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Song: Perfect Release: Adore Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins Authors: 1. LuNaG0dess 2. Elijah Carlyle (frotus@juno.com) 3. Michael Ries 4. Craig Newnes 5. "syn" Tuning: Eb (unless otherwise stated) Intro: D-B-D-B-D-B-A-Em D B D i know we're just like old friends B D you just can't pretend B Em that lovers make amends D B D we are reasons so unreal B D we can't help but feel B Em that something has been lost G Em D so please you know you're just like me G Em next time i promise we'll be... D B D B D perfect, perfect, perfect B D strangers down the line B D lover out of time B Em memories unwind G Em D so far i still know who you are G Em D-B-D-B-D but now i wonder who i was D B D angel you know it's not the end B D we'll always be good friends B Em your letters have been sent on G Em D so please you always were so free G Em you'll see i promise we'll be D B D perfect, perfect B D strangers when we meet B D strangers on the street B AEm lovers walk asleep D perfect B D you know this has to be B D we always were so free B Em we promise that we'll be D B D B DA perfect, perfect, perfect version 2 --------- tab by elijah carlyle (frotus@juno.com) this was really hard to figure out--not only is NONE of it really guitar, but it's tuned down about half of a chromatic step (although that could have been my recording--tapes tend to slow down) a B6 (i think it's a B6) can be played like this: -4- -4- -4- -4- -2- --- and an F#m7 (i'm pretty sure about that one) is this: -2----0- -2----2- -2-or-2- (if anyone knows a better way of playing an -2----4- F#m7, please tell me) -4----4- -2------ E C#m E And now we're just like old friends C#m E just can't pretend C#m B6 F#m lovers make amends We are reasons so unreal we can't help but feel something has been lost A F#m E But please I know you're just like me C#m A E next time I promise we'll be perfect EC#m version 3 --------- Here is another great song off ADORE,you're going to want to use a clean electric guitar.When strumming use a percussive style and use muting ocassionly,I would tab it out but would take to long and it would be pointless so hopefully you can figure this out.Tune down 1/2 step. Chords used ----------- D#CmBbFm E x 3 x 1 B 8 4 3 1 G 8 5 3 1 D 8 5 3 3 A 6 3 1 3 E x x x 1 Fill 1:For intro keep playing an octave F sliding up to a G octave. Fill 2 |-------------------- |-9-8--6--4-4--4- |-------------------- This fill is used often throught the song but mainly |-------------------- after the chorus part.I'm not gonna tab it out every time |-------------------- so just listen and you'll hear it. |-------------------- INTRO D#-Cm-D#-Cm-Bb-Fm VERSE D# Cm D# I Know we're just like old friends Cm D# we just can't pretend Cm Bb Fm That lovers make amends D# Cm D# We are reasons so unreal Cm D# We can't help but feel Cm Bb Fm that something has been lost CHORUS D# Fm D# but please you know you're just like me G# Fm D# Cm next time I promise We'll be perfect D# CD# D# perfect Perfect VERSE Cm D# strangers down the line Cm D# lovers out of time Cm Bb Fm memories unwind CHORUS D# Fm D# so far I still know who you are G# Fm D# but now I wonder who I was BREAK Cm-D#-Cm VERSE D# Cm D# angel you know it's not the end Cm D# we'll always be good friends Cm Bb Fm the letters have been sent on CHORUS D# Fm D# so please you always were so free G# Fm D# you'll see I promise we'll be perfect CD# D# perfect VERSE Cm D# strangers when we meet Cm D# strangers on the street Cm Bb Fm lovers while we sleep D# Cm D# Perfect you know this has to be Cm D# We always we're so free Cm BbFm we promised that we'd be D# CD# Cm Perfect Perfect D# D# Perfect Questions,comments or corrections.Mail me at zero69mr@aol.com version 4 --------- Transcribed by Craig Newnes Standard Tuning: E A D G B E Chord Fingerings: D EmD/Bm E| 2 0 2 2 B| 3 0 3 3 G| 2 0 2 4 D| 0 2 0 4 A| x 2 0 2 E| x 0 x x Fig1 |--------------| |-8-7-5-3-3-3--| |--------------| |--------------| |--------------| |--------------| |D |Bm |D |Bm |D |Bm |D/A |Em | D Bm D I know we're just like old friends Bm D we just can't pretend Bm D/A Em that lovers make amends D Bm D we are reasons so unreal Bm D we can't help but feel Bm D/A Em that something has been lost D Em D but please you know you're just like me D Em next time I promise we'll be D Bm perfect D Bm (with Fig1) perfect D Bm D perfect strangers down the line Bm D lovers out of time Bm D/A Em memories unwind D Em D so far I still know who you are D Em D Bm (with Fig1) but now I wonder who I was |D |Bm |(with Fig1) D Bm D angel you know it's not the end Bm D we'll always be good friends Bm D/A Em but the letters have been sent on D Em D so please you always were so free D Em you'll see I promise we'll be D Bm (with Fig1) perfect D Bm D perfect strangers when we meet Bm D strangers on the street Bm D/A Em lovers while we sleep D perfect Bm D you know this has to be Bm D we always we're so free Bm D/Em we promised that we'd be D Bm (with Fig1) perfect D Bm (with Fig1) perfect D Bm (with Fig1) D perfect ****************************************************************** From: "syn" And now for something completely different... This song undoubtedly uses an alternate tuning. If you listen closely to the Viper Room track of Perfect, you'll notice that Billy tunes his A string up to B. This was verified by watching his hands during the Letterman and Regis & Kathy Lee performances. The tabbed riffs are only meant to be references. Play to the song and use natural strumming. If you have no rhythm, go and beat yourself mercilessly with knotted cords and whips to a metronome. ("If you are going to clap, you must clap in time"). Alt. Tuning (A to B) E-B-D-G-B-E Riff 1 |--------|--------| |00--00-0|--------| |--------|--------| |24--24-4|-54-2-0-| |33--33-3|000-0-00| |--------|--------| Riff 2 |--------|--------| |-0--00-0|--------| |-2--22-2|--------| |-0--00-4|-54-2-0-| |-3--33-3|000-0-00| |--------|--------| DEMGsus2 --- -0- --- --- -0- -0- -0- -0- -2- -0- -2- -0- -3- -0- --- -5- -0- -3- I'll leave it as an exercise for you to determine which chord shapes/riffs are played where. Train your ear.