Pixies – Letter To Memphis (Guitar Tab)

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## THE PIXIES >From 'Trompe Le Monde' Transcribed by Mark Schnitzius ([email protected]) Tune your guitar down a half step to play this one. You'll need to hit the low E chord. ---- E C#m A E C#m A E C#m A [Call this Rhythm Figure 1]

       C#m A  A  E       Abm   E
--------4--5--5--7--------4----7---|
--------5--5--5--9--------4----9---|
---8-9--6--6--6--9--8-9-8-4----9---|
-6------6--7--7--9--------6----9---|
--------4--7--7--7--------6----7---|
-----------5--5-----------4--------|

       C#m A  A  E         Abm      A      B
--------4--5--5--7----------4-------0------2-------|
--------5--5--5--9----------4-------2------4-------|
-8-9-8--6--6--6--9----8-9---4-------2------4-------|
--------6--7--7--9--6-------6-------2------4-------|
--------4--7--7--7----------6-------0------2-------|
-----------5--5-------------4----------------------|

[End Rhythm Figure 1]

 E?             E  C#m  /B  C#m  A?        A  A?        A
--------------------4-------------------------------------|
--------------------5-------------------------------------|
-9--9--9--9--9--9---6-------------------------------------|
-11-11-11-11-11-9---6------------7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
-7--7--7--7--7--7---4------------9-9-9-9-9-7--9-9-9-9-9-7-|
---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|

 E?             E  C#m  /B  C#m  A?        A  F#m
--------------------4--------------------------2----------|
--------------------5--------------------------2----------|
-9--9--9--9--9--9---6--------------------------2----------|
-11-11-11-11-11-9---6------------7-7-7-7-7-7---4----------|
-7--7--7--7--7--7---4------------9-9-9-9-9-7---4----------|
---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5---2----------|

the day since I met her i can't believe it's true she came here from memphis across the ocean sailing and i saw her and i pleaded why do you come so far and she said C#m E trying to get to you C#m E how i tried to get to you C#m E trying to get to you

[Rhythm Figure 2]
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--9--7-----11-9---|
--5--5-----7--7---|

i'm sending a letter i'll send it right to you i'll send it to memphis i know that someday everything i needed and i wanted used to be that in my head was haunted [with Rhythm Figure 1] and all these sirens they make me mad and all this violence it brings me down i feel strong i feel lucky trying to get to you said i'm going to get to you trying to get to you [Close:] [Rhythm Figure 2] E