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Nimrods Son

Pixies
Tab
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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.

Song

Nimrods son!!!

THE PIXIES

if you love the pixies you are my friend

This is a 100% correct!

I did it myself.

**THIS IS A REALLY REPETITIVE SONG, SO DONT GIVE UP HALF-WAY THROUGH**

make sure your guitar is tuned normal*(or it will sound crappy, obviously)

^bend

Play 12X from intro until pause when he says "you are a son of a...."

E----------------|
B--5555----------|
G--6666-5-4-3-1--|
D--6666-6-5-4-2--|
A--4444-6-5-4-2--|

E-------4-3-2-0--| (very fast paced)(there isnt actually any pauses)

"1..2..3..4" play 1x

E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|

D--4444444-5555555--|

A--4444444-5555555--|

E--2222222-3333333--|

play 1x

E----------------|
B--5555----------|
G--6666-5-4-3-1--|
D--6666-6-5-4-2--|
A--4444-6-5-4-2--|
E-------4-3-2-0--|

play 1x

E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|

D--4444444-5555555--|

A--4444444-5555555--|

E--2222222-3333333--|

play 2x

E----------------|
B--5555----------|
G--6666-5-4-3-1--|
D--6666-6-5-4-2--|
A--4444-6-5-4-2--|
E-------4-3-2-0--|
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|

D--99999999-77777777-55555555-|

A--99999999-77777777-55555555-|

E--77777777-55555555-33333333-|

Play 1X

E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G--6-6^-4-6--6-6^-4-6-------------------------------------|
D---------------------6-7-4-6--6-7-4-6--6-7-4-6--6-7-4-66-|
A---------------------4-5-2-4--4-5-2-4--4-5-2-4--4-5-2-44-|
E---------------------------------------------------------|

(silent part in song)

play 14X

E----------------|
B--5555----------|
G--6666-5-4-3-1--|
D--6666-6-5-4-2--|
A--4444-6-5-4-2--|
E-------4-3-2-0--|

(silent part in song)

E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|

D--4444444-5555555--|

A--4444444-5555555--|

E--2222222-3333333--|

play 1x

E----------------|
B--5555----------|
G--6666-5-4-3-1--|
D--6666-6-5-4-2--|
A--4444-6-5-4-2--|
E-------4-3-2-0--|

play 1x

E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|

D--4444444-5555555--|

A--4444444-5555555--|

E--2222222-3333333--|

play 2x

E----------------|
B--5555----------|
G--6666-5-4-3-1--|
D--6666-6-5-4-2--|
A--4444-6-5-4-2--|
E-------4-3-2-0--|

play 1x

E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|

D--99999999-77777777-55555555-|

A--99999999-77777777-55555555-|

E--77777777-55555555-33333333-|

Play 1X

E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G--6-6^-4-6--6-6^-4-6-------------------------------------|
D---------------------6-7-4-6--6-7-4-6--6-7-4-6--6-7-4-66-|
A---------------------4-5-2-4--4-5-2-4--4-5-2-4--4-5-2-44-|
E---------------------------------------------------------|

see, told you it was 100% correct, well maybe 98%.

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