Monkey Gone to Heaven Pixies
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 18:04:52 -0500
From: Bryson Meunier
Subject: TAB:p/pixies/monkey_gone_to_heaven.tab
MONKEY GONE TO HEAVEN
by The Pixies
from "Doolittle" (1989)
main riff-
[Em] [F#] [A] [D] [B]
E--0---2-----------------------------------------------| B--0---2--------5--------------------------------------| G--0---3---3----6----7---------------/(4)-------\(7)---| D--2---4---4----7----7---------------/(4)-------\(7)---| A--2---4---4----7----5---------------/(2)-------\(5)---| E--0---2---2----5--------------------------------------|
verse:
(there was a guy ect)
chorus:
Em F# A D B | D
|
This monkey's gone to heaven |-key's gone
E--0---2---------------------------------|--------------| B--0---2--------5------------------------|--------------| G--0---3---3----6----7---------------/(4)|-------\(7)---| D--2---4---4----7----7---------------/(4)|-------\(7)---| A--2---4---4----7----5---------------/(2)|-------\(5)---| E--0---2---2----5------------------------|--------------|
first "solo" (may be two guitars):
E--0-0-0-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-2-2-2-2--0--0-0-----4--| B--2-2-2-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3--0--2-2\(4)-5--| G-----------------------------------------------0--0-0-----0--| D-----------------------------------------------2-------------| A-----------------------------------------------2-------------| E-----------------------------------------------0-------------| E-(4)/(2)-2~~~~~~~(2)--------------------------|
B-(5)/(3)-3~~~~~~~(3)p2~~~~~~~~~~(2)\3~~~~~~~~-|
G-(0)------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------|
(back to chorus riff)
During chorus, "toy piano" sound can be recreated by picking
D & G strings behind the nut:
|---behind the nut-----| E------------------------| B------------------------| G----0----0----0----0----| D--0----0----0----0------| A------------------------| E------------------------|
verse:
(the creature in the sky ect)
(chorus)
rock me joe
solo-
E----------------------------------------------------------------| B--5-------------------------------------------------------------| G--7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r---5b--5--5r-6b--6-6-6r-5b--5-5r--6b--6-6-| D----------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------| B-----7h8p7-7--7-7-7-7--5---------------------| G-6r--------------------7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r--| D---------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------|
(back to first "solo")
(if man is 5 if man is 5 if man is ect)
(back to chorus)
outro:
E----------------------------------------------------------------| B--5---------------------5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5---| G--7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6-6---| D----------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| B-7-7-7-7--5---------------------5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-7--| G-7-7-7-7--7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--| D----------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------0-------------------| B-7-----7---7-------0-------------------| G-9b----9---9r-/----0---3--3-------7----| D-------------------2---4--4---7---7----| A-------------------2---4--4---7---5----| E-------------------0---2--2---5--------|
Transcribed by
Bryson Meunier
http://www.angelfire.com/oh/bryson/
mailto:meunier.1@osu.edu
Comments, corrections, additions welcome.
Symbols used in transcription:
B = bend
r = release
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
\ = slide
(5) = ghost note at 5th fret
~~~ = feedback
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