The Smashing Pumpkins – Song For A Son (Guitar Tab)

Song for a Son - Smashing Pumpkins ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: tehYama Email: [email protected] Hey, This is a very beautiful, yet straightforward song. I would like to start off by thanking mberning over at smashingpumpkins.com for starting me off with the right chords: Am C D F E E7 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 3 2 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 3 2 2 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 These are repeated in order throughout the verses. During the breaks between verses the order goes. Am C D Am C D F E E7 So that's that. If you want to get the sound closer to the song, some chord manipulation must occur. The alternations vary, and here's my best guess: Am - Hammer on your pinky on the B string, then pull off your pinky, then index finger, then hammer on with your index again. Kind of like this

e|----0--------------|
B|----1h3p1-1p0h1----|
G|----2--------------|
D|----2--------------|
A|----0--------------|
E|----0--------------|

C and D - After the initial strum, pick each string of the chord F - Pull off and hammer on your middle finger E - After the first beat, place your pinky finger on the second fret of the 'G' string, then take it back off

e|----0----0----0----|
B|----0----0----0----|
G|----1----2----1----|
D|----2----2----2----|
A|----2----2----2----|
E|----0----0----0----|

Also, If you're like me, you really like that little intro riff he plays:

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|---------7h9p7--5h7--/9--|
D|-------------------------|
A|----0--------------------|
E|-------------------------|

I really hope you guys enjoy the song as well as this tab. I was just recently introduced to the Pumpkins by a friend of mine and I would like to thank her very much for doing so. This is my first tab and I tried to be as accurate as possible, I know how you fans can be sometimes. :) Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! (Thanks to my Smashing Pumpkins friend for helping me with the changes!) | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================