Artist: Flaming Lips
Album: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Song: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Transcribed by Daniel Paul
Tuning: Standard
(Tabbed for acoustic guitar)
based on C Major scale
INTRO/CHORUS: x means mute all strings with left hand
///// // ////// /////x//x///// / ///////////// //x//x// ///x/
C/G Em Dm F G
e|--0----------------0-----------------1-------------1--------3-----|
B|--1----------------0-----------------3-------------1--------3-----|
G|--0----------------0-----------------2-------------2--------4-----|
D|--2----------------2--------------0--0-------------3--------5-----|
A|--3----------------2-------------------------------3--------5-----|
E|--3----------------0-------------------------------1--------3-----|
VERSE:
///// // ///// /////x//x////// /////x//x///// /////x//x/////
C/G Em F G
e|--0--------------0---------------1--------------3-----------------|
B|--1--------------0---------------1--------------3-----------------|
G|--0--------------0---------------2--------------4-----------------|
D|--2--------------2---------------3--------------5-----------------|
A|--3--------------2---------------3--------------5-----------------|
E|--3--------------0---------------1--------------3-----------------|
///// // ///// /////x//x////// /////x//x///// /////x//x/////
C/G Em F G
e|--0--------------0---------------1--------------3-----------------|
B|--1--------------0---------------1--------------3-----------------|
G|--0--------------0---------------2--------------4-----------------|
D|--2--------------2---------------3--------------5-----------------|
A|--3--------------2---------------3--------------5-----------------|
E|--3--------------0---------------1--------------3-----------------|
/////x//x///// /////x//x/////
Fmaj7 G
e|--0--------------3------------|
B|--1--------------3------------|
G|--2--------------4------------|
D|--3--------------5------------|
A|--3--------------5------------|
E|--1--------------3------------|
/ /// / /// /////x//x///// /////x//x///// /////x//x/////
C B/C F Fmaj7 G
e|-----0-------0----1---------------0-------------3----------------|
B|-----1-------1----1---------------1-------------3----------------|
G|--0--0----0--0----2---------------2-------------4----------------|
D|--2--2----2--2----3---------------3-------------5----------------|
A|--3--3----2--2----3---------------3-------------5----------------|
E|------------------1---------------1-------------3----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/flaming_lips/yoshimi_battles_the_pink_robots_tab.html ]
SOLO: while strumming chorus
C Em Dm Fmaj7 G
e|--0--3---------0--3----------5--5--------0--0--------3-----------|
B|--1-----1------0-----0-------6-----------1-----------3--3--------|
G|--0------------0-------------7-----7-----2-----------4-----------|
D|--2------------2-------------7-----------3-----------5-----------|
A|--3------------2-------------5-----------3-----------5-----------|
E|---------------0------------(5)----------1-----------3-----------|
CHRONOLOGY:
VERSE I:
C/G Em F G
The name is Yoshimi, she’s got a black belt in Karate
C/G Em F G
Workin’ for the city, she’s got to discipline her body
Fmaj7 G C B/C F
Cause she knows that, it’s demandin’, to defeat those evil machines
Fmaj7 G
I know she can beat them
CHORUS:
C/G Em Dm F G
Oh Yoshimi, they don’t believe me, but you won’t let those robots defeat me
C/G Em Dm F G
Yoshimi, they don’t believe me, but you won’t let those robots eat me
VERSE II:
C/G Em F G
Those evil natured robots, they’re programmed to destroy us
C/G Em F G
She’s gotta be strong to fight them, so she’s taken lots of vitamins
Fmaj7 G C B/C F
Cause she knows that, it’d be tragic, if those evil robots win, yeah
Fmaj7 G
I know she can beat them
CHORUS:
C/G Em Dm F G
Oh Yoshimi, they don’t believe me, but you won’t let those robots defeat me
C/G Em Dm F G
Yoshimi, they don’t believe me, but you won’t let those robots eat me
SOLO: C/G, Em, Dm, Fmaj7, G C/G, Em, Dm, Fmaj7, G
CHORUS:
C/G Em Dm F G
Oh Yoshimi, they don’t believe me, but you won’t let those robots defeat me
C/G Em Dm F G
Yoshimi, they don’t believe me, but you won’t let those robots eat me
END: on C/G
