Pixels
by Mimicking Birds
Tabbed by JP
Drop D tuning
Chords used:
e|--0-----x-----x-----x--|
B|--3-----7-----5-----3--|
G|--0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|--4-----0-----0-----0--|
A|--5-----9-----7-----5--|
D|--0-----9-----7-----5--|
Eb7+F# G7/B Am7+D G9 <- What these chords actually are
Eb7 G7 Am7 G9 <- How I will refer to them for simplicity
Strumming pattern (capital letters are emphasized when played):
U D u D u D
e|-----------0--------|
B|-----------3-----3--|
G|--0--------0--0--0--|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--| x8
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
D|--0-----------------|
Verse 1:
Eb7 G7
Cannon Beach your such a sweet life
Eb7 G7
Hard knowing what you're gonna be like
Am7
When your ocean conditions are so hard to predict
G9
All I know is that you'll be there
Know you'll always be there
Eb7
And different every time
Bridge:
If your going by the book, this is how the bridge is played
(Play 2 measures of each with no sixth string)
Eb7
Am7
G7
Then do this:
U D u D u D U D u D u D
e|-------------------|------------------|
B|-(10)------8-------|(7-h8-p7)-0-------|
G|-(0)-------0-------|(0)-------7-------|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9--9--9--9--9--9-|
D|--0----------------|-0----------------|
(The notes in parenthesis aren't heard on the album, but he plays them live.)
U D u D u D U D u D u D U D u D u D U D u D u D
e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|
G|-----------9-------|----------7-------|----------6-------|----------7-------|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-| x2
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|
D|--5----------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|
If you want to give the bridge more of an impact on solo acoustic (without the electric guitar
accompaniment,) see the bottom of this tab for what I do instead
Verse 2:
Cannon Beach, Indian and short sands
Constantly moving between your coves and headlands
Protecting a section of sea from the wind
Along with me my good friends
I know they'll always be there
And the same all the time
(Bridge)
Verse 3:
Cannon Beach sorry what we're doing
Carelessly wasting and so rapidly using
And in doing so bruising your soul
Burning a hole with coal
I'm sure it's not me I'm too small
Chorus:
For the chorus, come in on 'me' with power chords on the fret indicated
Strumming pattern:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mimicking_birds/pixels_tab.html ]
U D u D u D
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-----------9-------| x4
A|-----------9-------|
D|--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
(9)
I'm sure it's not me I'm too small
(7)
How could I affect anything at all?
(2)
I'm one in six billion can't be at fault
(5)
How could I affect anything at all?
Chorus 2:
I'm sure it's not me I'm too small
How could I affect anything at all?
I'm one in six billion pixels that have evolved
Eating your skin but I'm not involved
Chorus 3:
I'm sure it's not me I'm too small
How could I affect anything at all?
I'm one in six billion can't be at fault
I'm sure it's not me I'm too small
And growing all the time
(Bridge)
Eb7 G7
Hard knowing what you're gonna be like
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Playing this for the bridge instead sort of captures a bit of the electric guitar's
part, and sounds better
...'time'
D x D u D u D x D u D u D x D u D u D x D u D u
e|--0----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|--3-----3-----3----|-3-----3-----3----|-3//5--5-----5----|-5-----5-----5----|
G|--0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|
D|--4-----4--4--4--4-|-4-----4--4--4--4-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|
A|--5-----5--5--5--5-|-5-----5--5--5--5-|-5//7-------------|-7----------------|
D|--0----------------|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|
D x d u d u D x d u d u D x x D x x D x x D x x
e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|--5//7--7-----7----|-7-----7-----7----|-10-------8-------|-7h8p7----0-------|
G|--0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|-0--------0-------|-0--------7-------|
D|--0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|
A|--7//9-------------|-9----------------|-9--------9-------|-9--------9-------|
D|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D x D u D u D x D u D u D x D u D u D x D u D u
e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|--0----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
G|--9-----9-----9----|-7-----7-----7----|-6-----6-----6----|-7-----7-----7----|
D|--0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-| x2
A|--0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|
D|--5----------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|
This was my first ever tab, the chords are all really awkward, and it took a hell of a
long time to do, so I could've easily slipped up. Let me know if there are any edits I
should make.
