"Surfin' Cow" (100% Correct!)
The Dead Milkmen
Tabbed by: Davey
The other tabs on this site (and internet in general) are COMPLETELY wrong. I even saw
a tab that was supposedly written by Joe Jack himself which wasn't even correct. It's
gonna be hard to do this but I wanna give myself a challenge.
99% by ear with a little help of the tab on www.geocities.com/dmtabs
Intro:
(0:12)
E----------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------0------------------|
G---0-------------------------0----------------|
D-----2---0--2-------------------0-2-----------|
A------------3---2-3-2-------------3---2-3-2---|
E-0-----------------------0--------------------|
Verse:
(0:19)
E-0-----------------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------------------|
B---0--3-0--1-0----0----0-------------------|---0--3-0--1-0----0----0-------0-----0--1--0-1-0-|
G----------------2----------0---------------|----------------2--------0-------0------0--------|
D-------------------------2----0-2----------|---------------------------2-------2----2--------|
A--------------------------------3---2-3-2--|----------------------------------------3--------|
E---------------------0---------------------|---------------------0-----------------(3)-------|
E---3-3---3--5-5--3--5--x------8-7-5--3----------|-0------------0--------------------------|
B---0-0---0--3-3--3--3--x--8-----8----5---0-1-0--|-0--0--1--0---0-1-0-1-0------------------|
G---0--------5-5--5--5-----9-----9----5---0-0-0--|-0-----0------0---------2--0-------------|
D---2----------------------10----9---------------|-2-----2------2------------2-------------|
A---2--------------------------------------------|-2-----3------2------------3-------------|
E-0----------------------------------------------|-0----(3)-----0------------3-------------|
[solo bass run for two measures]
(0:57)
E--0-----------------------------------------|-0----------------------------------------------|
B--0-0--3-0--1-0---0----0---------1----------|-0-0-0--3-0--1-0---0---0-----0-----0--1--0-1-0--|
G--0---------0---2----------0-----0----------|-0------0----0---2-------0-----0------0---------|
D--2---------2------------2----0--2--1-2-1---|-2------0----2-------------2-----2----2---------|
A--2---------3--------------------3----------|-2------2----3------------------------3---------|
E--0--------(3)-------0----------(3)---------|-0----------(3)------0---------------(3)--------|
E---3-3---3--5-5--3--5--x------8-7-5--3----------|-0------------0--------------------------|
B---0-0---0--3-3--3--3--x--8-----8----5---0-1-0--|-0--0--1--0---0-1-0-1-0------------------|
G---0--------5-5--5--5-----9-----9----5---0-0-0--|-0-----0------0---------2--0-------------|
D---2---2------------------10----9---------------|-2-----2------2------------2-------------|
A---2--------------------------------------------|-2-----3------2------------3-------------|
E-0----------------------------------------------|-0----(3)-----0------------3-------------|
Find my baby...
[keep hitting the low E string while crescendo)
E---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Chorus:
G C
E-----------------------------------------|-8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---|
B-12-12-12--15-15-15--13-13-13--12-12-12--|-8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---|
G-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--|-9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---|
D-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--|-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--|
A-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--|-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--|
E-----------------------------------------|-8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---|
Em G C
E--7--7-----10---10-----8--8----|
B--8--8-----12---12-----8--8----|
G--9--9-----12---12-----9--9----|
D--9--9-----12---12-----10-10---|
A--7--7-----10---10-----10-10---|
E-(7)(7)---(10)-(10)----8--8----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dead_milkmen/surfin_cow_tab.html ]
Surf's up, dude!
Em G C
E--7--7-----10---10-----8--8----|
B--8--8-----12---12-----8--8----|
G--9--9-----12---12-----9--9----|
D--9--9-----12---12-----10-10---|
A--7--7-----10---10-----10-10---|
E-(7)(7)---(10)-(10)----8--8----|
Surf's up, dude!
[back to verse]
E-0-----------------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------------------|
B-0-0--3-0--1-0----0----0-------------------|---0--3-0--1-0----0----0-------0-----0--1--0-1-0-|
G----------------2----------0----0----------|------0----0----2--------0-------0------0--------|
D-------------------------2----0-2----------|---------------------------2-------2----2--------|
A--------------------------------3---2-3-2--|----------------------------------------3--------|
E---------------------0---------------------|---------------------0-----------------(3)-------|
E---3-3---3--5-5--3--5--x------8-7-5--3----------|-0------------0--------------------------|
B---0-0---0--3-3--3--3--x--8-----8----5---0-1-0--|-0--0--1--0---0-1-0-1-0------------------|
G---0--------5-5--5--5-----9-----9----5---0-0-0--|-0-----0------0---------2--0-------------|
D---2---2------------------10----9---------------|-2-----2------2------------2-------------|
A---2--------------------------------------------|-2-----3------2------------3-------------|
E-0----------------------------------------------|-0----(3)-----0------------3-------------|
Find my baby...
[keep hitting the low E string while crescendo)
E---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Chorus:
G C
E-----------------------------------------|-8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---|
B-12-12-12--15-15-15--13-13-13--12-12-12--|-8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---|
G-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--|-9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---|
D-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--|-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--|
A-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--|-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--|
E-----------------------------------------|-8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---|
Em G C
E--7--7-----10---10-----8--8----|
B--8--8-----12---12-----8--8----|
G--9--9-----12---12-----9--9----|
D--9--9-----12---12-----10-10---|
A--7--7-----10---10-----10-10---|
E-(7)(7)---(10)-(10)----8--8----|
Surf's up, dude!
Em G C
E--7--7-----10---10-----8--8----|
B--8--8-----12---12-----8--8----|
G--9--9-----12---12-----9--9----|
D--9--9-----12---12-----10-10---|
A--7--7-----10---10-----10-10---|
E-(7)(7)---(10)-(10)----8--8----|
Solo:
E-3-2-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------3-1-0---0--0-1-0----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------2----------2-0-2-0----0----0-2-3-2-3~--2-0----0-----3-2-0-----------------|
D---------------------------------2---2-------------------2---2----------2--0--2~--0----|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-2-1-0-2-0--2-0-2---2---2--0---------------------------------2-3-2------------------------------|
A------------------------------3--2--2-3--2-0-2----------2-3--------3-2---------------3~--2-3-2--|
E------------------------------------------------0--2-3-------------------0--2-3-2-3-------------|
Outro:
E-----0-----------------------0-----------------|-0--------------------------0~--|
B-------0------1--0-1-0---------0-----1--0-1-0--|-0--0---3~-0--1--0-----0----0~--|
G----------0---0------------0-------0-0---------|-0------------0-----2-------0~--|
D--------------2----------------------2---------|-2------------2-------------2~--|
A--------------3----------------------3---------|-2------------3-------------2~--|
E-0-----------(3)---------0----------(3)--------|-0-----------(3)------------0~--|
Enjoy!
