Pearly-dewdrops Drops tab by Cocteau Twins

Tabs

Artist: Cocteau Twins
Song: "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops"
Album: Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops / Pepper-Tree 7" single (1984)
The Spangle Maker 12" EP (1984)
The Pink Opaque (1985)


Standard Tuning


Robin Guthrie (Fender Jazzmaster with chorus, flange, and delay)

INTRO/VERSE:
e|-------------------------------------5-----------------5----------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------5-----------------5----------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------7-----------------7----|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


CHORUS I:
e|-------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0----------|
BB|-------------3-----------------3-----------------3-----------------3----|
G+G|-2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------2----------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


BRIDGE:
e|-------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------0-----------0----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------0-----------------0----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-2-----------------------2----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
e|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
BB|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G+G|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
D MajorD|/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
e|-9----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------10---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------11---------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------12---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
                   - depress whammy bar
e|----9-------------------------------(9)---------------------------------|
BB|---10-------------------------------(10)--------------------------------|
G+G|--11--------------------------------(11)--------------------------------|
D MajorD|-12---------------------------------(12)--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
e|-------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
e|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
BB|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G+G|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
D MajorD|/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS II:
e|-------12----------------12----------------12----------------12---------|
BB|-------------15----------------15----------------15----------------15---|
G+G|-14----------------14----------------14----------------14---------------|
D MajorD|-0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


OUTRO:
                      - depress whammy bar
e|-------------------0----------------------(0)---------------------------|
BB|-------------0----------------------------(0)---------------------------|
G+G|-------0----------------------------------(0)---------------------------|
D MajorD|-2----------------------------------------(2)---------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
e|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
BB|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G+G|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
D MajorD|/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
                      - depress whammy bar
e|-9----------------------------------------(9)---------------------------|
BB|-------10---------------------------------(10)--------------------------|
G+G|-------------11---------------------------(11)--------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------12---------------------(12)--------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
e|----9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---10-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--11--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
e|--+12-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-+12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|+12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


SONG STRUCTURE:

12" Version:
SINGING INTRO (no guitar) 0:22
INTRO x 4
VERSE x 8
CHORUS I x 8
VERSE x 8
CHORUS I x 8
BRIDGE
CHORUS I x 8
CHORUS II x 16
OUTRO

7" Version:
INTRO x 4
VERSE x 8
CHORUS I x 8
VERSE x 8
CHORUS I x 8
BRIDGE
CHORUS I x 8
CHORUS II x 16 (fade out)


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-Bennyshambles78-