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Make Believe

Pixies
Tab

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

Song

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From: count0@holly.ColoState.EDU (Jason Clinton Hamlett)

Subject: TAB "Make Believe" by the Pixies

The solos are not included and you'll have to listen to the song to get the tim

timing down. A great song, with David Lovering on vocals.

Make Believe

by the Pixies (off the Velouria single)

INTRO

bass guitar

(2x then use fill) (fill)

E                  ------------------|-------------------||----------|
B                  ------------------|-------------------||----------|
G --------------   ------------------|-------------------||----------|
D --------------   ------------------|-6-5---------------||----------|
A --------------   ------3--4--6-----|------6------------||----------|
E -4-4---4-4-4-4   -4-4--------------|----------6-7-7----||--7--6--4-|

VERSE 1 (continue main riff)

I've been lost

Since she's gone.

The piano she's

Nearly on.

G# A# B

I don't want you to, marry me.

C# D#

And make believe, you're Debbie Jean.

VERSE 2 (continue main riff with fill 2 third time)

I look down on

who you are.

She is light with a voice

and a shape that's like guitar.

E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D----------------8--9---------------------|
A-------5--6--8--------9--6------9--8-----|
E-6--6------------------------------------|

G# A# B

I don't want you to, marry me.

C# D#

And make believe, you're Debbie Jean.

C# D#

And make believe, you're Debbie Jean

(repeat)

OUTRO

C# about 100 times

count0@holly.ColoState.EDU

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