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Something Against You Tabs

(ver. 2)
Pixies
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                      PIXIES - Something Against You
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"Something Against You"
Pixies

Tempo: 195 - 200

"Guitar 1" [Clean] STANDARD TUNING
"Guitar 2" [Overdrive/Distortion] STANDARD TUNING
"Bass" STANDARD TUNING

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Song Layout:

1. Intro
2. Main Riff
3. Chorus
4. Main Riff
5. Chorus
6. Interlude/Riff 3
7. Ending/Chorus
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Intro:

Guitar 1 -  Repeat as necessary
|------------------------------------------|
|11/12--X-11---11--X-9----9---X-11---11--X-|
|11/12--X-11---11--X-8----8---X-11---11--X-|
|13/14--X-13---13--X-10---10--X-13---13--X-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|


Guitar 2
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|888~--------8~--------|
|XXX---------X---------|
|666~--------6~--------|
|----------------------|
This comes in at the 4th or 5th time Guitar 1 plays the riff. Just listen to the song if 
need the timing

Bass (play nothing)
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Main Riff:

Guitar 1
*Play the riff as the previous section*

Guitar 2 - Repeat 4 times
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9--9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7--7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Bass - Repeat 4 Times
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------6-6-6-6-6-------6-6-6-6-6-|
|7-7-7-----------4-4-4-----------|

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Chorus: "I have something against you"

Guitar 1 - Repeat 2 Times
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------11/12--X-11---11--X-8----8---X-11---11--X-|
|--------------------------------11/12--X-11---11--X-8----8---X-11---11--X-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-13/14--X-13---13--X-10---10--X-13---13--X-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------|
 PM............................|

Guitar 2 - Repeat 2 Times
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------11-11---11---9----9----11---11----|
|---------------------------------------11-11---11---8----8----11---11----|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------13-13---13---10---10---13---13----|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-{1/4rest}--------------------------------|
 PM............................|
*The timing for Guitar 2's riff at the end is strange, but you will figure it out if you 
to the song*

Bass - Repeat 2 Times
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-------6-6-6-6-6-|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-----------4-4-4-----------|
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Main Riff:

*It is exactly the same as the first, go back 2 sections to see it*
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Chorus:

*Play the same thing as before*
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Interlude/Riff 3:

Guitar 1 - Repeat 3 Times
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------6-6-6-6-6-------6-6-6-6-6-|
|7-7-7-----------4-4-4-----------|

Guitar 2 Fill - Play after Guitar 1 plays twice
|------11----------11----------11-------------|
|12b13----12-12b13----12-12b13----12-12b13----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

Bass - Play nothing
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Ending Chorus:

*It is the same as the others, except on the second time, you hold the second-to-last chord.

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Tab Symbols used:

X = Muted note
~ = "Held note" (let note ring for extended amounts time)
_b_ = Bend from one note to another

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Notes:

This is one of the faster, hardcore punk-ish songs by Pixies (unlike their other stuff.) 
can't get the timing for some of the riffs just by reading the tab, you have to listen 
the song to really understand when to do everything.
            
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