Monkey Gone To Heaven Tab by The Pixies

Monkey Gone To Heaven tab by The Pixies

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MONKEY GONE TO HEAVEN
by The Pixies
from "Doolittle" (1989)

  main riff-

   Em F#    A  D         B
  E--0---2-----------------------------------------------|
  B--0---2--------5--------------------------------------|
  G--0---3---3----6----7---------------/(4)-------\(7)---|
  D--2---4---4----7----7---------------/(4)-------\(7)---|
  A--2---4---4----7----5---------------/(2)-------\(5)---|
  E--0---2---2----5--------------------------------------|

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verse:

there ..
an ..
got ..
from ..

chorus:

   Em F#    A  D         B |     D
                      |
     This ..
  E--0---2---------------------------------|--------------|
  B--0---2--------5------------------------|--------------|
  G--0---3---3----6----7---------------/(4)|-------\(7)---|
  D--2---4---4----7----7---------------/(4)|-------\(7)---|
  A--2---4---4----7----5---------------/(2)|-------\(5)---|
  E--0---2---2----5------------------------|--------------|


  first "solo" (may be two guitars):

  E--0-0-0-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-2-2-2-2--0--0-0-----4--|
  B--2-2-2-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3--0--2-2\(4)-5--|
  G-----------------------------------------------0--0-0-----0--|
  D-----------------------------------------------2-------------|
  A-----------------------------------------------2-------------|
  E-----------------------------------------------0-------------|

  E-(4)/(2)-2~~~~~~~(2)--------------------------|
  B-(5)/(3)-3~~~~~~~(3)p2~~~~~~~~~~(2)\3~~~~~~~~-|
  G-(0)------------------------------------------|
  D----------------------------------------------|
  A----------------------------------------------|
  E----------------------------------------------|

  (back to chorus riff)

During chorus, "toy piano" sound can be recreated by picking
D & G strings behind the nut:

  |---behind the nut-----|
  E------------------------|
  B------------------------|
  G----0----0----0----0----|
  D--0----0----0----0------|
  A------------------------|
  E------------------------|

verse:

(chorus)

rock me joe

  solo-
  E----------------------------------------------------------------|
  B--5-------------------------------------------------------------|
  G--7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r---5b--5--5r-6b--6-6-6r-5b--5-5r--6b--6-6-|
  D----------------------------------------------------------------|
  A----------------------------------------------------------------|
  E----------------------------------------------------------------|

  E---------------------------------------------|
  B-----7h8p7-7--7-7-7-7--5---------------------|
  G-6r--------------------7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r--|
  D---------------------------------------------|
  A---------------------------------------------|
  E---------------------------------------------|

  (back to first "solo")


  if ..
  then ..
  and ..
  then ..

  (back to chorus)

  outro:
  E----------------------------------------------------------------|
  B--5---------------------5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5---|
  G--7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6-6---|
  D----------------------------------------------------------------|
  A----------------------------------------------------------------|
  E----------------------------------------------------------------|

  E----------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-7-7-7-7--5---------------------5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-7--|
  G-7-7-7-7--7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--|
  D----------------------------------------------------------------|
  A----------------------------------------------------------------|
  E----------------------------------------------------------------|

  E-------------------0-------------------|
  B-7-----7---7-------0-------------------|
  G-9b----9---9r-/----0---3--3-------7----|
  D-------------------2---4--4---7---7----|
  A-------------------2---4--4---7---5----|
  E-------------------0---2--2---5--------|


Transcribed by

	Bryson Meunier
	http://www.angelfire.com/oh/bryson/
	mailto:meunier.1@osu.edu

Comments, corrections, additions welcome.

Symbols used in transcription:
  b = bend
  r = release
  h = hammer-on
  p = pull-off
  \ = slide
 (5) = ghost note at 5th fret
 ~~~ = feedback

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