Song:           Wave of Mutilation
Artist:         The Pixies
Album:          "Doolittle"
Tuning:         Standard E (low to high: EADGBe)
Written by:     Black Francis
Transcribed by: Jamo

Intro

Joey plays this 3x before Black's chords come in 
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|
D|-----------------|
A|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|

Intro pt. 2
Chords on top are Black's chords
   F                A
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--10--10-10-10--10-10-10-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3---8---8--8--8---8--8--8-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
   Bb              G
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-7---5---3-----------10---9---|
D|-------------7---5------------|
A|-5---3---1------------8---7---|
E|-------------5---3------------|
                        ^^^^^ *Go back and forth between
			       these two octaves at this part

*F A Bb (3x)

Verse 1 (Chords in parantheses are bass notes and aren't
played by the guitar)
Note: let all F chords ring in this verse

         F          (A)           (Bb)  (G)
         Cease to resist, giving my goodbye
Bb-A-G-F          (A)          (Bb) (G)
         Drive my car into the ocean
Bb-A-G-F                   A                 Bb  G
	 You'll think I'm dead but I'll sail away

During the "prechorus" ("You'll think I'm dead.." and "Could find my way..")
Joey plays this:

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-5------------------6------------------7--10-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-3------------------4------------------5---8-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
    You'll think I'm dead but I'll sail away
    Could  find  my  way      to  Mari - ana

Chorus (During chorus, play last two octaves of intro pt. 2 over and over)

     F       A    Bb
On a wave of mutilation
F       A    Bb
Wave of mutilation
F       A    Bb
Wave of mutilation
  F        Bb     F        Bb 
A wa-a-a-a-ave, a wa-a-a-a-ave

(Note: let the chords of "wa-a-a-a-ave" ring, during which there are no octaves)

Verse 2 (guitar actually plays chords in this verse)

Bb-A-G-F                A                 Bb  G
        I've kissed mermaids, rode the El Nino
Bb-A-G-F           A                  Bb   G
        Walked the sand with the crustaceans
Bb-A-G-F               A          Bb G
        Could find my way to Mariana

Repeat chorus 2x
END

Chords:

guitar
   F  A  Bb  G

e|-1--0--1---3-|
B|-1--2--3---3-|
G|-2--2--3---4-|
D|-3--2--3---5-|
A|-3--0--1---5-|
E|-1---------3-|

bass
   F  A  Bb  G
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|----0--1-----|
E|-1---------3-|

That's it. The "Doolittle" version is a lot better than the
"UK Surf" version. I've got tons more Pixies tabs. I'll
probably put them on later. I see barely any Pixies tabs on
this website. It's a shame, 'cause they're one of the greatest
bands on the face of this planet.