Trompe Le Monde Album tab by The Pixies

Trompe Le Monde Album
              by The Pixies
           Edited by Victor C. Perez (yira@dorsai.dorsai.org)



The Pixies

INTRO:

 Guitar 1
|-9-8-7---------------9-8-7-------------------------|
|-7-----8-------------7-----8-8-7-------------------|
|-7-------------------7-----------------------------|
|-7-------------------7-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
| Guitar 2                     |
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------6--4-------------------7--3---------|
|-------------6----5-----------------7----4---------|
|-----------4------5---------------5------4---------|
|------------------3----------------------2---------|

 Guitar 1
|-----10--------------------------------------------|
|------9-----------6--------------------------------|
|----9-------------7--------------------------------|
|--9-------------7----------------------------------|
|--------------5------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
| Guitar 2                     |
|---------5-----------5-----------------------------|
|---------6-----------5-----------------------------|
|---------7-----------6-----------------------------|
|---------7-----------7-----------------------------|
|---------5-----------7-----------------------------|
|---------------------5-----------------------------|


E F F#7add4[???]


F# B  Bm  F# B Bm
Why ..
F# B  Bm  F#    D
tin-u-al-ly ..
B   D  F# B Bm  F#
mem-o-ries ..
B Bm   F#   D     Badd4
is ...
G       E    G
Out ..
D      B     D   B  A   G
she ..

[Bridge: Spoken]

  Bm     G     C#        G
We ..
   Bm      G     D      F#
which ...

Em F#m  Dm  A  E F F#7add4
[Instumental part]


Go ..
by ..
letters ..
for ....
This ..
time ...

-----

Badd4: -0--    F#7add4  -0--
    -0--         -0--
    -8--         -3--
    -9--         -4--
    -9--         -4--
    -7--         -2--

- Planet of Sound: uses a drop D tuning, so tune yr low E to a D.
 From: scuw5@central.susx.ac.uk (Jonathan Eyre)

The song uses only two chords - A5 and D5:

 A5 D5
e---------
B---------
G--2------
D--2---0--
A--0---0--
D------0--

Start on A5, move to D5, and just alternate between the two. The solo is
just a cheesy blues lick.

You can actually buy a complete book of 'Trompe Le Monde' tab, but it's
not very good.


          U-mass
          Pixies

G    F    C    D

G   G     G     G   F
C   C     C     C   D

the chorus is slightly different:
F    G    Bb   C
F    C    C    F

and all the chorus chords are quarter notes.

'Letter to Memphis'
Transcribed by Mark Schnitzius (schnitzi@east.isx.com)

Tune your guitar down a half step to play this one. You'll
need to hit the low E chord.
----
E C#m A   E C#m A  E C#m A

[Call this Rhythm Figure 1]

    C#m A A E    Abm  E
--------4--5--5--5--------4----5---
--------5--5--5--7--------4----7---
---8-9--6--6--6--7--8-9-8-4----7---
-6------6--7--7--7--------6----7---
--------4--7--7--5--------6----5---
-----------5--5-----------4--------

    C#m A A E     Abm   A   B
--------4--5--5--7----------4-------0------2-------
--------5--5--5--5----------4-------2------4-------
-8-9-8--6--6--6--5----8-9---4-------2------4-------
--------6--7--7--5--6-------6-------2------4-------
--------4--7--7--7----------6-------0------2-------
-----------5--5-------------4----------------------

[End Rhythm Figure 1]

 E?       E C#m /B C#m A?    A A?    A
--------------------4-------------------------------------
--------------------5-------------------------------------
-9--9--9--9--9--9---6-------------------------------------
-11-11-11-11-11-9---6------------7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-
-7--7--7--7--7--7---4------------9-9-9-9-9-7--9-9-9-9-9-7-
---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-

 E?       E C#m /B C#m A?    A F#m
--------------------4--------------------------2----------
--------------------5--------------------------2----------
-9--9--9--9--9--9---6--------------------------2----------
-11-11-11-11-11-9---6------------7-7-7-7-7-7---4----------
-7--7--7--7--7--7---4------------9-9-9-9-9-7---4----------
---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5---2----------

the ..
i ..
she ..
across ..

sailing ..
why ..

C#m       E
trying ..
C#m          E
how i ..
C#m       E
trying ..

[Rhythm Figure 2]
------------------
------------------
------------------
------------------
--9--7-----11-9---
--5--5-----7--7---


i'm ..
i'll ..
i'll ..
i ..

everything ..
used ..

[with Rhythm Figure 1]
and ..
and ..
i ..
i ..

trying ...
said ..
trying ..

[Close:]
[Rhythm Figure 2] E


SUBBACULTCHA
transcribed by Adam Farmer

the lyrics are at the bottom, you can work out
where they go by listening to the record. I've
split the song into sections and the arrangement
is below.

PART 1
--------------------------------------------------
guitar 1
Ý---------------------------------------------
Ý----------------------------------8----------
Ý----------------------------------10(b)------
Ý---------------------------------------------
Ý---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------
Ý---0--0--3--0--0--3--0--0--3--3--------------

add slight bend to the G notes
---------------------------------------------------

PART 2
---------------------------------------------------
guitar 1
Ý---------------------------------------------
Ý---------------------------------------------
Ý---------------------------------------------
Ý---------------------5-----------------------
Ý---2--2--------5--5--3--0--------------------
Ý---0--0--4--0--3--3--------------------------

guitar 2
Ý---------------------------------------------
Ý---------------------------------------------
Ý---------------------------------------------
Ý---------------------------------------------
Ý---10----------------------------------------
Ý------------------------12-------------------

play note at tenth fret, A string through two of
guitar one's progression, then slide down from 12
fret, E string. Play above through first verse

----------------------------------------------------

PART 3
----------------------------------------------------

guitar 1
Ý---------------------------------------------
Ý---------------------------------------------
Ý---------------------------------------------
Ý---------------------------------------------
Ý---------------------3-----------------------
Ý---0--0--4--0--3--3-----0--------------------

guitar 2
Ý-------------Ý-18(b)20------Ý-20------------Ý
Ý-------------Ý--------------Ý------------21-Ý
Ý-------------Ý--------------Ý---------------Ý
Ý-10----------Ý--------------Ý---------------Ý
Ý----------12-Ý-----------12-Ý---------------Ý

play guitar 1 thoughout second verse adding slight
bend to the fretted notes. ignore the spacing for
guitar 2, listen to the record for how to play them,
remember to slide down from second note.

----------------------------------------------------

PART 4
----------------------------------------------------

guitar 1
E chord throughout

guitar 2
Ý---------------------------------------------
Ý---------------------------------------------
Ý---------------------------------------------
Ý---------------------------------------------
Ý---10----------------------------------------
Ý------------------------12-------------------

play open E chord throughout play guitar 2 the same
as in PART 2.

-----------------------------------------------------


Part 1  x2
Part 2  through first verse
E chord while singing Subbacultcha
Part 3  through second verse
Part 4  through third verse


----

Motorway To Roswell -
transcribed by Adam Farmer
lead guitar transcribed by Jere Klami

Intro: (not very accurate, corrections welcome)
E 77-77-7-87-87-7-87-87-7-10-10-10-10--10--8--8--8--8---8---
B ------------------------12-12-12-12--12--10-10-10-10--10--

There are three different lead guitar things:
   B    C#m   G#   C#m

1. B 4-------5---4---4-------4-------

2. B ------------------------4-/5-4--
  G --------------------------------
  D --421-------------642-4---------
  A -2---------------4--------------

3. E ----------7---------------------
  B 7-------9--9----7-------9---7---

And here's the chorus:
C#m           B     G#
Sparkled ..

 E              G

B 0-------------------------- -------3--00---

 He ..

 B        E7

B 577577-7-7---  577-7-577-7-7---
 and he came right down


Chords

B  C#m  G#  E  G  E5

7  4  4  0  3  7
7  5  4  0  3  9
8  6  5  1  4  9
9  6  6  2  5  9
9  4  6  2  5  7
7  X  4  0  3  X


B       C#m
Last ..
G#          C#m
He ..
B       C#m
Last ..
B    C#m
On ..
G#
For ..
C#m          B
Looking ...
B         C#m
Near ..
G#
He ..
  C#m          B
And ..
B         C#m
How ..
G#
Turn ..
  C#m       B
He ..
B         C#m
And ..
G#
His ..
C#m           B     G#
Sparked ..
E            G
I ..
B       E5
I ..

B  C#m G# C#m

B       C#m        G#  C#m
Last ...
B       C#m
Last ..
G#          C#m
He ..
B       C#m
Last ..

B  C#m G# C#m

On a ..
So ..
Looking ..
Near ..
He ..
And ..
How ..
Turn ..
He ..
And ..
His ...
Sparked ..
He ..
And ..


NAVAJO KNOW (Pixies)

Cm    Am   Dm Em Cm     Am    Dm  Em
Upon ..
his ..
G                 Cm Am Dm Em
Fearless ...