The Smashing Pumpkins
The End is the Beginning is the End
Off Batman & Robin OST (1997)
Written by Billy Corgan
Tabbed by Jimi
Eb
A grungy, spooky song. This is pretty close
to the original I think. I added D´arcy´s
Bassparts when they´re important but not
all the parts the bass plays. If you find
it confusing or you have comments and corr-
ections send a mail to [email protected].
Guitar 1: Billy
Guitar 2: James
Bass: D´arcy
Intro:
Billy + James (1 time)
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------| 3 times
|------8-5-5-5--8-----7-8-2--2--2--2---|
|------8-5-5-5--8-----7-8-2--2--2--2---|
|--5b6-6-3-3-3--6—6b7-5-6-0--0--0--0---|
James (second time)
|--/19---|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
I think the third time James plays a
Pickslide instead
Billy + James + D´arcy
|--------------------|
|--------------------| once
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--3-5-6-7-6-5-3-0---|
Verse:
Billy
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------| 3 times
|--2------5-------8---|
|--2------5-------8---|
|--0------3-------6---|
James
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------| 3 times
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|--0------3------/6---|
"The heaven´s spit me out..."
Both strum an open E Powerchord as a very short bridge
Billy + James
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------| 3 times
|------8-5-5-5--8-----7-8-2--2--2--2---|
|------8-5-5-5--8-----7-8-2--2--2--2---|
|--5b6-6-3-3-3--6—6b7-5-6-0--0--0--0---|
"...and now I´m with you"
Billy
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------| twice
|---10-----3---2------|
|---10-----3---2------|
|---8------1---0--0---|
James
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------| twice
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|--/8---0--1---0--0---|
"...deadly pretends..."
Chorus:
Strum all the chords
Billy + James
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------9----------------7-----|
|---7----------------9----------------7-----|
|---7----------------7----------------5-----|
|---5---------------------------------------|
"Is it bright..." "Have the people changed"
Billy + James
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--7------------------------------------|
|--7-----------------------7------------|
|--5-----------------------7------------|
|--------------------------5------------|
"Does it make you happy, you´re so..."
Billy + James
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------9-------------------7---|
|--7----------------9-------------------7---|
|--7----------------7-------------------5---|
|--5----------------------------------------|
"And in your..." "I hold secret´s flame"
Billy + James
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|
|--7-------------------7-------2------|
|--5-------------------7-------2------|
|----------------------5-------0------|
"you can watch the world..." "...pain"
D´arcy strums on her bass the root notes
of these chords.
Postchorus:
Billy + James + D´arcy
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------| twice
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--3-5-6-7-6-5-3-0---|
Verse:
Billy: tacet
James (wha-wha)
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--11-11-12-11-11-12-11-12-11-11-12-11-12-11-11-12---|
|----------------------------------------------------| repeat
|----------------------------------------------------| twice
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
Billy + James
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------| 3 times
|------8-5-5-5--8-----7-8-2--2--2--2---|
|------8-5-5-5--8-----7-8-2--2--2--2---|
|--5b6-6-3-3-3--6—6b7-5-6-0--0--0--0---|
"I am crystal chrome"
Billy
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------| twice
|---10-----3---2------|
|---10-----3---2------|
|---8------1---0--0---|
James
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------| twice
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|--/8---0--1---0--0---|
"...the end"
Chorus: same
Bridge:
James: soft Feedback
I´d say he uses also a harmonizer and/or wha-wha pedal, I
Prefer it playing this way.
Billy (clean)
|--8---3---5---1-------1-------8---3---5---1---|
|------------------3-------3-------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
Billy (clean)
|------1---8---3---5---1-----------------------------|
|--3-----------------------3-------3---1------1------|
|------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
Billy (clean)
|------1---------3-----|
|----3---1-----5---3---|
|--0---------5---------| 4 times
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
"Ahhhh..."
Heavy bridge:
Billy
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------9-----7------| 3 times
|----(7)(8)---(8)(8)---(9)-----------------|
|----(7)(8)---(8)(8)---(9)----7-----5------|
|--0--5--6--0--6--6--0--7--0-----0-----0---|
James*
|--12b-----/18----------18b----------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------| 2 times
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
D´arcy
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------| 3 times
|------------------------------------------|
|--0--5--6--0--5--6--0--7----12-----10-----|
* the third time James plays:
James
|--12b-----/18-------------19----19-------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
Billy
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|--2--8--8--2--8--8--2--2---|
|--2--8--8--2--8--8--2--2---|
|--0--6--6--0--6--6--0--0---|
James
|--12b-----/18-------19(b)---|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
D´arcy
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0--5--6--0--5--6--0--0--0--(0)-------|
3rd Verse:
James
eb------------------------------
Bb------------------------------
Gb------------------------------ 4 times (the last
Db------------------------------ time without the
Ab------------------------------ last 0)
Eb---0-------/3----/6-----(0)---
Chorus: same
Outro:
Billy + D´arcy + James
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------| 10 times
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--3-5-6-7-6-5-3-0---|
Lead:
James plays this the 5th,7th and 9th time...
|--12---/18---------18--------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
...and he finishs off the last time with this
|-------|
|-------|
|--9---|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
"The street heats the urgency of none,
just to see there´s no one around"
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