1979 Chords by The Smashing Pumpkins

1979 chords by The Smashing Pumpkins

Guitar chords with lyrics

Title: 1979
Artist: Smashing Pumpkins
Album: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Tabbed By: Max Perenchio (Maxacaster@aol.com)
Tuning: Eb
Notes: Clean Electric.

INTRO/VERSE  FIG 1
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
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-----6^7-4-2-4-6-4-9-9-9-
A---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------

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PRECHORUS   FIG 2
E---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------
B---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------
G---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
D---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-


CHORUS  FIG 3
E----0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0---------------------
B----0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0---------------------
G----9--9--9-9-9--9-9-9---------------------
D----9--9--9-9-9--9-9-9-6^7-4-2-4-6-4-9-9-9-
A----7--7--7-7-7--6-6-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E----0--0--0-0-0----------------------------

ENDCHORUS   FIG 2

VERSE2  FIG 1

PRECHORUS2  FIG 4
notes: (this is when he says "slippin dues down to see")
E-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------
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---------------------

CHORUS2 FIG3

BRIDGE
notes:("assured to the lights and towns below")
notes: Im not gonna put the strumming patterns, just the chords(just strum
along with the words.)
notes: That last chord sounds right but Im not 100% sure its the exactchord,
I just know that they use that chord a lot. (ex: Heavy Metal
Machine,Porcelina of the Vast Ocean etc.)

E----------------0---
B----------------0---
G---4------6-----6---
D---4------6-----7---
A---2------4-----0---
E--------------------

CHORUS3 FIG3

VERSE3  FIG1

END ON "E"



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Last updated: July 5, 2025

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