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