The Smashing Pumpkins – La Dolly Vita (Guitar Acoustic Tab)
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SONG: La Dolly Vita
BY: The Smashing Pumpkins
TAB: Jmac Bell
Comment: This is as I saw Billy play it live on acoustic. This is just the rhythm,
as the other authors seem to have transcribed the lead parts well.
[Verse]
The basic riff repeating under the verse
e|--------x---------x-------x---------x-----| B|--------0---------0-------0---------0-----| G|--------0---------0-------0---------0-----| D|--------0---------0-------0---------0-----| A|--------2---------2-------2---------2-----| E|---1h3--3---1h3-3-3---1h3-3---1h3-3-3-----|
"I lay my head on her bosom, and cry myself to sleep"
e|---x-----x----------------| B|---3-----3----------------| G|---0-----0----------------| D|---0-----0----------------| A|---3-----2----------------| E|---x-----x----------------|
..... "she has given me"
Then you roll back to the orginal riff.
[Hook]
e|--------x---------x-------x---------x-----| B|--------0---------0-------0---------0-----| G|--------0---------0-------0---------0-----| D|--------0---------0-------0---------0-----| A|--------2---------2-------2---------2-----| E|---1h3--3---1h3-3-3---1h3-3---1h3-3-3-----|
"The Dolly Vita.."
e|---x-----x----------------| B|---3-----3----------------| G|---0-----0----------------| D|---0-----0----------------| A|---3-----2----------------| E|---x-----x----------------|
"..sweet as true love"
The riff continues to play under the sitar solo..
[Bridge]
e|-x----x------x----x---------------------x----------x---------| B|-1----1------3----0---------------------0----------0---------| G|-0----0------0----0---------------------0----------0---------| D|-0----0------0----0---------------------0----------0---------| A|-1----1------3----3---------------------2----------2---------| E|-x----x------x----x-----------------1h3-3----1h3-3-3---------|
"Fade ... away... I want to see her.." x2
Slow ringing strum:
e|----0----x--------x-------------x----| B|----0----0--------0-------------0----| G|----0----0--------0-------------0----| D|----0----0--------0-------------0----| A|----2----0--------0-------------0----| E|--1h3----1--------3-------------1----|
"I only want to meet her.."
"ooooo ooohhh.... ahhhh..."
Then back to the hook..
[Hook]
e|--------x---------x-------x---------x-----| B|--------0---------0-------0---------0-----| G|--------0---------0-------0---------0-----| D|--------0---------0-------0---------0-----| A|--------2---------2-------2---------2-----| E|---1h3--3---1h3-3-3---1h3-3---1h3-3-3-----|
"The Dolly Vita.."
then we get a variation on the hook..
[Hook pt.2]
e|---x----x----x-------------3--------x----------x-----| B|---3----3----3----3---3----3--------0----------0-----| G|---0----0----0----0---0----0--------0----------0-----| D|---0----0----0----0---0----0--------0----------0-----| A|---3----2----0----0---0----0--------2----------2-----| E|---x----x----x----x---x----3---1h3--3----1h3-3-3-----|
"Take it all the way down"
"Foresake what you have now"
"Take it all the way down..."
and finally we get an interlude lead fill before the outro crescendo
[Fill]
e|--3--------------------3-----------------------3----| B|--3--------------------3-----------------------3----| G|--0----------0--0------0---------0---0---------0----| D|--0---------0--0-3-0---0--------0---0----------0----| x4 A|--2----0h2-3--2--------2---0h2-3---2---0-------2----| E|--3--------------------3----------------3------3----|
[Outro]
Both guitars are heavily distorted, and I believe one is playing barre chords, the other playing standard
So:
Guitar 1
e|--3---3-3---------3------3-------3-----------3-----------| B|--3---3-3---------3------3-------3-----------3-----------| G|--4---4-4---------2------2-------2-----------4-----------| D|--5---5-5---------3------3-------3-----------5-----------| A|--5---5-5---------3------3-------3-----------5-----------| E|--3---3-3---------1------1-------1-----------3-----------|
Guitar 2
e|--3---3-3---------1------1-------1-----------3-----------| B|--3---3-3---------1------1-------1-----------3-----------| G|--0---0-0---------2------2-------2-----------0-----------| D|--0---0-0---------3------3-------3-----------0-----------| A|--2---2-2---------x------x-------x-----------2-----------| E|--3---3-3---------x------x-------x-----------3-----------|
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
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