Bullet With Butterfly Wings Lyrics

As recorded by Smashing Pumpkins
(From the 1995 Album MELLON COLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS)
Words and Music by Billy Corgan
D5V
A5V
B5VII
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Clean tone'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Clean tone'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'W/ Dist.'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'W/ Dist.'
Gtr V (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'w/ Dist. and Wah'
1st Verse
Moderately Fast Rock Q=120
Gtr I
E W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S 7x
|---:----------||------------------|--------------------||
|---:----------||o-0-0-0-0-0-------|---------0-0-0-0-0-o||
|---:----------||--4-4-4-4-4-------|---------4-4-4-4-4--||
|---:----------||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||
|---:----------||o-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-o||
|---:----------||------------3-3-0-|-0-0-0-0------------||
1st Pre-Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S 4x E E E E E E E E
||o-0-0-0-----------|---------0-0-0-0-0-o||-0-0-0-----------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-o||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
1st Chorus
Gtr I Gtr III
E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E +H
|-0-0-0-0---------||o--------3--3--|--3----3----------|----------3-(3)------o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||o-2--2-0-x--x--|-(0)--(0)---------|-/7\------x----------o||
| Gtr IV
| PM ~~~
| H Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q Q
|-----------------||o--------3--3--|------------------|---------------------o||
|---------0---0---||o-2--2-0-x--x--|--5----5---7--7---|-/7\---x-------------o||
Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E +H
||o--------3--3--|--3----3----------|----------3-(3)-----o||
||o-2--2-0-x--x--|-(0)--(0)---------|-/7\------x---------o||
| PM ~~~
| Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q Q
||o--------3--3--|------------------|--------------------o||
||o-2--2-0-x--x--|--5----5---7--7---|-/7\---x------------o||
E E E E +W +W
| E E E E +W +Q +Q +Q +Q
|-2-0-2-5-|-(5)--------|-(5)b7===(5)--(5)r=(5)--||
2nd Verse
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Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S 3x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||o-0-0-0-0---------|-------------0-0-0-o||-0-0-0-0---------|---------0-0-0-0--|
||o-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-o||-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S
||o--0-0-0----------------|-------------0--0--0--0-0-o||
||o--2-2-2--2---2--2-2--2-|---2--2-2-2--0--0--0--0-0-o||
| Gtr II
| E E E E +E Q E +Q Q E E E E
||o--0-0----0--(0)------0-|--(0)---------------------o||
||--14-----12-(12)-----11-|-(11)-------12h14----------||
||o-----------------------|--------------------------o||
Gtrs III, IV
| E E E E +E Q E +Q Q E E E E
|-14-----12-(12)-----11-|-(11)-------12h14--------|
2nd Pre-Chorus
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S
||o-0-0-0-----------|---------0-0-0-0-0-|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
| Gtr IV
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S
|-0-0-0-----------|---------0-0-0-0-0-o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---o||
|-----------------|-------------------o||
2nd Chorus
Gtr III
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q
|-0-0-0-----------|-0-0-0-0---------||o--------3--3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||o-2--2-0-x--x--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---------||o--------3--3--|
|-----------------|---------0---0---||o-2--2-0-x--x--|
Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q E E
|-3--3--------|--------3-(3)--3-----o||
|-------0--0--|-7------x------x-0---o||
| Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q E E
|-3--3--------|--------3-(3)--3-----o||
|-------0--0--|-7------x------x-0---o||
Gtrs III, IV
Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q Q
Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E
Gtr III
H E Q. H E Q. H E Q.
| Gtr IV
| E E E E +Q q E E E E +H E E E E +Q q
H E E +E. S H E Q. H E Q.
|-------------14b16-(14)s19-|-------------12-----|--------------------|
| E E E E +H E E E E +Q q E E E E +H
H E Q. H E Q.
| E E E E +Q q Q E E +Q Q
+H +Q Q W
||o-(14)-----(14)/-----|----------------|
||o--------------------|----------------|
| Q. E +H E E E E +H
||o--------------------|----------------|
||o---7----5--(5)------|-4-----7-(7)----|
Gtr IV
Q. E +H E E E E +H
|---------------|----------------o||
|-7----5-(5)----|-4-----7-(7)----o||
Q. E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H
3rd Chorus/Breakdown
Gtr I
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E E E
us42
Gtr II
H H H E E Q E Q. +Q Q H H
|----------------|-------------9---|-7s9------(9)-------|-------------------|
| Gtr I
| Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
4th Chorus
Dsus2 A7sus2 N.C.(EG5 B5 G5 C#5 D5 A5 A#5
Gtr III
H E E E E Q. E +Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
| Gtr IV
| E E E E E E E E Q E E +Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E
Gtrs III, IV
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
||o--------3------|----------------o||--------3------|----------------||
||o-2--2-0-x--x-4-|-5--5---0-0-0-1-o||-2--2-0-x--x-4-|-5--5---0-0-0-1-||
Out-Chorus
Gtr V
a Q Q Q Q E E Q a Q Q
||o-----------------|-------------------o||
||o-----------------|-------------------o||
| Gtrs III, IV
| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
||o----------3------|-------------------o||
||o---2--2-0-x--x-4-|-5---5-----0-0-0-1-o||
E E Q E E Q E E Q E +E Q
|-2h4-4---2h4-4---|-2h4-4---4b6r(4)-2---|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
B5 G5 C#5 D5V A5 Bb5
E E Q E E Q E E Q S +E. E E
|-2h4-4---2h4-4---|-2h4-4---4b6r(4)---2----|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
B5 G5 C#5 D5V A5 Bb5
a Q Q E E Q E E E. +S Q Q
|-10h12--12---10h12-12---|-10h12-12b14---(12)-12---10---|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
B5 G5 C#5 D5V A5 Bb5
a Q Q E E Q E E E. +S Q Q
|-10h12--12---10h12-12---|-10h12-12b14---(12)-12---10---|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
B5 G5 C#5 D5V A5 Bb5
E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q
|-10h12-12-10-10--8---|-7h8-8p7-7s5-3----|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
Q +Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q
|-5b7--(5)---5p=3p2-|-3-2---0---------|
| Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E
E +E E E +H H. Q
|-14b16r(14)p12------------|-11---------------*|
| E E E E +H H +Q E E
|--7\-----0------x---------|--4-----(4)s=3s2--*|
|-------------0--3--(3)----|--2-----(2)s=1s0--*|
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths