Bossanova tab by The Pixies

(amp sproing and feedback in key of E)

      Em          G       B
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|._____________________2_____2___5_____4___2____4___________
|_______3___2______2________________________________________
|___0_______0_______________________________________________

 Am            B
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___0_________0__0_____0_____2____2__2_______________________
_________3__________________________________________________

    Em         G      B
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________________2_____2___5____4___2___4___________________
___2___2____2______________________________________________
_______0___________________________________________________

  Am       B         Em
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___0__________0____2___0_________________________
__________3________________3___2_____0___________

|1.
|  C      D      Em     C     D
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|_____________0___________________________________0_________________
|____0_____2_____2_____0__________________0____2_____2____0___2_____
|_________________________4___2_____2_______________________________
|___________________________________________________________________
|___________________________________________________________________

  Am                       B
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___4__4__4__4__2__2__2__2__0__0__0__0____________________________________.|
_______________________________________4__4__4__4__4__4__4__4__0_____4___.|
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|2.
|  C  D      Em   C     D
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|___5____4____2___0___________5___4_____2____0___________
|_____________________2__________________________________
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  Am                       B
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___4__4__4__4__2__2__2__2__0__0__0__0____________________________________.|
_______________________________________4__4__4__4__4__4__4__4__0_____4___.|
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(back to main verse, accent notes one octave higher)

  Am                       B
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___4__4__4__4__2__2__2__2__0__0__0__0__________________________0_________.|
_______________________________________4__4__4__4__4__4__4__4________4___.|
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the second to last note (the G under the B chord) originally appeared

ROCK MUSIC - THE PIXIES

On the High e string:
(Guitar1)-
e 8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(Guitar2)-
 F5 F5   C5-1/C#5   G#5/A#5-1  E5/F5  C5-1/C#5 G#5/A#5-1

(Lyrics)-
 YOUR MOUTH     YOUR MOUTH     A MILE AWAY
===================+ PLAY ABOVE FOUR TIMES  +======================
(Guitar1)-
e ---------------------------------------------4----3----------|
B -5---6------------------5---6--------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------------|
(Guitar2)-
 E5/F5          C5-1/C#5       G#5/A#5-1

(Lyrics)-
 YOUR MOUTH     YOUR MOUTH     A MILE AWAY
===============+ PLAY ABOVE FOUR TIMES +===========================
(Guitar1)-
e --------------------------------------------6----------|
B ------------5---4-------------------5---4--------------|
G --------------------6----------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
(Guitar2)-
    C#5            F5(dive down with whammy bar)

(Lyrics)-
    YOUR MOUTH         OH
===================================================================
(Guitar1)-
e ---6-------6--------------6--4--7--------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
(Guitar2)-
  A#5-2            C#5

(Lyrics)-
  IM    AL     -  READY  GONE
====================================================================
(Guitar1)-
e ----8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
B -----------------------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------|

    C#5       F5      A#5-1  C#5

(Lyrics)-
    HEY   YOU   KNOW  ME  ENCA - TUSE
===================================================================
Guitar1)-
e 8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(Guitar2)-
 F5 F5  C5-1/C#5  G#5/A#5-1  E5/F5  C5-1/C#5  G#5/A#5-1

(Lyrics)-
===================================================================
(Guitar1)-
e 8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(Guitar2)-
  E5 F5/G5/F5   C5-1 C#5/D#5/C#5   G#5  A#5-1/C5-2/A#5-1

(Lyrics)-
===================================================================
(Guitar1)-
e ---------------------------------------------4----3----------|
B -5---6------------------5---6--------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------------|
(Guitar2)-
 E5/F5          C5-1/C#5       G#5/A#5-1

(Lyrics)-
 YOUR MOUTH     YOUR MOUTH     A MILE AWAY
=================+ PLAY ABOVE FOUR TIMES +=======================
(Guitar1)-
e --------------------------------------------6----------|
B ------------5---4-------------------5---4--------------|
G --------------------6----------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
(Guitar2)-
    C#5            F5(dive down with whammy bar)

(Lyrics)-
    YOUR MOUTH         OH
==================================================================
(Guitar1)-
e ---6-------6--------------6--4--7--------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
(Guitar2)-
  A#5-2            C#5

(Lyrics)-
  IM    AL   -   READY GONE
===================================================================
(Guitar1)-
e ----8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
B -----------------------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar2)-
    C#5       F5      A#5-1  C#5

(Lyrics)-
    HEY   YOU   KNOW  ME  ENCA - TUSE
===================================================================
(Guitar1)-
e 8(----------------------hold with vibrato------------------)

(Guitar2)-
 F5(hold) F5 F5 C5-1/C#5 G#5/A#5-1 E5/F5 C5-1/C#5 G#5/A#5-1

(Lyrics)-
===================================================================
(Guitar1)-
e ------------------------------------------4----3--------------|
B -----5---6------------5---6-----------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------------------------|
D --------------------------------------------------------------|
A --------------------------------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------------------------------|
(Guitar2)-
    E5/F5      C5-1/C#5      G#5/A#5-1

(Lyrics)-
    YOUR MOUTH
=================+ PLAY ABOVE THREE TIMES+================
(Guitar1)-
e ----------------------------|
B ----5---6-------------------|
G ----------------------------|
D ----------------------------|
A ----------------------------|
E ----------------------------|

(Guitar2)-
   E5/F5

(Lyrics)-
   SOMEWHERE

           Velouria
           Pixies
Intro:
F-F#-Bb-B

Eb         B        F#

My Vel or i a
Bb A  G F F

My Vel or i a
Bb A  Bb Bb Bb

This is from watching the Dig For Fire/Allison video. I am not too sure
about the chords over "Allison" at the end, so feel free to change them
to something you think sounds better. Also, these chords are for standard
tuning (EADGBe); from watching the video it looks like the guitars are tuned
down a half step. Enjoy! --Ryan    cygnusx1@prairienet.org


Allison - The Pixies

Fm

   C    Em   Fm    C
From distant star to this here bar
  C    Em     Fm   C
The me, the you, where are we now
  C    Em    Fm  C
Hooray the blues of everyone
G  F   Fm Em
Allison

C    Em   Fm   C
Keeps a smile around a while
  C    Em     Fm  C
He took no fright and jettisoned
   C  Em    Fm    C
We'll go tonight to hear him tell
G  F
Oh, well

Fm  Em  C   Fm
Al - li - son
B     C
Al - li - son


over the solo, play C Em Fm C three times, then Em Fm

And when the planet hit the sun
I saw the face of Allison
G     F
Al - li - son
Fm  Em  C
Al - li - son
G     F   <-- play these G and F chords rooted on the A string
Al - li - son
Fm  Em  C
Al - li - son

Chord formations:

Fm   8 8 10 10 9 8
C    8 10 10 9 8 8
Em   779987
G    355433    x 10 12 12 11 10
F    133211    x 8 10 10 9 8
B    799877
This is from watching the Dig For Fire/Allison video. I am not too sure
about the chords over "Allison" at the end, so feel free to change them
to something you think sounds better. Also, these chords are for standard
tuning (EADGBe); from watching the video it looks like the guitars are tuned
down a half step. Enjoy! --Ryan    cygnusx1@prairienet.org

             Is She Weird
          Pixies

Format is verse/chorus/verse2/bridge. The choruses & verse which follow
   the bridge contain a few variations from the ones shown, but none
   significantly different.
Guitar comes in with bass:     Verse starts:

GUIT_________________5________|_______6___5_______7___5___2___1_/_2__1_/_2_____
________________5_____________|___2____________________________________________
___________3__________________|________________________________________________
______4_______________________|________________________________________________
______________________________|________________________________________________
______________________________|________________________________________________

BASS__________________________|________________________________________________
______________________________|_________________________2_2_2_2________________
______________________________|_________0_0_0_0_4_4_4_4_________2_2_2_2_4_4____
_____2__2__2__2__2__2__2__2___|_2_2_2_2_____________________________________0_1
              I know   you're rich in


GUIT______6__5_____11___9_____________________2_____2_\_1___2__2____
______2______________________12___11___9____________________________
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   Good clothes          and velvet.

________6___5___7__5__2___1_/_2___1_/_2____5_\_4_\_3____________________
____2_________________________________________________5__4__3__2__3__4__
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   Your mind  is fancied.         "And your car is bitchin'."

BASS__________________________________________________________________
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________2__2__2__2__2__2__2__2________________________________________
    Is she weird'

Chorus (3 X)
GUIT  F#    A    C#    E     B    C#
BASS________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________2_2_2_2________________________
__________________0_0_0_0__4_4_4_4______________2_2_2_2___4_4_______
________2_2_2_2________________________________________________0__1_
   Is she weird is she.....         ....has no room...


GUIT      D             Bm
BASS_____________________________________________________________
________________0________________________________________________
___________________________________________2_____________________
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   And her head      has no  room.

VERSE 2
GUIT______6__5____7__5__2__1_/_2__1_/_2____2__6__5___11_\_10_\_9______________
_______2__________________________________________________________12__11__9___
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    Your heart is ripshit.         Your mouth...

GUIT____2__2_\_1_/_2__2___________6__5___7__5__2___1_/_2__1_/_2_____
_______________________________2____________________________________
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   ....is everywhere.    I'm lying  in it.

GUIT________________________________________________________________
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_______14___13__12_____________________________14____16____18_______
_____________________14___13___12___13___14_________________________
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                Is she weird'

GUIT:   D   B   C#     E     A    E    B
BASS_________________________________________________________________
__________0__________________________________________________________
_________________2______4_____________________0______________2_______
___________________________________0_________________0_______________
  Is she over    me' Like the stars & the sun the stars, the sun....

(on to later verse & choruses, played like the above).

          Ana
          Pixies

Opening chords: E E Bbm
Intro (solo played over chords appearing at top):

Bbm    A C#       F# A     Bbm   A
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----------------10-11-10-8-10---------8-------------------|
---11---11-11-----------------11---11----11--11s8-8--7----|
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 C#        F# A   C#   Ab
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
-----10-11-10-8-10---------8--------|
-------------------11---11---11-11--|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|

 C#     Ab    A       Bbm E Bbm
------------------12--9-----------------------------------|
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------8-9-11-8-s11------------8-9-11-10-------------------|
---11----------------------11--------------11-------------|
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Bm     Bb
  She's my faith
D           G
 Undressing in the sun
Bb      Bm  Bb
  Return to sea I...
D        G
 Forgetting everyone
Bb    D
 Eleven heart
A C#  Ab  A  Bbm E Bbm
 Ride  away

Bbm     A
  She's my faith
C#          F#
  Undressing every sound
A     Bbm A
Return to sea I...
C#        F#
 forgetting everyone
A    C#  Ab
 Eleven high

D   A  Bb  Bm F Bm
 Ride away

        All over The World'
          Pixies

INTRO: G------------------------------------|
    B--15----14--12---14--12-12-----10---|
    E------------------------------------|

CHORDS: F# D G D play 3 times.

F#   D      G   D
  A pet at my side,  God in the sky,
F#   D       G    D
  snow  falling down, freeze my body
F#    D  G       D
to the ground.  I can't ride,
F#    D      G      D
  but one more time  I will ride
F#   D        G  D  F#  D  G  D
  all over the world.

Continue With F# D G D:

Washed over the side,top of the sky,
Slow diver down.Two feet land on a
diff'rent ground.You can't live easily,
you can't even speak.But all of them
speak all over the world,all over the world,
all over the world,all over the world,
all over the world,all over the world,
,all over the world. G D

Here there's a Bridge:

A#         Gm
  I will meet you over there.
F#  D    G D F# D
    I am...
A#         Gm     F# D  G D  F# D  G D
going to meet you over there.

During the Solo the Chords used are:Bm ,Gmaj7 and C

There is two others parts but you can find the Lyrics in the
album. The Chords used are the same.


PIXIES - BLOWN AWAY (Chords)
----------------------------------

INTRO : Gm Cm }X8

VERSE1 : Now the sun is burning
     Am
     In deepest space
     Cm
     That's the way things are
     G           E
     Through a storm I called you
     Am
     It fell each day
     Cm
     I din't get so far
     G       E
     My words get blown away
     Am      Cm D  Gm Cm...

VERSE2 : (same chords as first verse)

     My lips are moving
     If you touch my face
     Did you hear my screams '
     While we were sleeping
     I tried to say
     Even in my dreams
     My words get blown away

BRIDGE : Am Cm Am Cm
VERSE3 : Now the sun is burning
     Am
     In deepest space
     Cm
     I didn't get so far...
     G        E  Am

        Hang Wire - Pixies (Bossanova)

intro  x 2
 0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
 7--5--3--5--8--7--7--5--3--5--8--7-|
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verse
 Em B  C  G  B  C  E  B  C  G  B C
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 -----------78787---------------------------------|
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 they're going higher...

chorus x 2
Em B  C BAG  B  C D
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8---7----------------------------------------------------|
9---8---9-864---8---9--11--------------------------------|
9---9--10-975---9--10--12--------------------------------|
7---9--10-975---9--10--12--------------------------------|
----7---8-753---7---8--10--------------------------------|
Hang wire...

Then comes verse again added with lead guitar, something like this on the d
string:
d9-9-9101010-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-10----9--9-9-9--9-9-10-9-9-9-9-9------
 Em  B   C   G     B  C Em    B   C G  B C

Chorus
Em   B    C
--------------------------------|
88888888------------------------|
99999999888888889-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
99999999999999991010101010101010
77777777999999991010101010101010
--------777777778-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
Every morning and everyday, I'll bossanova with ya

Verse (instrumental), added with the same kind of lead guitar as intro

Verse with the same d-string lead guitar as above

Chorus x 3, with lead guitar:
e ------------15-12-10-15---9-10--15-12-10-15-12-10-
 Em  B   C       G   B    C

And then, an instrumental part
e 19--14---20--15---11---12-----| this is played once with the normal chords
b ------------------------------| (Em B C G B C)
                and then twice with new chords:
 (Em B  C  G  B  C)  B G C G D#m Em
 (B  G  C  G  D#m Em)

outro: Em C B G Em


Words :

They're going higher
Wind is whistling on the barbs
Your head's a hammer

Hang Wire x 3
(Meet you at the) Hang Wire

That man is a liar
The day is like a warm night
Salt rusts the cold line

Hang Wire x 3
(Meet you at the) Hang Wire

Every morning and every day
I'll bossanova with ya

If there were a fire
Can we scratch beneath it

Hang Wire x 3
(Meet you at the) Hang Wire