Band: Pixies.
Song: Caribou.
Album: Come On Pilgrim.
The tab is in two parts Rhythm and Lead.
Black Francis (Rhythm)
Introduction
e|---0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0---0-2-3-2-0----------------|
B|-5-5-4-2-0-1--5-5-4-2-0-0--5-5-4-2-0-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------|
G|-----------2------------1------------2--------------------------|
D|-----------2------------2------------2------------5-5-5----5----|
A|-----------0------------2------------0------------5-5---5----5--|
E|------------------------0-------------------------3-3-----3-----|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5----5----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5---5----5-5-5-5----5---------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-----3----5-5---5----5-------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3-3-----3-----just pick randomly you will get it then--|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-3-hammer on and off-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-|
G|-3---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
1st Verse. Do the random picky things with these chords.
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------5-5-5---5-5-|
D--5-5-5-----5-5--5---5--5--5-|
A|-5----5--5---5--3-----3---3-|make sure them last chords are strummed hard.
E|-3------3----3--------------|Do this 12 times on the last time just before the chorus
01:07 go
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5----5--5--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3------3---------------|
Then its the 1st Chorus.
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--| x2 then the second part
the chorus.
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-11-11-11-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-11-11-11-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-9--9--9--| x2 then its back to the verse.
2nd Verse Now just strum the chords.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/pixies/caribou_tab_ver_2.html ]
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------| Do this 8 times. Then stop at 01.54 then come back in at
with
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------| Then its the chorus. Repeat the 1st and 2nd bit both 3
to finish the song.
Joey Santiago (lead) After the introduction, at 00.30 go
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-11-bend up then back down-
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
1st verse at 00.39 start playing this
e|----------7-------|
B`8--8---8---8---8--|
G|------7-------7---|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------| Repeat this when needed up until the 1st chorus. Do the 1st bit
same as the rhythm but the second bit goes like this
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-13-13-13-13-13-13-9-9-9-11-11-11-|
A|-13-13-13-13-13-13-9-9-9-11-11-11-|
E|-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-9--9--9--|Play the second bit as you should after the 1st bit
times. Repeat the verse in the right places up until the chorus at 02.06. Do a normal
the 1st time then the second one go,
e|-x-
B|-x-
G|-x-
D|-x-
A|-x-
E|-0- Strum this like crazy, make sure you have distortion, just go mad. Then
Solo bit.
e|-14 bend up and down like mad until you need to go -14-14-14-14-14-14-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat the 1st bit as normal then the second bit go
e|---------------------- ---|
B|---------------------- ---|
G|---------------------- ---|
D|-5-----9-9-9-11-11-11- -5-|
A|-5-----9-9-9-11-11-11- -5-|
E|-3-----7-7-7-9--9--9--Do this 2x then end on -3-|
I hope you understand all of this and what i mean if not just play the song and listen
it. I think its 100%, if you want anymore Pixies or Breeders tabs please let me know and
will do them asap. Comment on what you think please. Thanks. trompelemonde99
