Tabs
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Straitjackets
From the album ~SViva!~T (1996)
Song: Pacifica
Artist: Los Straitjackets
Tuning: 
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE
Notes: An absolutely beautiful piece of music that
captures the light and
Airy essence of SURF music!
Intro (Repeat) Pacifica ~SBlue~T Pattern
7--7--6--5--|--7--7--6--5--|--------------------------|-----------------
8--7--6--5--|--8--7--6--5--|--7--8--7--8--7--------3--|-----------------
7--7--7--5--|--7--7--7--5--|--7-----9-----7--7-----2--|-----------------
------8-----|--------8-----|--9-----9-----9-----9--3--|-----------------
------------|--------------|--------------------------|-----------------
------------|--------------|--------------------------|-----------------
Pacifica ~SBlue~T Pattern Reversi Pattern
------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------
7--8--7--8--7--------3--|--1--0-----1--0-----3--0-----------|-----------
7-----9-----7--7-----2--|-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----2--|-----------
9-----9-----9-----9--3--|-----2--------3--------2-----2--3--|-----------
------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------
------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------
Climbing Pattern Pacifica ~SBlue~T PAttern
------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------
------------0--1--0--1--|--7--8--7--8--7--------3--|--------------------
0--2--0--2--2--2--2--2--|--7-----9-----7--7-----2--|--------------------
3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--9-----9-----9-----9--3--|--------------------
------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------
------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------
Pacifica ~SSparkle~T Reversi
---------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------
7--8--10-7--8--7--------3--|--1--0-----1--0-----3--0-----------|--------
7--------9-----7--7-----2--|-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----2--|--------
9--------9-----9-----9--3--|-----2--------3--------2-----2--3--|--------
---------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------
---------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------
Climbing Bridge Break1
------------------------|--7--7--6--5----2-2--|-------------------------
------------0--1--0--1--|--8--7--6--5----3-3--|-------------------------
0--2--0--2--2--2--2--2--|--7--7--7--5----2-2--|-------------------------
3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--------8------------|-------------------------
------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------
------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------
Bridge Break2 Pacifica ~SBlue~T
7--7--6--5--2-----2--|--------------------------|-----------------------
8--7--6--5--3-----3--|--7--8--7--8--7--------3--|-----------------------
7--7--7--5--2-----2--|--7-----9-----7--7-----2--|-----------------------
------8--------------|--9-----9-----9-----9--3--|-----------------------
---------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------
---------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------
Pacifica ~SSparkle~T Reversi
---------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------
7--8--10-7--8--7--------3--|--1--0-----1--0-----3--0-----------|--------
7--------9-----7--7-----2--|-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----2--|--------
9--------9-----9-----9--3--|-----2--------3--------2-----2--3--|--------
---------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------
---------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------
Climbing Solo Part1 Solo Part2
------------------------|--7--7--6--5--|--7--7--6--5--|-----------------
------------0--1--0--1--|--8--7--6--5--|--8--7--6--5--|-----------------
0--2--0--2--2--2--2--2--|--7--7--7--5--|--7--7--7--5--|-----------------
3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--------8-----|--------8-----|-----------------
------------------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------
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Arpeggio Chordings (see notes below for chord
fingerings)
------2-----------2-----------5-----------5-----------7-----------7-----
---3-----3-----3-----3-----5-----5-----5-----5-----7-----7-----7--------
4-----------4-----------5-----------5-----------7-----------7-----------
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---------8-----------8-----------3-----------3-----------3--------------
7-----x-----x-----x-----x-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----
---9-----------9-----------5-----------5-----------4-----------4--------
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Climbing Pacifica ~SBlue~T
3-----|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------
---5--|--------------0--1--0--1--|--7--8--7--8--7--------3--|-----------
------|--0--2--0--2--2--2--2--2--|--7-----9-----7--7-----2--|-----------
------|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--9-----9-----9-----9--3--|-----------
------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------
------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------
Pacifica ~SSparkle~T Reversi
---------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------
7--8--10-7--8--7--------3--|--1--0-----1--0-----3--0-----------|--------
7--------9-----7--7-----2--|-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----2--|--------
9--------9-----9-----9--3--|-----2--------3--------2-----2--3--|--------
---------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------
---------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------
Climbing Ending Chord ~V Open ~QG~R
(Let Ring)
------------------------|--3--|-----------------------------------------
------------0--1--0--1--|--3--|-----------------------------------------
0--2--0--2--2--2--2--2--|--0--|------- (finito)
-----------------------
3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--0--|-----------------------------------------
------------------------|--x--|-----------------------------------------
------------------------|--3--|-----------------------------------------
Los Straitjackets ~QPacifica~R ~V Guitar Notes:
Solo ~V Part1 Solo ~V
Part2
----------------------|------5------------|----------------------|------
----3~W5--/--\-5--3----|---/---\-----------|----3--5--/--\-5--3---|------
/4-----------------3--|--7-----7--5--2/4--|/4-----------------3--|------
----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|------
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a b c d e f g h I j k l m n o
p q r
----5-----|-------------------------------------------------------------
----------|-------------------------------------------------------------
7/-----7--|-------------------------------------------------------------
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S t u
Solo notes, step by step:
a. Slide over fret w/ 2nd finger up INTO 4th fret
b. 1st finger
c. 3rd finger, then pick note a second time and bend
up full note to 
F#F# probably take all three fingers to
bend full note
d. 3rd finger, pick note still bent up to F#, then
release bend letting
note ring as it drops back down to natural E MajorE tone on
5th fret
e. Nothing special
f. Nothing special
g. Nothing special
h. 3rd finger, a 3 finger country bend, a full note up
from D MajorD at 7th fret stretched up to E MajorE
i. 1st finger at 5th fret. A augmentedA pedal tone
j. The release of the 3-finger bend. Fingers are
still at 7th fret but note is bent up a full note
interval from D MajorD note to E MajorE note. Here you are quickly
releasing the bend to ~Qpull~R the note from E, to D MajorD
k. Nothing special
l. 1st finger at 2nd fret, slid quickly while note is
playing up to 4th fret
m. ~Qm~R through ~Qr~R are basically repeats of the ~Qa~R
through ~Qg~R riff.
e-g. Nothing special, just single picked
s. A augmentedA 3-finger bend with third finger on 7th fret
(D MajorD note), bent full note
up to E MajorE note
t. The pedal tone note with 1st finger on 5th fret
u. The ~Qhome~R note for resolution, with 3rd finger on
7th fret and string natural not bent up from D MajorD to E MajorE
note.
Chord Fingerings for Arpeggio above
--2-----5-----7-----8-----3----3----------------------------------------------
--3-----5-----7-----10----5----5-----------------------------------------------
--4-----5-----7-----9-----5----4----------------------------------------------
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The Arpeggio after the guitar solo is shown note for
note, however this tab
Shows the actual chord fingerings (position), from
which the individual notes
Are picked out.
