ZERO

As recorded by The Smashing Pumpkins

(from the 1995 Album "Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness")
Transcribed by Doetje2

A Intro
Moderate Rock P = 126
C B N.C. C B N.C.

g 4
1
I 4 V}V V V} f V}
V
V}
V
V V} * This act
in between
V V t t gt V V t t gt few times
V V V
Gtr I * The harmo
N.H. N.H.
T
5 4 4 5 5 4 4
A x x x x x
B 3 2 2 3 3 2 2
[2] [3] [4] 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 0
sl. sl.

C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C.

g
3
I V}V V V} f V} V} V V
V V }V t gt
V} V V
} f V} V} V V
V V }V t gt
V V t t gt V t
V V V t gt V
t t
V V V V V V
N.H. N.H. N.H. N.H.
T
5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
A x x x x x x x x x x
B 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2
[2] [3] [4] 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 0
sl. sl. sl. sl.

g
I V}V V V} f V} V} V V
V V }V t gt
V} V V
} f V} V} V V
V V }V t gt
fV
V V t t gt V t
V V V t gt V
t t
V V V V
Gtr II
N.H. N.H. N.H. N.H.
T
5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
A x x x x x x x x x x
B 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2
[2] [3] [4] 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 [2] [3] [4] 15
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

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B Verse
C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C.

g
7
I V}V V V} V}
V
V} V V
V V }V
V} V V
V V }V
V}
V
V} V V
V V }V
V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtrs I, II

T
5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
A x x x x x x x x x x
B 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl. sl. sl. sl.

C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C.

g
11
I V}V V V} V}
V
V} V V
V V }V
V} V V
V V }V
V}
V
V} V V
V V }V
V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
A x x x x x x x x x x
B 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl. sl. sl. sl.

C Pre-Chorus
E N.C. F b N.C. E N.C. G N.C. F b N.C. E N.C. F b N.C. E N.C. G N.C. F b A

V} V} V V V
15
g V
I }V gV} V}
V gV} V} V} V} gV} V}
V gV} V }V }V
V V V VV VV V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
9 11 9 12 11 11 11 9 11 9 12 11 14 14 14
A x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
B 7 9 7 10 9 9 9 7 9 7 10 9 12 12 12
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl.

E N.C. F N.C. E N.C. b G N.C. F D b E b

N.C. F N.C. E N.C. G N.C. F D b
V} V}
g V
I }V gV} V} gV} V} V} V V V} gV} V} gV} V} V}
19
V V V V VV VV V }V V V V V V VV VV V
VV VV V V VV VV VV V V VV
T
9 11 9 12 11 11 11 9 9 9 11 9 12 11 11 11
A x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
B 7 9 7 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 9 7 10 9 9 9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
sl. sl.

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C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C.

g
24
I V}V V V} f V} V} V V
V V }V t gt
V} V V
} f V} V} V V
V V }V
t
ggttt V
V V t t gt V t
V V V t gt V
t
V V V V V V
N.H. N.H. N.H. N.H.
T
5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 [4]
A x x x x x x x x x x [4]
B 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 [4]
[2] [3] [4] 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 0 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 0 [4] 12
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

g V V V
I }V } f V} V} V V V} V V f V} V} V V tt
V V t t gt V V V }V t gt V }
V V V t gt V V V }V gt V
V t t V V gt
Gtr II
N.H. N.H. N.H. N.H.
T
5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 [4]
A x x x x x x x x x x [4]
B 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 [4]
[2] [3] [4] 0 [2] [3] [4] 14 [2] [3] [4] 0 0 [4] 12
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

D Chorus
C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C.

g V V V
28
I }V } f V} V} V V V} V V f V} V} V V V
V V t t gt V V V }V t gt V V }V t gt V V V }V V
V t V V t V V
Gtrs I, II
N.H. N.H. N.H.
T
5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
A x x x x x x x x x x
B 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2
[2] [3] [4] 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 0 12 15
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.sl. sl.

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C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C.

g V} V V }}}
32
I V}V V V} f V} V} V V
V V }V t gt
V} V V
} f V}
V V }V
V V t t gt V t
V V V t gt V
t t
V V V V V V
N.H. N.H. N.H. N.H.
T
5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 x
A x x x x x x x x x x x
B 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 x
[2] [3] [4] 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 [2] 0 0
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

g
I V}V V V} f V} V} V V
V V }V t gt
V} V V
} f V} V} V V
V V }V t gt
V V t t gt V t
V V V t gt V
t t
V V V V V V
Gtr II
N.H. N.H. N.H. N.H.
T
5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
A x x x x x x x x x x
B 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2
[2] [3] [4] 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 0
sl. sl. sl. sl.

E Interlude
E5

36
g VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV j 2
I V V V V V V V V V V V 4
V V V V V V V V V V V
T
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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D Chorus
C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C.

g 4
41
I 4 V}V V V} f V} V} V V
V V }V t gt
V} V V
V V }V t gt V
f V} V} V V
V V }V V V V V
V V t t gt V t t
V V V V V
Gtrs I, II
N.H. N.H. N.H.
T
5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
A x x x x x x x x x x
B 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 0
[2] [3] [4] 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 7 3 12 0
sl. sl. sl. sl. P sl. sl. sl.

V V V V V V gV gV V V I used 2 gu
g 4 k gV V V V V V V j
I 4 gV gV V u only one u
pedal. The
a third hig
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MM
Gtr III 2

|||||||| M 1/2 1/2

T 13 13 13 13 7 7 12 12 16 16 16 16
8 9 9 9 9 3 3 5
A
B
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
sl. sl.

V V V V gV V V V V V
g 4 k V gV V V V V gV V
V V u j
some echo here
I 4
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MM
Gtr IV 2

|||||||| M 1/2 1/2

12 12 12 (12) 6 6 11 11 15 15 15 15
T 8 9 9 9 9 3 3 5
A
B
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
sl. sl.

F Verse
C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C.

45
g V V V V} V} V V V} V V V} V} V V
I }V } V V V }V V V }V V V V }V
V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtrs I, II

T
5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
A x x x x x x x x x x
B 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl. sl. sl. sl.

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C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C.

g
49
I V}V V V} V}
V
V} V V
V V }V
V} V V
V V }V
V}
V
V} V V
V V }V
V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
A x x x x x x x x x x
B 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl. sl. sl. sl.

G Pre-Chorus
E N.C. F b N.C. E N.C. G N.C. F b N.C. E N.C. F b N.C. E N.C. G N.C. F b A

V} V} V V V
53
g V}
I V gV} V}
V gV} V} V} V} gV} V}
V gV} V }V }V
V V V VV VV V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
9 11 9 12 11 11 11 9 11 9 12 11 14 14 14
A x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
B 7 9 7 10 9 9 9 7 9 7 10 9 12 12 12
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl.

E N.C. F N.C. E N.C. b G N.C. F D b E b

N.C. F N.C. E N.C. G N.C. F D b pick scrapes back and forth across strings

V} V}
g V
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57
V V V V VV VV V }V V V V V V VV VV V
VV VV V V VV VV VV V V VV
T
9 11 9 12 11 11 11 9 9 9 11 9 12 11 11 11
A x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
B 7 9 7 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 9 7 10 9 9 9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
sl. sl.

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H Guitar Solo
N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C.
8va
V
g V VV VVV VV V gV V V V gV gP V V V f V V gP; V V gPz V
62
I gV V VVVV z }}
}
3

Gtr III |||

M O M O MO M O M
1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2
||||||||||||||||||| M
1/2 M
Full M 1/2

T
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
17 16 16 14
O
14 14 14 17 16 16
15 15 12 12 0 2 0 0 15 15 14 12 12
A 15 x
B x
x
H P sl. sl.
*------------------| * harmoni
8va

gV V V V V V V V V gV V gV V V V gV Pz V V V gV V f P; V V gV f Pz V
g V
V VV
I }}
3 }
Gtr IV |||
M O M O MO M O M
1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2
||||||||||||||||||| M
1/2 M
Full 1/2M
T
21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 24 23 23 21 21 21 21
14
12 12 O
18 18 18 21 20 20
9 11 9 9 19 17 17
A 20 x
B x
x
H P sl. sl.

g V} V} V V V} V} V V}
I V V VV V } V V V V
fV V V V V V V V V V V fV V
V
VV V
V
V VVVV
Gtrs I, II

T
5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
A x x x x x x
B 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 2
1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl. sl.

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** Not
**-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| due to
*----------------------------------------------------|
C B N.C. C B N.C.
V V V V P V V V V V V V gV V
g u z u V }} V V V V
66
u }} }}} }} } V }}
I } } 3
}

M
1 1/2 M
1 1/2
|||| ||||||||||||||||||||| M
1 1/2

T 17 17 17 17
O 17 17 17
O
17 17
12 12 11
12
15
0
16 14 16 16 16
A x x x x x
B x x x x x
x x x x x
sl. sl. sl. sl.sl. sl. sl.

gV V V gV V
V V V V P V V V V V
g u u z u }} V V V V
I }} }}} f }}} } V }}
}
} 3

M
1 1/2 M
1 1/2
||||||||||||||||||||| M
1 1/2

T 17 17 17 17
O 17 17 17
O
17 21 19
12 17 16
17
20
0
14 16 16 16
A x x x x x
B x x x x x
x x x x x
sl. sl. sl. sl.sl. sl. sl.

g V} V} V V} V} V} V V
I V V V V V V V V }V
fV V V V V V V
V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V
T
5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
A x x x x x x
B 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 2
1 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl. sl.

I Pre-Chorus
E F b D E F b D

70
g V
I }V
V} V} V} gV} V} V} V} V} V} V} V} gV} V} V} V}
V V V V VV VV VV V V V V V VV VV VV
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtrs I, II ||||||||||| ||||||||
T
9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11
A x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
B 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10

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E F b D

74
g V}
I V
V} V} V} gV} V} V} V}
V V V V VV VV VV
V V V V V V V V
||||||||||||||
T
9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11
A x x x x x x x x
B 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10

g V} V gV} V} V} V V} V} V} V} V V} V} V} V} V V} V} V} P~ V V} V} V} V} V}
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P V V V V V V
z
Gtr III

T
9 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 19 19
A x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
B 7 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 17 17
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

E F b D

76
g V
I }V
V} V} V} gV} V} V} V}
V V V V VV VV VV
V V V V V V V V
||||||||||||||||
T
9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11
*----------------------- * notes so
A x x x x x x x x
7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 to harmon
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10

V} V V} V} V} V} V gV} V} V} V} V V} V} V} V} V V} V} V} V} V V} V} P V V
g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V ;
I
Gtr III
10 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 17 17 17 17 17 19 19 19 10 12 12
T x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
7 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 16 16 16
A
B
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

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D Chorus
C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C.

g
78
I V}V V V} f V} V} V V
V V }V t gt
V} V V
V V }V t gt V
f V} V} V V
V V }V
t
ggttt
fV
V V t t gt V t t
V V V V V V
N.H. N.H. N.H. N.H.
---------------------------------------------------------------------| *----------------------------------------------------- * notes so
T
5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 [4] to harmon
A x x x x x x x x x x [4]
B 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 [4]
[2] [3] [4] 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 0 [4] 15 0
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

V V V V V V V V V V
g V V c k j j
I }}
V }
12 12 12 12 12 12 0 12 12 12 12
T
A x
B x
19 7 x
sl. sl. sl. sl.

C B N.C. C B N.C. C B N.C. C B

g
82
I V}V V V} f V} V} V V
V V }V t gt
V} V V
} f V} V} V V
V V }V
V V t t gt V t
V V V t gt V
t
V V V V
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
N.H. N.H. N.H.
T
5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
A x x x x x x x x x x
B 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2
[2] [3] [4] 0 [2] [3] [4] 0 0 [2] [3] [4] 0
sl. sl. sl. sl.

W V V W V W V V V
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g j j
I
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
T
A
B
sl. sl. sl.

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