JUNKHOUSE - "Pearly White" Tablature

<pre>Song: Pearly White
Group: Junkhouse
CD: Fuzz
Lyrics: Junkhouse
Music: Junkhouse
Label: Columbia
Year: 1997
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Tabbed and Submitted by Tie Kaye

Before anyone points out that there are bits missing, let me say this up front:

*** THIS IS DONE FOR A SINGLE ACOUSTIC GUITAR WITH NO FX ON IT ***

And as far as that goes, it sounds pretty complete to me. I welcome any comments, corrections,
suggestions and mean put downs.

I tried to give you some idea of the rhythm, but tabbing rhythm isn't that easy. As a result,
listening to this one while playing is almost essential.
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b - bend
r - release bend
/ - slide
~ - vibrato

(b) - Optional bend that's not in the song but I like it, so I noted where I use it.
It's a quick bend and release from G to A


Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
e-|-----|---------------------| This is the same for the verse, but the bends
B-|-----|---------------------| are eliminated once the vocals start up. I like
G-|-----|---------------------| to keep it in there to get a more "cryptic" sound.
D-|-----|---------------------|
A-|-5---|-5--555-5----5b6r5---|-5--555-5---5-5b6r5----|-5--555-5---5~---|-5--555-5---5-|
E-|-3-3-|-3--333-3--3-3b4r3-3-|-3--333-3-3-3-3b4r3--3-|-3--333-3-3-3~-3-|-3--333-3-3-3-|

Riff 2
e-|--------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------|
D-|------5---------3--3------------|
A-|------3---------1--1------------|
E-|------x---------x--x---(Riff 1)-|

Riff 3
e-|-----------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------|
A-|-5-5-5-5(b)6r5-5-5-5-5(b)6r5-|
E-|-3-3-3-3(b)4r3-3-3-3-3(b)4r3-|


Chorus Riff 1
e-|---------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------7----7--/-5--3-----3-3--3----------------|
A-|----------5----5--/-3--1-----1-1--1----------------|
E-|----------x----x--/-x--x-----x-x--x---(Riff 3 x 2)-|

e-|---------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------|
D-|-----7------7/5----3-----3---3---------------|
A-|-----5------5/3----1-----1---1--3-(let ring)-|
E-|-----x------x/x----x-----x---x--1------------|

Start Riff 1 on the last mention of "white". Play twice.


Chorus Riff 2
e-|-----------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------|
D-|----------7----7--/-5--3-----3-3--5------------|
A-|----------5----5--/-3--1-----1-1--3------------|
E-|----------x----x--/-x--x-----x-x--x---(Riff 3)-|

e-|--------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------|
D-|----7-----7-/5----3-----3---5---------------|
A-|----5-----5-/3----1-----1---3--3-(let ring)-|
E-|----x-----x-/x----x-----x---x--1------------|

Bridge (barre chords)
G
Bb F(slide)G
G
Bb F(slide)G

Solo
e-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D-|-------------------|-------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5b6r5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5b6r5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3b4r3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3b4r3-3-3-3-3-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x-|

e-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5b6r5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3b4r3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

e-|---------------|
B-|---------------|
G-|---------------|
D-|---------------|
A-|--5-(let ring)-|
E-|--3------------|

Outro
e-|-------------|----------|----------|-----------------|
B-|-------------|----------|----------|-----------------|
G-|-------------|----------|----------|-----------------|
D-|-7-7---5--3--|-3-3------|-5-----3--|-----------------|
A-|-5-5---3--1--|-1-1---5--|-3-----1--|-3/5--(let ring)-|
E-|-x-x---x--x--|-x-x---3--|-x-----x--|-1/3-------------|

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The Song Itself

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Intro (Riff 1 twice; only play the pick-up the first time through)

Riff 1 x 2
Does anybody know
What is good for me?
Welcome to my life
Hangin' like a wreath

Riff 2
I'm on a road and electric slide

Riff 1 x 2
Hoo, I do karate
I sleep on nails
I'm a guru zombie
Drop it in my pail

Riff 3 x 2
I'm takin' off my shirt
I'm runnin' through the flames
Greasin' back my hair
Callin' out your name

Chorus Riff 1
And when the dogs drag my bones into the light
I'll be clean, I will shine pearly white
Pearly white

Riff 1 x 2
No bulldozer
Can dig me here
I'm livin' underground
Without a fear

Riff 3 x 2
My chest is funky fever
I'm spittin' every dime
I'm a flamin' groovy
Just another crime

Chorus Riff 2
And when the dogs drag my bones into the light
I will hail, zombie, hail, pearly white

Bridge
Whoo, my baby, I'm pearly white
Whoo, my baby, I'm pearly white
Whoo, my baby, I'm pearly white
Whoo, my baby, I'm pearly white

Solo

Tacit
Now won't you tell me, mama,
What your gonna do tonight?
She buttoned up her lip
And told me I was outta sight

Riff 3 x 2
There's no moonlight
In my backyard
And no sweet girl
With a sympathy card

Riff 2 x 2
I'm on a road and electric slide
A two-headed Siamese pride

Chorus 2
And when the dogs drag my bones into the light
When the dogs drag my bones into the light

Bridge
Whoo, my baby, I'm pearly white
Whoo, my baby, I'm pearly white
Whoo, my soul, I'm pearly white
Whoo, my baby, I'm pearly white

Outro</pre>