• Song:

    1979

  • Artist:

    Smashing Pumpkins

  • Album:

    Turpentine Kisses

This is James Iha's guitar part of this song, I hope this tab is correct, if
you have any questions, comments, or corrections, they would be greatly 
apreciated. Enjoy!

Song:1979
Artist:Smashing Pumpkins
Album:Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Tuning: Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb.

Intro Riff:
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|-8888888/9\4444444--------------------|  repeat this until you get to the
Db|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-6b6-4-2-4-6-999999-|  next part you need to listen to
Ab|-6666666/7\2222222-0-0-0-0-0-0-000000-|  the song for the timing.
Eb|-00000000000000000--------------------|

The x's in the intro riff mean that you have to omit the string.

Eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------| play this part once and then go back to the 
Db|-4444444/99999999-------| Intro riff.
Ab|-4444444/99999999-------|
Eb|-2222222/77777777-------|

Chorus:
Eb|-0000000000000----------------------------|
Bb|-0000000000000----------------------------|
Gb|-9999999999999-8888888--------------------|  repeat this 4 times
Db|-9999999999999-9999999-6b6-4-2-4-6-999999-|
Ab|-7777777777777-6666666-0-0-0-0-0-0-000000-|
Eb|------------------------------------------|

then go back to the intro riff once again repeat it until you get to this riff:

Eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-4444444/77777777--------------|
Ab|-4444444/77777777--------------|
Eb|-2222222/55555555--------------|

go to the chorus riff again, repeat this 4 times, then play this riff:

Eb|------------------------00000000-|
Bb|-00000000000000-0000000-00000000-|
Gb|-44444444444444/6666666-66666666-|
Db|-44444444444444/6666666-77777777-|
Ab|-22222222222222/4444444-00000000-|
Eb|---------------------------------|

play this riff once:

Eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-444444/99999999-|
Ab|-444444/99999999-|
Eb|-222222/77777777-|

these are the parts, all you have to do is put them in order.

Key:
/ Upslide
\ Downslide
b Bend
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