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+ I Bleed + bass tab
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By the Pixies
OK, this song is DEAD SIMPLE (like most Pixies songs). Unless you can't slide
very good, anyone should be able to play this. If you're a beginner and you're
having problems with the slide-part, then just replace pattern 1 and 2 by 3
and 4. They should sound alike, but without the slide. Unless your bass isn't
tuned properly...
These are the patterns. Look at the bottom of the file for the order...
Patten 1:
G D
G-------------|-------------
D-------------|-------------
A-------------|-------------
E--3--3--3--3/|/10-10-10-10-
Pattern 2:
G C
G-------------|-------------
D-------------|-------------
A-------------|-------------
E--3--3--3--3/|/8--8--8--8--
Pattern 3: The same as riff 1, but without slide. The D is played on the
A-string, because it's easier that way.
G D
G-------------|-------------
D-------------|-------------
A-------------|-5--5--5--5--
E--3--3--3--3-|-------------
Pattern 4: Same as pattern 2, but without slide.
G C
G-------------|-------------
D-------------|-------------
A-------------|-3--3--3--3--
E--3--3--3--3-|-------------
First, you have to play a combination of pattern 1 and 2. First one, then two
off course. Play it 2 times solo, two times with guitars, then three times
more with lyrics:
As loud as hell
A ringing bell
Behind my smile
It shakes my teeth
And all the while
As vampires feed
Now it's the chorus. Play pattern one three times, the lyrics being:
I ble-he-heed
(I don't know if there's a slide going on here. If you think not, play riff
three instead of one!)
Now, it's back to the riff 1-2 combination. Play it twice without lyrics, and
then again 3 times with this:
Pretty, my dear,
Why are we here
Nobody knows
We go to sleep
As breathing flows
My mind secedes
Play the chorus again, riff 1, but this time six times.
Now play a riff 3-4 combination. Play it twice, without lyrics.
Next up, play pattern 1 three times without any lyrics.
Back to the 1-2 combination. Play it four times, with these lyrics:
There's a place
In the buried west
In a cave
With a house in it
In the clay
The holes of hands
You can place
A hand in hand
Now play riff 1 three times again, with the "I bleed" part. After the thirth
time, keep playing the last note (D, 10th fret E-string) a few times. Listen
to the record!
Maybe the order isn't clear yet, so this is the full song:
1-2 combo x 7
Pattern 1 x 3
1-2 combo x 5
Pattern 1 x 6
3-4 combo x 2
Pattern 1 x 3
1-2 combo x 4
Pattern 1 x 3
That's it.
I told you it was easy!
Tabbed by Sven Magnus
Email: lukmagnus@innet.be
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/pixies/i_bleed_btab_ver_2.html ]
