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From: todd@wny.com
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 21:38:20 -0400
Subject: Smashing Pumpkins: OBSCURED.CRD



           Song : Obscured
             By : Smashing Pumpkins
 Transcribed by : Davey B.
Where to get it : Today Single (tr3) and PI

Intro - E  F#  C#
        E  F#  C#  G#  F#  A

A            B
   Lost your head
                     A
Now you sleep on the floor
         B
What you said
             A
I don't want anymore
            B
Through the haze
                  A
Make your eyes ______ (?!?)
       B
Out in space
    Eb E
Daze a-way

F# C#  E

F#            C#     E
Through these eyes
F#  C# G#    F#
I   re-ly on all I see

Bb         E  F#            C#      E
Obscured      Through these eyes
E              F#   C#
Looks like I'm home tonight

G#  F# Bb A

         B
Left for dead
                     A
As you sweep out the door
          B
Things we said
              A
We don't mean anymore
     B
Tear inside
               A
Like a falling kind (?)
B      A
Haa... Haaaa...
B           Eb  E
Haaa... Hey Hey Yeah.

F# C#  E

F#            C#     E
Through these eyes
F#  C# G#    F#
I   re-ly on all I see

Bb         E  F#            C#      E
Obscured      Through these eyes
E              F#   C#
Looks like I'm home tonight

G#  F#
         C#  G#  F#
What you said
       C#      G#    F#
Made a mess in here
         C#   G#  F#
What you said
        C#   G#   F#
I don't want

Obscured


{Repeat C# G# F# until fade F# ending }

{Little something at end of file:}
If you look closely in the booklet that comes with Lull, you can see
some lyrics from Obscured, cause Billy wanted it on Lull...

                                               - Davey B.

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Tabbed by Brian McCall 

OBSCURED - by Smashing Pumpkins from the album 
========   Pisces Iscariot.
           Written by William P. Corgan, Jr.

Tune acoustic guitar as follows: E, A, D, G, G (same octave), C

*1
G1 (Acoustic)
  >          >          >        >          >          >
|-0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0---0
|-0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0---0
|-0--0-0-0-X-0--0-0-0-X-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-X-0--0-0-0-X-0
|-5--5-5-5-X-7--7-7-7-X-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-X-5--5-5-5-X-7
|-6--6-6-6-X-8--8-8-8-X-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-X-6--6-6-6-X-8
|-6--6-6-6-X-8--8-8-8-X-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-X-6--6-6-6-X-8...
                                           ^repeat once
  >          >
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----0---------------------
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0---------------------
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0---------------------
|-5--5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3------------------------
|-5--5-5-5-5-3--3-------3------------------------
|-3--3-3-3-3-1--1-------1------------------------
                        ^just strum a few rhythm strings here.
  
  Repeat *1 but end with:
  >          >            >          >          >
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--------------------------
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0
|-5--5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3---6--6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6
|-5--5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3---6--6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6
|-3--3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-/-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4
                ^rhythm here           
                   ^verse starts here (*2)                       
                   
G2 (Electric, clean tone, some reverb and delay) 
   (tuned regularly [E])

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|--pbr8-6-5--6-\--1~---------------------------
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   ^pre-bend to (9)
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|-------------------------------------------6fb
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|----------------------------------------------
|--pbr8-6-5--6-4~------------------------------
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*2 Verse
  >           >
|----------------------------------------
|-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-----------------
|-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-----------------
|-6--6-6-6-6--8--8-8-8-8-----------------
|-6--6-6-6-6--8--8-8-8-8-----------------
|-4--4-4-4-4--6--6-6-6-6-----------------
            ^repeat 4x  ^repeat 4x
                                       
  Repeat *2 4x
  Repeat *1 with G2 as follows:

|----------------------------------------------
|-4---4/6---6/8---8~--4---4/6---6/8---8~-------
|---0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0----------
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------
|-4hbr-8---6/8---8~--6-5-3-1-------------------
|--------0-----0-------------2/5-7-8-7-5-3/5---
|----------------------------------------------
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|-pbr5fb5--------------------------------------
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I know it's not complete, but you get the idea...

|-----16-------15-------13------11-------------
|----------------------------------------------
|--13----13-12----12-10----10-8----8(/10)------
|----------------------------------------------
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                                          ^repeat 3x
*3
  At 2:48 riff changes to this:
  >          >          >          >
|-0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0
|-0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0
|-0--0-0-0-X-0--0-0-0-X-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0
|-2--2-2-2-X-5--5-5-5-X-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3
|-3--3-3-3-X-5--5-5-5-X-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3
|-3--3-3-3-X-3--3-3-3-X-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1...

  Repeat *3 11 times.

song ends on several of these (I think):
|(0)-
|-0--
|-0--
|-3--
|-3--
|-1--

 and pleasant feedback...

Lyrics: 

Oh...

Lost your head
Now you sleep on the floor
What you said
I don't want any more.
Through the haze
Make your eyes undulate
Out in space
Days (Daze) away...

Through these eyes
I rely on all I see
Obscured
Through these eyes
Looks like I'm home tonight

Left for dead
As you sleep on the floor
Things we said
We don't mean anymore.
Tear inside
Like a fallen kite.
Hey hey yeah...

Through these eyes
I deny (on) all I see
Obscured
Through these eyes
Looks like I'm home tonight

What she said
Made a mess of me
What you said 
I don't want.
Obscured

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