Edgar Butthole Surfers
by the butthole surfers
tabbed by chris lawrence (mustang@islandnet.com)
~ = finger vibrato
b = bend
br = bend and return
(#b) = the note has been bent and is played again while bent
if you're unsure how high to bend the note, check the record.
INTRO SOLO:
*** (listen to song to see how long to play this bend)
E--12~~--------------------------------------------| B--15b---15~~~--15-12--------------------------15--| G---------------------14-12-14-12-14-12-14b~~~-----| D--------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------| E-----------12-12-------12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-| B-----------12-12-------12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-| G--14b-(14b)-------14b-(14b)---------14b-(14b)-----| D--------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------| E------15--17--18b~~~-----18b~~~----------------| B--17----------------18b~~--------18~~~~~---18\-| G-----------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------|
At the end, fret the notes at the 18th fret w/ one finger,
and bend up a half-step to a whole step, while picking, then bring it back down.
The verses are an E G D progression.
The chorus is C A E.
[E] [G] [D] [C] [A]
E--0---3---2---0---0--| B--0---3---3---1---2--| G--1---0---2---0---2--| D--2---0---0---2---2--| A--2---2-------3---0--| E--0---3--------------|
End of chorus:
E-------------------| B--8--8-8-10--10-10-| G-------------------| D-------------------| A-------------------| E-------------------|
SECOND SOLO:
The second solo begins with the intro solo played basically
identically. Then it goes to:
1:30
E-------------0---------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------5~~--5\3--3-3-3-0---------------------------------------------| G-2b~~~rb~~~~---------------------2-0-2-0-2-0-2b~~--2br-0---------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------2-0-2-0---0---------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------2-----0-----| E---------------------------------------------------------------------3---0---|
1:38
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--0-3-0-5^3^0-5^3^0-5^3^0-5^3^0-5^3^0-5^3^0-5^3^0-5^3^0-5^3^0--17b-17b(17br)-17~~\-| G---------------------------------------------------------------16b-16b(16br)-------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:45
E-------12-10---------12-10--------12-10-------------------------------------| B--10b--------12-10b--------12-10b-------12-10b---------------12-12-12-14-12-| G-----------------------------------------------12-9----11----12-12-12-14-12-| D----------------------------------------------------12----12----------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
things get a little hazy here..
1:48
E------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----12------12-12--12--------------------------| G--12-12-12-12-14-12-12-12-14b---(14b)---14b-14b-14-12----12-14-12-12----| D------------------------------------------------------14-------------14-| A------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:52
E-----------------------------------15-17-18b~~~----18br~~~------17-15-----| B--------12--12--12--12--12--12--17------------18b~~~----18~~~~--------17\-| G-12-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:58
E----------------------------------12-10--------12-10-------12-10------------------| B------5-4-5-7-8-7-8-10-8-10-8-10b-------12-10b-------12-10b------12-10b-8-10b-8~~-| G--5~~-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
02:05
E------------------------------------12-12------12---12-15-17--------------| B------5-4-5-7-8-7-8-10-8-10-8-10b~~-------(10b)--------------18-17br-18b\-| G--5~~---------------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO SOLO:
E----------------------------------12-10--------12-10-------12-10------------------| B------5-4-5-7-8-7-8-10-8-10-8-10b-------12-10b-------12-10b------12-10b-8-10b-8~~-| G--5~~-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------12-12---12-15-17----------------------| B------5-4-5-7-8-7-8-7-10b~~~---10b-----------------18-17br-18b~~~~~~----| G--5~~-------------------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------
THE BUTTHOLE SURFERS GUITAR/BASS TAB ARCHIVE:
http://www.islandnet.com/~mustang/1401/index.html
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