• Song:

    Ed Is Dead

  • Artist:

    Pixies

  • Album:

    Ed Is Dead (1991-12-22:...

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  ED IS DEAD                                      Tabbed by Flizzipper
  The Pixies                                  hoosierfan23@hotmail.com
  "Come On Pilgrim"                                       
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  The rhythm basically plays G - C, A - F - B all the way through.
  I personally play them as open chords whenever possible and they
  sound right, although I know Frank Black seems to use barre on
  most songs. I've got the leads and the song in more detail below.


                                            C
      Her head is in a bitter way


     A               F   B                       = RHYTHM (Frank
 e|--0-----------------------------------------|           Black)
 B|--2-----------------------------------------| 
 G|--2---------------/10--8\-------------------| = LEAD   (Joey
 D|--2-----------------------------------------| = Guitar  Santiago)
 A|--0-----------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------|
      Her brain's on fire


     G                                      C
 e|--------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------| 
 G|---------5---4------------------------------| = Riff 1
 D|----5-----------5----3---h5-----------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------|
    1. She's just lookin for the perfect wave
    2. I'll think of her when I walk the strand on this


     A                   F     B
 e|--------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------| 
 G|---------5---4------------/10--8\-----------| = Riff 2
 D|----5-----------5----3----------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------|
    1. It's her brain's desire
    2. True hermosa night-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah 


     G                              C
 e|-*7-----------------------------0--0--0-----|
 B|-*7--(REPEAT--------------------1--1--1-----| 
 G|-*7---  AS  --------------------0--0--0-----| = *Harmonic
 D|-*7---NEEDED)-------------------2--2--2-----|
 A|--------------------------------3--3--3-----|
 E|--------------------------------------------|
      Ed,      is,      dead


     A            F            B
 e|--0------------1----------------------------|
 B|--2--(REPEAT---1--(REPEAT------(REPEAT------| 
 G|--2---  AS  ---2---  AS  ---4---  AS  ------|
 D|--2---NEEDED)--3---NEEDED)--4---NEEDED)-----|
 A|--0------------3------------2---------------|
 E|---------------1----------------------------|
      Ed   is   dead


     G                   C

      Ed,     is,    dead, uh-huh uh huh

     A            F      B

      Ed    is    dead

     G                   C   = (Lead guitar does bends on 12th fret on G string
     A            F      B      ending on a slide down the neck
     G                   C      Improvise or listen to the song to get exact   )
     A            F      B


     G                                       C
     Riff 1

       1. She's just rotting in stupid bliss
       2. Her face burning in the L.A. son
       3. I'll dedicate my strength, cruiser

     A               F     B
     Riff 2
             
       1. With music on her bars
       2. She got no, got no fear of cars
       3. To the memory of a whore oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh


  ## REPEAT Chorus (Ed, is dead..) up to the end of the bends on 12th fret G string)

   
     G                                       C
     " No lead guitar

       1. Ed, is, dead
       2. Ed, is, dead, uh-huh uh huh

     A               F     B
     " No lead guitar
       
       1. Ed is, yeah, Ed is
       2. Ed is......


     G                                       C
     " Lead guitar plays with rhythm

       Ed, is, dead

     A               F     B
     " Lead guitar plays with rhytm
             
       Ruh-erraa-aheyihyihyihyih


     G                                       C
     Riff 1

       1. Ed, is, dead
       2. E, I, D         E, I, D

     A                   F     B
 e|--------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------| 
 G|---------5---4------------/3--8\------------| = Riff 2
 D|----5-----------5----3----------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------|
    1. (No Vocals)
    2. E, I, D, no-no-no-no no


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  Lyrics
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  Her head is in a bitter way
  Her brain's on fire
  She's just lookin' for the perfect wave
  It's her brain's desire
  I'll think of her when I walk the strand on this
  True hermosa night-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

  Ed, is, dead
  Ed is dead
  Ed, is, dead uh-huh uh-huh
  Ed is dead

  She's just rotting in stupid bliss
  With music on her bars
  Her face burning in the L.A. son
  She got no, got no fear of cars
  I'll dedicate my strength, cruiser
  To the memory of a whore oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

  Ed, is, dead
  Ed is dead
  Ed, is, dead uh-huh uh-huh
  Ed is, yeah Ed is

  Ed, is, dead
  Ed is, yeah Ed is
  Ed, is, dead uh-huh uh-huh
  Ed is.....

  Ed, is, dead
  Ruh-erraa-aheyihyihyihyih
  Ed, is, dead
  E-I-D, E-I-D
  E-I-D, no-no-no-no no
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