I am One Chords
I am One by Smashing Pumpkins is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, A, E, F#7 and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
4 bar drum intro
4 bars of bass: (repeat 2x)
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--2--0-0-2--0-2--0-0-0-2--0-2--0-0-2--0-2--0-0-0-2--0--
Guitar intro: pick slide
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--------0---------0-------------0---------0----------
------3---------3-------------3---------3------------
----4---------4-------------4---------4----------x--
--4---------2-------------4---------2------------x--
--2---------0-------------2---------0------------x--
Main rhythm guitar part (verse):
|Billy (2x)
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|--11--9-9-11--9-11--9-9-9-14-14--11--9-9-11--9-11--9-9-9-14-16-- <-- not sure
|--11--9-9-11--9-11--9-9-9-14-14--11--9-9-11--9-11--9-9-9-14-16--
|--11--9-9-11--9-11--9-9-9-14-14--11--9-9-11--9-11--9-9-9-14-16--
|---9--x-x--9--x--9--x-x-x-12-12---9--x-x--9--x--9--x-x-x-12-14--
|----------------------------------------------------------------
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|James (2x)
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|---4--x-x--4--x--4--x-x-x--7--7---4--x-x--4--x--4--x-x-x--7--9--
|---4--x-x--4--x--4--x-x-x--7--7---4--x-x--4--x--4--x-x-x--7--9--
|---2--0-0--2--0--2--0-0-0--5--5---2--0-0--2--0--2--0-0-0--5--7--
(Some guitar solo that I can't figure out with some pinch artificial harmonics.)
(with verse guitar part):
I am one as you are three
Try to find messiah in your trinity
Your city to burn
Your city to burn
Try to look for something in your city to burn
You'll burn (unison guitars)
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-----------------------------------------------------------------12--14--
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--------12p0-0-0-12p0-0-12p0-0-0-0-----12p0-0-0-12p0-0-12p0-0-0--10--12--
Am I as I
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-----------------------------------------------------------------12--14--
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--------12p0-0-0-12p0-0-12p0-0-0-0-----12p0-0-0-12p0-0-12p0-0-0--10--12--
..seem? Undone Love So mellow(?)
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------3---------3-------------3---------3------------
----4---------4-------------4---------4----------x--
--4---------2-------------4---------2------------x--
--2---------0-------------2---------0------------x--
(Another Billy fill....)
(verse)
Time is right for a guiding light
Try to turn to reasons in your bitter life
Your city to burn
Your city to burn
Try to look for something in your city to burn
You'll burn (unison guitars, play twice)
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-----------------------------------------------------------------12--14--
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--------12p0-0-0-12p0-0-12p0-0-0-0-----12p0-0-0-12p0-0-12p0-0-0--10--12--
(verse guitar part):
See you.. you're the only one who
See you.. I am one
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----------9-11-------
---------------11~--
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See you.. you're the only one who
See you.. (obviously I'm not sure about the lyrics)
Bridge: (there are two guitar parts to this, but they're tough to separate..)
A
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---------------7-------------------------------------7-----------------7---7-8~-
---7-6--7--7/9---9--7h9p7-6--7--9-7-6----7-6--7--7/9---9--7h9p7-6-7-9----9------
-7-------------------------------------7----------------------------------------
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(...into the double guitar solo.. both James & Billy solo for 8 bars or so)
Out of solo:
E (wah pedal on each note..)
--12--10--9----------------------------------------------
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------------------------11--9----------------------------
-------------------------------12--11--9--7--6--4--2--0--
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Bass alone: (2x)
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---2--0-0--2--0--2--0-0-0--5--5--2--0-0--2--0--2--0-0-0--5--7--
(Back into more of Billy soloing and James playing his rhythm part with D'arcy.
This goes on for about 8 bars or so)
Basically the "See you... blah blah" part again with Billy playing some sort of
F#7 chord over it... either:
----- --11-or-9--
----- --10--
--9-- --11--
-11-- or ------ which isn't really an F#7, but you get the idea.
--9-- ------
----- ------
End on the F# chord hits.