Monkey Gone To Heaven Tab by Pixies


MONKEY GONE TO HEAVEN 
by The Pixies 
from "Doolittle" (1989) 

   main riff- 

      Em  F#       A    D                 B    
   E--0---2-----------------------------------------------| 
   B--0---2--------5--------------------------------------| 
   G--0---3---3----6----7---------------/(4)-------\(7)---| 
   D--2---4---4----7----7---------------/(4)-------\(7)---| 
   A--2---4---4----7----5---------------/(2)-------\(5)---| 
   E--0---2---2----5--------------------------------------| 

verse: 

there was a guy 
an underwater guy who controlled the sea 
got killed by ten million pounds of sludge  
from new york and new jersey 

chorus: 

      Em  F#       A    D                 B |         D 
                                            | 
         This monkey's gone   to heaven     |-key's  gone   
   E--0---2---------------------------------|--------------| 
   B--0---2--------5------------------------|--------------| 
   G--0---3---3----6----7---------------/(4)|-------\(7)---| 
   D--2---4---4----7----7---------------/(4)|-------\(7)---| 
   A--2---4---4----7----5---------------/(2)|-------\(5)---| 
   E--0---2---2----5------------------------|--------------| 


   first "solo" (may be two guitars): 

   E--0-0-0-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-2-2-2-2--0--0-0-----4--| 
   B--2-2-2-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3--0--2-2\(4)-5--| 
   G-----------------------------------------------0--0-0-----0--| 
   D-----------------------------------------------2-------------| 
   A-----------------------------------------------2-------------| 
   E-----------------------------------------------0-------------| 

   E-(4)/(2)-2~~~~~~~(2)--------------------------| 
   B-(5)/(3)-3~~~~~~~(3)p2~~~~~~~~~~(2)\3~~~~~~~~-| 
   G-(0)------------------------------------------| 
   D----------------------------------------------| 
   A----------------------------------------------| 
   E----------------------------------------------| 

   (back to chorus riff) 

During chorus, "toy piano" sound can be recreated by picking 
D & G strings behind the nut: 

    |---behind the nut-----| 
   E------------------------| 
   B------------------------| 
   G----0----0----0----0----| 
   D--0----0----0----0------| 
   A------------------------| 
   E------------------------| 

verse: 

the creature in the sky  
got sucked in a hole 
now there's a hole now in the sky 
and the ground's not cold 
and if the ground's not cold 
everything is gonna burn 
we'll all take turns 
i'll get mine too 

(chorus) 

rock me joe 

   solo- 
   E----------------------------------------------------------------| 
   B--5-------------------------------------------------------------| 
   G--7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r---5b--5--5r-6b--6-6-6r-5b--5-5r--6b--6-6-| 
   D----------------------------------------------------------------| 
   A----------------------------------------------------------------| 
   E----------------------------------------------------------------| 

   E---------------------------------------------| 
   B-----7h8p7-7--7-7-7-7--5---------------------| 
   G-6r--------------------7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r--| 
   D---------------------------------------------| 
   A---------------------------------------------| 
   E---------------------------------------------| 

   (back to first "solo") 

    
   if man is 5 if man is 5 if man is 5 
   then the devil is 6 then the devil is 6 then the devil is 6 
   and if the devil is 6 
   then god is 7 then god is 7 then god is 7 

   (back to chorus) 
  
    outro: 
   E----------------------------------------------------------------| 
   B--5---------------------5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5---| 
   G--7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6-6---| 
   D----------------------------------------------------------------| 
   A----------------------------------------------------------------| 
   E----------------------------------------------------------------| 

   E----------------------------------------------------------------| 
   B-7-7-7-7--5---------------------5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-7--| 
   G-7-7-7-7--7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--| 
   D----------------------------------------------------------------| 
   A----------------------------------------------------------------| 
   E----------------------------------------------------------------| 

   E-------------------0-------------------| 
   B-7-----7---7-------0-------------------| 
   G-9b----9---9r-/----0---3--3-------7----| 
   D-------------------2---4--4---7---7----| 
   A-------------------2---4--4---7---5----| 
   E-------------------0---2--2---5--------| 


Transcribed by 

Bryson Meunier 
http://www.angelfire.com/oh/bryson/ 
mailto:meunier.1@osu.edu 

Comments, corrections, additions welcome. 

Symbols used in transcription: 
   b = bend 
   r = release 
   h = hammer-on 
   p = pull-off 
   \ = slide 
 (5) = ghost note at 5th fret 
 ~~~ = feedback