Rocket - Smashing Pumpkins - Learn to Play! (Both guitars - Guitar Cover & Tab)

[@JamesWilson01]

Little known fact: They were going to end the song at 3:05 but Brian May happened to be in the studio that night and suggested the solo guitar part which ended up on tape.

[@waz3128]

James' guitar on this is incredible! Especially those bent notes in the second verse, honestly thought they could be strings

[@ryanmitchell4266]

James plays it live, but that's Billy on both guitars on the album recording. He also did the Bass tracks on the album recordings too. Siamese Dream is basically Corgan and Chamberlain

[@lull13]

@@ryanmitchell4266James wrote the lines and played them in the demos and rehearsals leading up the recording of the album. In a very real sense they’re his even though Billy insisted on playing them on the album.

[@Dartheomus]

Your playing is amazing, and I so appreciate this style of teaching. It's worlds better than people who try to speak through every part super slow. I've learned more in a couple days from watching your videos than I have in months from others. Great work!

[@SparkyGuitar]

Thankyou! That's so nice to hear... I love the thought that other guitarists are learning new (old!) songs. I know how much fun it is to learn something and then be able to play along and get lost in the music! Cheers!

[@house9850]

agreed, the tab helps but more importantly the tab is correct. So much bad tab out there. This Sparky Dude is closer to what Corgan is actually playing.

[@TheOtherJCBroadcast]

(Insert get off my lawn rant here) Kids now days have no idea how good they have it, I so wish I had videos like this back in the 90’s. This is great a demo/lesson.

[@amremorse]

While I agree I also think these videos really do a disservice to new musicians cause they aren’t working on their ear. Learning songs by ear is huge and cannot be emphasized enough. This is how this guy did it. Being able to recognize intervals will take your playing to the next level.

[@grungederbushbarde-bushcra4435]

Thanks i love how you show both parts of the pumpkins songs. I saw they 2 days before for the first time

[@jaythizzle1969]

This song is still somehow underrated, even though it's rated well...fantastic job.

[@alexman26]

This record was one of the best things I've ever bought in my life Funny, I had the impression that the bends were backwards, Darcy's bass and Jimmy's drums are supernatural on this one too

[@ianmorris4922]

SU-PERB!!!!!!!;always loved James Iha's contribution,a much underrated guitarist and songwriter in his own right.'Blew Away' from Pisces Iscariot is like him;awesome and underrated;a cracking tune

[@SparkyGuitar]

Its hard to be the 2nd guitarist when Billy Corgan is playing. He's very underrated for the textures that he brings to songs. That can be as important as technique...

[@ryanmitchell4266]

@@SparkyGuitar Billy played both guitar tracks and Bass on the album recordings of Siamese Dream

[@djfrederick2936]

Thank you so much for this❤. I feel empowered to learn the tabs again and freed from the prison of passive nostalgia.

[@SweatySparrow]

Loving your work. I definitely prefer the videos where the tab runs Below the video. Keep it up.

[@cookieman876]

You can pretty much eliminate that d string 5th fret and just play the open G twice at the beginning if this is too difficult for you. Sounds basically the same

[@mikedoc1885]

Subbed. Amazing! Just what I needed to motivate me in my journey to pick the guitar back up after 10 years. I just got a classic vibe 70's Jaguar and can't wait to rock the f out to my old pumpkins jams! 🖤

[@SparkyGuitar]

Welcome aboard! Stick with it brother!!!

[@TheSiameseDreamer]

Fuck, I love this band so much

[@SparkyGuitar]

Me too!

[@isntanything12]

Wow this is super helpful! I've been wanting to try and untangle all the beautiful guitar work in this track for a while and you have basically demystified it for us--brilliant and informative video for playing an ALL TIME favorite of mine. Cheers!

[@SparkyGuitar]

Cheers Kyle. Great to hear it helped you. It’s a top tune!

[@ih8stuff3]

Blown away.

[@michaeldevereux7862]

Otherworldly tone! Love your vids!

[@EasilySuede]

Great tone!

[@thiagosorin]

love your channel. great songs and of course, great lessons! greetings from brazil! edit: can't wait to see rhinoceros and crush!

[@yo_marc]

Superb - thank you!

[@chrisfarr301]

Awesome..spot on

[@bucephalus1]

Beautiful 🤩

[@JavierHaedo-ecoprofe]

Brilliant. 🙂🙃😉 genius. Thanks man.

[@campbellm2530]

“I miss everything... I’ll never be”

[@MovedbyTruth]

I used to have a Billy Corgan Signature Strat (in olympic white). I had to sell it when I fell on hard times and regret it 'til this day. 😔

[@theanalogkid4171]

Wow just WOW!!!! Thank you!!

[@darrenmoses3385]

Could listen to James's all day long. The notes from 6.30 onwards....❤

[@amremorse]

That’s Billy. He tracked every single guitar and bass line on the album because James simply couldn’t play the parts tight enough and not within the time constraints.

[@toekneecastillo9929]

EXCELLENT!!!!!

[@randall9000]

Freaking amazing job 👏👏👏 😎👌💨 4/20/2023

[@iluvdarkthrone]

Ahhh I just love open chords

[@Driver8takeabreak]

Awesome work. Slight correction: In bar 30 and 32 on James' part he actually slides up from 12-13 at the end of the bar, not a bend. You can see him doing this in the music video.

[@Twobarpsi]

So good!

[@nhimalmootheeram4992]

Awesome

[@jaythizzle1969]

excellent

[@DaliVanGogh]

👍

[@indigo539832]

Sound so good only what kind of delay or set up Is un the outro of the song?

[@SparkyGuitar]

I don't think it is anything special - it was using Guitar Rig ... just a Marshall amp, big muff... and a little reverb

[@jemrock1441]

👍 It's fantantic!! 🙂 💫 👍 Rock on!

[@jackman_c1]

love this! do cherub rock

[@SparkyGuitar]

already have! Check out the channel!

[@TheKabutoKoji]

Tocas excelente la guitarra!!!! 🚀😐🎸 Muchísimas felicidades hombre. 🍺👽🚬

[@tshiota]

I see it on all the tabs, but I do not hear the A on the 1st string/ 10th note when I listen to the song.

[@nilz23]

It's definitely there in the album version of the song, but is very very hard to hear, it's either not allowed to ring or is drowned out by the the droning G pedal tones. Listen to the very beginning where only the guitar is playing by itself very closely you should be able to hear it there at least.

[@tshiota]

@@nilz23 ok, thank you. i'll check it out. I just watched a live version and he is using his pinky on the high e string in some way.

[@TheScottoline19]

BLEED your own light …

[@johnny5874]

You f@ckin rip that song!!!!

[@thefakengx3839]

Corgan wished he had the creativity and composing skills jonny has

[@SparkyGuitar]

You're comparing a genius to a genius. Different... but both genius!

[@thefakengx3839]

Sparky Guitar I agree corgan has some good riffs but calling Greenwood overrated just pissed me off as a Radiohead fan he’s not a virtuoso or anything but he’s one of the best indie guitarists

[@markp7925]

TheFAKE NGX I hadn’t seen anyone call Greenwood over-rated. He’s super talented... all round musical genius.imagine OK Computer being as interesting without his influence?

[@thefakengx3839]

Mark Phillipson lmao mr corgan has

[@thefakengx3839]

Mark Phillipson he’s Fantastic

[@leafaryorke]

They do not make this great music any more.

[@wesleyAlan9179]

It's like they out did themselves in the beginning...so good that it can't be replicated done again.

[@amremorse]

Nothing left to prove.

[@xXFraudXx]

Can't hear anything you're doing. Looks like you're playing it well but will never know for sure when you're completely lost in the mix.

[@SparkyGuitar]

The guitar you can hear... that's me. It's pretty high in the mix - especially Billy's part. If I play the same notes as the band... with a very similar tone then it might seem like you can't hear me. But I've just listened back and pretty much all of the guitar you can hear is me.

[@xXFraudXx]

@@SparkyGuitar I should have specified I'm talking mostly about James part, and you are not in front of the mix at all. The backing track is so loud it's covering your playing up. Can't hear your tone, string noise, mistakes etc. This is basically the equivalent of playing air guitar along with the song. It should be easy to discern your playing from the song, and it isn't. I've been playing guitar plenty long enough and have an eye and ear good enough to know that this mix tells me nothing about your playing. Like I said, it looks good, but the sound is mud.