Band : The Pixies
Song : Gouge Away
Tabber : Michael Keating
E-Mail : tubbyhunter@hotmail.com
Tuning : Standard
The chorus becomes a new verse without much warning, so pay attention.
Otherwise, another simple but effective bassline from Miss Deal.
[Verse 1] x4 "Gouge away..."
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
[Chorus 1] "Missy aggravation..."
Note that the chorus is very short, so by the time the last line of the chorus is being
sung, you are back into playing the verse again.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
[Verse 2] x4 "...if you got some...Gouge away..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/pixies/gouge_away_btab_ver_2.html ]
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
[Chorus 2] "Sleeping on your belly..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
[Verse 3] x3 "with holy fingers...Gouge away..."
Remember to throw in the emphasis on the last few notes on the third time
before you go into the chorus. Go on, be angry.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
[Chorus 3] x3 "Chained to the pillars..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
End on
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-4---------------|
Tada.
