I was sick of seeing so many popular tabs on this that I don't agree with--
they left out the open string that makes the main riff so powerful!
A song this good deserves much better!
Where Is My Mind?
Pixies
Tabbed by Bound
Tuning - E Standard (EBGDAe)
Meant for electric guitar with medium-heavy distortion.
starting at 0:17
chorus/intro
{
E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S
E|----4-------4-------4-------4---|----4-------4---0L--0L--0L--0L--|
B|5-------5-------5-------5-------|4-------4-------4h5-5p4-4h5-5p0-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
}x5
0:47 break... (bass)
0:59
verse
{
H H H H
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------6---------------|-------------------------------|
D|2---------------6---------------|6---------------7--------------|
A|2---------------4---------------|6---------------7--------------|
e|0-------------------------------|4---------------5--------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------5---5---5---5--|
D|2---2---2---2---6---6---6---6---|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
A|2---2---2---2---6---6---6---6---|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
e|0---0---0---0---4---4---4---4---|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
PM...............................................pm......L
}
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/p/pixies/257606.html ]
Prechorus, the (4)'s are optional here. Do whatever sounds best.
W E E E S S S S S S S S S S
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------(4(4(4)-|
B|--------------------------------(4)-(4)-(4)-(4(4(4(4(4(4(4(4(4(4)-|
G|6-------------------------------|4---4---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D|6-------------------------------|6---6---6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
A|4-------------------------------|6---6---6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
L
{chorus}x3
{verse}
{prechorus}
Solo around 2:02
There are two guitars harmonizing here, I did the
guitar panned to the left.
Q Q Q S S S S S S Q Q E S Q E S S S
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|7L------7L------7L----------------|--------------------------7-|
G|9b11----9b11----9b11--9-9-7-7-----|7-------9-----7-------7-9---|
D|------------------------------9---|----------------9-----------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
S S E Q Q Q Q
E|----------------------------------------|
B|10-10-12----15----17b19--17b19--17b19\x-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
{chorus}x3
{verse}
{prechorus}
{chorus}... listen for the cutoff at the end of the song.
LEGEND:
h hammer on
p pull off
{ } including (for example, repeat {tab} x5)
pm light palm mute
PM strong palm mute
( ) play quietly
L let ring
W whole note
Q quarter note
E eighth note
S sixteenth note
/ slide up
\ slide down
... extend over a duration
b bend to the pitch of
~ vibrato
x dead note, stop, or repeat a number of times
