Alec Eiffel Bass Tab

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"Alec Eiffel" by the Pixies (from the album "Trompe le Monde")
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Transcribed by Gilles Velay (gvelay@free.fr)

Notations :
  e : 8th             w : whole           
  / : slide up        R : rest            


Note : the E string is actually tuned to D and some D notes 
----   (5th bar of end riff for instance) are actually played on this 
       lower string


Verse 1
-------
    w                w                 e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
G-|----------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D-|----------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A-|-R--------------|-R--------------|------------------|---------3-3-3-3-|
E-|----------------|----------------|-/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|

     e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

    e e e e e e e e    e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
G-|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A-|---------3-3-3-3-|-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E-|-1-1-1-1---------|------------------|-----------------|

    e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e    e e e e e e e e  
G-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A-|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|-/7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-|
E-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|------------------|

    e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|
E-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|

Verse 2
-------
    e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

    e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|

Guitar Solo
-----------
    e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-2-2-2-2---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|---------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|
E-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|

    e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-2-2-2-2---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|---------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|
E-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|

Verse 3
-------
    e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-2-2-2-2---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|---------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|
E-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|

    e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|

Verse 4 to end (ad lib)
-----------------------
    e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

    e e e e e e e e   e  e  e  e   
G-|-----------------|-------------|
D-|-----------------|-------------|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0--0--0--0--|
E-|-----------------|-------------|


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| on Sun Apr  8 21:58:35 2001                                        |
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Dylan Average	#1 by Dylan at Sep 27, 1970 at 8:33 AM EST
	I actually enjoy The Get Up Kids cover, but it can never be compared to the Pixies amazing version. Afterall, aren't originals the best? Methinks so. The Pixies were definitely underrated, and I agree with you wickedsprout, I would also connect them to The Velvet Underground, with both bands going unnoticed, despite the influence they had on popular bands/artists to come. I fell in love with the Pixies around 2 years ago, and it's funny that wickedsprout brought up the "Fight Club" link, 'cause that's how I was introduced to them.

No Picture josh Wanna Be	#2 by josh g at Nov 12, 1975 at 9:33 PM EST
	are you kidding me? the get up kids cover was horrible, and I am a big Get Up Kids fan.

No Picture Brenton Average	#3 by Brenton Giordano at Mar 30, 1977 at 10:17 AM EST
	my god. pixies are so fucking awesome. best. band. ever. or at least one of them. this song is really great, too.

No Picture Tim Wanna Be	#4 by Tim N at Dec 12, 1977 at 5:20 PM EST
	im not sure but is this song about the guy who built the eifel tower???? cus when the eifel tower was built none of the french liked it and now it is the monument they are most proud of:)

No Picture jester Average	#5 by jester rage at Sep 5, 1979 at 9:39 AM EST
	No, hairy is right. It's about Alexander Eiffel, who built the Eiffel tower. And your right that the french didn't like it at the time, they felt it was too modern looking to become a national monument. That's it, it's a pretty straight-forward song.

No Picture LeZombi Wanna Be	#6 by LeZombi at Jan 30, 1980 at 10:49 PM EST
	Yes. He's name was Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. A brief biography of him can be seen at http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Gustave_Eiffel.html I've always thought of this song as the story of a new Eiffel ("Little Eiffel"... maybe a descendant of the original architect) who built a space rocket in the form of the Eiffel Tower in order to travel to a new world. I got that idea from the CD cover which features an Eiffel Tower blasting off and the verse that says "Pioneer of aerodynamics".

No Picture Matt Average	#7 by Matt John at Jun 18, 1980 at 10:50 PM EST
	this song is about the eifle tower and when the say phallic they are saying how the eifle tower represents a phallic symbol (a.k.a. looks like a dick) but the song is most def about the eifle tower and how it was at first rejected and how ppl dont know genious when they see it

No Picture Hector Wanna Be	#8 by Hector Torres at Aug 20, 1981 at 1:20 AM EST
	ALL PIXIES SONGS ARE THE BEST!!!!!!!! No one ever gives props to the ones who influenced Kurt Kobain to write "Smells like teen spirit" and most of his other songs.

No Picture Kevin Wanna Be	#9 by Kevin Alarcon at Aug 2, 1983 at 3:36 PM EST
	Great song. I love the outro.

No Picture Teenage Riot Average	#10 by Teenage Riot PokerBAss at Jul 4, 1984 at 3:35 AM EST
	I believe his name is actually Alexandre Gustave Eiffel

No Picture Jamie Wanna Be	#11 by Jamie Hart at Dec 4, 1985 at 10:09 PM EST
	i think that the Alexander eiffel idea is right, and just a side note, many people realized the pixies were good after their career was over, because their sound was too modern or far ahead of what the people were used to, kind of like how the people of france didnt like the eiffel tower until awhile after it was built, they felt it was too modern, or too advanced.

No Picture Ben Average	#12 by Ben at Dec 9, 1986 at 12:26 AM EST
	Art isn't appreciated in its time maybe?

No Picture Andrew Wanna Be	#13 by Andrew Tedder at Dec 17, 1986 at 4:35 PM EST
	hey "...hyena" you hit the nail on the head with your analogy... it drives me nuts when people ask me who my fave band is and I am met with the blank stare until I begrudgingly say "they did that song at the end of Fight Club." On one hand, I love that more people were exposed to their music, but on the other, I hate that they are getting the casual fan (like Beck got with "Loser", Nirvana got with "Teen Spirit", and the Cure got with "Friday I'm in Love") who doesn't look into the back catalogues. Snobbish, yes, but it kills me that this band never got the recognition it deserved for being so unique and groundbreaking. I think the Pixies can be compared to the Velvet Underground, in that they may not be the most popular bands (mainstream music-wise) but they served to influence so many bands after them.

No Picture Mitchee! Wanna Be	#14 by Mitchee! at the Disco at Aug 15, 1990 at 8:10 PM EST
	I dont think it means that. I think they are talking about a kid and his penis... because they mention phallic. look that word up. it could be about the eiffle tower though?

No Picture Tyler Average	#15 by Tyler Kinsherf at Sep 25, 1991 at 4:31 PM EST
	His middle name was Alexander

No Picture Davy Professional	#16 by Davy Langerak at Nov 25, 1993 at 9:14 AM EST
	i love the pixies. i could do without nirvana.

No Picture Jonny Rhythm Player	#17 by Jonny Rhoades at Jun 4, 1995 at 10:12 PM EST
	i love the pixies. i could do without nirvana.

No Picture Dale Average	#18 by Dale Steele at Feb 12, 1996 at 11:31 AM EST
	get up kids cover is...well...a cover, i prefer pixies version. great song

No Picture That One Guy Musical Genius	#19 by That One Guy at Feb 19, 1996 at 10:36 PM EST
	When the Eiffel Tower was built it was meant to be a temporary construction, and many people in Paris thought it was ugly. It appeared to be doomed and preparations were underway to tear it down, but was actually saved by the new invention of radio - there was nothing else in Paris high enough to act as a good radio mast location. Interesting that people have been talking about the design being ahead of its time, and it was also saved by something ahead of its time in the form of radio. The song seems to suggest that people are petty and backwards looking, and they try to tear down people who try to achieve something great - like the Pixies, perhaps.

No Picture Dylan Lead Player	#20 by Dylan