This page is Smashing Pumpkins — Siamese Dream — chord + lyric charts. It is one of the projects Brandon built and put online. The grown-up details are below, tap Grown-up mode to read them the normal way.
Tracks 01-07 charted from the FROMAUDIO pass (Moises htdemucs_6s stems; vocals excluded from chord detection; alignment is timestamp-approximate). Tracks 08-13 (Geek USA, Mayonaise, Spaceboy, Silverfuck, Sweet Sweet, Luna) have no Moises stems available. Verify fine chord placement by ear. · Built 2026-06-12 14:06
Source: Moises chord analysis from htdemucs_6s stems. Key: E major, 4:57.
Verse: E static power chord (held 13+ seconds in intro). Bridge/build: C (bVI).
Outro adds Am (iv borrowed). Album opener from Siamese Dream.
Key: E major. Scale: E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#
Cherub Rock's harmonic vocabulary is minimal: E power chord for verses and choruses, C for the pre-chorus and bridge sections, Am arriving only in the extended outro. The E is held so long it becomes drone — a wall Corgan built deliberately so the listener can't rest.
[Intro — 0:00] E (13 seconds of single E power chord before the downbeat) E (drums enter — still E) [Verse 1 — 0:50] E Freak out and give in E Doesn't matter what you believe in E Stay cool E And be somebody's fool this year E 'Cause they know E Who is righteous, what is bold E So I'm told [Pre-Chorus — 1:22] C Who wants honey? E As long as there's some money C Who wants that honey? [Verse 2 — 1:45] E Oh-oh, oh-oh, hipsters unite E Come align for the big fight to rock (For you) E But beware E All those angels with their wings glued on E 'Cause deep down, they are frightened and they're scared E If you don't stare [Pre-Chorus 2 — 2:20] C Who wants honey? E As long as there's some money C Who wants that honey? [Guitar Lead — 2:40] E C E C (Corgan lead over the main two-chord frame) [Extended Outro — 4:00] E (E returns — full wall) Am E (Am enters — the only new color in the final section) Am E Am E (fade — Am and E trading, never resolving)
Source: Moises chord analysis from htdemucs_6s stems. Key: A major / B minor, 3:42.
Main progression: A – F# – B – G (I – VI – II – bVII in A, or bVII – V – i – bVI in Bm).
Outro: E held 11+ seconds — the noise-wall close. Dense wall-of-sound limits chord detection.
Key: A major (interpreting B as II and F# as VI).
The 11-second E chord in the outro is the song's peak: every prior section's harmonic ambiguity resolves into dominant tension and then the track ends rather than releasing. "Be ashamed" never gets its resolution.
[Intro — 0:00] A F# B G (distorted — wall of sound from bar one) [Verse 1 — 0:15] A Quiet, I am sleeping F# In here B We need a little hope G For years, I've been sleeping A Helpless, couldn't tell a soul [Chorus — 0:50] B G Be ashamed of the mess you've made A My eyes never forget, you see G B Behind me [Verse 2 — 1:15] A Silent, metal mercies F# Castrate Bm Boys to the bone G Jesus, are you listening A Up there, to anyone at all? [Pre-Chorus — 1:48] B (pre-distortion push — B held) Bm (slides into minor before the noise hits) [Full-Wall Section — 2:00] A F# B G (full-band wall of sound — all 4 chords at maximum density) [Outro — 3:15] E (E held 11+ seconds — dominant noise-wall, no release) (track ends on E without resolving to A)
Source: Moises chord analysis from htdemucs_6s stems. Key: Eb major (D# enharmonic), 3:21.
Main loop: D# – G# (I – IV). Chorus adds Bb (V) and C (bVI). Written sarcastically.
Key: Eb major (written as D# in Moises output — enharmonic, same pitch).
D# → G# is the entire song's harmonic identity. The sarcasm of "Today is the greatest day I've ever known" lives in this two-chord loop — major, bright, utterly optimistic on the surface. C (bVI) arrives only in the B-section, the moment the lyric reveals itself.
[Intro — 0:00] D# D# D# D# G# D# G# D# (clean guitar picking — piano-roll sound) [Chorus 1 — 0:25] D# G# Today is the greatest D# G# Day I've ever known D# G# Can't live for tomorrow Bb C Tomorrow's much too long D# G# I'll burn my eyes out D# Before I get out [Verse 1 — 0:55] D# I wanted more G# Than life could ever grant me D# G# Bored by the chore of saving face [Chorus 2 — 1:18] D# G# Today is the greatest D# G# Day I've ever known D# G# Can't wait for tomorrow Bb C I might not have that long D# G# I'll tear my heart out D# Before I get out [Verse 2 — 1:48] D# G# Pink ribbon scars that never forget D# I tried so hard to cleanse these regrets [Extended Guitar Outro — 2:20] D# G# D# G# (Iha lead guitar over the main loop) D# G# D# (fade on D# — the sarcastic resolution)
Source: Moises chord analysis from htdemucs_6s stems. Key: D major / D minor, 6:53.
Verse: D – G (I – IV, major). Bridge: Dm – E – G – A (modal shift to minor Dorian).
Song modulates between D major and D minor through its 7-minute runtime.
Two modal states:
**D major section** (intro/verse): D (I), G (IV), A (V)
**D Dorian section** (bridge/build): Dm (i), E (II — unnaturally major, Dorian-mode signal), G (IV major), A (V)
The D major → Dm shift at the bridge maps the lyric's arc: D major holds the "faith" of the verse, while Dm/E Dorian holds the "when I woke up from that sleep" resolution.
[Instrumental Intro — 0:00] D G D G (clean guitar — no distortion yet) [Verse 1 — 0:42] D G Faith lies in the ways of sin D G I chased the charmed but I don't want them anymore [Pre-Chorus — 1:10] Dm E And in their eyes, I was alive — a fool's disguise G A Take me away from you [Verse 2 — 1:35] D G And shame my tongue, fat with promise all along Dm E When I woke up from that sleep G A I was happier than I'd ever been [Chorus — 2:00] D G When you decide that your life is a prize D G Renew and revive A D It's alright, honey, it's alright, yeah [Bridge 1 — 2:30] Dm E Happiness will make you wonder G A Will I feel okay? Dm E It scares the disenchanted, far G A And wide [Extended Build — 3:00] D G D G (full-band swell — both major and minor sections trading) Dm E G A (climbing into the guitar solo) [Guitar Solo — 4:00] D G D G Dm E G A (Corgan lead — wall of sound) [Outro — 5:30] D G D (returns to the opening D – G major, landing on D) (fade — D major closes the modal journey)
Source: Moises chord analysis from htdemucs_6s stems. Key: G major, 4:06.
Intro: G static 10+ seconds. Verse: G – C (I – IV). Bridge adds Dm (v minor), F (bVII).
First song written for Siamese Dream. The quiet-loud dynamic in one track.
Key: G major. Scale: G, A, B, C, D, E, F#
The 10-second G opening sets the song's confidence tone. The entrance of F (bVII) in the outro is the only moment where the key tilts modal, and the song ends before fully committing to either.
[Intro — 0:00] G (10.5 seconds of G before the first vocal note) G G G [Verse 1 — 0:25] G Low (Low, low) G Bleed in your own light C Dream of your own life G I miss me C I miss everything I'll never be [Bridge — 0:55] G C And on and on I torch my soul to show G C The world that I am pure G Deep inside my heart C No more lies [Verse 2 — 1:20] G A crown of thorns C An image formed, behold G The mark I've borne C A mark of scorn to you [Verse 3 — 1:55] G Consume my love, devour my hate C Only powers my escape G The moon is out, the stars invite Dm C I think I'll leave tonight [Extended Instrumental — 2:30] G C G C (quiet picking — the song drops to bare guitar) Dm C G F C G (Dm and F entering — modal color) [Outro — 3:00] G (G held 10+ seconds — mirroring the intro) F C G (F and C pass through before the final G) (fade on G)
Source: Moises chord analysis from htdemucs_6s stems. Key: C major, 3:17.
Main loop: C – G (I – V). Verse 2 adds Em (iii) and D (II unnaturally major).
Orchestra and finger-picked guitar — the album's acoustic outlier.
Key: C major. Scale: C, D, E, F, G, A, B
C – G oscillation runs through the entire track without real cadential resolution. The orchestral strings reinforce the same two chords rather than expanding the harmony. The "killer in me is the killer in you" chord is still just C or G — the lyric is scarier than the harmony allows.
[Intro — 0:00] C G C G (finger-picked acoustic guitar — D tuning, capo at 3rd fret sounds as C–G) [Verse 1 — 0:20] C G Disarm you with a smile C G And cut you like you want me to C G Cut that little child inside of me G C And such a part of you G Ooh, the years burn C Ooh, the years burn [Chorus — 1:00] C G I used to be a little boy Em C So old in my shoes C G And what I choose is my choice D G What's a boy supposed to do? C G The killer in me is the killer in you, my love C I send this smile over to you [Verse 2 — 1:35] C G Disarm you with a smile Em G And leave you like they left me here C G To wither in denial Em C The bitterness of one who's left alone G Ooh, the years burn C Ooh, the years burn, burn, burn [Chorus 2 — 2:15] C G I used to be a little boy Em C So old in my shoes C G And what I choose is my choice D G What's a boy supposed to do? C G The killer in me is the killer in you, my love C G I send this smile over to you [Outro — 2:50] C G C G (strings swell — same two chords, no resolution) C (fade on C major — the smile held open)
Source: Moises chord analysis from htdemucs_6s stems. Key: G major, 6:28.
Verse: G – B – Em (I – III – vi). Chorus: G – Em – B (cyclic).
Extended guitar outro: G pedal for 3+ minutes. Siamese Dream's longest track.
Key: G major. Scale: G, A, B, C, D, E, F#
The B – G – Em opening pattern is the song's identity: a major chord (B) pulling toward a minor chord (Em) over a G major tonic. The G then holds for the final three minutes as a drone — the soma of the title working its chemical logic on the listener while Corgan's guitar solo runs over the top.
[Intro — 0:00] B G B G Em G (quiet guitar arpeggios — the 3-chord introduction) G G G G (G settles — extended meditative hold before the vocal) [Verse 1 — 1:05] G Nothing left to say B And all I've left to do Em Is run away from you G And she led me on, down Em With secrets I can't keep [Chorus 1 — 1:35] G Em Close your eyes and sleep G Don't wait up for me Em G Hush now, don't you speak to me [Verse 2 — 1:55] G Wrapped my hurt in you B And took my shelter in that pain Em The opiate of blame G Em Is your broken heart, heart, your heart B Soma [Chorus 2 — 2:25] G Em I'm all by myself B As I've always felt G Em And I'll betray my tears B G To anyone caught in our ruse of fools [Extended Guitar Outro — 3:00] G B Em G (Corgan lead guitar — ascending, searching) G G G G (G settles into pedal — nothing but G for the final 3 minutes) (B and Em appear as brief passing chords beneath the lead) G (fade — nothing but the tonic)