Butthole Surfers - Pepper Chords & Tabs

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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1982 03:38:09 -0500
From: Keith Barron 

Pepper
By Butthole Surfers
Tabbed by Keith Barron

I THINK THIS TAB IS RIGHT AND I HAVE EVERYTHING BUT THE BACKWARD
VOCALS INTERLUDE WHICH IS PROBABLY JUST G5 OVER AND OVER.

INTRO FOR BASS IS:

g---------------4-4^I-(5)-(5)----4-4-----I-------------------|
d-------------------I--------5-5-----5-5-I-------------------|
a-------------------I--------------------I-------------------|
e--3-3-3-3-3-3------I--------------------I-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|

CHORUS EVERY TIME IS: (play 8 times)
(gtr 1) CHORUS RIFF
E-------3----3----3----3--3--3----3----3----3--3--------|
B-------3----3----3----3--3--3----3----3----3--3--------|
G-------O----0----0----0--0--0----0----0----0--0--------|
D-------O----0----0----0--0--0----0----0----0--0--------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------3----3----3----3--3--3----3----3----3--3--------|


CHORUS 2ND AND 3RD TIME IS: (play 4 times)
(gtr 2)
G--O--O--O------------------I--------------|
D--O--O--O--4--5-4<0--4--0--I--------------|
A---------------------------I--------------|
E--3--3--3------------------I--------------|


AFTER FIRST AND SECOND CHORUS PLAY:
(gtr 1)
G-------------4-4^(5)-(5)-0-0-4-4-0-0--I-----------------|
D--------------------------------------I-----------------|
A--------------------------------------I-----------------|
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------I--3-3-3-3-3-3\---|

1ST (BACKWARDS) GUITAR SOLO IS:
(gtr 1)
      P
G---12<0--I---4>5<4-5--4-5-7--\5<4-4-4-0-----10//12--12--12^(14)-|
D---------I------------------------------------I-----------------|

                                                         (VERSE)
G--(14)"12<10-12---I--(12)<10----10-12-10---7\\5\\4<0--I---------|
D------------------I----------12-----------------------I--5------|


1ST (BACKWARDS) GUITAR SOLO FOR GTR 2 IS:
(gtr 2) PLAYS GTR 1 CHORUS RIFF 4 TIMES DURING SOLO

 AFTER THIRD CHORUS PLAY:
(gtr 1)

G--12^(14)--12--10-12-----I--10-12-----10--12--10-12-------|
D---------------------12--I--------12-----------------12---|

G----------10-----------------I----------------------------|
D--11//12-------12\-9----9>10-I--10^(12)-------------------|

SECOND (BACKWARDS) GUITAR SOLO FOR GTR.3 IS PLAYING THE G5 POWER CHORD
IN SIXTEENTH NOTES UNTIL THE END.


SECOND (BACKWARDS) GUITAR SOLO FOR GTR 1

G--------------------------I------------------I--7<0-------|
D--(12)--(12)""""""""""10--I--(10)----(10)<0--I------------|
(gradual release)          (fdbk)            (fdbk)

G---(0)-------I---------------------------I----------------------|
D----------3--I---3-----------------------I----------------------|
A-------------I-----5---5---5-5--5--5--3--I-3<2--2-----2---------|
E-------------I---------------------------I---------3---3-3-3-3--|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/butthole_surfers/pepper_btab.html ]
D------------------I-------------I-----------3--3>5-5-----3-5--|
A------------------I-------------I--2--3--5--------------------|
E--(3)---3---3-----I-(3)-----3-3-I-----------------------------|
            (fdbk)

G----------------------------0-0-I--12^(14)-(14)"(12)--10-12-----|
D--5^(7)----5--3--0-3>5------0-0-I---------------------------12--|

G--10-12-----10-12----10-12-(12)\I-------------------------------|
D--------12--------12------------I---------------3---(3)<0--3-0--|
A--------------------------------I--------2-3//5-----------------|
E--------------------------------I-3-3-3-------------------------|

G--------I-------I--12^(14)-(14)"(12)----10-12-------------------|
D--3-5---I--(5)--I-----------------------------12----------------|
           (fdbk)

G--10-12-----10-----10-10>12---12---(12)\-I-------------------|
D--------12------12-----------------------I----------------3--|
A-----------------------------------------I---------2//3>5----|
E-----------------------------------------I-3-3-3-3-----------|


G----------I--------------I----x\-I-5^(7)""""""""(5)-I-4>5-5-----|
D--3---3-5-I-3>5---5----5-I----x\-I------------------I-----------|
A----5-----I--------------I----x\-I------------------I-----------|
                           (fdbk)    (gradual release)


B------------I----------------------------I----------------6----|
G--(5)-5^(7)-I-5^(7)"(5)-4<0-5-4>5<4----4-I-5>4-0---4-5//7---7--|


                                     (begin fade)
B--6//8--8------I----(8)-X-13^(15)--I-(15)(15)(15)(15)(15)(15---|
G---------------I-------------------I---------------------------|


B--(15)(15)" 13-13-11-13-11-----------------------------|
G---------------------------12-10-12-10>12-10-----------|
D---------------------------------------------12--12\---|


D-\\10-9--10--9------9-10--10^(12)"(10)-9-I--10--9----9-10-9-----|
A----------------10-----------------------I--------10--------10--|


SECOND GUITAR SOLO DURING GTR 1 SOLO FOR GUITAR 2
(gtr 2)
           (6 measures)
G--------I-----------I-----------I-----------I---------I---------|
D--------I-----------I-----------I-----------I---------I---------|

G-------------------------------10-I--10>12-12--10-12-12-12<10---|
D--9>10--10-9-10-12--12--12--12----I-----------------------------|

G--13^(15)--I-X\---I-------I--------I------I-12^(14)-(14)"(12)---|
D-----------I-X\---I-------I--------I------I---------------------|

G-10>12--10------------------I-----------------------------------|
D-----------12--12---(12)\\9-I--9//10--9------9------------------|
A----------------------------I------------10----10----(10)^(12---|

G-------------I------[7]-I---------I-[7]-[7]-I-[7]-[7]I-[7]-[7]-|
D-------------I----------I---------I--x---x--I--x---x-I--x---x--|
A--(12)"(10)--I-(10)-----I---------I---------I--------I---------|

G-[7]-[7]--I-[7]---[7]--I--[7]--[7]--I--[7]-[7]--I---[7]--[7]----|
D--x---x---I--x-----x---I---x----x---I---x---x---I----x----x-----|


   (begin fade)
G--[7]-----[7]---I---------------I----------------I--------------|
D---x-------x----I---------------I----------------I----------5---|
A----------------I---------------I----------------I----------5---|
E----------------I---------------I----------------I----------3---|