Pixies – Caribou tab

Band: Pixies.
Song: Caribou.
Album: Come On Pilgrim.

The tab is in two parts Rhythm and Lead.

Black Francis (Rhythm)

Introduction

e|---0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0---0-2-3-2-0----------------|B|-5-5-4-2-0-1--5-5-4-2-0-0--5-5-4-2-0-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------|G|-----------2------------1------------2--------------------------|D|-----------2------------2------------2------------5-5-5----5----|A|-----------0------------2------------0------------5-5---5----5--|E|------------------------0-------------------------3-3-----3-----|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-5-5-5----5----------------------------------------------------------|D|-5-5---5----5-5-5-5----5---------------------------------------------|A|-3-3-----3----5-5---5----5-------------------------------------------|E|--------------3-3-----3-----just pick randomly you will get it then--|
e|-----------------------------------|B|-3-hammer on and off-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-|G|-3---------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------|
1st Verse. Do the random picky things with these chords.
e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------5-5-5---5-5-|D--5-5-5-----5-5--5---5--5--5-|A|-5----5--5---5--3-----3---3-|make sure them last chords are strummed hard.E|-3------3----3--------------|Do this 12 times on the last time just before the chorus 01:07 go
e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|A|-5----5--5--3-3-3-3-3-3-|E|-3------3---------------|
Then its the 1st Chorus.
e|------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------------------|D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-|A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-|E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--| x2 then the second part the chorus.
e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-11-11-11-|A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-11-11-11-|E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-9--9--9--| x2 then its back to the verse.
2nd Verse Now just strum the chords.
e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-|E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------| Do this 8 times. Then stop at 01.54 then come back in at with
e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-|E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------| Then its the chorus. Repeat the 1st and 2nd bit both 3 to finish the song.
Joey Santiago (lead) After the introduction, at 00.30 go
e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|-11-bend up then back down-D|---------------------------|A|---------------------------|E|---------------------------|
1st verse at 00.39 start playing this
e|----------7-------|B`8--8---8---8---8--|G|------7-------7---|D|------------------|A|------------------|E|------------------| Repeat this when needed up until the 1st chorus. Do the 1st bit same as the rhythm but the second bit goes like this
e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-13-13-13-13-13-13-9-9-9-11-11-11-|A|-13-13-13-13-13-13-9-9-9-11-11-11-|E|-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-9--9--9--|Play the second bit as you should after the 1st bittimes. Repeat the verse in the right places up until the chorus at 02.06. Do a normalthe 1st time then the second one go,
e|-x-B|-x-G|-x-D|-x-A|-x-E|-0- Strum this like crazy, make sure you have distortion, just go mad. Then
Solo bit.
e|-14 bend up and down like mad until you need to go -14-14-14-14-14-14-|B|-----------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-|G|-----------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat the 1st bit as normal then the second bit go
e|---------------------- ---|B|---------------------- ---|G|---------------------- ---|D|-5-----9-9-9-11-11-11- -5-|A|-5-----9-9-9-11-11-11- -5-|E|-3-----7-7-7-9--9--9--Do this 2x then end on -3-|
I hope you understand all of this and what i mean if not just play the song and listen it. I think its 100%, if you want anymore Pixies or Breeders tabs please let me know and will do them asap. Comment on what you think please. Thanks. trompelemonde99
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