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Doolittle

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

Repeat

F Bb G Bb F

Got me a movie I want you to know

Bb G Bb F

Slicing up Eyeballs I want you to know

Bb G Bb F

Girlie so groovy I want you to know

Bb G Bb

Don't know about you but I am un

F Bb G Bb

chien andalusia, I am un

F Bb G Bb

chien andalusia, I am un

F Bb G Bb

chien andalusia, I am un

F Bb G

chien andelusia

Chorus

Bb

Wanna grow up to be

Bb F C F Dm Am Bb C

Be a Debaser Debaser Debaser

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Back to intro riff

[Repeat first verse, replace 'I want you to know' with 'ha ha ha ho']

[Chorus again, with same chords, slightly different form on words]

[Repeat ad lib with chord progression from verses, end on F]

Tame

Pixies

The whole song is basically D(iv) C(iii) F(viii). On "The Dream Is

Over" solo boot Charles play's the last cord at first posistion.

Wave of mutilation

The Pixies

F A Bb G7 Bb-A-G7-F

Ceased to resist, given my goodbyes

F A Bb G7 Bb-A-G7-F

Drove my car into the ocean

F A Bb G7

You think I'm dead but I sail away

F A Bb F A Bb F A Bb

On a wave of mutilation wave of mutilation wave of mutilation

F Bb

Wave

F Bb

Wave

The verse chords should all be played in an E-barre shape. For the chorus,

play the F as before, but play the A open and the Bb as an A barred up one

fret.

Here comes your man

The Pixies

Intro riff:

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-0--0--4--4------------------------0--2--0--|
----------------0------2--0--0--4-----------|
-------------------3------------------------|

Intro riff 3 times

D A

Outside there's a boxcar waiting

Em G

Outside the families too

D A

Out by the fire breathing

Em G

Outside we wait til face turns blue

D A

I know the nervous walking[?]

Em G

I know the dirty bed hangs[?]

D A

Out by the boxcar waiting

Em G

Take me way to nowhere place

Bridge

Bm G A

There is a wake so long (so long so long)

D

You never wait so long

Chorus -- play with intro riff

G A D

Here comes your man [3 times]

Solo

--2--0---------------------0----2--0---------2--2--0------0---|
--------3---3--2--2--2--3-------------3---3------------3------|
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Repeat solo into verses

They shake on the boxcar moving[?]

They shake to the land that's falling down

Is a wind makes-a palms start blowing

A big big storm fall and break my crown

Repeat chorus to finish on D

Monkey Gone To Heaven

Pixies

D-B

D-E-F#-A-D

It goes:

D:/ /// B:/ ///

D:/ /// E:// F#:/// A:/ D:begin again

MR. GRIEVES

THE PIXIES

Bm

Bm

hope everything is alright hope everything is alright

F#

what's that floating in the water

G E

oh neptune's only daughter

D A E

i believe

G7

in mr. grieves

Bm F#

pray for a man in the middle

G E

one that talks like doolittle

D A E

i believe

G7

in mr. grieves

Bm F# Bm F# Bm F# Bm F#

do you have another opinion

Bm F# Bm F# Bm F# Bm F#

do you have another opinion

Bm F# G E

la la la la la la la la

D A E G7

la la la la la la la la

Bm F#

got bombed got frozen

G F

got finally off to a finally dozing

D A E

i believe

G7

in mr. grieves

do you have another opinion

opinion

do you have another opinion

do you have another opinion

you can cry you can mope

but can you swing from a good rope

oh i believe

in mr. grieves

hope everything is alright

hope everything is alright

Gouge Away

Pixies

For the chorus do this with heavy palm muting

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-----------------------14-14-14-|
----11-11-11--14-14-14----------|
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chorus: gouge away

you can gouge away

stay all day

if you want to

Basically, it's G# B E G# E G# using barre chords for the verses.

Then, do for the solo in between verses

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----18--19^^^^^^^--18--------| [twice]
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G# B

missy aggravation

E

some sacred questions

G#

you stroke my locks

E

some marijuana

G#

if you got some

chained to the pillars Same G# B E G# E G# stuff

a 3-day party

i break the walls

and kill us all

with holy fingers

Use G# B E G# E G# stuff for last chorus

Hey

Pixies

Just bass

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------0----1---2-----2--2-3-4-5---5--5------------|
|-------2-------------------------------------------------------|

hey been trying to meet you

Guitar starts

|--------2---X----------2---------------------------------------|
|--------3---X-X--3-3-----3------[repeats]----------------------|
|--------2h4---X--2-2h4-----4-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0--2--3---------3---3---------0--1--2--2--2------------------|

hey

must be a devil between us

or whores in my head

whores at my door

whores in my bed

but hey

where

have you

been

if you go i will surely die

G Em Bm G Em Bm .....

we're chained

Solo

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--7-------------6---------------------------------------------|
----9-7-----------7-------------------------------------------|
--------9-7h8h9-----9--7-7h8h9--7-5-----------7-5-------------|
------------------------------------7-5-5h6h7-----7-5-5h6h7---|

repeats

uh

said the man to the lady

uh

sad the lady to the man she adored

and the whores like a choir

go uh all night

and mary ain't you tired of this

uh

is

the

sound

that the mother makes when the baby breaks

we're chained

Crackity Jones

The Pixies

Repeats:

E G A E A

LA LA LOVE YOU - THE PIXIES

(Lyrics) Shake Your Butt (But not too hard)

====================REPEAT SILENCE ABOVE TWO TIMES ==========================

(Guitar1) -

e ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------8---8b9(hold)-----8---------------------8---9b10~~~~~----|
G -----7--10-----------------------10---7---7----10--------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar2) -

(Lyrics) -

===========================================================================

(Guitar1)-

e -------------------------------------------------------------10~~~~~~-|
B ------------8---8b9(hold)--8b9--8---------------------8---9-----------|
G -----7--10--------------------------10---7---7---10-------------------|
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar2)- A

(Lyrics)-

===========================================================================

(Guitar1)-

e -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------8~~~~~~~--------7~~~~~~~------|
G -------------------------7~~~~~~~--------------|
D -----7---7-------------------------------------|
A ---9---9---9-----------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|

(Guitar2)-

D A Em Bm D(Expect for third time)

(Lyrics)-

(Whi - Stle) Yeah

=======================REPEAT ABOVE THREE TIMES=============================

(Guitar1)-

(Guitar2)-

G A D E

(Lyrics)-

I love you I love you I love you I do

============================================================================

(Guitar1)-

e --------------------------------10d9-----------|
B -----------------------------------------7d6---|
G -----------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|

(Guitar2)-

G A D

(Lyrics)-

I Love You

============================================================================

(Guitar1)-

e -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------8~~~~~~~--------7~~~~~~~------|
G -------------------------7~~~~~~~--------------|
D -----7---7-------------------------------------|
A ---9---9---9-----------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|

(Guitar2)-

D A Em Bm D(Expect for third time)

(Lyrics)-

All I'm Saying Pretty Bab-

-y La La Love Ya Don't Mean May

-be All I'm Saying Pretty Bab-

=======================REPEAT ABOVE THREE TIMES (Lyrics Once) =============================

(Guitar1)-

e ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------|

D ---11h12h13-12h13h14-13h14h15-14h15h16-15h16h17-16h17h18-17h18h19----|

A ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar2)-

G

(Lyrics)-

-y (1rst Base) (Second Base) (Third Base) (Home Run)

===========================================================================================

(Guitar1) -

e ------------------------------------------------------------10-------|
B ------------8---8b9(hold)-----8---------------------8---9------------|
G -----7--10-----------------------10---7---7----10--------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar2) -

Dm A# A Dm A# A

(Lyrics) -

===========================================================================

(Guitar1)-

e -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------8~~~~~~~--------7~~~~~~~------|
G -------------------------7~~~~~~~--------------|
D -----7---7-------------------------------------|
A ---9---9---9-----------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|

(Guitar2)-

D A Em Bm D(Expect for third time)

(Lyrics)-

(Whi - Stle) Yeah

=======================REPEAT ABOVE THREE TIMES=============================

(Guitar1)-

(Guitar2)-

G A D E

(Lyrics)-

I love you I love you I love you I do

============================================================================

(Guitar1)-

e ---5~~~~~~~~~-----------------7s8s9s10---------|
B -----------------8~~~~~~~~---------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|

(Guitar2)-

G A D Dm

(Lyrics)-

I Love You

============================================================================

(Guitar1)-

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

(Guitar2)-

Dm A# A Dm A# A Dm A# A

(Lyrics)-

============================================================================

(Guitar1)-

e -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------8~~~~~~~--------7~~~~~~~------|
G -------------------------7~~~~~~~--------------|
D -----7---7-------------------------------------|
A ---9---9---9-----------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|

(Guitar2)-

D A Em Bm D(Expect for third time)

(Lyrics)-

All I'm Saying Pretty Bab-

-y La La Love Ya Don't Mean May

-be All I'm Saying Pretty Bab-

-y La La Love Ya Don't Mean May

-be All I'm Saying Pretty Bab-

-y La La Love Ya Don't Mean May

-be All I'm Saying Pretty Bab-

======== REPEAT ABOVE SEVEN TIMES (Lyrics Once) ==========================

(Guitar1)-

(Guitar2)-

D A Em Bm D

(Lyrics)-

-y La La Love Ya Don't Mean May

=============================================================================

(Guitar1)-

(Guitar2)-

(Lyrics)-

-be All I'm Saying Pretty Baby

NUMBER 13 BABY

Pixies

G

got hair in a girl

that flows to her bones

and a comb in her pocket

if the winds get blown

stripes on her eyes when she walks slow

but her face falls down

when she go, go, go

black tear falling on my lazy queen

gotta tattooed tit say number 13

C# D

vi-va

don't want no blue eyes

C# D

la loma

Bb

i want brown eyes

C# D

ri-ca

F E

i made a mistake

G C Gm Eb Bb C

i'm in a state i'm in a state i'm in a state

____________ ___________

|1. |2.

Gm Eb | Bb C# D | Bb C# D

i'm in a state Im in || Vi-va

N.C (G)

choir in the yard

in the house next door

where a grandma brought

some songs from the shore

six foot girl gonna

sweat when she dig

stand close to the fire

when they light the pig

standing in her chinos shirt pulled off clean

gotta tattooed tit say number 13

Bb C# D

vi-va

G

don't want no blue eyes

C# D

la loma

Bb C#

i want brown eyes

C# D

Ri-ca

F E G

i made a mistake

/* C Gm Eb Bb*/ repeat and fade

MR. GRIEVES

THE PIXIES

Bm

Bm

hope everything is alright hope everything is alright

F#

what's that floating in the water

G E

oh neptune's only daughter

D A E

i believe

G7

in mr. grieves

Bm F#

pray for a man in the middle

G E

one that talks like doolittle

D A E

i believe

G7

in mr. grieves

Bm F# Bm F# Bm F# Bm F#

do you have another opinion

Bm F# Bm F# Bm F# Bm F#

do you have another opinion

Bm F# G E

la la la la la la la la

D A E G7

la la la la la la la la

Bm F#

got bombed got frozen

G F

got finally off to a finally dozing

D A E

i believe

G7

in mr. grieves

do you have another opinion

opinion

do you have another opinion

do you have another opinion

you can cry you can mope

but can you swing from a good rope

oh i believe

in mr. grieves

hope everything is alright

hope everything is alright

Hey

Pixies

Just bass

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------0----1---2-----2--2-3-4-5---5--5------------|
|-------2-------------------------------------------------------|

hey been trying to meet you

Guitar starts

|--------2---X----------2---------------------------------------|
|--------3---X-X--3-3-----3------[repeats]----------------------|
|--------2h4---X--2-2h4-----4-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0--2--3---------3---3---------0--1--2--2--2------------------|

hey

must be a devil between us

or whores in my head

whores at my door

whores in my bed

but hey

where

have you

been

if you go i will surely die

G Em Bm G Em Bm .....

we're chained

Solo

--------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
--7-------------6---------------------------------------------|
----9-7-----------7-------------------------------------------|
--------9-7h8h9-----9--7-7h8h9--7-5-----------7-5-------------|
------------------------------------7-5-5h6h7-----7-5-5h6h7---|

repeats

uh

said the man to the lady

uh

sad the lady to the man she adored

and the whores like a choir

go uh all night

and mary ain't you tired of this

uh

is

the

sound

that the mother makes when the baby breaks

we're chained

Gouge Away

Pixies

For the chorus do this with heavy palm muting

--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
-----------------------14-14-14-|
----11-11-11--14-14-14----------|
--------------------------------|

chorus: gouge away

you can gouge away

stay all day

if you want to

Basically, it's G# B E G# E G# using barre chords for the verses.

Then, do for the solo in between verses

-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
----18--19^^^^^^^--18--------| [twice]
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|

G# B

missy aggravation

E

some sacred questions

G#

you stroke my locks

E

some marijuana

G#

if you got some

chained to the pillars Same G# B E G# E G# stuff

a 3-day party

i break the walls

and kill us all

with holy fingers

Use G# B E G# E G# stuff for last chorus

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