The Flaming Lips: Buggin' (The Buzz of Love is Busy Buggin' You)
From the album The Soft Bulletin
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe) with a capo on the 2nd fret
All notes in this tab are relative to the capo.
Intro:
C Em/B F/A
e|----8-------|----7-------|----5-------------------|
B|-------8----|-------8----|-------6-----6----------|
G|----------9-|----------9-|----------5-------------| x2
D|------------|------------|------------------------|
A|------------|------------|------------------------|
E|-8----------|-7----------|-5----------------------|
Verse Part 1:
C Em/B F/A
e|----8-------|----7-------|----5--------------|
B|-------8----|-------8----|-------6-----6-----|
G|----------9-|----------9-|----------5--------|
D|------------|------------|-------------------|
A|------------|------------|-------------------|
E|-8----------|-7----------|-5-----------------|
ALL THOSE BUGS
C Em/B F/A
e|----8-------|----7-------|----5--------5--------5--------5--------5-------|
B|-------8----|-------8----|-------6--------6--------6--------6--------6----|
G|----------9-|----------9-|----------5--------5--------5--------5--------5-|
D|------------|------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------|------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|-8----------|-7----------|-5----------------------------------------------|
BUZ- -ZIN ROUND YOUR HEAD
Verse Part 2:
C Em F
Well, they fly in the air
C Em F
As you comb your hair
C Em F
And the summertime will make you itch
D G
The mosquito bites
VERSE 2: Play Verse Parts 1 and 2
BRIDGE:
C Em
Well, they bite, yeah, they bite
F C*
But you can see they're there?
At C*, play this arpeggio
e|----8--------8--------8--------8--------8-------|
B|-------8--------8--------8--------8--------8----|
G|----------9--------9--------9--------9--------9-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-8----------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/flaming_lips/buggin_tab.html ]
C Em
Well, they bite, yeah, they bite
F
But you can tell they're there?
VERSE 3: Play Verse Parts 1 and 2
Then repeat the chords [C Em F] until the end.
NOTE: When I play this song on my acoustic, I like to play the notes an octave lower to
a fuller sound. I still play the chords (C, Em, F, D, and G) like normal, but these are
bits I change:
Acoustic "Intro":
C Em/B F/A
e|------------|------------|------------------------|
B|----1-------|----0-------|------------------------|
G|-------0----|-------0----|----2-------------------| x2
D|----------2-|----------2-|-------3-----3----------|
A|-3----------|-2----------|-0--------3-------------|
E|------------|------------|------------------------|
Here’s the "acoustic" version of the verse:
C Em/B F/A
e|------------|------------|------------------------|
B|----1-------|----0-------|------------------------|
G|-------0----|-------0----|----2-------------------|
D|----------2-|----------2-|-------3-----3----------|
A|-3----------|-2----------|-0--------3-------------|
E|------------|------------|------------------------|
ALL THOSE BUGS
C Em/B F/A
e|------------|------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|----1-------|----0-------|------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----|-------0----|----2--------2--------2--------2--------2-------|
D|----------2-|----------2-|-------3--------3--------3--------3--------3----|
A|-3----------|-2----------|-0--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3-|
E|------------|------------|------------------------------------------------|
BUZ- -ZIN ROUND YOUR HEAD
At C* (in the bridge), play this arpeggio
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--------1--------1--------1--------1-------|
G|-------0--------0--------0--------0--------0----|
D|----------2--------2--------2--------2--------2-|
A|-3----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Chords:
C Em F D G
e|-(0)--(0)--(1)--(2)--(3)--------|
B|--1----0----1----3----3---------|
G|--0----0----2----2----0---------|
D|--2----2----3----0----0---------|
A|--3----2----3----0----2---------|
E|-------0----1---------3---------|
(Notes in parentheses are optional)