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Tabbed by Brian McCall
Girl Named Sandoz
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As performed by Smashing Pumpkins on the album Pisces Iscariot.
Written by Burdon/Weider of the Animals
G2 doubles G1
G1
intro
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|-X-3--X-3--X-3--X-3--X-X-3---5---5--X-X-10b(11)r-8--5---5--X-X--|
|-X-X--X-X--X-X--X-X--X-X-X---X---X--X-X-X--------X--X---X--X-X--|
|-X-1--X-1--X-1--X-1--X-X-1---3---3--X-X-8-b(9)-r-6--3---3--X-X--|
|-X----X----X----X----X-X------------X-X--------------------X-X--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b(11)r-8--5---5--X-X-10b(11)r-8--5---5--X-X------------------|
|-X--------X--X---X--X-X-X--------X--X---X--X-X--5-X-8-X-8-------|
|-8-b(9)-r-6--3---3--X-X-8-b(9)-r-6--3---3--X-X--X-X-X-X-X-------|
|--------------------X-X--------------------X-X--3-X-6-X-6-------|
Riff 1 (G1)
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|-5---5--X-X-10b(11)r-8--5---5--X-X-10b(11)r-8--5---5--X-X-------|
|-X---X--X-X-X--------X--X---X--X-X-X--------X--X---X--X-X-------|
|-3---3--X-X-8-b(9)-r-6--3---3--X-X-8-b(9)-r-6--3---3--X-X-------|
|--------X-X--------------------X-X--------------------X-X-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b(11)r-8--5---5--X-X-----------------------------------------|
|-X--------X--X---X--X-X--5-5-8-5-8------------------------------|
|-8-b(9)-r-6--3---3--X-X--X-X-X-X-X------------------------------|
|--------------------X-X--3-3-6-3-6------------------------------|
Riff 2
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|-5------X-5-X-5--3------5------X-3--X-3--X-3--X-3--X-X-3--------|
|-X------X-X-X-X--X------X------X-X--X-X--X-X--X-X--X-X-X--------|
|-3------X-3-X-3--1------3------X-1--X-1--X-1--X-1--X-X-1--------|
|--------X---X------------------X----X----X----X----X-X----------|
Repeat Riff 1 then:
Riff 3
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|-5------X-5-X-5--3------5------X-3--X-3--X-3--X-3--X-X-3---------|
|-X------X-X-X-X--X------X------X-X--X-X--X-X--X-X--X-X-X---5-----|hbr
|-3------X-3-X-3--1------3------X-1--X-1--X-1--X-1--X-X-1---X-----|
|--------X---X------------------X----X----X----X----X-X-----3-----|hbr
The last bent (G) is very gradual. Listen to the record. Add
harsh feedback over it with G2.
Solo (don't have it, though.) then this riff:
G1
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|10-X10-X10-10-X10-X10--8--------------------------|
|-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X--X------6h8-8hbr-6~---------|
|-8-X-8-X-8--8-X-8-X-8--6--6h8---------------------|
G2
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------8h10-10hbr-8~-------|
|10-X10-X10-10-X10-X10--8--8h10--------------------|
|-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X--X--------------------------|
|-8-X-8-X-8--8-X-8-X-8--6--------------------------|
Repeat several A# octaves then Riff 1 again until end.
SONG: Girl Named Sandoz performed by the Smashing Pumpkins
TAB by: Carlos Bustos
EMAIL: cab144@cs.usask.ca
TUNING: Standard
This is my first tab soooo.
Please mail me with corrections as I have only been playing for 2 months
and some of this could be wrong, but I think its pretty close.
Intro :
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||---------------x-8--x-8--x-8--x-8-8-8---|
||-/17~~---------0-6--0-6--0-6--0-6-6-6---|
3 x's . . . . then [little end riff]
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||----------------10b----10--| |--------------------------------|
||-10----10---101010b----10--| |-10----10--1010-5-x-8-x-10------|
||-10----10---1010-8b-----8--| |-10----10--1010-5-x-8-x-10------|
||--8-----8----8-8-----------| |--8-----8---8-8-3-0-6-0--8------|
^ bend entire chord(fairly slow)
From here on the following is repeated through out most of the song:
[Main Riff]
3 x's then
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||----------------10b----10--| |-------------------------------|
||-10----10---101010b----10--| |-10----10--1010-5---5---8---8--|
||-10----10---1010-8b-----8--| |-10----10--1010-5---5---8---8--|
||--8-----8----8-8-----------| |--8-----8---8-8-3---3---6---6--|
^ bend entire chord(fairly slow)
Guitar 2: This part is played during the [Main riff] in the intro.
and ends at the same time the [Main riff] ends.
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||-/15~~---15b(17)b15~-15p14~~---18(let ring then) ~~~~~~~-----------|
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^ Slow
Then Billy starts singing
[Guitar 1]: Main Riff
[Guitar 2]: Comes in right after the line end
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||-14~~----14-14b(16)b14--14~~---|
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Well I met a girl called Sandoz
^ [Guitar 2]: i'm sure you get it.
[Guitar 1]: Main Riff
[Guitar 2]: Again after the line ends
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||---------------------------------14br(15)--|
||-13h14p13h14p13h14p13h14p13h14p13----------|
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And she taught me many many things
[Guitar 1]: Just guitar 1. Let chords ring out.
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||10---------------------x-10-x-10--8--------------------10------------------|
||10---------------------x-10-x-10--8--------------------10------------------|
||-8---------------------0--8-0--8--6---------------------8------------------|
Good things, very good things Sweet things
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||--x-8--x-8--x-8--x-8-8-8---|
||--x-8--x-8--x-8--x-8-8-8---|
||--0-6--0-6--0-6--0-6-6-6---|
[Guitar 1]: Main Riff
[Guitar 2]: You got it, after the line ends.
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||-/15~~-----13h15p13-15--13~~---|
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I met her on a Sunday morning
[Guitar 1]: Main Riff
[Guitar 2]: Man, i'm not saying this again.
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||-15h17p15~--17br(19)-17~~18b(19)b18b(19--|~~~ sustain through next line
||-----------------------------------------| of singing.
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It was hot though the snow lay on the ground
[Guitar 1]: Let chords ring out.
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||10--------------------x-10-x-10--8--------------------10-------------------|
||10--------------------x-10-x-10--8--------------------10-------------------|
||-8--------------------0--8-0--8--6---------------------8-------------------|
[Guitar 2]: Continued from guitar 2 above. Slide up while STILL bending.
||--LOTS of tremelo----------------------------------------------------------|
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||~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/19b(20)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/20b(21)~~~----------|
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Strange things, very strange things My mind has wings
[Guitar 1]:
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||--x-8--x-8--x-8--x-8-8-8---|
||--x-8--x-8--x-8--x-8-8-8---|
||--0-6--0-6--0-6--0-6-6-6---|
[Guitar 2]: Now stand in front of you amp for some feedback
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Sandoz Sandoz
Will you tell me "No?"
Sandoz Sandoz
Will you tell me why?
You could honor
Something from your mind
[Guitar 1]:
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||--x-8--x-8--x-8--x-8-8-8---|
||--0-6--0-6--0-6--0-6-6-6---|
yah!
[solo]: Oh man... I'm NOT tabing out that solo. Maybe some other time
[Guitar 1]: Main Riff
[Guitar 2]: You know, after the line.
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||------13-13~--15~---13-10~~~------|
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She's very old yet many think she's young
[Guitar 1]: Main Riff
[Guitar 2]: This is getting old.
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||-18~~~-----\16-14~~~-------------|
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One kiss from her and you know your time has come
[Guitar 1]: Let chords ring out.
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||10--------------------x-10-x-10--8--------------------10-------------------|
||10--------------------x-10-x-10--8--------------------10-------------------|
||-8--------------------0--8-0--8--6---------------------8-------------------|
[Guitar 2]:
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||--14b(16)b14-(let ring then)~~~~~~~~----tremelo into some feedback---------|
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Good times for all time Sandoz
[Guitar 1]: Just guitar 1 with drums.
4 x's
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||--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12---14- ~~~~~~-|
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Just sustain on the 14th and stand in front of the amp for some feedback.
Thats it.
Artist: Smashing Pumpkins
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