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Disarm
Smashing Pumpkins
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 · ~30-60 min
Drums
SM
Bass
SM
Gtr 1
SM
Gtr 2
SM
Vox
SM
EmSTD~128 BPM~30-60 min
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DisarmEmSTD~128 BPM~30-60 min
Objective
Warm up, touch Em triads/neck, then hear and play Disarm's verse in E minor (playable, not perfect).
Materials
Yamaha FGX5
No pedals
Ultimate Guitar Pro
Beato / Tomo / Justin
What makes it great
- Disarm lives in E minor, same family as Em7 / Cadd9 / G / D.
- The verse loop Em7 → Cadd9 → G → Dsus/F# is mostly 8ths, with little 16th bursts on changes.
- Tonight's neck work: Em triad shapes on strings 3-2-1 (root → b3 → 5) so the song sits in your hands, not just on a chart.
Deep dive
No deep-dive link in source
The lesson points at rickbeato.com courses for a later "why" pass. No specific episode URL or timestamps were listed, so this slot stays empty.
Learn the parts
How-to used in the song block. No timestamp chips in the source notes.
Solo the part
Four blocks. Jam nights skip freely.
TRK 02
Skills · E minor on the neck
- Why Em matters for tonight: Disarm lives in E minor, same family as Em7 / Cadd9 / G / D
- Tomo · your triad / neck lesson (slow + clear)
- Optional Beato "why" later: pick one short segment from your rickbeato.com courses on minor / triads when you want the fly-through explanation
- Tonight's drill: name and play Em triad shapes on strings 3-2-1 (root → b3 → 5)
8-12 min
TRK 03
Song · Disarm
EmKeystandard tuning
~128BPMstart slower
No capoSetupacoustic OK
Quick strum first, hear the song, then dig in:
- Verse loop: Em7 → Cadd9 → G → Dsus/F# · mostly 8ths, little 16th bursts on changes
- Ultimate Guitar · Disarm (Pro midi + tempo scrub)
- Marty Music · Disarm
- Diagram reference style: guitar-chords.org.uk (E minor)
15-35 min
TRK 04
Close
- Verse once slow, once closer to feel
- One sticky note (change, rhythm, or Em triad shape)
3-5 min
The chord that does it
Em7 is home base. The verse hangs here before it opens into Cadd9 → G → Dsus/F#. Feel the minor color first, then the lift when the progression moves.
Play it back
- Verse once slow, once closer to feel
- Use UG Pro midi + tempo scrub on the Disarm tab to keep the loop honest
Take is good
- You've heard the progression and can play the verse at reduced tempo · jam nights ignore this
Song → Em skills · Beato for why · Tomo/Justin for slow how · UG for music + backing
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