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By Starlight tab by The Smashing Pumpkins

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"By Starlight" is from the CD Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Written by William Corgan Jr.
Performed by The Smashing Pumpkins
Tabbed by Rich Santos of Baltimore Md.

Here is a tab. of 'By Starlight'. I've been waiting and waiting for
someone else to do it, but no one did so.... This is the first song I've
ever tabbed besides "Ride It On" by Mazzy so I hope it's close. This song
is beautiful, quite "Lunaesque". It has some effects that make me think
there may be some
keyboard on that swelling part that the song fades in with. During the
verses, you can play any high string of the chord and it will sound nice. I
didn't tab every little fill, but it's a pretty open song so...have fun:
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Chords come in with

D A C G

All effects cut off-

D A C G
By starlight...
I'll make you...

Dii Aii
And where...
Cii Gii
     A D
Soon said I

RIFF 1-

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-----4/7----4/7----9--7--5--4----4/7---4/7---9--7--5--4--7
------------------------------5---------------------------
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Dead eyes...

D A C G
Dead eyes

sounds in........

G A C G
And all...
C A

D A C G
By starlight...

sounds in ........

G A C G
Does she...
A

  D
At last...

RIFF 1

A   C   G
Are you...

RIFF 1 With Same Chords as before:

Dead eyes...

Repeat D-A-C-G chord progression underneath with sounds and later add
this riff which I'm not too sure about:

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-------5--5/7--5-------5/7--5-------3--3--5/7-------------------------3--3----
------------------5--5---------------------------5---3----3-3/5---5-----------

Well there it is...I hope it helps..comments, corrections are welcome.
Chords below:

D   A   C   G   D(ii)  A(ii)  C(ii)  G(ii)
-5-  -X-  -3-  -3-  -3-   -X-   -3-   -X-
-7-  -X-  -5-  -3-  -5-   -3-   -5-   -3-
-7-  -6-  -5-  -4-  -5-   -4-   -5-   -4-
-7-  -7-  -5-  -5-  -O-   -5-   -5-   -5-
-5-  -7-  -3-  -5-  -X-   -5-   -X-   -5-
-X-  -5-  -X-  -3-  -X-   -X-   -X-   -X-

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E mail = Cicada@strauss.udel.edu

Correction on final riff.......
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-5-5/7-5--4-4/7/4-3-3/7/3---------2-2-3-3---
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