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Crackity Jones

Pixies
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Date: Wed, 03 Dec 1997 15:21:03 +0100 (CET)

From: Jure.Lasnibat@uni-lj.si

Subject: /p/pixies/crackity_jones.tab

CRACKITY JONES - The Pixies

(album Doolittle) transcribed by Jure Lasnibat

jure.lasnibat@uni-lj.si

Rhy.fig.1 , fast

A

(*)(**)

E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
B|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
G|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

G#

 |--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
 |--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
 |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
 |--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
 |--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
 |--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|

C# end Rhy.fig.1

 |--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
 |--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
 |--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
 |--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
 |--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
 |--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|

only the first time you play this rhy.fig.:

(*): on the first stroke strike only the

higher strings (G,B,E)

(**): pause instead of striking

____________________________________________________

Play Rhy.fig.1 three times, w/lyrics:

"JOSE JONES"

"TOLD ME ALONE"

"HIS STORY"

"HE GOT FRIENDS"

"LIKE PACO PICOPIEDRA"

"LA MUNECA"...

2nd guitar; before "la muneca":

    --8-----------------|
    --9-----------------|
    --------------------|
    --------------------|
    --------------------|
    --------------------|

_____________________________________________________

guitar 1 (& drums & bass set in)

|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|

| |

| guitar 2 |

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|--------------------------------------------------|

(Lyr.:)..."HE RECEIVES ON HIS SET"...

____________________________________________________________________

Play twice:

guitar 1 plays Rhy.fig.1

guitar 2

Riff A

|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|------10------10------|----------------------|-------9-------9------|
|--9-------9-------9---|-------8-------8------|--9/------9/------9---|
|----------------------|--10/-----10/-----10--|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

/: bend up (all bends are half step)

(Lyr.:)..."CRACK CRACK CRACKITY JONES

HUH HUH

CRACK CRACK CRACKITY JONES"... (twice)

______________________________________________________________________

Rhy.fig.2

A C#

E---|--5-----5-----------------|--4-----4-----------------|
B---|--5-----5-----------------|--6-----6-----------------|
G---|--6-----6-----------------|--6-----6-----------------|
D---|--7-----7-----------------|--6-----6-----------------|
A---|--7-----7-----------------|--4-----4-----------------|
E---|--5-----5-----------------|--4-----4-----------------|

(Lyr.:) ..."PLEASE FORGIVE ME"...

G# D end Rhy.fig.2

E---|--4-----4-----------------|--5-----5-----------------|
B---|--4-----4-----------------|--7-----7-----------------|
G---|--5-----5-----------------|--7-----7-----------------|
D---|--6-----6-----------------|--7-----7-----------------|
A---|--6-----6-----------------|--5-----5-----------------|
E---|--4-----4-----------------|--5-----5-----------------|

..."JOSE JONES"...

Play Rhy.fig.2 w/lyr.:

A C#

..."YOU NEED THESE WALLS"

G# D

"FOR YOUR OWN"

A C# G# D

"I'M MOVING OUT OF THIS HOPEDAJE"...

B E

|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

..."I'M AFRAID YOU'LL CUT ME BOY"...

guitar 1

G#

|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|

| |

|guitar 2 |

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

________________________________________________________

Play 5 times:

guitar 1: Rhy.fig.1, 1st bar (A)

guitar 2

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

guitar 1: Rhy.fig.1, 2nd bar (G#)

guitar 2

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

guitar 1: Rhy.fig.1, 3rd bar (C#)

guitar 2

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--9--9--6--6--9--9--6--6--7--7--6--6--7--7--6--6--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

(Lyr.:)..."thirty miles by

hundred miles by

stinking island

por goofiar

en crushing automovil

chasing voices"...

________________________________________________________

guitar 1

E G#

|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|

| |

|guitar 2 |

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--8/-----------------------8/---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

both bends half step

(Lyr.:) ..."HE RECEIVES IN HIS HEAD"...

____________________________________________________________

Play 3 times:

guitar 1: Rhy.fig.1

guitar 2: Riff A

w/lyrics: ..."CRACK CRACK CRACKITY JONES

HUH HUH

CRACK CRACK CRACKITY JONES"

_____________________________________________________________

C#

|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|

E G# C#

|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4----|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--6----|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--6----|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6----|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--4----|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4----|

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