BUTTHOLE SURFERS - "pepper" Tablature

Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1982 03:38:09 -0500
From: Keith Barron <ponies2@computek.net>

Pepper
By Butthole Surfers
Tabbed by Keith Barron

I THINK THIS TAB IS RIGHT AND I HAVE EVERYTHING BUT THE BACKWARD
VOCALS INTERLUDE WHICH IS PROBABLY JUST G5 OVER AND OVER.

INTRO FOR BASS IS:

g---------------4-4^I-(5)-(5)----4-4-----I------------------I
d-------------------I--------5-5-----5-5-I------------------I
a-------------------I--------------------I------------------I
e--3-3-3-3-3-3------I--------------------I-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--I

CHORUS EVERY TIME IS: (play 8 times)
(gtr 1) CHORUS RIFF
E-------3----3----3----3--3--3----3----3----3--3-------I
B-------3----3----3----3--3--3----3----3----3--3-------I
G-------O----0----0----0--0--0----0----0----0--0-------I
D-------O----0----0----0--0--0----0----0----0--0-------I
A------------------------------------------------------I
E-------3----3----3----3--3--3----3----3----3--3-------I


CHORUS 2ND AND 3RD TIME IS: (play 4 times)
(gtr 2)
G--O--O--O------------------I-------------I
D--O--O--O--4--5-4<0--4--0--I-------------I
A---------------------------I-------------I
E--3--3--3------------------I-------------I


AFTER FIRST AND SECOND CHORUS PLAY:
(gtr 1)
G-------------4-4^(5)-(5)-0-0-4-4-0-0--I----------------I
D--------------------------------------I----------------I
A--------------------------------------I----------------I
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------I--3-3-3-3-3-3\--I

1ST (BACKWARDS) GUITAR SOLO IS:
(gtr 1)
P
G---12<0--I---4>5<4-5--4-5-7--\5<4-4-4-0-----10//12--12--12^(14)-
D---------I------------------------------------I-----------------

(VERSE)
G--(14)"12<10-12---I--(12)<10----10-12-10---7\\5\\4<0--I---------
D------------------I----------12-----------------------I--5------


1ST (BACKWARDS) GUITAR SOLO FOR GTR 2 IS:
(gtr 2) PLAYS GTR 1 CHORUS RIFF 4 TIMES DURING SOLO

AFTER THIRD CHORUS PLAY:
(gtr 1)

G--12^(14)--12--10-12-----I--10-12-----10--12--10-12------I
D---------------------12--I--------12-----------------12--I



G----------10-----------------I---------------------------I
D--11//12-------12\-9----9>10-I--10^(12)------------------I



SECOND (BACKWARDS) GUITAR SOLO FOR GTR.3 IS PLAYING THE G5 POWER CHORD
IN SIXTEENTH NOTES UNTIL THE END.


SECOND (BACKWARDS) GUITAR SOLO FOR GTR 1

G--------------------------I------------------I--7<0------I
D--(12)--(12)""""""""""10--I--(10)----(10)<0--I-----------I
(gradual release) (fdbk) (fdbk)


G---(0)-------I---------------------------I---------------------I
D----------3--I---3-----------------------I---------------------I
A-------------I-----5---5---5-5--5--5--3--I-3<2--2-----2--------I
E-------------I---------------------------I---------3---3-3-3-3-I


D------------------I-------------I-----------3--3>5-5-----3-5-I
A------------------I-------------I--2--3--5-------------------I
E--(3)---3---3-----I-(3)-----3-3-I----------------------------I
(fdbk)

G----------------------------0-0-I--12^(14)-(14)"(12)--10-12----I
D--5^(7)----5--3--0-3>5------0-0-I---------------------------12-I



G--10-12-----10-12----10-12-(12)\I------------------------------I
D--------12--------12------------I---------------3---(3)<0--3-0-I
A--------------------------------I--------2-3//5----------------I
E--------------------------------I-3-3-3------------------------I


G--------I-------I--12^(14)-(14)"(12)----10-12------------------I
D--3-5---I--(5)--I-----------------------------12---------------I
(fdbk)


G--10-12-----10-----10-10>12---12---(12)\-I-------------------
D--------12------12-----------------------I----------------3--
A-----------------------------------------I---------2//3>5----
E-----------------------------------------I-3-3-3-3-----------


G----------I--------------I----x\-I-5^(7)""""""""(5)-I-4>5-5-----
D--3---3-5-I-3>5---5----5-I----x\-I------------------I-----------
A----5-----I--------------I----x\-I------------------I-----------
(fdbk) (gradual release)


B------------I----------------------------I----------------6---I
G--(5)-5^(7)-I-5^(7)"(5)-4<0-5-4>5<4----4-I-5>4-0---4-5//7---7-I


(begin fade)
B--6//8--8------I----(8)-X-13^(15)--I-(15)(15)(15)(15)(15)(15)-I
G---------------I-------------------I--------------------------I


B--(15)(15)" 13-13-11-13-11----------------------------I
G---------------------------12-10-12-10>12-10----------I
D---------------------------------------------12--12\\-I


D-\\10-9--10--9------9-10--10^(12)"(10)-9-I--10--9----9-10-9----II
A----------------10-----------------------I--------10--------10-II


SECOND GUITAR SOLO DURING GTR 1 SOLO FOR GUITAR 2
(gtr 2)
(6 measures)
G--------I-----------I-----------I-----------I---------I--------I
D--------I-----------I-----------I-----------I---------I--------I


G-------------------------------10-I--10>12-12--10-12-12-12<10---
D--9>10--10-9-10-12--12--12--12----I-----------------------------



G--13^(15)--I-X\---I-------I--------I------I-12^(14)-(14)"(12)--I
D-----------I-X\---I-------I--------I------I--------------------I



G-10>12--10------------------I----------------------------------I
D-----------12--12---(12)\\9-I--9//10--9------9-----------------I
A----------------------------I------------10----10----(10)^(12)-I



G-------------I------[7]-I---------I-[7]-[7]-I-[7]-[7]I-[7]-[7]-I
D-------------I----------I---------I--x---x--I--x---x-I--x---x--I
A--(12)"(10)--I-(10)-----I---------I---------I--------I---------I



G-[7]-[7]--I-[7]---[7]--I--[7]--[7]--I--[7]-[7]--I---[7]--[7]---I
D--x---x---I--x-----x---I---x----x---I---x---x---I----x----x----I


(begin fade)
G--[7]-----[7]---I---------------I----------------I-------------II
D---x-------x----I---------------I----------------I----------5--II
A----------------I---------------I----------------I----------5--II
E----------------I---------------I----------------I----------3--II





Key

I--------------I
I--------------I Measure / or \ Slide up or down
I--------------I

> Hammer on ----10//12------
----10//12------ Slide to Fret
< Pull off

---------------- ------[7]-------
--10^(12)------- Bend Full Step ---------------- Natural Harmonic
at fret

----------------
---12^(13)------ Bend Half Step ----xx----x---x-
----xx----x---x- Fret Hand Muting
----------------
----------------
--(5)"(4)------- Release Bent String