Where Boys Fear To Tread by Smashing Pumpkins guitar tab (text):

Where Boys Fear To Tread by Smashing Pumpkins
off Mellon Collie and The Infanite Sadness

Tabbed by Danny Warren (warrend@ihs.issaquah.wednet.edu)

TUNE DOWN 1 STEP (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)


Intro (Rythym guitar part)


  Pm.......................
e:--------------------------|
B:--------------------------|
G:--------------------------|
D:-------3---3--3-3-3-3-3--3|
A:-------3---3--3-3-3-3-3--3|
E:11\1---1---1--1-1-1-1-1--1|


Verse

e:------------------------------|
B:------------------------------|
G:------------------------------|
D:/13--6-6---------10----5--3--5|
A:/13--6-6---------10----5--5--5|
E:/11--4-4--0-0-0--8--0--3--3--3|

You might find it easier to play it this way:

e:------------------------------|
B:------------------------------|
G:/7---------------5------------|
D:/7---6-6---------5-----5--5--5|
A:/5---6-6---------3-----5--5--5|
E:-----4-4--0-0-0-----0--3--3--3|


Chorus

e:------------------------------|
B:------------------------------|
G:------------------------------|
D:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5\4\3--|
A:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5\4\3--|
E:-1-1-0-1-1-0-1-1-0-1-1/3\2\1--|


Thanks!

Questions, Comments?  Write me at WARREND@IHS.ISSAQUAH.WEDNET.EDU

Currently working on:

By starlight
Stumbleine
Here is no why
Thru the eyes of ruby



             WHERE BOYS FEAR TO TREAD
            Transcribed by Adam Morris

1/2 step down (Naturally!!)

Intro...Play around a bit.  Lots of palm muted E's
in there.  Starts with a palm-muted slide from about
6 down on the low e-string

Main Riff
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-3/5------------------------------------------------| 
|-----4-4-0-0-0-0-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------| 

Other bit in Verses.
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| 

 And that is actually all that is played through the
 whole song..easy or what?

 Anyway..sounds pretty close. Tell me what you think

 benmo@deakin.edu.au



#
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 96 13:59:19 EST
From: Mark Palmer 
Subject: TAB: Where Boys Fear to Tread by Smashing Pumpkins

	Where Boys Fear to Tread - Performed by Smashing Pumpkins
			Written By - Billy Corgan
	       Transcribed By - BUGG_SUPERSTAR@S-GRIFFIN.COM

	
		* Tuned Down - Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb *

    This is a pretty easy tune of the new album, throughout the whole 
    song there are only two riffs.  I will show the two, and you can
    figure out the rest for yourself.  I have seen other attempts at
    this song, but I think this is the most accurate.


Main Riff of the Whole Song
                                                                               
Eb-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab-|-3/5---------------3------------------------------------------------|
Eb-|------4--4--0-0-0----1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
                                                                               

Second Riff, used in Chorus and at the end 
                                                                               
Eb-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-4-------------------------------------|
Ab-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-4-------------------------------------|
Eb-|-1-1-0-1---1-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-3-2-------------------------------------|
                                                                               
Thats pretty much it, near the end it does the previous part, but without
going up to the G5 and F#5 (I Think thats it).

This is my first transcription, so please write me with and comments and
suggestions at BUGG_SUPERSTAR@S-GRIFFIN.COM. Enjoy :)                                                                              

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Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 12:52:46 -0800
From: Christine Balogh 
Subject: Where Boys Fear to Tread.tab



 WHERE BOYS FEAR TO TREAD          from: David Balogh[dmb181pop3.sierra.net
 ------------------------
 written by Billy Corgan           
  
  This song is really basic, and should take no one more than a few minutes
to learn.  

INTRO-palm muting throughout
 [------------------------------------------------------------]
 [------------------------------------------------------------]
 [------------------------------------------------------------]
 [----------3---3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3----just keep repeating the--]
 [----------3---3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3------F5 chord until the ----]
 [---9/-1---1---1-1-1-1-1--1-1--1---------main riff-----------]

MAIN RIFF-courtesy of Adam Morris[benmo@deakin.edu.au]
 [------------------------------------------------------------]
 [------------------------------------------------------------]
 [------------------------------------------------------------]
 [------------------------------------------------------------]
 [-/5---------------------------------------------------------]
 [----4-4--0-0-0-0-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------]

THE OTHER RIFF-people have came close, but I think this is right
 [------------------------------------------------------------]
 [------------------------------------------------------------]
 [------------------------------------------------------------]
 [------------------------------------------------------------]
 [------------------------------------------------------------]
 [-1-1-0-1--1-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-3-2------------------------------]

 There's also a background solo-like thing that's pretty cool, so if
anyone's up to the challenge, please try to tab it out. Thanks.

                   Any corrections, comments, or questions
                     email me at [dmb181@pop3.sierra.net]
                          


Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 16:03:28 -0500
From: Andy Aupperlee 
Subject: Where Boys Fear To Tread by the Smahing Pumpkins


SONG: Where Boys Fear to Tread
ARTIST: The Smashing Pumpkins
ALBUM: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
TUNING: Half step down
NOTES: This song revolves around to riffs. There is a second guitar 
playing some really high solo - type stuff.

I believe this is the first version with the lyrics included.

Where Boys Fear to Tread

intro: slide down to open strings, 
       then hit open strings for about 30 seconds

Riff 1a
e-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------        left channel
G-----------------------------------------        4X^Òs
D-----------------------------------------        Third time drums
A-5---------------3-----------------------          come in
E---4--4---0-0-0-----1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----

Riff 1
e-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------         4X^Òs
D-----------------------------------------
A--5---------------3----------------------
E----4--4---0----0----1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----

Riff 2
e-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------          4X^Òs
D-----------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-------------------


Riff 1
D-----------------------------------------
A--5---------------3----------------------
E----4--4---0----0----1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
			     candy cane walks 
			      down
			    to build a bonfire, 
                           to break my fall
Riff 2
A-----------------------------------------
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1-------------------
              my baby, 
               my sweet thing
Riff 2a
A----------------------------------------------------
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1----3-2-1-0---1-0---1-0-1-1-1-1-
               just maybe       we   could  lose ourselves this time

Riff 1
D-----------------------------------------
A--5---------------3----------------------
E----4--4---0----0----1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
			     king of the horseflies, 
			   dark prince of death
			   his tragic forces 
                          are heaven sent
Riff 2
A-----------------------------------------
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-------------------
                in sweet things, 
                in a lovers breath
Riff 2a
A----------------------------------------------------
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1---  3-2-1-0----1-0---1-0-1-1-
                  in knowing        this    was  meant to be the last
Riff 1
D-----------------------------------------
A--5---------------3----------------------
E----4--4---0----0----1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
                       a go-go-go-kids, 
                       a go-go-go-style
                       a suck suck suck kiss, 
			 a suck suck suck smile
Riff 2
A-----------------------------------------
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1-------------------
                as always, 
		 in young need
                a veiled promise 
                to never die
Riff 1
D-----------------------------------------
A--5---------------3----------------------
E----4--4---0----0----1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
			     on dead highways, 
			    her black beauties roam
                           for june angels, 
			     so far from home
Riff 2
A-----------------------------------------
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1-------------------
                 for a love lost, 
                 a faded picture
                 to tread lightning, 
                 to ink the lavender skies
Riff 2
A-----------------------------------------    2X^Òs
E-3-2-1-0-1-0-1-1-1-1-1-------------------


Pre Outro
A-------------------------------------------------
E-3-2-1-0-1-----0-1----1-1-1-1--------------------
        get on  get on get on the bomb
								Pre 
Outro: 3X^Òs
A--------------------------------------------------
E-3-2-1-0-1-------0-1----1-1-1-1-------------------
        get back get back where you belong 

Outro
A-----------------------------
E-3-2-1-0---1---0---1--0---1--
        get on
        the bomb

(SLIGHT PAUSE w/ FEEDBACK)

A--5--------------
E----4--4---0----

Where Boys Fear To Thread - The Smashing Pumpkins
-------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: Michael Knorpp (tom_mike@pacific.net.sg)

Tuning   : Eb (surprise!)

Here we go. This tab might not be 100% correct, but
it sounds very very close. I didn't tab the intro.
You'll have to find it out yourself. It's not too
hard.

Verse:

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--7---------5--------------------|
|--7-6-------5-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--5-6-------3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----4--0--0---1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|


Chorus:

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--3-3---3--3---3--3---3--3-5-4--|
|--3-3---3--3---3--3---3--3-5-4--|
|--1-1-0-1--1-0-1--1-0-1--1-3-2--|


That's it. Not so hard, is it?
Well, see ya.
		Mike

Special thanks to Dan.