Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven Chords & Tabs

 

Monkey Gone To Heaven Chords & Tabs

Pixies Chords & Tabs

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Monkey Gone To Heaven Tab

   
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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 18:04:52 -0500
From: Bryson Meunier 
Subject: TAB:p/pixies/monkey_gone_to_heaven.tab

MONKEY GONE TO HEAVEN
by The Pixies
from "Doolittle" (1989)

   main riff-

      Em  F#       A    D                 B   
   E--0---2-----------------------------------------------|
   B--0---2--------5--------------------------------------|
   G--0---3---3----6----7---------------/(4)-------\(7)---|
   D--2---4---4----7----7---------------/(4)-------\(7)---|
   A--2---4---4----7----5---------------/(2)-------\(5)---|
   E--0---2---2----5--------------------------------------|

verse:

(there was a guy ect)

chorus:

      Em  F#       A    D                 B |         D
                                            |
         This monkey's gone   to heaven     |-key's  gone  
   E--0---2---------------------------------|--------------|
   B--0---2--------5------------------------|--------------|
   G--0---3---3----6----7---------------/(4)|-------\(7)---|
   D--2---4---4----7----7---------------/(4)|-------\(7)---|
   A--2---4---4----7----5---------------/(2)|-------\(5)---|
   E--0---2---2----5------------------------|--------------|


   first "solo" (may be two guitars):

   E--0-0-0-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-2-2-2-2--0--0-0-----4--|
   B--2-2-2-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3--0--2-2\(4)-5--|
   G-----------------------------------------------0--0-0-----0--|
   D-----------------------------------------------2-------------|
   A-----------------------------------------------2-------------|
   E-----------------------------------------------0-------------|

   E-(4)/(2)-2~~~~~~~(2)--------------------------|
   B-(5)/(3)-3~~~~~~~(3)p2~~~~~~~~~~(2)\3~~~~~~~~-|
   G-(0)------------------------------------------|
   D----------------------------------------------|
   A----------------------------------------------|
   E----------------------------------------------|

   (back to chorus riff)

During chorus, "toy piano" sound can be recreated by picking
D & G strings behind the nut:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/pixies/monkey_gone_to_heaven_tab.html ]
    |---behind the nut-----|
   E------------------------|
   B------------------------|
   G----0----0----0----0----|
   D--0----0----0----0------|
   A------------------------|
   E------------------------|

verse:

(the creature in the sky ect) 

(chorus)

rock me joe

   solo-
   E----------------------------------------------------------------|
   B--5-------------------------------------------------------------|
   G--7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r---5b--5--5r-6b--6-6-6r-5b--5-5r--6b--6-6-|
   D----------------------------------------------------------------|
   A----------------------------------------------------------------|
   E----------------------------------------------------------------|

   E---------------------------------------------|
   B-----7h8p7-7--7-7-7-7--5---------------------|
   G-6r--------------------7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r--|
   D---------------------------------------------|
   A---------------------------------------------|
   E---------------------------------------------|

   (back to first "solo")

   
   (if man is 5 if man is 5 if man is ect)

   (back to chorus)
 
    outro:
   E----------------------------------------------------------------|
   B--5---------------------5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5---|
   G--7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6-6---|
   D----------------------------------------------------------------|
   A----------------------------------------------------------------|
   E----------------------------------------------------------------|

   E----------------------------------------------------------------|
   B-7-7-7-7--5---------------------5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-7--|
   G-7-7-7-7--7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--|
   D----------------------------------------------------------------|
   A----------------------------------------------------------------|
   E----------------------------------------------------------------|

   E-------------------0-------------------|
   B-7-----7---7-------0-------------------|
   G-9b----9---9r-/----0---3--3-------7----|
   D-------------------2---4--4---7---7----|
   A-------------------2---4--4---7---5----|
   E-------------------0---2--2---5--------|


Transcribed by

Bryson Meunier
http://www.angelfire.com/oh/bryson/
mailto:meunier.1@osu.edu

Comments, corrections, additions welcome.

Symbols used in transcription:
   B = bend
   r = release
   h = hammer-on
   p = pull-off
   \ = slide
 (5) = ghost note at 5th fret
 ~~~ = feedback