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Surfer Rosa Album Chords by The Pixies

Surfer Rosa Album chords by The Pixies

Guitar chords with lyrics

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             * The Pixies *
             **************

tab. by JeannotLeFou, lefeuvre@titan.ENST-bretagne.fr


             BONE MACHINE

D A C G... Through whole song....

Slow bit: D C F G

Lead Guitar:
e 5555------------
B 6666----8888----
G ----7-5-77777-5-
D -------7-------7
A ----------------
E ----------------
   bend  bend
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

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             BREAK MY BODY

Verse:
G A#  avec un D parfois

for the chorus the rhythm plays :
A   G F  Bb   G   C    A
break ..


Lead guitar
intro
G              A#
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
----------------------------------

G              A#
----------------------------12-12-12-12-
----------------------------------------
--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------

play above at end of verses
-12--10----------
-10--10----------
-----------------
-----------------
-----------------
-----------------

play above pattern through chorus and then

--13-12-10------------------------
------------13-12-10--------------
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
----------------------------------


--13-12-10------------------------
------------13-12-10/9/8/7/6/5-5-5
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
----------------------------------

then play note on 5th fret in similar
way to the pattern on the 8th fret.


At the end of the song play

B  D  D# x 2

B  D  D# B


********************************************************************************
              SOMETHING AGAINST YOU

Intro:(Barred chords)
 B/Ebm/G#m/Ebm

Same riff thru the whole song with solo guitar:
e-------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------
G-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- etc...

I ..
I ..
I ..

Break:
F#/F#/E/E/ B/Ebm/G#m/Ebm *2

Here, bass play B/Ebm/G#m/Ebm and lead guitar play
something like:
e ------------------------------
B-11-12-11-11-12-11-11-12-11-11-

I ..
I ..
And ..
I ..

********************************************************************************
             BROKEN FACE

I got .
I ..
I ..

A
I ..*2

A
There ..

Children ..
       A
They ..
       C     G
They ..

A D   B    E   A
I ..
   D     B      E  A
Where ..
 D   B    E   A
I got ..

A
I ..
I ..

There ..
In ..
And ...
And ..

I ..
Where ..
I ..

I ..
Uh-hu, ..
I ..

The ..
Speaks ..
But ..
You'd ..

I ..
Where ..
I ..
********************************************************************************
               GIGANTIC

main riff (on bass):

____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
______________5__5__7__7__2__2__2__2__3__3__5__5____
__3__3__3__3________________________________________


And ..
His ..
What a ..
Walk ..
Into..
With ..
She ..

Feedback sur G
Hey ..(3x)


G5  D5    E5    B5
Gigantic..
 C5    D5
A ..
Gigantic..
A ..

Lovely ..
What ..
What ..
Walk ..
He's ..

Hey ..(3x)

Gigantic..
A ..
Gigantic..
A ..

Gigantic..
A ..
Gigantic..
A ..

after the second verse, there is a guitar break that goes:

____________________________________________________|
____________________________________________________|
__0_______0_____1_________________________________._|
__0____0_____2________1_________2______4___5______._|
__2________________2_________3______5_______________|
__3_________________________________________________|

(bass) rest


 G5    E5  D5  |\  four times, then back to chorus main riff
********************************************************************************
               RIVER EUPHRATES

Intro:
D/A/A D/A/A D/A/A->e---------------
          -4-4-------------
    		  -4-4-------------
            Bend to 5

F#          B  B  C
Ride, ride, ride, ...

Pendant couplet,solo:
---------------------
---------------------
---------------------
-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-
---------------------
---------------------
F#
Stuck ..
B        C
Out ..
F#
From ..

    B   F#    D   F#
Let's ..
E   A
Ride ..

F#          B  B  C
Ride, ..

Dead ..
One ..
Dead ...

Let's ..
********************************************************************************
              WHERE IS MY MIND?

E C#m Abm A [twice, then add this:]

------------------------------------
----9---9---9---9---9---9-----------
--9---9---9---9---8---8---9--9p8h8--
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------

     E            C#m         Abm A
With ..
E        C#m  Abm    A
  Try ..,
E          C#m       Abm
 Your ..
      A
And ..

E      C#m
Where ..
Abm         A
  Where ..
E      C#m  Abm A
Where ..

E C#m Abm A

E  Abm    A      Am     C#...... B
Way ..

I was ..
Animals ..
Except ..
But ..
Tryin' ..

[Chorus]
[Repeat first verse]
[Chorus]
[Repeat E C#m Abm A ad lib to finish]
********************************************************************************
                 CACTUS

 E5   G5   Am C  D
------------------0---0---2---
------------------1---1---3---
------------------2---0---2---
--2---2---5---5---2---2---0---
--2---4---5---7---0---3-------
--0---0---3---3-------0-------
   ^^^   ^^^
[Blues it up in the first verse by adding these
where appropriate]


E5
Sitting ..
   G5           E5
Just ..
G5   E5    G5   E5
Put ..
     Am      C     D     E5
Will ..

I ..
And ..
Run ..
Make ..

I ..
And ..
So ..
Just ..

Sitting ..
Just ..

Bloody ..
Wipe ..

Sitting ..
Just ..

Outro:
-------------------------
----10-----10--8---------
------------------9--7---
-------------------------
-------------------------
-------------------------
********************************************************************************
                TONY'S THEME

This is a song about a superhero named Tony
It's called: Tony's Theme

-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------|
-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------|
----------------0-2-0-------0-2-0---0-2-0-------0-2-0---|
--------------2-------2-2-2-------2-------2-2-2-------2-|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|

     Em       G      A   Em    A
She ..
Em   G     A  Em    A
Ride ..
Em  G    A  Em  A
I'm ..
Em  G     A
G-g-g-gimme ..
    Em   A
Gimme ..
Oh Tony

To-ny (4x)

I ...
I'm ..
People ..
I'm ..
I ..
I'm ..
I'm ..

D/G/A
This ..
It's ..

I ..
If ..
Some ..
He ..
That's ..
********************************************************************************
               OH MY GOLLY

Dm
Demtro ...
 G  Dm   G   Dm
Oh ..
Dm
Caminamos ..
 G   Dm   G  Dm
Oh ..
Dm
Besando..
Oh ..
Dm       Am   Bb
Entonces ..
Oh ..

Dm C      C Dm
Rosa..
Rosa..

Yo ..
Oh ..!
Bien ..
Oh ..
La ..
Oh ..
Me ..
Oh ..

Rosa..
Rosa..
.
*******************************************************************************
                 VAMOS


Rhythm guitar

-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-2--2--2--2--2--2--------------------
-0--0--0--0--3--3--------------------

ad lib on above throughout entire song except
for chorus which goes :

Bm           G
That ..

    E   G   A   B
Vamos ..


Lead guitar


-------------------------------------
---9--7--11--14>>>(b)15--------------
---9--7--11--14>>>(b)15--------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------


---\15--\11--\11--\11--\11-----------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
repeat above 5 times


Chorus
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
--9--12--14--16----------------------
--9--12--14--16----------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
repeat above 4 times??


then
----------------------------------0--
--9--7--11--14>>>(b)15--14--14----0--
--9--7--11--14>>>(b)15----14--14--0--
----------------------------------0--
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
keep notes bent to pitch of fifteenth
until playing open notes.


********************************************************************************
              I'M AMAZED

Intro bass:

A-------------------------3-|
E-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---|

---------------------------3-|
-----------------------------|
-----0------0------0---------|
-0-4----0-4----0-4----0-4----|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|

Em
The ..
I ..
She ..
And ..

Em(7fret)
I'm .. (4x)

And ..
A ..
A ..
Might ..


Solo
-----------7-----9-8---------7--------7---------------------------|
-----8-------10------10--------10-------10--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-7-9---7-9---------------7-9------7-9-----------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|

Before ..
I ..
And ..
Too ..

I'm amazed (4x)
********************************************************************************
              BRICK IS RED


Intro:

-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0----12----12-----|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0----12----12-----|
-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12----12----12-|-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12----12----12-|
-0-2-0--------------------14----14---|-0-2-0--------------------14----14---|
-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--8-7-5---------|------------------------12----12------|
-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------8-7-6-5-|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--12----12----12--|
-0-2-0------------------------------|-0-2-0-3-3-3-3-3-2-0------14----14----|
------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

----------------------3-3-2-3-3-2-3-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-|---------------------|
-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-0-2-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-0--------------------------------|-0-2-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|
----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|

----------------17-15-12---------------------------|
-12-----12----------------15-12--------------10----|
-15b16--15b16-------------------14---12-9-12----12-|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|

                           harm
----------------17-15-12------------------------------*----------|
-12-----12----------------15-12--------------10-------*----10b11-|
-15b16--15b16-------------------14---12-9-12----12-11-*-12-------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|


 G A C   G A      G A C   G A Bm
-3--5--8-----3--5------------3--5--8-----3--5--7--|
-3--5--8-----3--5------------3--5--8-----3--5--7--|
-4--6--9-----4--6------------4--6--9-----4--6--7--|
-5--7--10----5--7-----12-----5--7--10----5--7--9--|
-5--7--10----5--7------------5--7--10----5--7--9--|
-3--5--8-----3--5--12~~~-----3--5--8-----3--5--7--|

G A    G
A ..
   A    G
And ..
C  Bm
Hang ..

A ..
The ..
Hang ..
Bm              C
It's ..
It's ..
No Chords
My ..
Just ..

G   A C
diamond ..
G     A    Bm
The ..

End:             Slide down
-----------------------7-6-7-7-|
-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0---8---8-8-|
-0-2-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-----------|
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|

********************************************************************************
                CARIBOU

Intro:

e---0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
B-5-5-4\2-2-0-1-5-5-5-4\2-0-0-5-5-4\2-2-0-1-5-7-8-7-5-
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
G-5---5---5--------
D------------------
A------------------
E------------------

G   Cm    G   Cm
I ..
G   Cm	 G   Cm
Give ..
G   Cm	G   Cm
This ..
G   Cm	G   Cm
I ..


Chorus:
    G  Cm  G  Cm   G  Cm  G  Cm
Cari-bou		Cari-bou
    G  D#  A#  B  C#  G  D#  A#  B  C#
Cari-bou
D#  B  C#  D#  B  C#
 REPENT     REPENT


Give ..
And ..
Nothing ..
What I ..
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           ISLA DE ENCANTA

Through verses: B   A# A C

"Isla De Echanta" part: B E


Je, ..(2x)
Hay ..
Isla..
Irme hoy (3x)

Donde ..(2x)
No ..
Isla ..
Irme h.. (3x)

Nuestro ..
Cantala ..
Hey ..

Laaaa
Laaa
Patria

Isla ..
Irme .. (3x)


********************************************************************************
               ED IS DEAD


G             C (for 3 strums)
 Her ...

 A       F  F#
 -----------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------
 ------------>>>10--8---------------------
 -----------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------
 Her ..

 G                   C (3 strums)
 -----------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------
 ------5---4------------------------------
 -5------------5----3--h5-----------------
 -----------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------
 She's ...

 A            F  F#
 -----------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------
 ------5---4----------->>>10--8-----------
 -5------------5----3---------------------
 -----------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------
 It's ..

I'll ..
On ..

Ed ..(4x)

She's ..
With ..
Her ..
She ..
I ...
To ..

Ed ..(4x) .
Ed ..
Ed ..
Ed ..(3x)
E.I.D. (3x)

No, ..

Lead guitar bits are just a high G note with a little string bending.
********************************************************************************
             HOLIDAY SONG


Intro:
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-1-1-3-3-3-0-0-1-1-1-|
---------------------|
---------------------|
---------------------|
---------------------|

------------------------------------------|
-1-0------------------1-0------------0----|
-----2-0---0---0-2--------2-0---0------2--|
---------2---2----------------2---2-------|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|

the chords for the verse go:
A       C     F   C    A   C      F   C
well ..
A     C    F     C    A  F  C    F
about ..

chorus:
G       F    A C  F C
this ..
G       F
but ..

D  f# g a g f#
here ..

verse

chorus

verse

This ..
But ..
Here ..
This ..
But ..
Here ..
********************************************************************************
             NIMROD'S SON

Intro:
C#  G# G F# F#/E [repeats]

[Solo starting third measure]
-----11s12-------12-------12--------------------------------------
-s13---------s13------s13-----------------------------------------
-s13---------s13------s13------12b(13)r12-11---------13>>>>-------
---------------------------------------------14-11---11>>>>-------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------

[Continue intro chords]

One ..
through ..
And ..
All ..
My ..
and ..

[Tacet]
'You ..
one ..

 F#
I ..
 G                C# G# G F# F#/E
In ..
F#
Land ..
G                C# G# G F# F#/E  C# G# G F# F#/E
To ..

B     A      G
 Oh ..
   F#
Bury me

[Repeat this]
--------------------
--------------------
--6-7s4-6--6-7s4-6--
--------------------
--------------------
--------------------
[And then add the chords:]
C# D B C# C# D B C#

The ..


In ..
I ..
And ..
all ..
My ..
Yes ..
'You ..
One ...

Now ..
My ..
My ..
My ..
Land ..
To ..

Oh ..
Bury ..

The ...
********************************************************************************
               I'VE BEEN TIRED

Intro bass: G/A/C

Rythm guitar: G

One ...
......
"Don't .."


G     A   C     G
I've ..
A     C   G     A
I've ..
C     G   A     C
I've ..

-------------------------|
-------------------------|
-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
-------------------------|
-------------------------|

I ...
.....
But that's...


I've ...(6x)
e-------12------------12----|
B-12-13----12---12-13----12-|
G---------------------------|

I've ...(9x)
T-i-r-e-d ..
Spells ..
********************************************************************************
               LEVITATE ME


Intro: E

Give ..
Give ..
You ..

Then ..
Off ..
Levitate ..

Higher ..
G#m   A
Levitate ..

Elevator .. (4x)
 E  G#m   A
Lady ..
B(7fret)
If ..(3x)
B(2fret)
If ..
      C     B   E
Won't ..(4x)

Solo guitar:
----------------------------8---7--0-|
----------------------------8---7--0-|
-9-9-9-8------9-9-9-8-------9---8--1-|
---------11-9---------11-9--10--9--2-|
----------------------------10--9--2-|
----------------------------8---7--0-|


Shaky ..
Levitate ..

Come ..
You ..
Levitate ..

Higer ..
He ..

Elevator (3x)
Lady
Elevator ..
Lady..

If ..(3x)
If ..
Won't ..(5x)
Me, me, me, me, ...
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