GAME OF PRICKS As recorded by Guided By Voices (From the 1995 EP TIGERBOMB) Words and Music by Robert Pollard Transcribed by emtilt This is the whole song, just as I think it is played. An explanation of the durations is at the bottom of the tab. Enjoy. Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Q=143 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-| |-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| | | Gtr II | W W |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| 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 |---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0--| |-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| | | PM------------------------------------------------------------------| | 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 |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||----0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-| ||o-5---5---5---5---|-7---7---9---9---| ||------------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------| | | PM--------------------------------- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-| ||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-| ||------------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----0----0----0----0-|----0----0----0----0--|| |-10---10---10---10---|-10---10---10---10---o|| |---------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------o|| |---------------------|----------------------|| | |-----------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--|| |--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-o|| |--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--|| |--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--|| |---------------------|---------------------o|| |---------------------|----------------------|| Gtr II Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E 4x ||--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4--4-4-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--|| ||o-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5--5-5-2--2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-o|| ||--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6--6-6-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--|| ||--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6--6-6-4--4-4-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|| ||o-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4--4-4-4--4-4-|----------------o|| ||-----------------|--------2--2-2-|-----------------|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-4-4-4-4-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-5-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-2--2-2-1-1-1-1-|-4--4-4-6-6-6-6-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-6-6-6-6-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-4-4-4-4-|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||----0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0--|| ||o-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---o|| ||------------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||------------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|------------------|| | | Gtr II | Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E ||--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4---4-4-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|| ||o-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5---5-5-2---2-2-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-o|| ||--2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6---6-6-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|| ||--2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6---6-6-4---4-4-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|| ||o-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4---4-4-4---4-4-|-----------------o|| ||------------------|---------2---2-2-|------------------|| 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 |---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0----| |-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5-----|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-| |-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2-2-4-4-4-4-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3---3-3-5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-2---2-2-1-1-1-1-|-4---4-4-6-6-6-6-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4---4-4-6-6-6-6-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2-2-4-4-4-4-|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Gtr II Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E 4x ||--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4--4-4-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--|| ||o-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5--5-5-2--2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-o|| ||--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6--6-6-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--|| ||--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6--6-6-4--4-4-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|| ||o-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4--4-4-4--4-4-|----------------o|| ||-----------------|--------2--2-2-|-----------------|| Gtr I 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 |---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0----| |-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5-----|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| | | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x ||-----0----0----0----0-|----0----0----0----0-|----0----0----0----0--|| ||o-10---10---10---10---|-10---10---10---10---|-10---10---10---10---o|| ||----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|| ||----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|| ||o---------------------|---------------------|---------------------o|| ||----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E 3x ||---0----0-0--0-0--0-0-|--2----2-2--4-4--4-4-|--2----2-2--2-2--2-2--|| ||o--2----2-2--2-2--2-2-|--3----3-3--5-5--5-5-|--3----3-3--3-3--3-3-o|| ||---2----2-2--1-1--1-1-|--4----4-4--6-6--6-6-|--2----2-2--2-2--2-2--|| ||---2----2-2--2-2--2-2-|--4----4-4--6-6--6-6-|--0----0-0--0-0--0-0--|| ||o--0----0-0--0-0--0-0-|--2----2-2--4-4--4-4-|---------------------o|| ||----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|| W |-------*| |-10----*| |-------*| |-------*| |-------*| |-------*| | | W |--0----*| |--2----*| |--2----*| |--2----*| |--0----*| |-------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- PM - palm muting Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths