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#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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From: ed 

Hope this proves of some use to you. It may be a bit difficult to follow, in
which case I apologise in advance, but it shouldn't be too bad. I'm new at
TABbing stuff and it's more difficult than it looks!! If you know the song well
enough then you should be able to follow the tab as you listen to it and figure
it out from there. The fundamentals are there though and it shouldn't take too
much work on your part to figure it out.

Faster Pussycat
House of Pain
:From the album Wake me When it's Over.

This is the intro and is played for the first four bars before going on to fig.2

Fig.1
~~~~~
||---0-----------0-------------------------------|------------------------------|
||---1-----------1-----------3p1-----0--1--------|------------------------------|
||*--0-----------0----------------------------0--|------------------------------|
||*--2-----------2----------------2--------2-----|------------------------------|
||---3-----------3-------------------------------|------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|

------------0----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------1-----1--------3p1-----0-----1--------|--------------------------------|
------2--------------2----------------------0--|--------------------------------|
3-----------------3----------3-----------3-----|--------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|


let ring- - - - - - - let ring- - - - - - - - -
----------0---------------------3-----------|-----------------------------------|
-------------1---------------------0--------|-----------------------------------|
-------2--------2------------0--------0-----|-----------------------------------|
----2--------------2------0--------------0--|-----------------------------------|
-0------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----------------------3--------------------|-----------------------------------|

1--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
1--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
2--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
3--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

0-----------0-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
1-----------1-----------3p1-----0--1--------|-----------------------------------|
0-----------0----------------------------0--|-----------------------------------|
2-----------2----------------2--------2-----|-----------------------------------|
3-----------3-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

------------0----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------1-----1--------3p1-----0-----1--------|--------------------------------|
------2--------------2----------------------0--|--------------------------------|
3-----------------3----------3-----------3-----|--------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|


let ring- - - - - - - let ring- - - - - - - - -
----------0---------------------3-----------|-----------------------------------|
-------------1---------------------0--------|-----------------------------------|
-------2--------2------------0--------0-----|-----------------------------------|
----2--------------2------0--------------0--|-----------------------------------|
-0------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----------------------3--------------------|-----------------------------------|


         let ring- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
1---------1-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1---------1-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
2---------2-----------3p2-----0-----2-----|-------------------------------------|
3---------3----------------3-----------3--|-------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

This solo goes with Fig.1 and is done on harmonica first, then guitar.

     harmonica arranged for guitar
||-----------15---------------------15-----17--|--------------------------------|
||----15/17---------------------17-------------|--------------------------------|
||*--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||*--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|


                                              rake these notes
15~~~~~~~~~~~~--13-----12~~~~~~~~~--13---------12----------|--------------------|
---------------------------------------------------13------|--------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------12--|--------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|

---------------------------------------17--|--20-|------------------------------|
--------------------------13---/17--20-----|-----|------------------------------|
---(12)~~~~~~~~~--12--14-------------------|-----|------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|-----|------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|-----|------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|-----|------------------------------|


------------------13--12------|------------12--13--15--|------------------------|
--------13/17~~~----------13--|------------------------|------------------------|
12--14------------------------|--12~~~~~~--------------|------------------------|
------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|


                                            (guitar does solo from now on)

15~~~~~~--17--15--13--12----------------------------------------|---------------|
--------------------------13------13~~~~~~----------------------|---------------|
------------------------------14--------------------------------|---------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
--------------------------------------------------------15--17--|---------------|
---------------------------------------------13--15/17----------|---------------|

----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
15~~~~~~~~~~~~--------|---------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
17--16p14------16p14----------------------------------|-------------------------|
-----------17---------17--15p14---------17-----15p14--|-------------------------|
---------------------------------15-------------------|-------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------17h-----------------------------|
15p14------------------------------------17h19----------------------------------|
-------15--------------(15)\------17h19-----------------------------------------|
----------------------------17h20-----------------------------------------------|


bend 19th fret up one step
--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-----20-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-19-----19-----(19)p17--19p17--17~~~--|-----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


bend up one step
---------------20-(20)\-------------|-------------------------------------------|
-20---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------0h2p0--|-------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|


Fig.2  This section is all the chorus pieces.
~~~~~
                 let ring- - - - - - - - - - - - -
||----------------0-----0-----------------0-----|-------------------------------|
||----------------1--------------------3-----1--|-------------------------------|
||*---------------0-----------0-----------------|-------------------------------|
||*---------------2--------------2--------------|-------------------------------|
||---3------------3-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
||----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     little past supper time                                               I'm

---------0--------------0--------------0--------|-------------------------------|
---------3--------------------3-----3-----------|-------------------------------|
---------0-----------------------0-----------0--|-------------------------------|
---------0--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
2--------2--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
still out on the porch step sittin' on my

------------0--------0-----------------------0--|-------------------------------|
------------1--------------1--------------1-----|-------------------------------|
------------2-----------------2-----------------|-------------------------------|
------------2-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
0-----------0-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
behind,                                                       waitin' for you

------------1----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
------------1----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
------------2-----------3p2-----0-----2--------|--------------------------------|
3-----------3----------------3-----------3--0--|--------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Repeat Fig.1 again then goto Pre-chorus.


Pre-chorus.
~~~~~~~~~~~
---------3--------------------0--------|--1-----1-------------------------|-----|
------------0--------------------1-----|--1-----1-------------------------|-----|
------0--------0-----------2--------2--|--2-----2-----3p2-----0-----2-----|-----|
---0--------------------2--------------|--3-----3----------3-----------3--|-----|
------------------0--------------------|----------------------------------|-----|
3--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----|
Five years old and talking to myself...

------------0--------------------3--------|-------------------------------------|
---------------1--------------------0-----|-------------------------------------|
---------2--------2-----------0--------0--|-------------------------------------|
------2--------------------0--------------|-------------------------------------|
0-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
------------------------3-----------------|-------------------------------------|
Where were you? etc.....

1--------1--------1--1-----1--1--1----------------------------------------------|
1--------1--------1--1-----1--1--1----------------------------------------------|
2--------2--------2--2-----2--2--2----------------------------------------------|
3--------3--------3--3-----3--3--3----------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus
~~~~~~
Guitar 2 doubles all of guitar 1 with power chord versions of the normal chords.

[C]                             [F]
I'm not tryin' to fake it, and I aint the one to blame, no there's no
[Am]     [G]             [F]
one home in my house of pain.

Main solo.
~~~~~~~~~~
     (Two gtrs.)
||----17---------------15---------------13---------------15---------------17----|
||----10-----17\15-----8------15\13-----6------13/15-----8------15/17-----10----|
||*----------9--7-------------7--5-------------5--7-------------7--9------------|
||*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                        bend one step     bend both notes one step

---------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------|
---17----------------|-------------20-----20---------------------|--------------|
---9------(9)/19--x--|---19---------------19-----17~~~~~~--17\---|--------------|
---------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------|
---------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------|
---------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------|

---------------------------8h10p8\7--------|------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------8-----|/1----------------------------------|
---5h7p5\4-----5~~~~~~-----5-7--5-4--------|------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------5-----|-7----------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


                                  bend both notes one step
--------------8--------8h10p8------10-----------------(10)\---|-----------------|
/10-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
--------------5--------5-7--5------7--------------------------|/1---------------|
-7------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|


                 bend one step
-------------15----------------------------------------------|------------------|
-----12--13-------13-----12------12--13--------10------------|------------------|
/14--------------------------14----------12\9------12--9h12--|------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|


bend one step   slowly bend one step
---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
----------------------------------(12)~~~--------(12)\---------|----------------|
-12------------12----------------------------------------------|----------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|

12p10\8--10p8\7--8p7\5--7p5\3--5p3-----3-------------|--------------------------|
------------------------------------5-----5p3--3--5--|--------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|


     bend one step                bend one step  bend one step
---------------5-------8p5-----5---------------------------|--------------------|
(5)---------5-----8p5-------8------------5--8p5---7--------|--------------------|
------7----------------------------7-----------------------|--------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|

The song ends with one guitar playing this outro.
     Outro
||----1----------------------------|--------------0-----------|--0--|-----------|
||----1----------------------------|-----------1-----1--------|--1--|-----------|
||*---2--------------2h3--2--0-----|--------0-----------0-----|--0--|-----------|
||*---3-------------------------0--|-----2-----------------2--|--2--|-----------|
||---------------------------------|--3-----------------------|--3--|-----------|
||---------------------------------|--------------------------|-----|-----------|


The Words go :

It's a little past supper time
I'm still out on the porch step sittin' on my behind,
Waiting for you.
Wondrin' if everything's alright,
Moma said,"Come in boy, don't waste your time,"
I said,"I've got time. Well he'll be here soon."
Five years old and talkin' to myself.
Where were you? Where'd ya go? Daddy can't you tell?

Chorus.
~~~~~~~
I'm not tryin' to fake it, and I ain't the one to blame.
No, there's no one home in my house of pain.
I didn't write these pages and my script's been re-arranged.
No, there's no one home in my house of pain.

Wasn't I worth the time?
A boy needs a daddy like a dance to mime and all the time,
Ilooked up to you.
I paced my room a million times.
And all I ever got was one big line, the same old lie.
How could you?
Well I was eighteen and still talkin' to myself.
Where were you? Where'd ya go? Daddy can't ya tell?

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==                           TABLATURE EXPLANATION                            ==
================================================================================

----------                            ----------|
----5h8--- Hammeron                   ----(8)---| Ghost Note
----------                            ----------|
----5p8--- Pulloff                    ----------|

----------                            ----------|
----5/8--- Slide Up                   -----x----| Dead Note
----------                            ----------|
----5\8--- Slide Down                 ----------|

----------                            ||------|| Repeat Start & End
----5~~~-- Vibrato                    ||*----*||
----------                            ||*----*||
----------                            ||------||

Rhythm:
  w = whole note            W = dotted whole
  h = half note             H = dotted half
  q = quarter note          Q = dotted quarter
  e = eighth note           E = dotted eighth
  s = sixteenth note        S = dotted sixteenth
  ^ = triplet

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==           Created with a shareware version of the BUCKET 'O TAB            ==
==                  tablature creation software for Windows                   ==
==                           For more information:                            ==
==                          email: gse@ocsystems.com                          ==
==      US Mail: The Bucket, 3176-B5 Summit Square Dr., Oakton, VA 22124      ==
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If you want any other stuff from the first album I've figured pretty much of it
so please feel free to mail me and ask. I also know Poison Ivy and Where There's
a Whip There's a Way. Good luck with it.
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