Dead Tab by The Pixies

Dead tab by The Pixies

Guitar Tab

DEAD by the PIXIES
Tabbed by Jos

NOTE: THIS IS ONLY THE FRANCK BLACK FRANCIS PART.

You can also check the video for the
strumming pattern. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VugAl5qNXd0



Intro and verse:

e|--5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8--5-5--5-5-5-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8---|
B|--8-8--8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8-8--7-7-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------7-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------5-|

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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10----------12--------10----------12--------7---10----------12-------| You crazy babe bathsheba...
A|--8--10-12-12-10-12-7---8--10-12-12-10-12-7-7-5---8--10-12-12-10-12-7--|(This is the only singing part with
E|--8--8--10-10-10-10-5---8--8--10-10-10-10-5-5-5---8--8--10-10-10-10-5--| no guitar)

So gimme,   DEAD!
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|--------7-7-----------|
E|--------5-5-----------|

e|----------------------------------|     e|--------------|
B|----------------------------------|     B|--------------|
G|----------------------------------|     G|--------------|
D|--------12--------7---------10----| x3 then D|--------12----|
A|--12-12-10-12-7-7-5-7-10-10-8--10-|     A|--12-12-10-12-|
E|--10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--|     E|--10-10-10-10-|


Verse 2:

We're apin' rapin' tapin' catharsis...
e|--------------------------------|      e|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|      B|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|      G|---------------------------------|
D|----7---------10----------12----| x2 then  D|-----7---------10----------12----|
A|-7--5-7-10-10-8--10-12-12-10-12-| a little A|-7-7-5-7-10-10-8--10-12-12-10-12-|
E|-5--5-5-8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-| variation E|-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-|

My heart is,   DEAD!
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------6-6---------|
D|----------7-7---------|
A|----------7-7---------|
E|----------5-5---------|

e|----------------------------------|     e|---------------|
B|----------------------------------|     B|---------------|
G|----------------------------------|     G|---------------|
D|--------12--------7---------10----| x3 then D|--------12-----|
A|--12-12-10-12-7-7-5-7-10-10-8--10-|     A|--12-12-10-12-7|
E|--10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--|     E|--10-10-10-10-5|


Bridge:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3---5---10-10---------------10-12-10--------------10-12-10-----|
G|--3---5---10-10--7---7---9----10-12-10-7---7---9----10-12-10-7---|
D|--3---5---10-10--8---8---10---10-12-10-8---8---10---10-12-10-8---|
A|--1---3---8--8---8---8---10---8--10-8--8---8---10---8--10-8--8---|
E|-----------------6---6---8-------------6---6---8-------------6---|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2------|


Reprise:

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------7--10----12-------------------------|
G|------7--10----12-------------------------|
D|------7--10----12----12-------------------|
A|--7-7-5--8--10-10-12-10-12----------------|
E|--5-5-------8-----10-10-10----------------|

e|--------------------------------|     e|--------|
B|--------------------------------|     B|--------|
G|--------------------------------|     G|--------|
D|----7---------10----------12----| x3 then D|-----7--|
A|-7--5-7-10-10-8--10-12-12-10-12-|     A|-7-7-5--|
E|-5--5-5-8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-|     E|-5-5-5--|

e|----------------------------------|     e|--------------|
B|----------------------------------|     B|--------------|
G|----------------------------------|     G|--------------|
D|--------12--------7---------10----| x3 then D|--------12----|
A|--12-12-10-12-7-7-5-7-10-10-8--10-|     A|--12-12-10-12-|
E|--10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--|     E|--10-10-10-10-|

e|--------------------------------|      e|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|      B|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|      G|---------------------------------|
D|----7---------10----------12----| x2 then  D|-----7---------10----------12----|
A|-7--5-7-10-10-8--10-12-12-10-12-| a little A|-7-7-5-7-10-10-8--10-12-12-10-12-|
E|-5--5-5-8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-| variation E|-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-|

e|--6---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6--------10-10---------------10-12-10--------------10-12-10-----|
G|--7---9----10-10--7---7---9----10-12-10-7---7---9----10-12-10-7---|
D|--8---10---10-10--8---8---10---10-12-10-8---8---10---10-12-10-8---|
A|--8---10---8--8---8---8---10---8--10-8--8---8---10---8--10-8--8---|
E|--6---8-----------6---6---8-------------6---6---8-------------6---|


Ending:

e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-7---|

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