Wave Of Mutilation - Pixies
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tabbed by:CMM
Email: colin_michael_muppet@hotmail.com
Tuning:Standard
Black Francis: Acoustic

[Intro/Chorus Chords]
e|-1----0--------|
B|-1----2----3---|
G|-2----2----3---|
D|-3----2----3---|
A|-3----0----1---|
E|-1-------------|

[Verse]
e|-6--7--3-1--|
B|-6--7--3-1--|
G|-7--6--4-2--|
D|-8--7--5-3--|
A|-8--7--5-3--|
E|-6--5--3-1--|

NOTE: No strumming, played as written.

(Post Chorus Chords)
e|-1-----|
B|-1--3--|
G|-2--3--|
D|-3--3--|
A|-3--1--|
E|-1-----|

Joey Santiago: Electric

[Intro Guitar]
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-6-5-6--------6-5-6----------------------|
G|--------5------------7-----5-3-----------|
D|----------------------------------3-0----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

[Intro pt.2/Chorus]
e|--------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6--|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

[Ending on]
e|-1--|
B|-1--|
G|-2--|
D|-3--|
A|-3--|
E|-1--|

[Verse]
e|-6--7--3-1--|
B|-6--7--3-1--|
G|-7--6--4-2--|
D|-8--7--5-3--|
A|-8--7--5-3--|
E|-6--5--3-1--|

NOTE: No strumming, played as written.

[Pre-Chorus]
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-5-----6------7----10--|
D|-x-----x------x-----x--|
A|-3-----4------5-----8--|
E|-----------------------|

[Post Chorus Chords]
e|-1-----|
B|-1--3--|
G|-2--3--|
D|-3--3--|
A|-3--1--|
E|-1-----|

[Last Chorus Fill]
e|-12-12-----12-12----12----12----12----12------|
B|-----------------------11----11----11----11---|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

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| x Dead note

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
The Pixies - Wave of Mutilation

[INTRO] (Chords on top, Joey’s octaves on bottom)
F
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A Bb G
E----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7---5---3---------|--10---9-----------|
D----------------------|-------------7---5-|-------------------|
A--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-5---3---1---------|---8---7-----------|
E----------------------|-------------5---3-|-------------------|
*go back forth between these
2 octaves on this part
*F A Bb (3x)


[VERSE 1]
(chords in parenthesis not actually played)
F (A) (Bb) (G)
Cease to resist, giving my goodbye
Bb-A-G-F (A) (Bb) (G)
Drive my car into the ocean
Bb-A-G-F A Bb G
You'll think I'm dead, but I sail away

[CHORUS]
F A Bb
On a wave of mutilation
F A Bb
Wave of mutilation
F A Bb
Wave of mutilation
F Bb F Bb
A wave .... wave

G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
Bass: E-6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6--6-3-3--3-3--|


[VERSE 2]
Bb-A-G-F A Bb G
I've kissed mermaids, rode the el nino
Bb-A-G-F A Bb G
Walked the sand with the crustaceans
Bb-A-G-F A Bb G
Could find my way to mariana

Now play CHORUS two times

_____________________________________________________________________
These are the octaves Joey plays on the last line in the verse:

E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--5------------------6---------------7--10--|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--3------------------4---------------5---8--|
E--------------------------------------------|
You’ll think I’m dead but I sail away
Song info
Wave Of Mutilation
Pixies
2001
  • Rock
  • Indie Rock
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