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Wave Of Mutilation

Pixies
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
If you're playing the U.K. Surf Mix, turn to a mellow reverby setting and play
all the chords. On the _Doolittle_ version, the chords during the verse are
not played; get a bass-playin' friend to play just the roots of the chords,
or have another guitarist fake it on the bottom strings. [NOTE: I'm just
talking about the chords that go on while Francis is singing-- the four-chord
runs at the end of each line of the verse should always be played. If you've
heard the song you know what I'm talking about.]
The verse chords should all be played in an E-barre shape. For the chorus,
play the F as before, but play the A open and the Bb as an A barred up one
fret.
I'll post the little opening line of this when I can get home and figure it
out, plus the rest of the words, plus some more songs from "Doolittle".

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Arrangement source for Wave Of Mutilation by Pixies

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
[F]Ceased to re[A]sist, given my [Bb]goodbyes [G7]     [Bb]        [A]          [G7]             [F]
[F]Drove my [A]car into the [Bb]ocean [G7]       [Bb]          [A]            [G7]               [F]
[F]You think I'm [A]dead but I sail [Bb]away  [G7]
On a [F]wave of [A]mutil[Bb]ation [F]wave of [A]mutil[Bb]ation [F]wave of [A]mutil[Bb]ation
[F]Wave [Bb]
[F]Wave [Bb]

If you're playing the U.K. Surf Mix, turn to a mellow reverby setting and play
all the chords.  On the _Doolittle_ version, the chords during the verse are
not played;  get a bass-playin' friend to play just the roots of the chords,
or have another guitarist fake it on the bottom strings.  [NOTE:  I'm just
talking about the chords that go on while Francis is singing-- the four-chord
runs at the end of each line of the verse should always be played.  If you've
heard the song you know what I'm talking about.]

The verse chords should all be played in an E-barre shape.  For the chorus,
play the F as before, but play the A open and the Bb as an A barred up one
fret.

I'll post the little opening line of this when I can get home and figure it
out, plus the rest of the words, plus some more songs from "Doolittle".

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