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Blue Skies Bring Tears

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Blue Skies Bring Tears

Written by Billy Corgan

Key:  Am
	  		

Smashing Pumpkins
Blue Skies Bring Tears
Machina: The Machines of God
Jimmy Chamberlain
Tabbed by: The BioLogic

o= open hi hat
Note: During the snare fills, there is one extra 32nd note that isn't written.  Just listen to the cd and you'll be able to figure out the exact timing and placement.
 
Intro:

c |x---------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
h |-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxx--|
s |----s-------s---|----s-------s---|----s-------s---|----s-------s-ss|
b |b-------bb------|b-------bb------|b-------bb------|b-------bb------|

Verse:

c |x---------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
h |-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxo-|
s |----s-------s---|----s-------s---|----s-------s---|----s-------s---|
ft|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------o|
b |b-------bb------|b-------bb------|b-------bb------|b-------bb------|

c |x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
h |-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxox|
s |----s-------s---|----s-------s---|----s-------s---|----s-------s-s-|
b |b-------bb------|b-------bb------|b-------bb------|b-------bb---b-b|

Chorus:
(Loose hi-hat)

c |----------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
h |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
s |----s-------s---|----s-------s---|----s-------s---|----s-------s---|
ft|----------------|---------------o|----------------|---------------o|
b |b--b----bb------|b-------bb------|b-------bb------|b-------bb------|

c |x---------------|----------------|
h |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
s |----s-------s---|----s-------s-s-|
b |b-------bb------|b-------bb------|

Bridge: (Closed hi-hat)

c |----------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
h |xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxo|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxoxo|
s |----s-------s---|----s-------s---|----s-------s---|----s-------s-s-|
b |b-------bb------|b-------bb------|b-------bb------|b-------bb------|


Verse:

c |x---------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
h |-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxx----|
s |----s-------s---|----s-------s---|----s-------s---|----s-------ssss|
ft|----------------|---------------o|----------------|----------------|
b |b-------bb------|b-------bb------|b-------bb------|b-------bb------|

c |x---------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
h |-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxx--|
s |----s-------s---|----s-------s---|----s-------s---|----s-------s-ss|
b |b-------bb------|b-------bb------|b-------bb------|b-------bb------|

Pre-chorus: (closed hi-hat)

c |x---------------|
h |-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
s |----s-------s---|
b |b-------b-------|

(loose hi-hat)

c |----------------|x---------------|----------------|x---------------|
h |xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxo--|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
s |----s-------s-s-|----s-------s---|----s-------s---|----s-------s---|
ft|----------------|----------------|--------------oo|----------------|
b |b-------bb-b-b-b|b-------bb------|b-------bb------|b-------bb------|

c |x--------------x|
h |-xxxxxxxxxxxxxx-|
s |----s-------s-s-|
b |b-------bb------|

Bridge:

c |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
r |xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxx--|
s |----s-------s---|----s-------s---|----s-------s---|----s-------s---|
ft|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------oo|
b |b-------bb-b----|b--b----bb------|b--b----bb------|b-------bb------|

Verse:

c |x---------------|----------------|x---------------|x---------------|
h |-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
s |----s-------s---|----s-------s---|----s-------s---|----s-------s---|
b |b-------bb------|b-------b-------|b-------bb------|b-------bb------|

c |x---------------|x---------------|
h |-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
s |----s-------s---|----s-------s---|
b |b-------bb------|b-------b-------|

Then repeat this for the rest of the song:

(loose hi-hat)

c |x---------------|
h |-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
s |----s-------s---|
b |b-------bb------|

		  

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