Wave Of Mutilation Bass Tab

Doolittle Tabs:

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Band: Pixies
Song: Wave of Mutilation
Bassist: Kim Deal
Album: Doolittle

This is a correction to the tab that was on the site. 
This tab is for the album version, for the live version just slow everything down.
I've tabbed the whole song out so just play this through.

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D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---6-3-6-3---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---6-3-6-3---|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---1-1-1-1---5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6---1-1-1-1---5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6---1-1-1-1---|

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6---3-6-3-6---|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---1-1-1-1--1-0-1-0---5-5-5-5--8-5-8-5---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---3-3-3---6-6---5-5---3---|

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E|---1-1-1-1--1-0-1-0---5-5-5-5--8-5-8-5---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---3-3-3---6-6---5-5---3---|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---3-3-3-3---6---3---6---3---|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---1-1-1-1---5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6---1-1-1-1---5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6---1-1-1-1---5-5-5-5---6-6-6-----|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---1-------------------6---------1-------------------6---------|

Part 2:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---6-3-6-3---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---1-1-1-1--1-0-1-0---5-5-5-5--8-5-8-5---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---3-3-3---6-6---5-5---3---|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---1-1-1-1--1-0-1-0---5-5-5-5--8-5-8-5---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---3-3-3---6-6---5-5---3---|

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

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---1-1-1-1---5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6---1-1-1-1---5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6---1-1-1-1---5-5-5-5---6-6-6-----|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---5-5-6-6-5-5-6-6---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---66666/-8---|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---1-1-1-1---5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6---1-1-1-1---5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6---1-1-1-1---5-5-5-5---6-6-6-----|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---1-------------------6---------1-------------------6---------|


Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net

Source: BassMasta.net
http://www.bassmasta.net/p/pixies,_the/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Jeanee' Average	#1 by Jeanee' Young at Jun 23, 1970 at 9:58 PM EST
	Frank Black's real name is Charles Thompson...

No Picture Devon Average	#2 by Devon Thauriaux at Jul 5, 1979 at 3:57 PM EST
	"The first verse is about the phenomenon, where japanese businessmen were putting their whole family in the car and driving off the dock. The second verse features the Marianas Trench." - Frank Black in SELECT, october 1997.

No Picture Bob Wanna Be	#3 by Bob at Apr 6, 1980 at 6:00 AM EST
	Well I have thought about this song again after the Tsunami in South-East-Asia. The title is somehow cynic when you look at it now. But In general i think a wave is always something ambivalent. On the one hand there is this powerful devasting force (mutilation) and on the other hand there is this romantic feeling of the ocean: the salt, water, bathing, fun, summer, ect. ...I love it.

No Picture Badass	#4 by twiggy at Apr 9, 1980 at 8:20 PM EST
	the first couple lines of this song make me think its a very mature way to go, nothing selfish or anything like that. i myself picture it as a release from this bipolar society we live in,,, almost seems like hes just enjoying his escape by himself and lets things flow as they are.then he thinks he'll take it a bit farther to sink in the trenches or mariana to something...more

No Picture Marco Average	#5 by Marco Torskyj at Nov 30, 1984 at 1:49 PM EST
	oh yeah, what a way to put suicide... this song is just such a fucking hymn... frank black is one of the greatest sonmgwriters of all time

No Picture Pink Rhythm Player	#6 by Pink Mintaka at Apr 14, 1992 at 12:42 AM EST
	Definitely relates to suicide or self destruction in some way... sad song :(

No Picture Em Average	#7 by Em at Jun 9, 1992 at 2:53 PM EST
	It turns out that the song title "Wave of Mutilation" is taken from a Japanese newspaper headline on suicide

No Picture jUsT_tHe_PoStAl Wanna Be	#8 by jUsT_tHe_PoStAl_SeRvIcE at Jul 18, 1994 at 1:48 PM EST
	I think this is a very uplifting song actually. First, we can't assume he drove his car into the ocean on purpose... In fact, "ceased to resist, giving my goodbye" I think just intends the individual to get a feeling of "Peace". I mean, talk about a beautiful way to go, eh? (sorry) But really, with the music's strong influence I get a feeling of peace and relaxation like he was singing about going on a carribean cruise. "you'll think I'm dead, but I sail away..." The song seems now to be in the present. A brilliant perspective and would be very comforting to one mourning death of a loved one. Dead or sailing away? How would you prefer to envision a soul just passed? Wave of mutilation may be Black's take on what we call "angels or guardians" Perhaps each wave that transports the now freed spirit, is catagorized by name. Maybe there is a Wave of Suffocation too? Oh, oh, how about The Wave of Decapitation? I suppose they have to be concerned with the crossing over and make it as smooth as possible as not to leave any "ghosts" behind. If they get on the wave named after the way of death, it may help in how the soul and body finally become detatched? I wonder if Frank's idea of heaven is the ocean? Or maybe he has a fetish for mermaids.

No Picture Rignald Average	#9 by Rignald Tromp at Jun 17, 1996 at 1:24 PM EST
	also, "you think im dead but i sail away" i dont think he commits himself at this point, buttt i do beleive he has completly separated himself from this world by makeing everyone accept his leave and forget about his existance. and i mean, if society doesent beleive your there, then you might as well not be after having your kicks.

No Picture I Told Them My Lead Player	#10 by I Told Them My Name Was Jim Steele at Nov 18, 1997 at 7:21 PM EST
	I agree with this being about self-destruction, but not suicide. "You think I'm dead, but I sail away". It's like, if life has you down and everything sucks, then instead of suicide which is permanent you can just throw away everything that's holding you down and create a new life.