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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 🙂
CHORDS USED:
E A D G B E
– – – – – –
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
A5
why oh why, there is no light
A5 (BASS NOTE: B)
and if i can’t sleep, can you hold my life
Esus2 D#E5 C#sus2 Bsus2
And Allie_________________ (I know these aren’t the lyrics, but this bit
is not written in the lyrics)
A5
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
Emaj7 E
will you help me understand
A
and i believe in you
G#m
you’re the other half of me
Csus2 (Bass Note: High E) Bsus2
soothe… and heal…
A
when you sleep, when you dream,
Bsus2 Bsus2 Bsus2
i’ll be there if you need me, whenever i hear you sing…
A5 Emaj7 A Esus2 D#E5 C#sus2 Bsus2 A5
there is a sun, it’ll come, the sun, i hear them call me down
Esus2 D#E5 C#sus2 Bsus2
i held you once, a love that once, and life had just begun
A5
and you’re all i see…
Esus2 D#E5 C#sus2 Bsus2
and trumpets blew, and angels flew on the other side
A5 G#5
and you’re all i see, and you’re all i’ll need
F#5 E
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 ([email protected])
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 11:53:16 -0500 (EST)
From: Blanks
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 ([email protected])
Well here my attempt at it, it should sound alright for the most part.
Tune half step down of course.
Chords
A/F#? G#m/E
E-A-D-G-B-e———————————-| E-A-D-G-B-e
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0-2-2-2-2-2 0-6-6-4-4-4——|
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#? G#m/E
A/F#? G#m/E
Take me down to the underground
A/F#? G#m/E
won’t you take me down to the underground
A A
why oh why, there is no light and if I can’t sleep
A
will you hold my life
E1 B C#m G#m A
and all I see is you
A/F#? G#m/E
A/F#? G#m/E
Take my hand, I lost where I began
A/F#?
In my heart I know all of my faults
G#m/E
Won’t you help me understand
A G#m
And I believe in you, you’re the other half of me
C#m G#m
Soothe and heal
A
When you sleep, when you dream, I’ll be there when you need me,
B
Whenever I hear you sing
A E* A
There is sun…….
E B C#m G#m A
It’ll come, the sun, I hear them call me down……
E B C#m G#m
I held you once, a love that once, when life had just begun….
A
and you’re all I see
E B C#m G#m
and trumpets blew and angels flew on the other side
A G#m
and you’re all I see, and you’re all I need
A 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?…[email protected]
