Song: The End is the Beginning is the End
Artist: As recorded by The Smashing Pumpkins
Source: on the "Batman and Robin" soundtrack
Transcription by Matt Rasmussen
Please send any comments to mattrasmussen@mail.utexas.edu
This song sounds simple but there is more going on that i originally
thought. There are a lot of different rhythmes throughout the song
so to make the transcription as readable as possible I tried to line
up the words with the transcription as best I could. The best thing
to do is to listen to the song several times and try to memorize all
the rhythmes then come back to the tab. I've left out most of the
"noise" they make with various instruments and effects in the
background.
All guitars tune down 1 half step (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)
Keyboards and Drums Guitar I w/heavy distortion
Riff A play 3 times End Riff A
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The bends are fast bends and releases
Play the notes in () like grace notes
Riff J End Riff J
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---3-5-6-7-6-5-3-0---|"the sewers belch me up.."
Riff B End Riff B
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"the heavans spit me out"
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"from ethers tragic I am born again..."
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" and now i'm with you now"
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|---5B(6)5-3--3--3--6--6B(7)6-0--0--0--0---|
" inside your world of wow!"
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|---5B(6)5-3--3--3--6--6B(7)6-0--0--0--0---|
" to move in desires made of"
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|---5B(6)5-3--3--3--6--6B(7)6-0--0--0--0---|
" deadly pretends... till the end times begin"
Riff C End Riff C
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|--/8---0--1---0--0----------/8------------0--1---0--0---|"is it bright where you are have the people changed?"
Riff D (Strum through all the chords)
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|---------------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---7--------------------5---|
|---5-----------------------|---0------------------------|
"does it make you happy you're so strange?"
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|---7----------------------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------7--------------------------------|
|---5-------------------7--------------------------------|
|-----------------------5--------------------------------|
" and in your darkest hour, I hold secrets flame"
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|---------------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---7--------------------5---|
|---5-----------------------|---0------------------------|
"you can watch the world devoured in it's pain,"
End Riff D
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|---7----------------------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------7-----------------2--------------|
|---5-------------------7-----------------2--------------|
|-----------------------5-----------------0--------------|" strange"
Riff E End Riff E
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---3-5-6-7-6-5-3-0---------3-5-6-7-6-5-3---|Guitar II w/wah(?)
"climb my ribcage to the replays run for you"
Riff F
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"unhook my lights to peek behind the flash"
End Riff F
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---11-11-12-11-12-11-12-11-11-12-11-12-11-11-12---|
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--------------------------------------------------|" for I am crystal chrome"
Guitar I
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|---5B(6)5-3--3--3--6--6B(7)6-0--0--0--0---|
" I am shatter dome"
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|---5B(6)5-3--3--3--6--6B(7)6-0--0--0--0---|" I am kremlin king of"
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|---5B(6)5-3--3--3--6--6B(7)7-0--0--0--0---|" angels avenged to destroy the end..."
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|--/8---0--1---0--0----------/8------------0--1---0--0---|"is it bright where you are have the people changed?"
(Strum through all the chords)
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|---------------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---7--------------------5---|
|---5-----------------------|---0------------------------|
"does it make you happy you're so strange?"
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|---7----------------------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------7--------------------------------|
|---5-------------------7--------------------------------|
|-----------------------5--------------------------------|
" and in your darkest hour, I hold secrets flame"
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|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---7--------------------5---|
|---5-----------------------|---0------------------------|
"you can watch the world devoured in it's pain"
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|---7----------------------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------7-----------------2--------------|
|---5-------------------7-----------------2--------------|
|-----------------------5-----------------0--------------|Bridge
Riff G
Guitar I w/clean tone
|---8---3---5---1-------1-------8---3---5---1-------1---
|-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------
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End Riff G
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-----------------------------------------------------|"ahh.............."
Riff H play 3 times
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|-----3---1-----5---3---|
|*--0---------5--------*|
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Riff I
Guitar I w/heavy distortion
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|------------------------------9-----7------
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|------------------------------7-----5------
|---0--6--6--0--6--6--0--7--0-----0-----0---
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|Guitar II w/heavy distortion
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Guitar I
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|------------------------------9-----7------
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|------------------------------7-----5------
|---0--6--6--0--6--6--0--7--0-----0-----0---
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|Guitar II
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Guitar I
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|------------------------------9-----7------
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|------------------------------7-----5------
|---0--6--6--0--6--6--0--7--0-----0-----0---
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|Guitar II
|---12------/18-------------19----(19)-----
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Guitar I
End Riff I
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|---0--6--6--0--6--6--0--0---|
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|Guitar II |
|---12------/18-------19-----|
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|----------------------------|"the zeppelins rain upon us
Guitar I
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|Guitar II
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"the guns of love disastrous"
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"a shadow lies amongst you"
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"to defy the future cast..."
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|-(0)--/3----/6-------------"is it bright where you are have the people changed?"
(Strum through all the chords)
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|---------------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---7--------------------5---|
|---5-----------------------|---0------------------------|
"does it make you happy you're so strange?"
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---7----------------------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------7--------------------------------|
|---5-------------------7--------------------------------|
|-----------------------5--------------------------------|
" and in your darkest hour, I hold secrets flame"
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---9--------------------7---|
|---7-----------------------|---7--------------------5---|
|---5-----------------------|---0------------------------|
"you can watch the world devoured in it's pain,"
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|---7----------------------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------7-----------------2--------------|
|---5-------------------7-----------------2--------------|
|-----------------------5-----------------0--------------| " strange"
Play 5 times begin fade on 4th time Keyboards
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|Guitar II | feedback|
|play this 3 times |(pitch: B)
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|-------------------------------------------|---------|ok here is the riffs with the music:
Intro: Riff A
Riff J
Riff B
the sewers belch me up...
Riff B
the heavens spit me out...
Riff B
from ethers tragic I am born again...
Riff A
and now i'm with you now
Riff A
inside your world of wow!
Riff A Riff C
to move in desires made of deadly pretends
Riff C
till the end times begin...
Riff D
is it bright where you are
have the people changed?
does it make you happy you're so strange?
and in your darkest hour, I hold secrets flame
Riff J
you can watch the world devoured in it's pain,strange
Riff F
climb my ribcage to
the replays run for you
unhook my lights to peek behind the flash
Riff A
for I am crystal chrome
Riff A
I am shatter dome
Riff A Riff C
I am kremlin king of angels avenged
Riff C
to destroy the end...
Riff D
is it bright where you are
have the people changed?
does it make you happy you're so strange?
and in your darkest hour, I hold secrets flame
you can watch the world devoured in it's pain
Bridge: Riff G
Riff H 3 times
Riff B
the zeppelins rain upon us
Riff B
the guns of love disastrous
Riff B
a shadow lies amongst you
Riff B
to defy the future cast...
Riff D
is it bright where you are
have the people changed?
does it make you happy you're so strange?
and in your darkest hour, I hold secrets flame
you can watch the world devoured in it's pain, strange
Outro:Riff J 5 times
Artist: Smashing Pumpkins
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