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Mayonaise Guitar Tablature
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Mayonaise
Off Siamese Dream (1993)/
Mayonaise (1994)/
Earphoria (2002)
Written by Billy Corgan
Tabbed by Jimi

This is one of the best songs I´ve ever heard.
The effect in the Chorus is produced by Billy
not playing his guitar. He uses a ***ed-up 
pawnshop Kimberly with microphone pick-ups. 
Everytime he stops playing, the guitar starts 
to ring. Great trick!

Guitar 1: Billy; Tuning: Eb
Guitar 2: James; Tuning: Eb Bb Bb Gb Bb D


Chords:

        E5  Bm/Fm5 Gm5  A5

Billy
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|------(1)--4-------------------|
|-------2---4-------6---7-------|
|-------2---2-------6---7-------|
|-------0---2-------4---5-------|

James
|-------0---0-------0---0-------|
|-------0---0-------0---0-------|
|-------4---6-------3---4-------|
|-------0---0-------0---0-------|
|-------0---7-------4---5-------|
|-------0---7-------4---5-------|


Fills:

Fill 1     Fill 2        Fill 3 (the Mayonaise guitar effect)
|---------|-------------|--*-------|
|---------|-------------|--*-------|
|--8/98--|--13/1413---|--*-(1)---|
|---------|-------------|--*--2----|
|--6/76--|--11/1211---|--*--2----|
|---------|-------------|--*--0----|

Riff 1 (Billy)
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--9/11-11-11-11/13-13-13-13/14-14-14-14/-16---|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--7/9--9--9--9-/11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/14----|
|----------------------------------------------|


Riffs:

Verse Riff:

Billy (distortion)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--4------------8/98-----8/98---|
|--4----6----2---------2----------|
|--2----6----2--6/76--2--6/76---|
|--2----4----0---------0----------|

James (distortion)
|--0----0----0---------0----------|
|--0----0----0---------0----------|
|--6----3----4---------4----------|
|--0----0----0---------0----------|
|--7----4----0---------0----------|
|--7----4----0---------0----------|


Billy (distortion)
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--4------------8/98-----13/1413---|
|--4----6----2---------2-------------|
|--2----6----2--6/76--2--11/1211---|
|--2----4----0---------0-------------|

James (distortion)
|--0----0----0---------0-------------|
|--0----0----0---------0-------------|
|--6----3----4---------4-------------|
|--0----0----0---------0-------------|
|--7----4----0---------0-------------|
|--7----4----0---------0-------------|



Intro Solo:

Billy (clean)
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------2h4-4b5r4-2~-2h4p2---------------------------5r4-2-4--|
|--2/4~~~--2h4--------------------4~-1~----------------2/4~----------|
|---------------------------------------2/4-2--4---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------2~~~----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

James (clean)
|----------0---------------0---------------3---0-------0---3---0-----|
|------------0---------------0---------0---------0-------0---0---0---|
|------6-------6-------6-------6-----1---1---0-------4---------------|
|----7---7-------7---7---7-------7-2---------------5-----------------|
|--0---------------0-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


Billy (clean)
|----------2~--------------------------------------------------------|
|--2h4p2------5----7~-5454-2h4p2-------------------------------------|
|--------4------4~---------------4-/6~-6/8--------119898--8----------|
|------------------------------------------6------------11-11-9-11---|
|--------------------------------------------7/9~--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

James (clean)
|----------0---------------0---------------3---0-------0---3---0-----|
|------------0---------------0---------0---------0-------0---0---0---|
|------6-------6-------6-------6-----1---1---0-------4---------------|
|----7---7-------7---7---7-------7-2---------------5-----------------|
|--0---------------0-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


Billy (clean)                                    2x
|-----------------------14~~----|-0----0--0----0---|
|-------------------------------|-0----0--0----0---|
|--8-9-9/11—14r12-11~~----------|-1----1--1----1---|
|-------------------------------|-2--2-2--2--2-2---|
|-------------------------------|-2--2-2--2--2-2---|
|-------------------------------|-0--0-0--0--0-0---|
                                               ^hit distortion 1st time

James (clean)                                    2x
|--0---0-----0----0-----0----0--|-0----0--0----0---|
|--0---0-----0----0-----0----0--|-0----0--0----0---|
|--8---11----8----11----6----3--|-4----4--4----4---|
|--0---0-----0----0-----0----0--|-0--0-0--0--0-0---|
|--9---12----9----12----7----4--|-0--0-0--0--0-0---|
|--9---12----9----12----7----4--|-0--0-0--0--0-0---|
                                               ^hit distortion 1st time



Verse:

Fill 1     Fill 2        Fill 3 (the Mayonaise guitar effect)
|---------|-------------|--*-------|
|---------|-------------|--*-------|
|--8/98--|--13/1413---|--*-(1)---|
|---------|-------------|--*--2----|
|--6/76--|--11/1211---|--*--2----|
|---------|-------------|--*--0----|

Riff 1 (Billy)
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--9/11-11-11-11/13-13-13-13/14-14-14-14/-16---|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--7/9--9--9--9-/11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/14----|
|----------------------------------------------|


Bm/Fm5 | Gm5 | E5 | Fill 1 | E5 | Fill 1 

Bm/Fm5 | Gm5 | E5 | Fill 1 | E5 | Fill 2 


Bm/Fm5
Fool enough to almost be it

Gm5                             E5  Fill 1
Cool enough to not quite see it

E5    Fill 1
Doomed

Bm/Fm5
Pick your pocket full of sorrow

Gm5                           E5  Fill 1
and run away with me tomorrow

E5  Fill 2 
Gone


Bridge:

Cm5
we´ll try to ease the pain

A5                 E5
somehow I feel the same

Bm/Fm5     E5 Fill 3
when noone knows

E5                Fill 3
where our secrets go


Verse:

Bm/Fm5                     
I´ll send my heart to all my dearies

Gm5                             E5  Fill 1
when your love is so, so dreary

E5   Fill 1
dream

Bm/Fm5
I´m rumoured through the straight and narrow

Gm5                               E5  Fill 1
While all the hurlots of my perils

E5    Fill 2
scream


Chorus:

Bm/Fm5 Gm5
and I fail

E5        Fill 3 Fill 3
but when I can, I will

Bm/Fm5 Gm5
Try to understand

E5    Fill 3 Fill 3
when I can, I will


Guitar Solo:

Billy (distortion)
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2/4-4-4-4/6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9~~~---7-6-7~-6~--4/6~------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------6gb7~~~~---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Billy (distortion)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------4-4b6r4-2~---------------------------------|
|--0h2-4----------2-4-4b6r4--2-------------4gb6r4~-2~---------------------|
|--------2~~~~--4--------------------------------------2-4-2-4-4b~5r4-0---|

Billy (distortion)
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------9~~--7p6------9/11~~-------------------|
|------12~~--11p9-11p9----------7~~----------------7gb9~~~~---|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
                                             ^pick slide


James´ part:

James (distortion)
|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------|
|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------|
|--4----6----4----6----8----4----4----3----1-------|
|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------|
|--0----7----0----7----9----0----5----4----2-------|
|--0----7----0----7----9----0----5----4----2-------|



Interlude:

(clean guitars)

Bm/Fm5 
Mother weeped the years I´m missing

Gm5                         E5   (Fill 1)   
all the time can´t be given back

Bm/Fm5       
Shut my mouth and straked the demons

Gm5                         E5 (get heavy again!)
Cursed you and your reasons

E5
So bad

E5    Fill3 E5 Fill 3 
When I can, I will

Riff 1


Chorus:

Bm/Fm5                Gm5
Words define the plans

E5        Fill 3 Fill 3
but when I can, I will

Bm/Fm5           Gm5
try to understand

E5   Fill 3 E5 Fill 3     
when I can, I will 


Interlude:

Bm/Fm5
Fool enough to almost be it

Gm5
Cool enough to not quite see it

E5     
told enough to almost feel it

E5
always older, always feel this

Bm/Fm5
no more promise, no more sorrow

Gm5
no longer will I follow

E5
can anybody hear me

E5     (Riff 1)     
I just want to be me


Bm/Fm5  Gm


E5   Fill 3 E5 Fill 3    
when I can, I will

Bm/Fm5            Gm
try to understand that

E5   Fill 3 E5 Fill3
when I can, I will


Fill 3   Fill 3   Fill 3 


Outro/Solo:

Billy (clean)
|-----------------------------4p2--------------------------------|
|-----------------5p4----/7~------0-5---/12-12~~--9-9h12-97-9---|
|----------2/4~~------4------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

James (clean)
|----------0---------------0---------------3---0-------0---3---0-----|
|------------0---------------0---------0---------0-------0---0---0---|
|------6-------6-------6-------6-----1---1---0-------4---------------|
|----7---7-------7---7---7-------7-2---------------5-----------------|
|--0---------------0-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


Billy (clean)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7p5-7p5--4-5-42--4p2--4/7~~-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------9p8--9p8/11~~--13r11--9p8-9p8---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

James (clean)
|----------0---------------0---------------3---0-------0---3---0-----|
|------------0---------------0---------0---------0-------0---0---0---|
|------6-------6-------6-------6-----1---1---0-------4---------------|
|----7---7-------7---7---7-------7-2---------------5-----------------|
|--0---------------0-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


Billy (clean)
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|--9~~-/11-6~~---|
|----------------|
|----------------|
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