Skip to content
Caustic Acrostic cover art

Caustic Acrostic

Fugazi
Tab

2 versions

Tab2

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

e|2-----4-----|2-----0-----|
B|--0-----0---|--0-----0---|
G|----3-----3-|----2-----2-|
D|------------|------------| x4
A|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|

Verse 1

e|-2-----4-----4---|---2-----0-------|
B|---0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0---0-|
G|-----3-----3-----|-2-----2-----2---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
e|---2-----4-------|---2-----0-------|
B|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|
G|-2-----3-----3---|-2-----2-----2---|
D|-----------------|-----------------| x3
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus

e|------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
B|------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
G|12-12----12-12----|12-12----12-12----|9-9----9-9----|9-9----9-9----|
D|x--x-----x--x-----|x--x-----x--x-----|x-x----x-x----|x-x----x-x----| x3
A|10-10----10-10----|10-10----10-10----|7-7----7-7----|7-7----7-7----|
E|11-11----11-11----|11-11----11-11----|8-8----8-8----|8-8----8-8----|
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| x4
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

Interlude

e|2-----4-----|2-----0-----|
B|--0-----0---|--0-----0---|
G|----3-----3-|----2-----2-|
D|------------|------------| x2
A|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|

Verse 2

e|-2-----4-----4---|---2-----0-------|
B|---0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0---0-|
G|-----3-----3-----|-2-----2-----2---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
e|---2-----4-------|---2-----0-------|
B|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|
G|-2-----3-----3---|-2-----2-----2---|
D|-----------------|-----------------| x3
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus

e|------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
B|------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
G|12-12----12-12----|12-12----12-12----|9-9----9-9----|9-9----9-9----|
D|x--x-----x--x-----|x--x-----x--x-----|x-x----x-x----|x-x----x-x----| x3
A|10-10----10-10----|10-10----10-10----|7-7----7-7----|7-7----7-7----|
E|11-11----11-11----|11-11----11-11----|8-8----8-8----|8-8----8-8----|
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| x4
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

Breakdown

e|--2-----0-----0-|    |---------------------------------|
B|----0-----0-----|    |7---0-0-7---0-0-7--0-0-7--0-0-7--|
G|3-----3-----3---|    |8---0-0-8---0-0-8--0-0-8--0-0-8--|
D|----------------| x8 |7---0-0-7---0-0-7--0-0-7--0-0-7--|
A|----------------|    |---------------------------------|
E|----------------|    |---------------------------------|

Outro

e|--------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--------------------------------------|7-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-|9-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-|
G|--------------------------------------|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|4---4-4-4----4-4-4-4---4-4-4----4-4-4-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| x3
A|x---x-x-x----x-x-0-x---x-x-x----x-x-0-|----------------|----------------|
E|2---2-0-2----0-2---2---2-0-2----0-2---|----------------|----------------|

IAN MACKAYE - RHYTHM GUITAR

Intro

e|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------| x4
A|----1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8-|----8\7\6\5\4\3\2\1-|
E|----1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8-|----8\7\6\5\4\3\2\1-|

Verse 1

e|----------------|----------------|    |----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|    |----------------|----------------|
G|3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-1-1-1-1-3-|    |8-8-8---------7-|7-7-7-----------|
D|4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-|7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-| x3 |8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-|7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-|    |6-6-6-7-7-7-7-5-|5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-|5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-|    |------5-5-5-5---|------7-7-7-7-7-|

Chorus

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----6-6----6-6-|----6-6----6-6-|----3-3----3-3-|----3-3----3-3-|
D|----5-5----5-5-|----5-5----5-5-|----2-2----2-2-|----2-2----2-2-| x3
A|----6-6----6-6-|----6-6----6-6-|----3-3----3-3-|----3-3----3-3-|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
e|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5--4-4-4-|--3-3-3--2-2-2-|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|

Interlude

e|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------| x2
A|----1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8-|----8\7\6\5\4\3\2\1-|
E|----1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8-|----8\7\6\5\4\3\2\1-|

Verse 2

e|----------------|----------------|    |----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|    |----------------|----------------|
G|3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-1-1-1-1-3-|    |8-8-8---------7-|7-7-7-----------|
D|4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-|7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-| x3 |8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-|7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-|    |6-6-6-7-7-7-7-5-|5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-|5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-|    |------5-5-5-5---|------7-7-7-7-7-|

Chorus

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----6-6----6-6-|----6-6----6-6-|----3-3----3-3-|----3-3----3-3-|
D|----5-5----5-5-|----5-5----5-5-|----2-2----2-2-|----2-2----2-2-| x3
A|----6-6----6-6-|----6-6----6-6-|----3-3----3-3-|----3-3----3-3-|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
e|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5--4-4-4-|--3-3-3--2-2-2-|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|

Breakdown

  p------------|      p------------|
e|--------------|    |--------------|    |----------------|    |---------------------------------------------|
B|--------------|    |--------------|    |----------------|    |---------------------------------------------|
G|--------------|    |--------------|    |----------------|    |2--0-0-0-0-2--0-0-0-0-2--0-0-2--0-0-2--0-0-2-|
D|--------------| x4 |--------------| x2 |----------------| x2 |4--0-0-0-0-4--0-0-0-0-4--0-0-4--0-0-4--0-0-4-|
A|6-6--6-6-6--6-|    |5-5--5-5-5--5-|    |----------------|    |2--0-0-0-0-2--0-0-0-0-2--0-0-2--0-0-2--0-0-2-|
E|--------------|    |--------------|    |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|    |---------------------------------------------|

Outro

e|----------------------------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B|----------------------------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G|----------------------------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|----------------------------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| x3
A|---------------0----------------0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|2---2-0-2--0-2---2---2-0-2--0-2---|--------------------------------|

*legend*

x = dead note

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

p = palm mute

*lyrics*

Verse 1

Lights out for the cynical sharps

For the one-eyed foils and their attendant props

Supports of flash and pan-fried fucks

Who grease like cops, throwin' 'round their body weight, and

Chorus

I feel dangerous and vexed, swingin' two-ton second guess

Every motion just cuts too cruel, too cruel, too cruel

And the implication's that you're implicated

Like a caustic acrostic spellin' out your name

Verse 2

Lights out 'cause I see in the dark

Sidewind my way to the mark of fuse lines

Gas-wet for a spark, I crash, I burn

I've fully lost it anyway

Chorus

I feel dangerous and vexed, swingin' two-ton second guess

Every motion just cuts too cruel, too cruel, too cruel

And the implication's that you're implicated

Like a caustic acrostic spellin' out your name

Outro

And you're nowhere

Lights out, loser

Comments

Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?

Sign in to join the conversation.

No comments yet. If you play this one, say what works.

More by Fugazi

All songs →
Waiting Roombeginner8 versionsArpeggiatorbeginner2 versionsBlueprintbeginner3 versionsSuggestionbeginner6 versionsCashoutbeginner2 versionsBed for the Scrapingbeginner5 versions