Smashing Pumpkins - La Dolly Vita Tab

[Main Base line]: Note this is a very important elemant in the song.
                  Other than some light strumming and some nice sounding
                  licks here and there this base line drives the song.

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1h3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3b(4)b3

[Main Guitar Riff]: Chords that are played under the base. This is acoustic

guitar and is strummed very _lightly_. This part is very hard to make out so once again it is could be wrong. <boy i="" bet="" you're="" confident="" about="" this="" tab="" now="" :)="">
1/3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3
1/3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3
2/4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 (sustain)
3/5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5
3/5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5
1/3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3
[BASE Fill 1]: Just the base and Jimmy's cymbols here. Can be played on guitar also.
3 2

Intro: [MAIN RIFF] 4x's

[Main Riff]: Played through entire song, except when [BASE Fill 1] is

played then [Main Riff] starts up again

I lay my head on her bosom To cry myself to sleep I see no greater wisdom [BASE Fill 1]

She has given me [Main Riff] starts up here after this line

[Fill 1][electric]: This is a SLOW slide. Listen to the CD
8 / 12
La Dolly Vita [Fill 1] Sweet as true love La Dolly Vita [Fill 1] Cool as ice cream Cool as ice cream

[Solo][electric]: I KNOW this isn't exact, but its sounds fairly close.

oh yah, you better appreciate this solo!

10b(11)b10 10b(11)b10 10 8/12 12~~ 10h12
12 12~~ 12
slow bend
12b(13)b12 10 10\8 8 8\6 6 6\5 5 5b(6)b5 3 5 3 5 3~~~~

[Main Riff]

You hear a lot of visions You can't even stop Can't see what you're missing Spinning like a top

[small variation from the main riff]: Figure it out. Not tuff.

Fade away I want to see her Fade away I want to see her I only want to meet her

[Main Riff]

La Dolly Vita [Fill 1] True as blue sky La Dolly Vita [Fill 1] Cool as ice cream Cool as ice cream [Some Crash Cymbols] Take it all the way down Forsake ones you have now Take it all the way down Subject: TAB: la dolly vita by the Smashing Pumpkins ------------- la dolly vita- by the smashing pumpkins ------------- written by Billy Corgan This song is pretty simple. It consists of one basic part. It looks like this:
e[ 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 ]
B[ 0h2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0h2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 ]
G[ 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ]
D[ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ]
A[ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ]
E[ 0h2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0h2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 ]
There are a few slide parts. If you want to learn those, look at Carlos Bustos's tab. He has all the slide parts tabbed out. The most common variation is like this: e[--3--2----------------] B[--5--4----------------] When Billy sings:
G[ 5 4 PAUSE ] "cool as ice cream"
D[ 5 4 ] there is no pause, go straight
A[ 3 2 ] into the one main part.
E[ ]

Another part of the song, an interlude has this:

e[--2------0-------2-------0------]
B[ 2 0 2 0 ] with ad lib guitar noise
G[ 3 3 3 3 ] (the slide part is just
D[ 4 4 4 4 ] slow and quiet)
A[ 4 4 4 4 ]
E[ 2 0 2 0 ]

I have an idea on how the outro goes, but it doesn't

sound exactly right, so if anyone can correct me, please do so. e[-------------------0---0---0-------------------------------] B[--2--2-2-22-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------] I can kinda hear a slide G[--3--3-3-33-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------] part that sounds like D[--4--4-4-44-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------] this right here:
A[ 4 4 4 44 4 4 4 4 4 ] A[ 9s7 7 9s7 7 9 ]
E[ 2 2 2 22 2 2 0 0 0 ]
BOTH GUITARS HAVE HEAVY DISTORTION!!!!! SONG ENDS ON F# The story behind the weird crashing sound at the end is not one I know. If anybody can explain what is #$&@ is going on!!!!!!!!!!!!! </note:>

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