1979 Tab

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Capo:	no capo

Author JAMES IHA = GOD [a] 235.

1 contributor total, last edit on Jun 27, 2022

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Eb tuning
(drum intro, then guitar)
 
 
[Verse]
 
both guitars
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-88888/9/4444444------------------------------|
Db|-xxxxx-x-xxxxxxx-6b-6-4-2-4-6-999-------------| x5
Ab|-66666/7/2222222-0--0-0-0-0-0-000-------------|
Eb|-00000-0-0000000------------------------------|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
billy
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9999999-8888888------------------------------|
Db|-7777777-9999999------------------------------| x1
Ab|-9999999-9999999------------------------------|
Eb|---------7777777------------------------------|
 
james
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|-44444/7777777--------------------------------| x1
Ab|-44444/7777777--------------------------------|
Eb|-22222/5555555--------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
billy
eb|-0-0-000-----------------0--------------------|
Bb|-0-0-000-----------------2--------------------|
Gb|-9-9-999--8-888888--444--2-<-strum------------|
Db|-9-9-999--9-999999--xxx--2--------------------|
Ab|-7-7-777--6-666666--222--0--------------------|
Eb|-------------------------x--------------------|
 
james
eb|-0-0-000--------------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-000--------------------------------------|
Gb|-9-9-999--8-888888--444-----------------------|
Db|-9-9-999--9-999999--xxx--6b-4-2-4-6-999-------|
Ab|-7-7-777--6-666666--222--0--0-0-0-0-000-------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Interlude]
 
eb|--------------------------------0-00-00-00-00-|
Bb|-0-00-00-00-00-00-00-0-00-000-0-0-00-00-00-00-|
Gb|-4-44-44-44-44-44-44/6-66-666-6-6-66-66-66-66-|
Db|-4-44-44-44-44-44-44/6-66-666-6-7-77-77-77-77-|
Ab|-2-22-22-22-22-22-22/4-44-444-4-0-00-00-00-00-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
 
 
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| x   Dead note
| /   Slide up
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1979 – The Smashing Pumpkins

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Add the 0's to your intro, then its all good....like this eb----------------------------------------------| Bb----------------------------------------------| Gb-88888/9/4444444------------------------------| Db-xxxxx-x-xxxxxxx-6b-6-4-2-4-6-999-------------| x5 Ab-66666/7/2222222-0--0-0-0-0-0-000-------------| Eb-000000000000000------------------------------|

+44

Wow, this sounds awesome with a little chorus and delay on the verses.

+12

No it means make all the strings tune down a half step

+10