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Subject: s/smashing_pumpkins/1979.tab 1979 - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Transcribed by Adam Morris 1/2 step down. INTRO/MAIN RIFF |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-8--8-8-8-8-9--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------| |-------------------------------6b-7-4-2-2-2-4-6-9--9-9-| x4 |-6--6-6-6-6-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-| |----0---0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------| Then this once. |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |11--11-11-11-11-11-4--4-4--4-4-4-----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-9---9--9--9--9--9\2--2-2--2-2-2-----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| Then back to the main riff x 3 (I think it is 3) Then play this. |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-4--4-4-4-4--4-9--9-9--9-9-9------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-2--2-2-2-2--2/7--7-7--7-7-7------------------------| Then the part that I think would be called the CHORUS |----------------------------------------------------| |----5--------4--4-4-5--5-5--------------------------| |----4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4--------------------------| |-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6---6b-7-4-2-2-2-4-6-9--9-9| x 4 |-7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0| |-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--------------------------| *________________________* Through this bit a second guitar plays the higher strings of the E chord just played. Then play this. |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-4--4-4-4-4--4-9--9-9--9-9-9------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-2--2-2-2-2--2/7--7-7--7-7-7------------------------| Then back to the VERSE/MAIN RIFF Then to this. Then play this. |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-4--4-4-4-4--4-7--7-7--7-7-7------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-2--2-2-2-2--2/5--5-5--5-5-5------------------------| Then back to the CHORUS Then it changes to what I will call the BRIDGE |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7| |----------------------------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5| From thereon in there is no new stuff..so that is it. The song ends on the weird E from the CHORUS I would like to hear some opinions about this please. Bye Adam benmo@deakin.edu.au --- Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 14:58:57 -0500 From: KOERBER DUNCAN DANIEL Subject: s/smashing_pumpkins/1979.tab Tabbed by Duncan Koerber 1979 - by Smashing Pumpkins from Mellon Collie and the ==== Infinite Sadness. Written by Wiliam P. Corgan, Jr. Eb tuning MAIN RIFF (tabbed by Brian McCall ========= |------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------- |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9--------------------------------------- |-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---6hbr-4---2---4---6---9 |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 |-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-X----------------------- Here's the rest, tabbed by me: ENDING BIT BEFORE CHORUS ======================== " you.... and i... should meet" later = "end to it all" |----------------- |----------------- |--9-9-9---------- |--X-X-X--9-9-9--- |--7-7-7--X-X-X--- |---------7-7-7--- CHORUS ====== "and I don't even care..." during these two chords (open strings are a must) there's a second guitar doing: (you can mute the Bb string if you like) |--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-- |--16--14--12--9----- |--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--<-Bb |-------------------- |--9-9-9-9-9--6-6-6-6-6-- |-------------------- |--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-- |-------------------- |--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-- |-------------------- |--0-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5-- |-------------------- ENDING BIT OF CHORUS ==================== "forgotten and absorbed..." F# B - back to riff 1 BRIDGE ====== (I play the open strings too for added effect) "assured to the lights and towns below..." |----------------------------------------- -------------- |----------------------------------------- -------------- |--4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6--------- -------4-4-4-- |--4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-7-7----- x 3 end with -4-4-4-4-4-4-- |--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-7-7----- -4-4-4-2-2-2-- |---------------------------------5-5----- -2-2-2-------- --- Date: 2 Jan 1997 19:40:45 -0000 From: "Matthias D." Subject: TAB: "1979" by "The Smashing Pumpkins" Name : Matthias Dehling/Marburg/Germany e-mail : matthia_s@hotmail.com Homepage: http://www.bop.de/homepages/homepage106.html-ssi Song : 1979 Artist : The Smashing Pumpkins >From the album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" Written by W. P. Corgan As performed on MTV Main Part (play 4 times): e---x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x-x--------------------------- B---x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x-x--------------------------- G---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9--4-4-4-4--------------------------- D---X-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x-x-(6)/7\6-4-2-4-6-9--9-9---- A---6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7--2-2-2-2--------------------------- E---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--------------------------- Lyrics: Shakedown 1979... Cool kids... On a live wire... e-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------ B-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------ G-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------ D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------ A-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------ E-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------ street you... The same with lyrics: Junebug skipping... Chorus: A (not sure) e----0--0--0-0-0--0--0---0-0-------------------------------------- B----0--0--0-0-0--0--0---2-2-------------------------------------- G----9--9--9-9-9--9--4---2-2-------------------------------------- D----9--9--9-9-9--9--X---2-2-------------------------------------- A----7--7--7-7-7--6--2---0-0-------------------------------------- E----0--0--0-0-0--0--0---0-0-------------------------------------- And I don´t... e--0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0------------------------------------- B--0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0------------------------------------- G--0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0------------------------------------- D--7-7-7-7-----------9-9-9-9------------------------------------- A--9-9-9-9-----------9-9-9-9------------------------------------- E--9-9-9-9-----------7-7-7-7------------------------------------- absorbed... Main part (4x) with lyrics: Double cross... e---------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------- G----0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0------------------------------------------ D----4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7------------------------------------------ A----4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7------------------------------------------ E----2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5------------------------------------------ .... dues down to see Bridge ( you can play the e and B string open too ) e--X--X--XXX--X--XX--XXX----X--X--XXX--X-XX-XXX--------------------- B--X--X--XXX--X--XX--XXX----X--X--XXX--X-XX-XXX--------------------- G--4--4--444--4--44--444----6--6--666--X-XX-XXX--------------------- D--4--4--444--4--44--444----6--6--666--7-77-777--------------------- A--2--2--222--2--22--222----4--4--444--7-77-777--------------------- E--X--X--XXX--X--XX--XXX----X--X--XXX--X-XX-XXX--------------------- e-0--0--000--0--00------------------------------------------------- B-0--0--000--0--00------------------------------------------------- G-0--0--000--0--00------------------------------------------------- D-7--7--777--9--99------------------------------------------------- A-9--9--999--9--99------------------------------------------------- E-9--9--999--7--77------------------------------------------------- Main part (4x) e-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------- B-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------- G-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------- D-7-7-7-7-7----9-9-9-9-9--------------------------------------------- A-9-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-9--------------------------------------------- E-9-9-9-9-9----7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------- Refrain Main part two times with lyrics: the street heats... E (022100) as you can see... I think this is pretty much close to how they play it. Enjoy it! P.S.: If you have got any corrections, please send me.