The Smashing Pumpkins – Tonight Tonight (Guitar)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins Tabbed by: Angrybambi Tuning: Half step down, Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
[Chords]
                                               For intro, etc
eb|--3----0----0----3----3----2----0----2----|---------------------|
Bb|--3----0----1----3----3----3----1----3----|-0----0----0----0----|
Gb|--0----0----0----0----0----2----2----2----|-0----0----0----0----|
Db|--0----2----2----2----0----0----2----0----|-0----0----2----2----|
Ab|--2----2----3----3----2----x----0----0----|-2----3----2----3----|
Eb|--3----0----x----x----x----x----x----2----|-3----3----0----0----|
G Em C Cadd9 G/B D Am D/F# G Gadd4 Em Cmaj7/E [Intro Pattern] *Quick down/up/down strokes followed by downstrokes and repeat
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
Gb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
Db|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
Ab|-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
Eb|-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
    ↓↑↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓↑↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
G Gadd4 G Gadd4
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
Gb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
Db|-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
Ab|-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
    ↓↑↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓↑↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Em Cmaj7/E Em Cmaj7/E [Picking Pattern] [Fig. 1]
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|---0-----0-------|---0-----0-------|
Gb|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-3-----3-----3---|-5-----5-----5---|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|
[Fig. 2]
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|---0-----0-------|---0-----0-------|
Gb|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-7-----7-----7---|-10----10----10--|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|
[Intro] (as per intro pattern above) (Same quick ↓↑↓ pattern at the start of each bar through the whole intro ie. on every G, Em and Cadd9) (* - single strum) G Gadd4 G Gadd4 Em Cmaj7/E Em Cmaj7/E G Gadd4 G Gadd4 Em Cmaj7/E Em Cmaj7/E Cadd9 G/B D Cadd9 G/B D Cadd9 G/B D G Gadd4 Fig. 1 x2 (before vox) [Verse 1] Fig. 1 Fig. 1 Time is never time at all Fig. 1 Fig. 2 You can never ever leave without leaving a piece of youth Fig. 1 Fig. 1 And our lives are forever changed, Fig. 1 Fig. 2 We will never be the same; the more you change the less you feel
   Fig. 1   Fig.1          Fig.1    G  D/F#  Em
 Believe, believe in me, believe (believe)

       Am                     C                   G  D/F#  Em
 That life can change, that you're not stuck in vain

       Am                   C          Cadd9 G/B  D    Cadd9 G/B  D
 We're not the same, we're different toniiiiiiiiiiiIIIight
[Chorus]
   Cadd9 G/B D      Em         Am
 Toniiiiiiiiight, tonight, so bright

   Cadd9 G/B D     Cadd9 G/B D    G
 ToniiiiiiiiiiiIIIight,        tonight
[Instrumental] (G) Gadd4 G Gadd4 Em Cmaj7/E Em Cmaj7/E [Verse 2]
 G         Gadd4               G
   And you know you're never sure

          Gadd4                 Em
 But you're sure you could be right

          Cmaj7/E        Em          Cmaj7/E
 If you held yourself up to the light

 G         Gadd4         G          Gadd4         Em
   And the embers never fade in your city by the lake

      Cmaj7/E     Em          Cmaj7/E
 The place where you were born

   Fig. 1   Fig.1          Fig.1    G  D/F#  Em
 Believe, believe in me, believe (believe)

        Am        C          G  D/F#  Em
 In the resolute urgency of now

         Am                  C             Cadd9 G/B  D    Cadd9 G/B  D
 And if you believe there's not a chance toniiiiiiiiiiiIIIight
[Chorus]
   Cadd9 G/B D      Em         Am
 Toniiiiiiiiight, tonight, so bright

   Cadd9 G/B D       G  D/F#  Em
 Toniiiiiiiiight, tonight
[Bridge]
       Am           C           G    D/F# Em
 We'll crucify the insincere tonight (tonight)

        Am                       C             G    D/F# Em
 We'll make things right, we'll feel it all tonight (tonight)

        Am           C             G    D/F# Em
 We'll find a way to offer up the night (tonight)

         Am         C               G   D/F# Em
 The indescribable moments of your life (tonight)

        Am          C          G     D/F# Em
 The impossible is possible tonight (tonight)

    Am*               C*                  Fig. 1
 Believe in me as I believe in you.... tonight
[Outro]
    Fig. 1           Fig.1       G  D/F#  Em
 Tonight tonight, tonight, tonight
Looked for a tab for this recently and discovered that all the tabs were either missing a lot, completely wrong or extremely hard to follow so I said I'd give it a proper go. First submitted tab but pretty sure it's right. Sorry if the finger picking Fig. 1 and 2 stuff is a bit confusing. I just wanted to get across the idea of where the first note of it is every time. Let me know if you find any mistakes. Enjoy. Six year later 2020 edit - this gets so many views every week that I thought I should make it a little more accurate. 2023 edit - Added intro strumming pattern and filled out the chords over the second verse for completeness