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                        Trompe Le Monde Album

                            by The Pixies

                      Edited by Victor C. Perez (yira@dorsai.dorsai.org)







The Pixies

From: schnitzi@east.isx.com (Mark J. Schnitzius)



INTRO:



  Guitar 1

|-9-8-7---------------9-8-7-------------------------|

|-7-----8-------------7-----8-8-7-------------------|

|-7-------------------7-----------------------------|

|-7-------------------7-----------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|

| Guitar 2                                          |

|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------6--4-------------------7--3---------|

|-------------6----5-----------------7----4---------|

|-----------4------5---------------5------4---------|

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





  Guitar 1

|-----10--------------------------------------------|

|------9-----------6--------------------------------|

|----9-------------7--------------------------------|

|--9-------------7----------------------------------|

|--------------5------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|

| Guitar 2                                          |

|---------5-----------5-----------------------------|

|---------6-----------5-----------------------------|

|---------7-----------6-----------------------------|

|---------7-----------7-----------------------------|

|---------5-----------7-----------------------------|

|---------------------5-----------------------------|





E F F#7add4[???]





F#  B   Bm    F#  B  Bm

Why do cupids and angels Con-

F#  B   Bm    F#       D

tin-u-al-ly haunt her dreams like

B      D   F#  B  Bm   F#

mem-o-ries of another life

B  Bm      F#      D          Badd4

is painted on her shirt in capitals.

G              E        G

Out on the free freeway there's only

D            B         D     B   A      G

she and the they represented by their lights



[Bridge: Spoken]



    Bm          G         C#               G

We went to the store and bought something great

      Bm            G         D           F#

which samples this song from Washington state.



Em  F#m   Dm   A   E F F#7add4

[Instumental part]





Go little record go.  It is named

by some guy named Joe. And the words are the

letters of the words said electrically played

for outer space and those who paid.

This song is twice occurred and nows it's

time to go away on holiday.



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Badd4:  -0--       F#7add4   -0--

        -0--                 -0--

        -8--                 -3--

        -9--                 -4--

        -9--                 -4--

        -7--                 -2--



- Planet of Sound: uses a drop D tuning, so tune yr low E to a D.

  From: scuw5@central.susx.ac.uk (Jonathan Eyre)



The song uses only two chords - A5 and D5:



  A5  D5

e---------

B---------

G--2------

D--2---0--

A--0---0--

D------0--



Start on A5, move to D5, and just alternate between the two. The solo is

just a cheesy blues lick.



You can actually buy a complete book of 'Trompe Le Monde' tab, but it's

not very good.





                   U-mass

                   Pixies



G       F       C       D



G     G         G         G      F

C     C         C         C      D



the chorus is slightly different:

F       G       Bb      C

F       C       C       F



and all the chorus chords are quarter notes.



'Letter to Memphis'

Transcribed by Mark Schnitzius (schnitzi@east.isx.com)



Tune your guitar down a half step to play this one.  You'll

need to hit the low E chord.

----

E  C#m  A     E  C#m  A    E  C#m  A



[Call this Rhythm Figure 1]



       C#m A  A  E       Abm   E

--------4--5--5--5--------4----5---

--------5--5--5--7--------4----7---

---8-9--6--6--6--7--8-9-8-4----7---

-6------6--7--7--7--------6----7---

--------4--7--7--5--------6----5---

-----------5--5-----------4--------



       C#m A  A  E         Abm      A      B

--------4--5--5--7----------4-------0------2-------

--------5--5--5--5----------4-------2------4-------

-8-9-8--6--6--6--5----8-9---4-------2------4-------

--------6--7--7--5--6-------6-------2------4-------

--------4--7--7--7----------6-------0------2-------

-----------5--5-------------4----------------------



[End Rhythm Figure 1]



 E?             E  C#m  /B  C#m  A?        A  A?        A

--------------------4-------------------------------------

--------------------5-------------------------------------

-9--9--9--9--9--9---6-------------------------------------

-11-11-11-11-11-9---6------------7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-

-7--7--7--7--7--7---4------------9-9-9-9-9-7--9-9-9-9-9-7-

---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-



 E?             E  C#m  /B  C#m  A?        A  F#m

--------------------4--------------------------2----------

--------------------5--------------------------2----------

-9--9--9--9--9--9---6--------------------------2----------

-11-11-11-11-11-9---6------------7-7-7-7-7-7---4----------

-7--7--7--7--7--7---4------------9-9-9-9-9-7---4----------

---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5---2----------



the day since I met her

i can't believe it's true

she came here from memphis

across the ocean



sailing and i saw her and i pleaded

why do you come so far and she said



C#m              E

trying to get to you

C#m                   E

how i tried to get to you

C#m              E

trying to get to you



[Rhythm Figure 2]

------------------

------------------

------------------

------------------

--9--7-----11-9---

--5--5-----7--7---





i'm sending a letter

i'll send it right to you

i'll send it to memphis

i know that someday



everything i needed and i wanted

used to be that in my head was haunted



[with Rhythm Figure 1]

and all these sirens they make me mad

and all this violence it brings me down

i feel strong

i feel lucky



trying to get to you

said i'm going to get to you

trying to get to you



[Close:]

[Rhythm Figure 2]  E





SUBBACULTCHA

transcribed by Adam Farmer 



the lyrics are at the bottom, you can work out

where they go by listening to the record. I've

split the song into sections and the arrangement

is below.



PART 1

--------------------------------------------------

guitar 1

?---------------------------------------------

?----------------------------------8----------

?----------------------------------10(b)------

?---------------------------------------------

?---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------

?---0--0--3--0--0--3--0--0--3--3--------------



add slight bend to the G notes

---------------------------------------------------



PART 2

---------------------------------------------------

guitar 1

?---------------------------------------------

?---------------------------------------------

?---------------------------------------------

?---------------------5-----------------------

?---2--2--------5--5--3--0--------------------

?---0--0--4--0--3--3--------------------------



guitar 2

?---------------------------------------------

?---------------------------------------------

?---------------------------------------------

?---------------------------------------------

?---10----------------------------------------

?------------------------12-------------------



play note at tenth fret, A string through two of

guitar one's progression, then slide down from 12

fret, E string. Play above through first verse



----------------------------------------------------



PART 3

----------------------------------------------------



guitar 1

?---------------------------------------------

?---------------------------------------------

?---------------------------------------------

?---------------------------------------------

?---------------------3-----------------------

?---0--0--4--0--3--3-----0--------------------



guitar 2

?-------------?-18(b)20------?-20------------?

?-------------?--------------?------------21-?

?-------------?--------------?---------------?

?-10----------?--------------?---------------?

?----------12-?-----------12-?---------------?



play guitar 1 thoughout second verse adding slight

bend to the fretted notes. ignore the spacing for

guitar 2, listen to the record for how to play them,

remember to slide down from second note.



----------------------------------------------------



PART 4

----------------------------------------------------



guitar 1

E chord throughout



guitar 2

?---------------------------------------------

?---------------------------------------------

?---------------------------------------------

?---------------------------------------------

?---10----------------------------------------

?------------------------12-------------------



play open E chord throughout play guitar 2 the same

as in PART 2.



-----------------------------------------------------





Part 1    x2

Part 2    through first verse

E chord while singing Subbacultcha

Part 3    through second verse

Part 4    through third verse





Lyrics :



This is a song about something there

There is something about this song

We did the clubs what ass

I was to have her in the sack

I was looking handsome

She was looking like an erotic vulture

I was all dressed in black

She was all dressed up in black

Everything was fine down here

What you call it here

Call it what you will here

Way down down down in this Subbacultcha



Her warm white belly in the life I'd lived had seen nothing

Finer she shakes and she moves me or something

I was wearing eyeliner

She was wearing eyeliner

It was good down here

Saving for my scrapbook here

Way down down down in this Subbacultcha



Now we live on the sea and relax and ride the tack

Drug running on this panamanian schooner

She walks the deck in a black dress

And me I dress up in black

And we listen to the sea

And look at the sky in a poetic kind of way

What you call it

When you look at the sky in a poetic kind of way

You know when you grope for luna



Motorway To Roswell -

transcribed by Adam Farmer 

lead guitar transcribed by Jere Klami 



Intro: (not very accurate, corrections welcome)

E 77-77-7-87-87-7-87-87-7-10-10-10-10--10--8--8--8--8---8---

B ------------------------12-12-12-12--12--10-10-10-10--10--



There are three different lead guitar things:

     B       C#m     G#      C#m



1. B 4-------5---4---4-------4-------



2. B ------------------------4-/5-4--

   G --------------------------------

   D --421-------------642-4---------

   A -2---------------4--------------



3. E ----------7---------------------

   B 7-------9--9----7-------9---7---



And here's the chorus:

C#m                      B         G#

Sparkled as he turned to graze our city



 E                            G



B 0-------------------------- -------3--00---



  He started heading for the  motorway



  B               E7



B 577577-7-7---   577-7-577-7-7---

  and he came right down





Chords



B   C#m   G#   E    G    E5



7    4    4    0    3    7

7    5    4    0    3    9

8    6    5    1    4    9

9    6    6    2    5    9

9    4    6    2    5    7

7    X    4    0    3    X





B             C#m

Last night he could not make it

G#                   C#m

He tried hard but he could not make it

B             C#m

Last night he could not make it

B        C#m

On a holiday

G#

For many miles

C#m                    B

Looking for a place to stay

B                  C#m

Near some friendly star

G#

He found this mote

    C#m                    B

And now we wonder where we are

B                 C#m

How could this so great

G#

Turn so shitty

   C#m              B

He ended up in army crates

B                  C#m

And photographs in files

G#

His tiny boat

C#m                     B          G#

Sparked as he turned to grazed our city

E                        G

I started driving on the motorway

B             E5

I was feeling down



B   C#m  G#  C#m



B             C#m               G#   C#m

Last night he could not make it

B             C#m

Last night he could not make it

G#                   C#m

He tried hard but he could not make it

B             C#m

Last night he could not make



B   C#m  G#  C#m



On a holiday

So many miles

Looking for a place to stay

Near some friendly star

He found this mote

And now we wonder

How could this so great

Turn so shit

He ended up in army crates

And photographs in files

His tiny boat

Sparked as he grazed it

He started heading for the motorway

And he came right down





NAVAJO KNOW (Pixies)

From: JERE TAPIO KLAMI 



Cm        Am     Dm Em  Cm         Am        Dm    Em

Upon construction       there is a mohawk

his way of walking      quite high above the ground

G                                 Cm Am Dm Em

Fearless of looking down, skywalk!