This song is one of the best from Doolittle, the guitar is essentialy some heavy palm
muting, then some cool barre chords with some guitar riffs in between. Its not too
to play and sounds great.
Sounds best with a little distortion.
\\\\\\\\\\\CHORDS\\\\\\\\\\ ( barre )
G# B* E
e-|--------4-----------7------------7-------------|--|
b-|--------4-----------7------------9-------------|--|
g-|--------5-----------8------------9-------------|--|
d-|--------6-----------9------------9-------------|--|
a-|--------6-----------9------------7-------------|--|
e-|--------4-----------7------------7-------------|--|
* The B Chord is played like this; ( Move your pinky up to the g string )
e-|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---------|--|
b-|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---------|--|
g-|---8-----8-----9-----8-----9-----8---------|--|
d-|---9-----9-----7-----9-----7-----9---------|--|
a-|---9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9---------|--|
e-|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---------|--|
\\\\\\\\\\\\\TAB\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Intro/ Chorus
Gouge away, you can gouge away...
Guitar 1 -------- Palm mute
e-|--------------------------------------------------------------|--|
b-|--------------------------------------------------------------|--|
g-|--------------------------------------------------------------|--|
d-|----------------------------------14-14-14--x4----------------|--|
a-|----11-11-11--x6---14-14-14--x2-----------------14-14-14--x2--|--|
e-|--------------------------------------------------------------|--|
Guitar 2 --------- Riff over top of palm muting
( Let strings ring )
e-|-----------------------------------------|--|
b-|----------------9brb-----9h11------------|--|
g-|----------6------------------------------|--|
d-|-------5---------------------------------|--|
a-|-----------------------------------------|--|
e-|-----------------------------------------|--|
Verse:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/pixies/gouge_away_tab_ver_2.html ]
G# B*
Missy Aggrivation
E
Some sacred questions
G#
You stroke my locks
E
Some marijuana
G#
If youve got some
Chorus:
Gouge away, you can gouge away...
After La La La, Guitar 1 kicks in
Palm mute
e-|----------------------------------|--|
b-|----------------------------------|--|
g-|----------------------------------|--|
d-|----------------------------------|--|
a-|----11-11-11--x4------------------|--|
e-|----------------------------------|--|
Guitar 2
e-|----------------------------|--|
b-|------12/10-----------------|--|
g-|--------------11--10--------|--|
d-|----------------------------|--|
a-|----------------------------|--|
e-|----------------------------|--|
Guitar 2
e-|-----------------------------------------|--|
b-|----------------9brb-----9h11------------|--|
g-|----------6------------------------------|--|
d-|-------5---------------------------------|--|
a-|-----------------------------------------|--|
e-|-----------------------------------------|--|
Verse:
G# B*
Sleeping on your belly
E
You break my arms
G#
You spoon my eyes
E
Been rubbing a bad charm
G#
With holy fingers
Chorus: ( No Palm Muting )
Guitar 2
e-|-----------------------------------------|--|
b-|----------------9brb-----9h11------------|--|
g-|----------6------------------------------|--|
d-|-------5---------------------------------|--|
a-|-----------------------------------------|--|
e-|-----------------------------------------|--|
G# B*
Chained to the pillars
E
A 3-day party
G#
I break the walls
E
And kill us all
G#
With holy fingers
Repeat G# B* E G# E G# twice over.
Thanks Pixies for this awesome song
