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Instrumentation[edit | edit source]

Instrument Tuning Notes
Guitars 1 + 2 E♭-A♭-D♭-G♭-B♭-E♭ Clean, slight chorus effect
Guitar 3 E♭-A♭-D♭-G-B♭-F Slightly overdriven, reverb
Guitar 4 B♭-E♭-A♭-D♭-F-B♭ Clean, chorus effect
Guitar 5 E♭-A♭-D♭-G♭-B♭-E♭ Acoustic with distortion
Bass E♭-A♭-D♭-G♭ -
Synthesizer - -
Vocal sample - -

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • High B and E strings will occasionally ring out during the main riff on guitars 1 and 2. Ditto for chorus riff
  • Guitar 5 plays sixteenth notes throughout the bridge
  • Bass guitar almost always plays eighth notes, with a few random quarter notes during the first verse. Only the first repeated note has been tabbed out (transcribing eighth notes with double-digit numbers is not fun)
  • Vocal sample part usually skipped entirely live, although there are instances of Jeff playing variants of it on guitar
  • Some live versions omit guitar entirely during the first two repeats of verse 4 (see above video)
"1979"
Guitar tablature
ArtistThe Smashing Pumpkins
AlbumMellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
TranscriberCr3stfall3n (talk)
UpdatedJanuary 23, 2025


Tab[edit source]

--INTRO
(Drum machine only)


--VERSE 1 (x3)
Guitars 1, 2
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9\4-4-4-4-4-4---|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-6b7b6\4-4\2-2/4-4/6-6/9-9-9-9---|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7\2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------0-|
   [Emaj7]       [E]                 [Amaj7]                         

Vocal sample (transcribed for guitar)
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-4-------------5---0-------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   [Fig1]


--TRANSITION 1
Guitars 1, 2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
Gb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
Ab|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-|
Eb|---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|
   [F#m11]       [B]

Vocal sample
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-5-------------0-----------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
   [Fig2]


--VERSE 2 (x3)
Guitars 1, 2
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9\4-4-4-4-4-4---|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-6b7b6\4-4\2-2/4-4/6-6/9-9-9-9---|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7\2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------0-|
   [Emaj7]       [E]                 [Amaj7]                         

Bass
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-12------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|

Vocal sample - Fig1


--TRANSITION 2
Guitars 1, 2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
Gb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
Ab|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-|
Eb|---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|
   [F#m11]       [B]               

Bass
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2------------/7-----------------|

Vocal sample - Fig2


--CHORUS 1 (x3)
Guitars 1, 2
eb|-----0---------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----0---------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-9-9---4-4-4---|---------------------------------|
Db|-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9---X-X-X---|-6b7b6\4-4\2-2/4-4/6-6/9-9-9-9---|
Ab|-7-7-7---7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6\2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------0-|
   [E]           [Emaj7]             [Amaj7]                         

Guitar 3
F |-----2-----2---------2-------2---|-----2-----2---2-----2-------2---|
Bb|-----0---0-0-0-0---0-0---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-|-1---1---1-1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-|
Db|-2---2---2-2-2-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-|-2---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
Ab|-2---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0---0---0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
Eb|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Bass
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-12------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|

Synthesizer (transcribed for guitar)
eb|-----16----14----12--------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------14----16--|-12------------------------------|
Gb|-----13----11----9---------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------11----13--|-9-------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


--TRANSITION 3
Guitars 1, 2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
Gb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
Ab|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-|
Eb|---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|
   [F#m11]       [B]

Guitar 3
F |-----2-----2---------2-------2---|
Bb|-----0---0-0-0-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
G |-1---1---1-1-1-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
Db|-2---2---2-2-2-4---4-4---4-4-4-4-|
Ab|-X-------X-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-2-------2-----------------------|

Bass
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2------------/7-----------------|


--VERSE 3 (x3)
Guitars 1, 2
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9\4-4-4-4-4-4---|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-6b7b6\4-4\2-2/4-4/6-6/9-9-9-9---|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7\2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------0-|
   [Emaj7]       [E]                 [Amaj7]

Vocal sample - Fig1


--TRANSITION 4
Guitars 1, 2
eb|---------0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-0-|
Bb|-----0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Gb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
   [F#11]        [Aadd9]

Bass
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2------------/5-----------------|

Vocal sample
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-7-------------5-----------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|


--CHORUS 2 (x3)
Guitars 1, 2
eb|-----0---------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----0---------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-9-9---4-4-4---|---------------------------------|
Db|-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9---X-X-X---|-6b7b6\4-4\2-2/4-4/6-6/9-9-9-9---|
Ab|-7-7-7---7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6\2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------0-|
   [E]           [Emaj7]             [Amaj7]

Guitar 3
F |-----2-----2---------2-------2---|-----2-----2---2-----2-------2---|
Bb|-----0---0-0-0-0---0-0---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-|-1---1---1-1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-|
Db|-2---2---2-2-2-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-|-2---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
Ab|-2---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0---0---0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
Eb|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Bass
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-12------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|

Synth
eb|-----16----14----12--------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------14----16--|-12------------------------------|
Gb|-----13----11----9---------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------11----13--|-9-------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


--BRIDGE (x3)
Guitars 1, 2, 5
eb|---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Db|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------------------------|
   [B]                               [C#m7]        [Aadd9]

Guitar 3
F |-----2-----2---------2---------2-|-----2-----2---2-----2-------2---|
Bb|-----4---4-4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-----2---2-2-2-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
G |-3---3---3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3-3-3-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-|
Db|-4---4---4-4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-2---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
Ab|-2---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|-4---4---4-4-4-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Guitar 4
bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------------------------7\--5/--|

Bass
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-7-------------------------------|-9------------\5-----------------|


--TRANSITION 5
Guitars 1, 2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
Gb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
Ab|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-|
Eb|---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|
   [F#m11]       [B]

Guitar 3
F |-----2-----2---------2-------2---|
Bb|-----0---0-0-0-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
G |-1---1---1-1-1-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
Db|-2---2---2-2-2-4---4-4---4-4-4-4-|
Ab|-X-------X-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-2-------2-----------------------|

Guitar 4
bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-7\----------5\4---0-------------|

Bass
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2------------/7-----------------|


--VERSE 4 (x4)
Guitars 1, 2
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9\4-4-4-4-4-4---|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-6b7b6\4-4\2-2/4-4/6-6/9-9-9-9---|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7\2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------0-|
   [Emaj7]       [E]                 [Amaj7]

Guitar 4 (only play first time)
bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-0-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|

Guitar 5 (only play first time)
eb|-0-------------------------------|
Bb|-0-------------------------------|
Gb|-9-------------------------------|
Db|-9-------------------------------|
Ab|-7-------------------------------|
Eb|-0-------------------------------|

Bass (enters on third repeat)
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-12------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|

Vocal sample - Fig1


--TRANSITION 6
Guitars 1, 2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
Gb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
Ab|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-|
Eb|---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|
   [F#m11]       [B]

Bass
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2------------/7-----------------|

Vocal sample - Fig2


--CHORUS 3 (x3)
Guitars 1, 2
eb|-----0---------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----0---------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-9-9---4-4-4---|---------------------------------|
Db|-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9---X-X-X---|-6b7b6\4-4\2-2/4-4/6-6/9-9-9-9---|
Ab|-7-7-7---7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6\2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------0-|
   [E]           [Emaj7]             [Amaj7]

Guitar 3
F |-----2-----2---------2-------2---|-----2-----2---2-----2-------2---|
Bb|-----0---0-0-0-0---0-0---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-|-1---1---1-1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-|
Db|-2---2---2-2-2-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-|-2---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
Ab|-2---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0---0---0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
Eb|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Bass
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-12------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|

Synth
eb|-----16----14----12--------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------14----16--|-12------------------------------|
Gb|-----13----11----9---------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------11----13--|-9-------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


--TRANSITION 7
Guitars 1, 2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
Gb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
Ab|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-|
Eb|---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|
   [F#m11]       [B]

Guitar 3
F |-----2-----2---------2-------2---|
Bb|-----0---0-0-0-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
G |-1---1---1-1-1-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
Db|-2---2---2-2-2-4---4-4---4-4-4-4-|
Ab|-X-------X-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-2-------2-----------------------|

Bass
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2------------/7-----------------|


--OUTRO (x2)
Guitars 1, 2
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9\4-4-4-4-4-4---|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-6b7b6\4-4\2-2/4-4/6-6/9-9-9-9---|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7\2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------0-|
   [Emaj7]       [E]                 [Amaj7]

Vocal sample - Fig1


--ENDING
Guitars 1, 2
Eb|-0-------------------------------|
Bb|-0-------------------------------|
Gb|-1-------------------------------|
Db|-2-------------------------------|
Ab|-2-------------------------------|
Eb|-0-------------------------------|
   [E]

Guitar 3
Eb|-2-------------------------------|
Bb|-0-------------------------------|
Gb|-0-------------------------------|
Db|-2-------------------------------|
Ab|-2-------------------------------|
Eb|-0-------------------------------|

Legend[edit source]

x   Dead note
g   Grace note
(n) Ghost note
h   Hammer-on
p   Pull-off
r   Release
>   Accented note
t   Tapping
b   Bend
br  Bend release
pb  Pre-bend
pbr Pre-bend release
/   Slide up
\   Slide down
~   Vibrato
s   Slap
P   Pop
PM  Palm mute
TR  Trill
N   Tremolo

External tabs[edit source]

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