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: 1979 by The Smashing Pumpkins ============================ 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 to shake these zipper blues" 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--