Rhy. Fig #1 two times and on the second time,
 play Fill# 1.
 After that, play this twice
 C#min7           Amaj  Bsus4
--0----0---0--0--0------0-|--0---0--0------------0---|
--0----0---0--0--0------0-|--2---2--0------------0---|
--6----6---6--6--6------6-|--2---2--4------------4---|
--6----6---6--6--6------6-|--2---2--4------------4---|
--4----4---4--4--4------4-|--0---0--2------------2---|
--------------------------|--------------------------|

 then play this
 F#min        E
--2----2----2--2--X----0--|---0------0-0-0-0-----0-0-|
--2----2----2--2--X----0--|---0------0-0-0-0-----0-0-|
--2----2----2--2--X----1--|---1------1-1-1-1-----1-1-|
--4----4----4--4--X----2--|---2------2-2-2-2-----2-2-|
--4----4----4--4--X----2--|---2------2-2-2-2-----2-2-|
--4----2----2--2--X----0--|---0------0-0-0-0-----0-0-|

 and then this
 F#min        A
--2----2----2--2--X----0--|---0--0---0-0-0-0-----0-0-|
--2----2----2--2--X----2--|---2--2---2-2-2-2-----2-2-|
--2----2----2--2--X----2--|---2--2---2-2-2-2-----2-2-|
--4----4----4--4--X----2--|---2--2---2-2-2-2-----2-2-|
--4----4----4--4--X----0--|---0--0---0-0-0-0-----0-0-|
--2----2----2--2--X-------|--------------------------|


 The x's across the board represent the beautifully innovative feedback
 played there. This is accomplished by having your amp turned pretty loud;
 I have a 40 watt amp, and this usually works with the volume at 4 or higher,
 gain all the way up. The amp should be at about the same height as the
 pickups, or you'll have to duck down until they are. Stand about one foot
 away from the amp and mute all the strings with your picking hand. Try not
 to cover up the pickups, since this might lessen the effect. You should
 hear a high-pitched shriek from your amp that sounds close to that on the
 tape. Work with your pickups until you get a good sound, Single coil pickups
 work better than humbuckers, especially the middle single coil. It also
 helps if the tone control on your guitar is all the way up. Two guitars
 doing this at the same time will produce a good harmony like on the tape.
 Practice this effect using different distances away from the amp. It should
 change pitch as you move.

 For the second verse, play Rhy. Fig #1 twice, and the second time, play
 Riff#1
 after that, play this twice
 Rhy. Fig #2
 Bsus2           G#min7
--0----0---0-0-0-0----0-0-|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
--0----0---0-0-0-0----0-0-|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
--2----2---2-2-2-2----2-2-|--6----6---6-6-6-6----6-6-|
--------------------------|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
 E
--0----X--0-----------0-0-|--0----X--0-----------0-0-|
--0----X--0-----------0-0-|--0----X--0-----------0-0-|
--1----X--1-----------1-1-|--1----X--1-----------1-1-|
--2----X--2-----------2-2-|--2----X--2-----------2-2-|
--2----X--2-----------2-2-|--2----X--2-----------2-2-|
--0----X--0-----------0-0-|--0----X--0-----------0-0-|
                       end Rhy. Fig #2

 and for the rhythm under the solo, play this progression

  E / Bsus4 / G#min7 / Bsus4 / C#min7 / E / A/B / F#min

 and then play this chord progression clean
 Bsus4              G#min7
--11-x-x-11--x-11--11-x-11-x-x-|--------------------------------|
--14-x-x-14--x-14--14-x-14-x-x-|--16--x-x-16--x-16--16-x-16-x-x-|
--11-x-x-11--x-11--11-x-11-x-x-|--13--x-x-13--x-13--13-x-13-x-x-|
--13-x-x-13--x-13--13-x-13-x-x-|--13--x-x-13--x-13--13-x-13-x-x-|
--14-x-x-14--x-14--14-x-14-x-x-|--14--x-x-14--x-14--14-x-14-x-x-|
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E       Emaj7       E       Emaj7
--12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12--x-x-x|--12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12--x-x-x-|
--12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12--x-x-x|--12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12--x-x-x-|
--13-x-x-13-x-x-13-13-13--x-x-x|--13-x-x-13-x-x-13-13-13--x-x-x-|
--14-x-x-14-x-x-13-13-13--x-x-x|--14-x-x-14-x-x-13-13-13--x-x-x-|
--14-x-x-14-x-x-14-14-14--x-x-x|--14-x-x-14-x-x-14-14-14--x-x-x-|
--12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12--x-x-x|--12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-12--x-x-x-|

play the first two measures again and then play this distorted

E
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-5/7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9/0-0-0-0/1-1-1|
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|-2/4-4-4-4/6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7/9-9-9|
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|--------------------------------|
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|

The last bar is the lead guitar, the rythm keeps on playing the E. When
The top line of tab goes to 0, this is the 10th fret.(1=11th fret)
Play Rhythm Fig. #2 twice, but instead of playing the last measure on the
second time, play this
 Fill # 2
 A
--0----0----0--0-----0---------|
--2----2----2--2-----2---------|
--2----2----2--2-----2---------|
--2----2----2--2-----2---------|
--0----0----0--0-----0---------|
-------------------------------|

then play this progression twice

 Bsus4/ G#min7 / E / E

but the lead guitar plays this on the last bar of the second time

-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
--9/11-11-11-11/13-13-13-13/14-14-14-14/16-16-16-|
-------------------------------------------------|
--7/9--9--9--9-/11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/14-14-14-|
-------------------------------------------------|

then play Rhy. Fig #2 once with Fill # 2 on the third measure.

then play this
 Bsus4           G#min7
--0----0---0-0-0-0----0-0-|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
--0----0---0-0-0-0----0-0-|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
--2----2---2-2-2-2----2-2-|--6----6---6-6-6-6----6-6-|
--------------------------|--4----4---4-4-4-4----4-4-|
 E
--0----X--0------X----|--0----X--0---------------|
--0----X--0------X----|--0----X--0---------------|
--1----X--1------X----|--1----X--1---------------|
--2----X--2------X----|--2----X--2---------------|
--2----X--2------X----|--2----X--2---------------|
--0----X--0------X----|--0----X--0---------------|

hold out the E and slowly fade out and then come in with this

------------------------|-------------------------|
--------2----4-----2----|--------2-----4-----2----|
----------------4-------|-----------------4-------|
-----4-----4----------4-|-----4-----4-----------4-|
--2---------------------|--2----------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|

------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------7-----4----|--------------7----------|
--------4-------------4-|--------8-----------8----|
-----6-----6----6-------|-----9-----9-----9-----9-|
--4---------------------|--7----------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|

repeat again and then fade out.

Solos:

 This is the intro solo
 second measure
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
-------------------2-4-4|-b/5--b\4p2--------2h4---|------------------------|
--2/4------------4------|-----------------------4-|-1---/4-----------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|--------2---/4----------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|

 second measure

------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-5b4-2-4-2h4p2---7-------|------------------------|
--2/4-------------------|---------------4-------4-|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|

                          A.H.------------------|

------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
--7---5-4-5-4---2h4p2---|-------------------------|-7-5-4-5-4-2-4-2---2---2|
----------------------4-|-/6---/8-\1--------------|-----------------4---4--|
------------------------|--------------/4---------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|

 A.H. ----------------|               N.H

------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
--/4--------------b/7b\-|--7----------------------|--7---------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|

this is the second solo

-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
--9/11-11-11-11/13-13-13-13/14-14-14-14/16-16-16-|
-------------------------------------------------|
--7/9--9--9--9-/11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/14-14-14-|
-------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------|----------------------|
------------------------------|----------------------|
--16--16-14\13/14--13--11/13--|-8----b/9---8-6\4-6\4-|
------------------------------|----------------------|
--14--14-12\11/12--11---9/11--|-6----b/7---6-4\2-4\2-|
------------------------------|----------------------|

-----------------------|----------------------|------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------|------------------|
--------------8\6-9\5--|--6---/8\4------------|------------------|
--4---4-4/6/7----------|--------------4/6-4/6-|-6---/9-2---------|
--------------6\4-6\2--|--4---/6\2------------|------------------|
--2---2-2/4/5----------|--------------2/4-2/4-|-4---/7-0---------|


--------------------------|--------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------|
--7----6\4/6\4-9----7p6\2-|--11----------------|
--------------------------|--------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------|

 this is the closing solo

 second measure
-----------------|------------------|--4h2----/7--------|
-----------------|--5h4---7-\-------|--------5----------|
--2h4------------|------4-----------|------4------------|
-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
-----------------|------------------|-------------------|

------4-4h7p4-4-------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
----------------7-5-7-5-4-5-|--4-2-4-2-7---5----5p4h5/7-|-----7b9\7-5h7p5-|
----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|

     Fade out
------------------|
--4--h5-----------|
--------4---------|
------------------|
------------------|
------------------|

 That complete the transcription to Mayonaise, I hope it is useful.
 If you have any questions call me up.

 Write Jon at cthrall@titan.ucs.umass.edu, which is my (Craig Thrall)
 account.


"mayonaise"
alternate tuning chords
solo-transposed

the smashing pumpkins
(billy corgan/james iha)
siamese dream, 1993, virgin records

transcribed by ryan ray, eclectic_koolaid@hotmail.com

i know there must be about 1000 tabs for this song circulating around,
because this song is such a classic. but this is how to play the
complete song how james iha would play it, in the altered tuning.
the solo and the lead in the intro and the end is actually in flat standard
tuning,
but i wanted to be able to play the whole song in the altered tuning, and i
knew
the notes, so i transposed them. if anyone needs the intro/outro lead
lines,
in standard or altered, email me. they're in B mixolydian if that helps.
anyhow, tune up and enjoy, it sounds unbelievable.

the tuning:
E A D  G B E
Eb Bb Bb F# Bb D
-h +h -1h -h -h -1

the note scale:
   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
D |-Eb-E--F--F#-G--G#-A--Bb-B--C--C#-D--Eb-E--F--F#-G--G#-A--Bb-----|
Bb|-B--C--C#-D--Eb-E--F--F#-G--G#-A--Bb-C--C#-D--Eb-E--F--G--G#-----|
F#|-G--G#-A--Bb-B--C--C#-D--Eb-E--F--F#-G--G#-A--Bb-B--C--C#-D------|
Bb|-B--C--C#-D--Eb-E--F--F#-G--G#-A--Bb-B--C--C#-D--Eb-E--F--F#-----|
Bb|-B--C--C#-D--Eb-E--F--F#-G--G#-A--Bb-B--C--C#-D--Eb-E--F--F#-----|
Eb|-E--F--F#-G--G#-A--Bb-B--C--C#-D--Eb-E--F--F#-G--G#-A--Bb-B------|

intro/ending (clean): (x2)
D |---------0-------------0--------|
Bb|----------0-------------0-------|
F#|-----6-----6-------6-----6------|
Bb|---7---7----7----7---7----7-----|
Bb|-0-------------0----------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
(corgan's in Eb, playing B mixolydian lines)
D |------3--0---------0---3---0------|
Bb|---0------------------------------|
F#|--1-1--1---1-----4---4---4---4----|
Bb|-2--------------5-----------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|

intro rhythm, pt. II

D |-0--0--0--0-----0----0----0--0-0-0---0--0--0--0------|
Bb|-0--0--0--0-----0----0----0--0-0-0---0--0--0--0------|
F#|-8--11-8--11----6----3----4--8/9\8---4--13/14\13-----|
Bb|-0--0--0--0-----0----0----0--0-0-0---0--0--0--0------|
Bb|-9--12-9--12----7----4----0--0-0-0---0--0--0--0------|
Eb|-9--12-9--12----7----4----0--0-0-0---0--0--0--0------|
           ^  ^
           arpeggiate

distorted main
D |-0--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---|
Bb|-0--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---|
F#|-6--3--4--8/9\8--4-8/9\8---|
Bb|-0--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---|
Bb|-7--4--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---|
Eb|-7--4--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---|
every fourth slide, play 13/14\13 instead.

fool enough..

D |--0----0-0----|
Bb|--0----0-0----|
F#|--8----4-4----|
Bb|--0----0-0----|
Bb|--9----5-0----|
Eb|--9----5-0----|
try...


D |--0--x--0----0--0-0------|
Bb|--0--f--0----0--0-0------|
F#|--1--d--4----1--3-4------|
Bb|--0--b--0----0--0-0------|
Bb|--2--k--0----2--4-5------|
Eb|--2--.--0----2--4-5------|
no one...

D |-0--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---|
Bb|-0--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---|
F#|-6--3--4--8/9\8--4-8/9\8---|
Bb|-0--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---|
Bb|-7--4--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---|
Eb|-7--4--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---|
(every fourth slide...)
send..
D |-0--0--0-x-0---|
Bb|-0--0--0-f-0---|
F#|-6--3--4-d-4---|
Bb|-0--0--0-b-0---|
Bb|-7--4--0-k-0---|
Eb|-7--4--0-.-0---|
and i fail...


   E
D |-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|--6/8-8-8-8/10-10-10-10/11-11-11-11/13-13-13---|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
(the solo's actually played by billy corgan, but here's to continuity)
   B             E         B
D |--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-13--11p10-11-11-10-8/10--5ghb--|------------------------8fb-6--|
Bb|--------------------------5ghb--|----------------1-3fb-1--------|
Eb|--------------------------------|-6-8h10-10--3-5----------------|

   C#        E      A      G#      F#
D
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|---------------------------------------(6gb)|
Bb|-3gfb
1v--------------------|---------10---13--11p10-----13/15v----------|
Bb|-3gfb-1v--------------------|-11-10\8----8-------------------------------|
Eb|---------3-5-3-5-5-ghb--1---|------------------------13------------------|


drunken, easier substitute for last measure
   A      G#     F#
D |------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|
Bb|-11-10\8-10\8-13--11p10-6-15--|
Bb|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

(acoustic (12 string?), only james iha)
D |-0--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------|
Bb|-0--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------|
F#|-6--3--4--8/9\8--4-8/9\8---(13\14\13)|
Bb|-0--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------|
Bb|-7--4--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------|
Eb|-7--4--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------|

demons...

D |-0---|
Bb|-0---|
F#|-4---|
Bb|-0---|
Bb|-0---|
Eb|-0---|
out of hand...
D |-0--0--0-x-0---|
Bb|-0--0--0-f-0---|
F#|-6--3--4-d-4---|
Bb|-0--0--0-b-0---|
Bb|-7--4--0-k-0---|
Eb|-7--4--0-.-0---|
so bad...
D |-0--0--0-x-0-0--|
Bb|-0--0--0-f-0-0--|
F#|-6--3--4-d-4-4--|
Bb|-0--0--0-b-0-0--|
Bb|-7--4--0-k-0-5--|
Eb|-7--4--0-.-0-5--|
try to understand...

D |-0--0--0--0---|
Bb|-0--0--0--0---|
F#|-6--3--4--4---|
Bb|-0--0--0--0---|
Bb|-7--4--0--0---|
Eb|-7--4--0--0---|

repetitive lyrics

D |-0--0--0-x-0---|
Bb|-0--0--0-f-0---|
F#|-6--3--4-d-4---|
Bb|-0--0--0-b-0---|
Bb|-7--4--0-k-0---|
Eb|-7--4--0-.-0---|
i just want to be...


x2, until fadeout
D |---------0-------------0--------|
Bb|----------0-------------0-------|
F#|-----6-----6-------6-----6------|
Bb|---7---7----7----7---7----7-----|
Bb|-0-------------0----------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|

D |------3--0---------0---3---0------|
Bb|---0------------------------------|
F#|--1-1--1---1-----4---4---4---4----|
Bb|-2--------------5-----------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|

ryan ray, eclectic_koolaid@hotmail.com

*this tab represents the author's interpretation of sounds,
and it's my own work.

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