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TAKE ME DOWN - Written and performed by James Iha

Transcribed by Adam Morris

I have a feeling many of you who were bagging this song earlier
have changed your minds. It IS a great song..really grew on me!
Anyway, here is my take on how it is played.

Tuning: Eb

Take note: I have four (kinda 5) different E's in here.

Sorry there so many chords, but this is as accurate as I get :)

CHORDS USED:

EE Piano Chord 
 AA Piano Chord 
 DD Piano Chord 
 GG Piano Chord 
 BB Piano Chord 
 EE Piano Chord 

- - - - - -
EE Piano Chord 
      0 2 2 1 0(0)
E(i)   0 2 2 4 2 x  (actually E (no 3rd) (add C#)
Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 
  0 2 2 4 4 4
Esus2  0 7 9 9 7 7
A      x 0 2 2 2 0
A5     x 0 2 2 x x
G#mG#m Piano Chord 
    4 6 6 4 4 4
G#5    4 6 6 x x x
D#\E5  x 6 9 9 x x
C#sus2 x 4 6 6 4 4
Bsus2  x 2 4 4 2 2
F#5    2 4 4 x x x

Intro: E(i)  Emaj7,  E(i)  Emaj7

E(i)                       Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 

and take me down, to the underground
E(i)                             Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 

won't you take me down, to the underground
A5A5 Piano Chord 

why oh why, there is no light
A5                                        (BASS NOTE: B)
and if i can't sleep, can you hold my life
Esus2  D#\E5  C#sus2  Bsus2
And Allie_________________  (I know these aren't the lyrics, but this bit
is not written in the lyrics)
A5A5 Piano Chord 

and all i see is you

E(i)  Emaj7,Emaj7, Piano Chord 
  E(i)  Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 


E(i)                   Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 

and take my hand, i lost where i began
E(i)
in my heart i know all of my faults
Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 
        EE Piano Chord 

will you help me understand
AA Piano Chord 

and i believe in you
G#mG#m Piano Chord 

you're the other half of me
Csus2  (Bass Note: High E)  Bsus2
soothe...      and          heal...
AA Piano Chord 

when you sleep, when you dream,
Bsus2                 Bsus2               Bsus2
i'll be there if you need me, whenever i hear you sing...
A5A5 Piano Chord 
         Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 
   AA Piano Chord 
        Esus2    D#\E5  C#sus2    Bsus2         A5A5 Piano Chord 

there is a sun,       it'll come, the sun, i hear them call me down
Esus2            D#\E5               C#sus2          Bsus2
i held you once, a love that once, and life had just begun
A5A5 Piano Chord 

and you're all i see...
Esus2              D#\E5             C#sus2 Bsus2
and trumpets blew, and angels flew on the other side
A5A5 Piano Chord 
                    G#5G#5 Piano Chord 

and you're all i see, and you're all i'll need
F#5F#5 Piano Chord 
                        EE Piano Chord 

there's a love that god puts in your heart.

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Well...that, I believe, is pretty damn close!
Anyone agree/disagree?

E-mail me with any comments, improvements, and tab requests!


Take Me Down
by: the Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

Well here my attempt at it, it should sound alright for the most part.
Tune half step down of course.

Chords

A/F#?                      G#m/EG#m/E Piano Chord 


E-A-D-G-B-e                 E-A-D-G-B-e
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0-2-2-2-2-2                 0-6-6-4-4-4

A = play on the 5th as a  barre chord
B = play on the 7th
C#m = like normal (the 4th fret)
E = play on the 7th
E* = play normal with open strings
G#m = play normal (the 4th fret)

Intro
A/F#?      G#m/EG#m/E Piano Chord 


A/F#?                 G#m/EG#m/E Piano Chord 

Take me down  to the underground
A/F#?                 G#m/EG#m/E Piano Chord 

won't you take me down to the underground
AA Piano Chord 
                                 AA Piano Chord 

why oh why, there is no light and if I can't sleep
AA Piano Chord 

will you hold my life
E1     BB Piano Chord 
      C#mC#m Piano Chord 
        G#mG#m Piano Chord 
       AA Piano Chord 

and all I see is you
A/F#?      G#m/EG#m/E Piano Chord 

A/F#?         G#m/EG#m/E Piano Chord 

Take my hand, I lost where I began
A/F#?
In my heart I know all of my faults
G#m/EG#m/E Piano Chord 

Won't you help me understand
AA Piano Chord 
                     G#mG#m Piano Chord 

And I believe in you, you're the other half of me
C#mC#m Piano Chord 
       G#mG#m Piano Chord 

Soothe and heal
AA Piano Chord 

When you sleep, when you dream, I'll be there when you need me,
BB Piano Chord 

Whenever I hear you sing
AA Piano Chord 
        E*E* Piano Chord 
       AA Piano Chord 

There is sun.......
EE Piano Chord 
        BB Piano Chord 
      C#mC#m Piano Chord 
                G#mG#m Piano Chord 
        AA Piano Chord 

It'll come, the sun,  I hear them call me down......
EE Piano Chord 
             BB Piano Chord 
                 C#mC#m Piano Chord 
               G#mG#m Piano Chord 

I held you once, a love that once, when life had just begun....
AA Piano Chord 

and you're all I see
EE Piano Chord 
                BB Piano Chord 
             C#mC#m Piano Chord 
        G#mG#m Piano Chord 

and trumpets blew and angels flew on the other side
AA Piano Chord 
                      G#mG#m Piano Chord 

and you're all I see, and you're all I need
AA Piano Chord 
                          E*E* Piano Chord 

there's alove that God puts in your heart...

Well there you have it, I'm sure it's not 100% correct but...