Gouge Away Pixies backing track and tabs

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GOUGE AWAY
by The Pixies
from "Doolittle" (1989)

For the chorus do this with heavy palm muting

[Chorus]

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----------------------14-14-14-|
A|----11-11-11--14-14-14----------|
E|--------------------------------|

gouge away
you can gouge away
stay all day
if you want to

(let ring)
E-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------9b---------r(9)---9--h--|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D------10---------------------------------------|
A--11-------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

Basically, it's G# B E G# E G# using barre chords for the verses.

[Chorus]

G# B
missy aggravation
E
some sacred questions
G#
you stroke my locks
E
some marijuana
G#
if you got some

[chorus]

E--7p6-------------------------------------|
B-------7-6---/(5)-----/(4)-----/(2)---p0--|
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|

sleeping on your belly Same G# B E G# E G# stuff
you break my arms
you spoon my eyes
been rubbing a bad charm
with holy fingers

[Chorus]

chained to the pillars Same G# B E G# E G# stuff
a 3-day party
i break the walls
and kill us all
with holy fingers

[Chorus] Use G# B E G# E G# stuff for last chorus

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This song is one of the best from Doolittle, the guitar is essentialy some heavy palm
muting, then some cool barre chords with some guitar riffs in between. Its not too
to play and sounds great.

Sounds best with a little distortion.

\\\\\\\\\\\CHORDS\\\\\\\\\\ ( barre )

G# B* E

e-|--------4-----------7------------7-------------|--|
b-|--------4-----------7------------9-------------|--|
g-|--------5-----------8------------9-------------|--|
d-|--------6-----------9------------9-------------|--|
a-|--------6-----------9------------7-------------|--|
e-|--------4-----------7------------7-------------|--|

* The B Chord is played like this; ( Move your pinky up to the g string )

e-|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---------|--|
b-|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---------|--|
g-|---8-----8-----9-----8-----9-----8---------|--|
d-|---9-----9-----7-----9-----7-----9---------|--|
a-|---9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9---------|--|
e-|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---------|--|

\\\\\\\\\\\\\TAB\\\\\\\\\\\\\

Intro/ Chorus

Gouge away, you can gouge away...

Guitar 1 -------- Palm mute

e-|--------------------------------------------------------------|--|
b-|--------------------------------------------------------------|--|
g-|--------------------------------------------------------------|--|
d-|----------------------------------14-14-14--x4----------------|--|
a-|----11-11-11--x6---14-14-14--x2-----------------14-14-14--x2--|--|
e-|--------------------------------------------------------------|--|

Guitar 2 --------- Riff over top of palm muting

( Let strings ring )

e-|-----------------------------------------|--|
b-|----------------9brb-----9h11------------|--|
g-|----------6------------------------------|--|
d-|-------5---------------------------------|--|
a-|-----------------------------------------|--|
e-|-----------------------------------------|--|

Verse:

G# B*
Missy Aggrivation
E
Some sacred questions
G#
You stroke my locks
E
Some marijuana
G#
If youve got some

Chorus:

Gouge away, you can gouge away...

After La La La, Guitar 1 kicks in

Palm mute
e-|----------------------------------|--|
b-|----------------------------------|--|
g-|----------------------------------|--|
d-|----------------------------------|--|
a-|----11-11-11--x4------------------|--|
e-|----------------------------------|--|

Guitar 2
e-|----------------------------|--|
b-|------12/10-----------------|--|
g-|--------------11--10--------|--|
d-|----------------------------|--|
a-|----------------------------|--|
e-|----------------------------|--|

Guitar 2
e-|-----------------------------------------|--|
b-|----------------9brb-----9h11------------|--|
g-|----------6------------------------------|--|
d-|-------5---------------------------------|--|
a-|-----------------------------------------|--|
e-|-----------------------------------------|--|

Verse:

G# B*
Sleeping on your belly
E
You break my arms
G#
You spoon my eyes
E
Been rubbing a bad charm
G#
With holy fingers

Chorus: ( No Palm Muting )

Guitar 2
e-|-----------------------------------------|--|
b-|----------------9brb-----9h11------------|--|
g-|----------6------------------------------|--|
d-|-------5---------------------------------|--|
a-|-----------------------------------------|--|
e-|-----------------------------------------|--|

G# B*
Chained to the pillars
E
A 3-day party
G#
I break the walls
E
And kill us all
G#
With holy fingers

Repeat G# B* E G# E G# twice over.

Thanks Pixies for this awesome song

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THE PIXIES
GOUGE AWAY
DOOLITTLE.
CHORUS1.
AT 00.15 SECONDS PLAY THIS FOR THE RHYTHM GUITAR.
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|
--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|

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--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|
----------------------------------| PLAY THIS ON RHYTHM UNTIL 00.28 SECONDS.
THEN THE LEAD KICKS IN AND IF YOU PLAY THE LEAD GUITAR PLAY THIS
----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
-----10______--9 BEND UP--9 BEND BACK DOWN--9--11_______--|
--11------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 1. JUST LEAD.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------9--9--9--9--9--------------------------|
--6--6--6--6--6--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------------|
--6--6--6--6--6--9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--7-----------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|

---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
--9--9--9--9--9------------------------------|
--9--9--9--9--9--6---------------------------|
--7--7--7--7--7--6---------------------------|
-----------------4_________________________--|
CHORUS AGAIN AT 1.03 PLAY RHYTHM UNDER THE LEAD AT 1.07 AND 1.17.
LEAD AT 1.07
--7--6-----------------|
--------7--6_________--|
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-----------------------|
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THEN AT 1.17 PLAY THE FIRST LEAD BIT, THE PLAY VERSE 2 THE SAME AS NUMBER ONE. THEN PLAY
LEAD BIT AT 1.55 THEN THE LAST VERSE THEN THE LAST CHORUS PLAY THIS
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--------------------------------9--9--9--9--9---------------------------|
--6--6--6--6--6--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---|
--6--6--6--6--6--9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---|
--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--7-----------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---|

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-----------------|
--9--9--9--9--9--|
--9--9--9--9--9--|
--7--7--7--7--7--|
-----------------|
THEN THE BIT WHERE YOU PLAY IT ON YOUR OWN AT 1.23 PLAY IT TWICE AND END ON
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--6--------|
--6--------|
--4______--

TAB DONE BY DROPE1000.