Trompe Le Monde
Bass tab
[Trompe Le Monde|
Planet of Sound|
Alec Eiffel|
The Sad Punk|
Head On|
U-Mass|
Palace of the Brine|
Letter to Memphis|
Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons|
Space (I Believe In)|
Subbacultcha|
Distance Equals Rate Times Time|
Lovely Day|
Motorway to Roswell|
Navajo Know]
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"Alec Eiffel" by the Pixies (from the album "Trompe le Monde")
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Transcribed by Gilles Velay (gvelay@free.fr)
Notations :
e : 8th w : whole
/ : slide up R : rest
Note : the E string is actually tuned to D and some D notes
---- (5th bar of end riff for instance) are actually played on this
lower string
Verse 1
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w w e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|----------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D-|----------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A-|-R--------------|-R--------------|------------------|---------3-3-3-3-|
E-|----------------|----------------|-/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A-|---------3-3-3-3-|-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E-|-1-1-1-1---------|------------------|-----------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A-|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|-/7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-|
E-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|
E-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|
Verse 2
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|
Guitar Solo
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-2-2-2-2---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|---------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|
E-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-2-2-2-2---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|---------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|
E-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|
Verse 3
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-2-2-2-2---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|---------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|
E-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|
Verse 4 to end (ad lib)
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-------------|
D-|-----------------|-------------|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0--0--0--0--|
E-|-----------------|-------------|
Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons - The Pixies
- off the record "Trompe le Monde"
Written by Black Francis, all lyrics by Black Francis
1991 - Elektra Records
Transcribed by: Jeff Rossmeissl (cannibal1@hotmail.com)
Bass tab - Normal tuning
G---------------------------------
D--7-7-6-7-7-7-6-7-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2 -cntd-
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------
D--7-7-6-7-7-7-6-7-0-0-0-0----------------
A--------------------------4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2 -cntd-
E-----------------------------------------
G---------------------------------
D--7-7-6-7-7-7-6-7-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2 -cntd-
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------
G------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
A-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2
E-------4-------4--------------------------
After this the vocals come in, and are played over
that bass section up there, with these lyrics:
Speed leaving without warning
I need some place to sleep tonight
blowing in the rocking of the pine
After this is the chorus, and I have some guitar chords over
the lyrics of them (actually, powerchords).
You'll have to listen for when the bass is playing with
the song, but pretty much the whole time (the section above).
Actually, there's a whole bunch of guitars in the background
with weird noises, but they're about impossible to tab out,
and it's not very important anyway, so please forgive me.
A = 5 7 7 x x x
D = x 5 7 7 x x
Guitar chords - Normal tuning
Speed leaving without warning
-A-
the sunlight is going
I will fall
Into the mountain
Sun shines in the rusty morning
-A-
Skyine of the olympus mons
I think about it, sometimes
-A-
Sun shines in the rusty morning, once I had a good fly
-D-
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Distance Equals Rate Times Time - PIXIES
The rhythm part is just B-A-C#, except for the chorus, which is
just C#.
The bass just plays the name note of each chord, except for in the
chorus, when it plays this:
G ----------------------------------
D -----2-------7--------------------
A ---2---2---7---7------------------
E -0-------5-------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
CHORDS:
B A C#
e|---|---|---|
B|---|-2-|---|
G|-4-|-2-|-6-|
D|-4-|-2-|-6-|
A|-2-|---|-4-|
E|---|---|---|
Lyrics:
I had me a vision
There wasn't any television
From looking into the sun
Looking into the sun
We got to think quick
Says blind St. Nick, Hey!
From looking into the sun
looking into the sun
We got to get some beer
We got no atmosphere
From looking into the sun
Looking into the sun
I had me a vision
There wasn't any television
From looking into the sun
Looking into the sun
Looking into the sun
Looking into the sun
Looking into the