• Song:

    Wave Of Mutilation

  • Artist:

    Pixies

  • Album:

    2004-11-17: Aragon Ball...

The Pixies - Wave of Mutilation

[INTRO] (Chords on top, Joey's octaves on bottom)
                                                        FE-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| (133211@1)B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-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-|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A (x02220@1)                   Bb (x1333x@1)            GE----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| (320003@1)B----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7---5---3---------|--10---9-----------|
D----------------------|-------------7---5-|-------------------|
A--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-5---3---1---------|---8---7-----------|
E----------------------|-------------5---3-|-------------------|
                                            *go back forth between these
                                             2 octaves on this part
  *F A Bb (3x)

[VERSE 1] (chords in parenthesis not actually played)
 F (133211@1)         (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 (x02220@1)             Bb (x1333x@1)G (320003@1)        You'll think I'm dead, but I sail away

[CHORUS]
      F (133211@1)     A (x02220@1) Bb (x1333x@1)On a wave of mutilation
 F (133211@1)     A (x02220@1) Bb (x1333x@1)Wave of mutilation
 F (133211@1)     A (x02220@1) Bb (x1333x@1)Wave of mutilation
   F (133211@1)Bb (x1333x@1)    F (133211@1)Bb (x1333x@1)A wave ....  wave

A-----------------------------------------------|
Bass: E-6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6--6-3-3--3-3--|

[VERSE 2]
 Bb-A-G-F                A (x02220@1)               Bb (x1333x@1) G (320003@1)        I've kissed mermaids, rode the el nino
 Bb-A-G-F            A (x02220@1)              Bb (x1333x@1) G (320003@1)        Walked the sand with the crustaceans
 Bb-A-G-F              A (x02220@1)       Bb (x1333x@1)G (320003@1)        Could find my way to mariana

Now play CHORUS two times

_____________________________________________________________________
These are the octaves Joey plays on the last line in the verse:

E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--5------------------6---------------7--10--|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--3------------------4---------------5---8--|
E--------------------------------------------|
    You'll think I'm dead but I sail away
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