1979 tab by The Smashing Pumpkins
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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---------------------------|
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Then this once.
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|11--11-11-11-11-11-4--4-4--4-4-4-----------------------|
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|-9---9--9--9--9--9\2--2-2--2-2-2-----------------------|
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Then back to the main riff x 3 (I think it is 3)
Then play this.
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|-4--4-4-4-4--4-9--9-9--9-9-9------------------------|
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|-2--2-2-2-2--2/7--7-7--7-7-7------------------------|
Then the part that I think would be called the CHORUS
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|----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.
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|-4--4-4-4-4--4-9--9-9--9-9-9------------------------|
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|-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.
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|-4--4-4-4-4--4-7--7-7--7-7-7------------------------|
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|-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
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|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
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|-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
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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
=========
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|-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..."
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|--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--------
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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.
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