Drown Chords
Drown by Smashing Pumpkins is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, C9, G9, A, A9)x2, A9 and G9)x4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
drop D
fb, fr = fullbend, fullrelease
hb = halfbend
^ = bend and release
~ = let ring
intro:
Riff 1 x2| Riff 2
e|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-----------9-----------------------------|-----------9--------------------|
D|-11--11-11-0-11-9------------------------|-11--11-11-0-11-9---------------|
A|--0---0--0----0-0-12--12-12-12-9h12-9h12-|--0---0--0----0-0-12--9--9--9-9-|
D|-------------------0---0--0--0--0-0-0--0-|-------------------0--0--0--0-0-|
Riff 1 (x1)
Riff 1 (x4) - with all other instruments
Verse 1 (keep playing Riff 1):
No matter where you are
I can still hear you when you drown
You travelled very far
Just to see if I'll come around
When I'm down
(Riff 3)
C9 G9
All of those yesterdays
(A A9)x2 D
Coming down
Riff 3:
C9 | G9 | A A9 A A9
e|---------------------|-----|-----------------------------|
B|---------------------|-----|-10--10-10-----10--10-10-----|
G|-12--12--12--12--12--|-7-7-|-----------------------------|
D|-12--12--12--12--12\-|-7-7-|-11--11-11-9~--11--11-11-9~--|
A|-10--10--10--10--10\-|-5-5-|--0---0--0-0~---0---0--0-0~--|
D|-10--10--10--10--10\-|-5-5-|-----------------------------|
D
e|-0~--------------------------------|
B|-3~--------------------------------|
G|-2~-2----2/4----4/7---7/9h11~--9^--|
D|-0~-0----------------------0~--9^--|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|-------0------0------0-------------|
Riff 1 (x4) with first solo:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--------9fbfr-9h11------------9fb~~fr--|
D|--11~~~~(11)------9fb~~fr-9h11---------|
A|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
Verse 2 (keep playing Riff 1):
No matter where you are
I can still hear you when you dream
You travelled very far
You travelled far like a star
And you are
(Riff 3)
C9 G9
All of those yesterdays
(A A9)x2 D
Coming down
(Riff 4)
A A9 A D
Is it something someone said?
A A9 A D
Was it something someone said?
Riff 4:
A A9 A D
e|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-10--10-10-12-12-10--10-10-|-----------------------------------|
G|--9---9--9--9--9--0---0--0-|-11--11--11-11/14--14-14-14\11-11--|
D|-11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-|-----------------------------------|
A|--0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0-|--9---9---9--9/12--12-12-12\-9--9--|
D|---------------------------|--0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0\-0--0--|
SOLO: (A C9 G9)x4 D
2nd Solo:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16^-14-17~-17--17-17-16--14-16p14-12-14^-12------16^-14-17--17hb-17fb-|
D|----------------------------------------------14-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------13--13-13-13\12-12-12-12\10-10-10-10/12-8-8-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----11-12-14-12-11-10~-10--10-10-10\-9--9--9--9\-7--7--7--7/-9-5-5-|
A|-12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------/17--17-17-16~--9^-|
D|-----11-12-14-12-11-10~--------------------|
A|-12----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
(Riff 5):
Yesterday the sky was you
And I still feel the same
Nothing left for me to do
D (with distortion)
And I still feel the same
Riff 5:
|---------0---------|---------0--------------| <---This 2nd variation of
|-----3-----3---3---|-----3-----3---3-3p2h3--| Riff 5 is played every
|---2---2-----2-----|---2---2-----2----------| 4th repetition.
|-0-----------------|-0----------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
A C9 G9 A
I wish, I wish I could fly
C9 G9 A
I wish, I wish I could lie
C9 G9 A
I will, I will... try
C9 G9 D
I will, I will... goodbye
*Song continues on D, feedback solo. End on D