Take Me Downv2

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TAKE ME DOWN - Written and performed by James Iha

Transcribed by Adam Morris

I have a feeling many of you who were bagging this song earlier

have changed your minds. It IS a great song..really grew on me!

Anyway, here is my take on how it is played.

Tuning: Eb

Take note: I have four (kinda 5) different E's in here.

Sorry there so many chords, but this is as accurate as I get :)

E 0 2 2 1 0(0)

E(i) 0 2 2 4 2 x (actually E (no 3rd) (add C#)

Emaj7 0 2 2 4 4 4

Esus2 0 7 9 9 7 7

A x 0 2 2 2 0

A5 x 0 2 2 x x

G#m 4 6 6 4 4 4

G#5 4 6 6 x x x

D#\E5 x 6 9 9 x x

C#sus2 x 4 6 6 4 4

Bsus2 x 2 4 4 2 2

F#5 2 4 4 x x x

Intro: E(i) Emaj7, E(i) Emaj7

E(i) Emaj7

and take me down, to the underground

E(i) Emaj7

won't you take me down, to the underground

why oh why, there is no light

and if i can't sleep, can you hold my life

And Allie_________________ (I know these aren't the lyrics, but this bit

is not written in the lyrics)

and all i see is you

E(i) Emaj7, E(i) Emaj7

E(i) Emaj7

and take my hand, i lost where i began

E(i)

in my heart i know all of my faults

will you help me understand

and i believe in you

you're the other half of me

Csus2 (Bass Note: High E) Bsus2

soothe... and heal...

when you sleep, when you dream,

i'll be there if you need me, whenever i hear you sing...

there is a sun, it'll come, the sun, i hear them call me down

i held you once, a love that once, and life had just begun

and you're all i see...

and trumpets blew, and angels flew on the other side

and you're all i see, and you're all i'll need

there's a love that god puts in your heart.

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Well...that, I believe, is pretty damn close!

Anyone agree/disagree?

E-mail me with any comments, improvements, and tab requests!

Adam Morris (benmo@deakin.edu.au)

Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 11:53:16 -0500 (EST)

From: Blanks

<blanks@cnu.edu>

Subject: Tab for Take Me Down by: Smashing Pumpkins

Take Me Down

by: the Smashing Pumpkins

from the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

as tabbed by Jonathan Blanks (blanks@cnu.edu)

Well here my attempt at it, it should sound alright for the most part.

Tune half step down of course.

Chords

A/F#?

Abm/

A = play on the 5th as a barre chord

B = play on the 7th

C#m = like normal (the 4th fret)

E = play on the 7th

E* = play normal with open strings

G#m = play normal (the 4th fret)

Intro

A/F#?

Abm/

A/F#?

Abm/

Take me down to the underground

A/F#?

Abm/

won't you take me down to the underground

why oh why, there is no light and if I can't sleep

will you hold my life

and all I see is you

A/F#?

Abm/

A/F#?

Abm/

Take my hand, I lost where I began

A/F#?

In my heart I know all of my faults

Abm/

Won't you help me understand

And I believe in you, you're the other half of me

Soothe and heal

When you sleep, when you dream, I'll be there when you need me,

Whenever I hear you sing

E*

There is sun.......

It'll come, the sun, I hear them call me down......

I held you once, a love that once, when life had just begun....

and you're all I see

and trumpets blew and angels flew on the other side

and you're all I see, and you're all I need

E*

there's alove that God puts in your heart...

Well there you have it, I'm sure it's not 100% correct but...

Corrections, comments, questions?.....blanks@cnu.edu

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