Tales Of A Scorched Earth Chords
Tales Of A Scorched Earth by Smashing Pumpkins is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, G, C and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
intro (and bridge):
e---------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------
a----4-----4-----4-----4---4---4--------
e--0h2-0-0h2-0-0h2-0-0h2-0h2-0h2--------
pre-verse:
e-------------------|----------------|-------
b-------------------|----------------|-----2-
g-------------------|----------------|-7---2-
d---9--9-9-12/13-14-|--9--9-9-5/6-7--|-7---2-
a---7--7-7-10/11-12-|--7--7-7-3/4-5--|-5-5-0-
e---0--0-0----------|--0--0-0--------|---3-0-
play 4th
time then
"Farewell Goodn.."
pre-chorus:
E G C A
inside the future of our shattered pasts
chorus:
(I lie just to be real, and I die just to feel etc.)
e---------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------
g---------9---------11---------13----------14-
d---------------------------------------------
a---------7---------9----------11----------12-
e-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0----
e---------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------
g---------4---------6----------7-----------9--
d---------------------------------------------
a---------2---------4----------5-----------7--
e-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0----