Crosseyed And Painless - Talking Heads
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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CROSSEYED AND PAINLESS - Talking Heads
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Tabbed by: Ben Aitken
Email: ben.j.aitken@gmail.com

Tuning: Standard
Listen to record for timing

Bass riff:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--9--9----7--7--9--9----7--9--9----7--7--9--9---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G1 main riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------7-------9--7-----------------------7-------9--7-------------------|
G|---------7-------9--7-----------------------7-------9--7-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7/9---------0---------9------------------------0----------9--0-----------|
E|--5/7-------------------7----7\5----5--7--------------------7--------------|

G2:
e|--7--7--7--7--x--x--7--7--x--x--7--7--7--7---------------------------------|
B|--7--7--7--7--x--x--7--7--x--x--7--7--7--7---------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--x--x--7--7--x--x--7--7--7--7---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Keyboard (arr. for guitar):
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7--7--9--7----7--9--9----7--7--9--7----7--9--9---------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7----7--7--7----7--7--7--7----7--7--7---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G3 (during chorus):
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G2 after 1st chorus:
e|--7--9--7--7--x--x--7--9--x--x--7--7--7--7---------------------------------|
B|--7--9--7--7--x--x--7--9--x--x--7--7--7--7---------------------------------|
G|--7--9--7--7--x--x--7--9--x--x--7--7--7--7---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G4 solo (with slide and delay):
e|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7\-----(10)\----------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7/--------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--7--7--7/8\7\--------7/8\7-------7/10-------10\*\*\*\*\*\*\---------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*pick while sliding

G5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------12/14\------|
B|-----------------------/--/--/--/------------------------------12/14\------|
G|-----------------------/--/--/--/------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------/--/--/--/------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------/--/--/--/------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
make noise with slide

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Song info
Crosseyed And Painless
Talking Heads
2001
  • Funk / Soul
  • Rock
  • Funk
  • New Wave
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