Pink Floyd - 'Pigs (Three Different Ones)'
From the Album "Animals" (1977)
Tabbed by jjhand, with some help from tabs by Ed Evans & elwood2621
This song by Pink Floyd has one of the most Funk inspired basslines
I've heard from them. David Gilmour played bass parts in the album
while Roger Waters played the rhythm guitars so live versions will
sound different. Please rate or comment.
Pig Snorts & Organ starts
(0:10) First Bass solo
G|-16p14h16~~~~------16p14|h16~~~~-------14---12----11h12p11\9-7-|
D|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-9____\------|-4/16------19p16~~--|-17---------16-14-12h14p12\11h12p11-|
D|-------------|--------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------|--------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------|--------------------|------------------------------------|
(0:28)
G|-9--------11---------|-----------------|-----------11-12-12/14-11---|
D|-------------12------|-10_______\------|-------------------------12-|
A|------------------10-|-----------------|-7~~~~----------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
fast
G|----------------9--|-----------11-11-|-12~~~~\11/12/14~~---|
D|-14~~~~~---------9-|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------|-7~~~~-----------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
PreVerse Riff - (0:52) Drums Enter here
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|-7_____\0-----|--------------|-7_____\0-----|--------------|
E|--------------|-8_____\3-----|--------------|-8_____\3-----|
verse Riff
Em C
||---9P----9P---------9P----9P--------|--------------------------|
||------------------------------------|--------------------------|
||-7---5-7--------5-7---5-7----5----2-|-3----2-3----2-3-2-3------|
||------------------------------------|------------------------2-|
1 "Big man, pig man, ha ha charade you are."
2 "well heeled big wheel,"
Ending 1
G Em
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------/5------|
|-------------------------|-7--7S-5/7--------7-----5--5-|
|-3----3-3----3-3----3-2--|-----------0-----------------|
"Wooo"
|--------------------------||
|------------------/5------||
|-7--7S-5/7-----------5--5-||
|-----------0--------------||
"You"
Ending 2 (1:39) - note time signature change
|--------------------------|----------9P-------9P---9-7----|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------5-|-7--7-5/7------5/7-------------|
|-3----3-3----3-3----3-2---|-------------7---------------7-|
3/4 4/4
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|-8---8-8---8-8--7-5-|-3---3-3---3-3-----3-2---4-|
"and when your hand is on your heart"
Chorus
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-5---5-5---5-5----3-4--4-|-5-5-5------5-5---3-4--4-|-5-5-5-----5----3-4--4-|
"You're nearly a good laugh, almost a joker, With your head down in the pig pen,"
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-5-5-5------5----3-4--4-|-5-5-5------5----3-4--4-|-5-5-5------5----3-4--4-|
"Saying 'Keep on digging.' Pig stain on your fat chin. What do you hope to find?"
|------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------|
|-5-5-5---------5------3-4---4-|-5-5-5------5----3-4--4-|
"When you're down in the pig mine, you're nearly a laugh."
3/4 4/4
|-------------------------------------|-------9/12---11-----|------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------12---|-10_____\---------|
|-------------------------------------|-7----------------12-|------------3-2-2-|
|-5--5--5-------5--5----5--5/---------|---------------------|-(8)--------------|
"You're nearly a laugh but you're really a cry" () 2nd time
Pre-Verse 2
G|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-7-7\------5-|-------------5-|---7---------5-|----7\-------5-|
E|-------------|-0-0-0---------|-0---0---------|-0-------------|
Play verse again:
"Bus stop rat bag, ha ha charade you are.
You fucked up old hag, ha ha charade you are.
You radiate cold shafts of broken glass."
Play Chorus again:
"You're nearly a good laugh,
Almost worth a quick grin.
You like the feel of steel,
You're hot stuff with a hatpin,
and good fun with a hand gun.
You're nearly a laugh,
You're nearly a laugh
But you're really a cry." (last bar ends on low C)
After Chorus 2 (3:58)
G|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
A|--------------5-|-7---7\--------5-|---------------5-|---7---------5-|
E|-0-0-0----------|---0-------------|-0-0-0-----------|-0---0---------|
Bridge (4:13)
play 4x play 4x
G|------------------|| |--------------------||
D|------------------|| |--------------------||
A|------------------|| |--------------------||
E|-0-------0-0------|| |-8--------8-8----(7)|| () is on last time only
(4:43)
G|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------2-|-------------------|
E|-0-----0-0------0-|-0------0-0--------|-0------0-0------0-|
G|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-0-----0-0--------|-8------8-8------8-|-8------8-8------8-|
G|-------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------------|
E|-8------8-8--------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
Talk-Box Guitar Solo (5:13) - Basic Bass Rhythm
play bar 3x 4th bar
|-----------------------| |------------------------|
|-----------------------| |------------------------|
|-----7-7--------7-7----| |-----7-7---7-----7-7----|
|-0----------0----------| |-0-----------0----------|
play bar 3x 8th bar
|------------------------| |---------------------------|
|------------------------| |---------------------------|
|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-1--| |-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-1---|
|------------------------| |-------------------------3-|
(5:42) Play same rhythm for 24 bars with some added notes on off beats
Solo Ending (7:06)
|---------------------------------|-------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-----------| Organ starts again
2nd bass solo (7:23)
G|-----16p14h16~~~--16p14h16~~~~--14p12h14~~~-12p11h12~~~-11p9h11~~~-9p7
D|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
G|-h9-------------|-5------------5/16~~~~~--19p16~~~~---|
D|----9-----------|---------------|---------------------|
A|------7____\----|---------------|---------------------|
E|----------------|---------------|---------------------|
G|-17~~~~---16-14-12h14p12-11h12p11-|-9~~~----11--------|--------------|
D|----------------------------------|------------12-----|-10-----------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------12-|--------------|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------|--------------|
Play Preverse Riff from beginning
Play Verse Again
"Hey you, Whitehouse,
Ha ha charade you are.
You house proud town mouse,
Ha ha charade you are
You're trying to keep our feelings off the street."
Play Chorus Again
"You're nearly a real treat,
All tight lips and cold feet
And do you feel abused?
(Heavy Breathing).... You!!
You gotta stem the evil tide,
And keep it all on the inside.
Mary you're nearly a treat,
Mary you're nearly a treat
But you're really a cry."
After Last Chorus
G|-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
A|-----------5-|---7---------5-|---7---------5-|---7------10TP\-|
E|-0-0---------|-0---0---------|-0---0---------|-0---0----------|
2nd guitar solo (9:39)
play 2x
||---9P----9P---------9P----9P--------|--------------------------||
||------------------------------------|--------------------------||
||-7---5-7--------5-7---5-7----5----2-|-3--3-2-3----2-3-2-3----5-||
||------------------------------------|--------------------------||
|-----------------9--9-----|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------9------9---|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-7---7-7---7-7----------7-|-3---3-3---3-3--5----7-|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---5-|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-3-3-3--3---3-3-3-3-3-3--5--|-7-7-7--7--7--7--7-7-7--5--|-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3--5--|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
(10:14) - pop the notes on G string slightly ('funk' sounding)
|---9--11--12--14--16--14--12-----|---5---7---9---11--12--11--9------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-7---9--10--12--14--12--10---9---|-3---5---7---9---10---9---7---5---|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|x4
Ending - (10:43) pop G string notes again
|---9---9---9---9---9---9---------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7\5-----|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7\0-|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------7-------7--5--|-----------------------------5-7-|
|-0--0-0-0-----0-0---------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|
repeat similarly with fadeout
KEY
------------
h hammer on
p pull off
/ slide up
\ slide down
~ let ring
P pop string (hook with finger & release to accent)
S Slap (hit note with side of thumb)
