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Caribou by The Pixies

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Ok, this is my first attempt at a tab on the net. I tried to figure out the
lyrics, but as you can see, fell far short. If anyone out there has or figures
out the lyrics to this song, or any Pixies songs other than the ones on _Trompe_
or _Doolittle_, then please fill me in, and I'll see if I can tab 'em.

(Don't send me too many of them flames either!)
Here goes:

"Caribou", by the Pixies, off _Come On, Pilgrim_

Intro:

e-------------0-------------0-------------0-0-2-3-2-0-
B-5-5-4\2-2-0-1-5-5-5-4\2-0-0-5-5-4\2-2-0-1-----------
G-------------0-------------1-------------0-----------
D-------------2-------------2-------------2-----------
A-------------3-------------2-------------3-----------
E---------------------------^-------------------------
			    ^whammy down

G	Cm	G	Cm	e-3---3---3--------
				B-3h4-3h4-3h4---7b6   <--this is a 6 bended up,
				G-5---5---5--------      played at 7, then 
      		        	D------------------      un-bended.
       				A------------------
				E------------------

Verse:

G     Cm        G      Cm	
I ...
G     Cm	G      Cm
_________________________________<--I couldn't figure this line at all.
G     Cm	G      Cm
This ..
G     Cm	G      Cm
I ..
       
Chorus:

       G   Cm   G   Cm      G   Cm   G   Cm
Cari-bou		..
       G   D#   A#   B   C#   G   D#   A#   B   C#
Cari-bou
D#   B   C#    D#   B   C#
  REPENT         ..



Adheesh
adheesh@ms.uky.edu




Song :  Caribu
Group:  Pixies
CD   :  Come On Pilgrim

      [slide] C       [slide] E       [slide] C 
|---0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0--------------------
|-5-5-\4-\2-0-1---5-5-\4-\2---0---5-5-\4-\2-0-1--------------------
|-------------0-------------0-1---------------0--------------------
|-------------2---------------2---------------2--------------------
|-------------3---------------2---------------3--------------------
|-------------3---------------0---------------3--------------------
|
| C  D  G  D  C           G           Cm          G     [hammer-on]
|-0--2--1--2--0-----------3-----------3-----------3----------------
|-1--3--0--3--1-----------3-----------4-----------3----------------
|-0--2--0--2--0-----------4-------5-5-5-----------4---3-/5-\3-/5---
|-2--0--0--0--2-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------5-5-5---3-/5-\3-/5---
|-3-----2-----3-------5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-------5-5-5---3--3--3--3---
|-------3---------3-3-3-3-3---------------3-3-3-3-3----------------
|
|lead based on "Gm octave" chord... 
|-------6-------------6--------------------------------------------
|---8-----8-------8-----8------------------------------------------
|-7---7-----7---7---7-----7----------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------



Verse Progression...   G Cm 

Chorus Progression...   G D# A# B C# 

I ..
I ..
I ..
This ..
Where ..
I ..

Caribou  (3x)

Repent
Re-pe-ent

Give ..
Ground ..
And ..
Lets ..
Knife ..
I ..
What ..

Caribou  (3x)

Repent
Rep-pent

Caribou Tab Info

Last Updated: February 11, 2026