Pixies – Head Carrier (Guitar Tab)

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Tabbed by Miamasa I can't quite figure out what exact fingering and lil riff Frank plays during the C/B sliding part, will edit if I figure it out. *End of verse chords

    F7    E7    Dm    G
e|-----|-----|--5--|--3--|
B|--6--|--5--|--6--|--3--|
G|--8--|--7--|--7--|--4--|
D|--7--|--6--|--7--|--5--|
A|--8--|--7--|--5--|--5--|
E|-----|-----|-----|--3--|

At one point lift the pinky off on the E7 and does this:

e|-----|
B|--8--|
G|--x--|
D|--6--|
A|--7--|
E|-----|

[Intro]
   (Am)                                    (E)
e|------------15-----------------15------|------------15-----------------15------|
B|-----13---------13------13---------13--|-----13---------13------13---------13--|
G|--12-----12----------12-----12---------|--12-----12----------12-----12---------|
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

Am (E)

    Am                                      E
e|------------15-----------------15------|------------15-----------------15------|
B|-----13---------13------13---------13--|-----13---------13------13---------13--|
G|--12-----12----------12-----12---------|--12-----12----------12-----12---------|
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
         Am      C\B/C\B  /C             Am      E      
e|-------0-------------------------------0-------0--|
B|-------1-------------------------------1-------0--|
G|-------2-------5\4/5\4--/5-------------2-------1--|
D|-------2-------------------------------2-------2--| x2
A|-(1-0)-0-------3\2/3\2--/3-----(7\-)---0-------2--|
E|-----------------------------------------------0--|
         Head Carrier

[Verse] Am C\B/C\B /C Hey, Rusty F E Come hold Luther’s hand, Am Bm It’s deja-vu C E It’s not like I planned, F7* E7* Looks I’m going Dm* G* where I’ve already been, [Chorus] C Am Dm G I’m going down the drain again G G#

         Am      C\B/C\B  /C             Am      E      
e|-------0-------------------------------0-------0--|
B|-------1-------------------------------1-------0--|
G|-------2-------5\4/5\4--/5-------------2-------1--|
D|-------2-------------------------------2-------2--| x2
A|-(1-0)-0-------3\2/3\2--/3-----(7\-)---0-------2--|
E|-----------------------------------------------0--|
         Head carrier                  (Head carrier)

[Verse] Am (Bm) Is this really worth it? (F) (E) I got a prison cough, (Am) (Bm) A three-headed monster (C) E cut Denny’s head right off,

  E
e|------------------|
B|--1-0-------------|
G|------2-0---------|
D|----------2-0-----|
A|-------------(3)--|
E|------------------|

F7* E7* You can’t be too chill Dm* G* You can’t be too zen, [Chorus] C Am Dm G I’m going down the drain again C Am I’m going down the drain

  Dm                G
e|---------------------------|
B|---------7--------7--------|
G|-----5-7-7b9r7-5--7b9rbrb--|
D|--/7-----------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
  again

C Am Dm I’m going down the drain

  Dm                G   (G#)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------7--------7--------|
G|-----5-7-7b9r7-5--7b9rbrb--|
D|--/7-----------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
  again

[Bridge] (Play only the bottom two strings of each chord. Bass plays Am E) Am Bm C Bm Am Bm Up the hill to have him killed, And he still hadn’t died C E He talked awhile and walked six mile, Down to riverside

         Am      C\B/C\B  /C             Am      E      
e|-------0-------------------------------0-------0--|
B|-------1-------------------------------1-------0--|
G|-------2-------5\4/5\4--/5-------------2-------1--|
D|-------2-------------------------------2-------2--| x4
A|-(1-0)-0-------3\2/3\2--/3-----(7\-)---0-------2--|
E|-----------------------------------------------0--|
         Head carrier                  (Head carrier)

[Outro] 
    Am             C\B/C\B /C            Am             E
e|----------8---------------8---------|----------8---------|
B|-----10------10------10-------10----|-----10------10-----|
G|--9-----9--------9------9--------9--|--9-----9--------9--| x2
D|------------------------------------|--------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------|

    Am
e|------------15--------|
B|-----13---------13----|
G|--12-----12-----------|
D|----------------------| x7
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

e|-------|
B|--13\--|
G|--12\--|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|