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From kyleb@juno.com Sun May 4 10:10:45 1997
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 12:06:49 -0500
From: kyleb@juno.com
To: guitar@olga.net
Cc: acoustic@olga.net
Subject: The Pinkerton Album (tab format) by the greatest band EVER weezer
Pinkerton
by =w=eezer
Compiled by: Kyleb@juno.com
*Tired of sex*
transcribed by: Adam Queler (queler@bestweb.net)
tuning: 1/2 step down
Baseline
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|--------4-4----46-4--------------------|
|---2-2-------------7-62----------------|
(Baseline)
i'm tir...
so tired
i'm tired of ...
i'm spr...
so thin
i don't know ..
F# B C# D# (play the roots, it's
actually the bass)
monday night ...
tuesday ...
wednesday night i'm ...
E
so why can't i be ...
whoa
F# C# C#/D#\C# A# A# (In beat to the baseline)
i'm be...
beat r...
ashamed of ...
i'm sor..
do not ...
i know i'm silly but i ...
(This time play the chords)
thursday night ....
friday night i'm ...
Saturday night i'm ...
E B A# G# F# (I dunno)
so why can't i be ...
whatcha ...
tonight i'm down ...
tonight i'm begging ...
tonight tonight ..
so why can't i be ...
*Get You*
transcribed by: Alan Kouba
Typical Weezer tempo, Like Sweater song
Intro Chords A to an E (eight notes strumming a power chord)
Play #1 over top, switching frets on chord changes
#1
-5 slide-up-to-12------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
A E
This is ...
A E
This is beginning ...
A
It used to be ...
D
Now its a ...
E A
Cause you dont wanna ...
INtro again with #1
Coldness? is ....
You think I'm some kinda ....(Same Chords as verse #1)
If you come ...
Then you ...
Im just ...
Chorus:
E E B C
Ahh Get ...
Get you, ...
Get You....
E E E E E E A
Get you, get you, ....
Intro with #1
Jonas? is ...(Same chords as verse #1)
yung gi gi ning ....(sounds like hes making words up)
If you come ...
Then you will ..
Im just ....
Chorus
D A
I can't believe, you ...
D E
I get to round? , you ...
Solo (Alot of Rivers's funky little ----------------------- Harmony
sliding)
With a sweet little run at the -10-/-12---------------
end that Im not going to -----------------------
figure out --7-/-10---------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
Chorus
A E
This is beginning ...(Rivers moans "Oh" afterward each time)
This is beginning ...
This is beginning ...
Pat Wilson begins to fart uncontrollably while Matt Sharp sings
"He's Kissing Christian" by That Dog
*No other one*
transcribed by: Mauwer
tuning: 1/2 step down
Intro
G\G\B\C\C\E repeat 3X
G\G\F#\G 1x
Second guitar plays on the G-string
-4-4-8-9-12-4-4-8-9-16-4-4-8-9-12-15-10-10-7-7-5-5
From this part slide down!
If you listen to the record you know what i mean!
Verse
G Am G C
My girl`s a liar but i`...
G Am Bm C
She`s all i`ve got and i ...
Chorus
Em Am D G
Know there`s no other one ...
Em Am D G
I cant have any other one though i ...
*Why bother*
transcribed by: unknown
tuning: 1/2 step down
verse:
E G# A B
I know i should ....
E G# A B
You've got a look that made ...
E G# A B
But it's just ...
E G# A B
That's all there is so ...
chorus:
E C#
Why bother
F#5/A B
It's gonna ...
E C# F#5/A B
It's gonna kill ...
A5/G# A5
This happened ..
F# B B/A
Not gonna ...
verse
I've known a lotta girls ...
chorus
Why bother?...
solo: E minor pentatonic and major pentatonic over verse chords.
verse
It's a crying ....
chorus
Why bother...
Weird chords:
F#5/A
------
5x467x
A5/G#
------
477xxx
and the E in the chorus is on the 7th fret of the A string.
*Across the sea*
transcribed by: Jose Galvez
tuning: 1/2 step down
Verse(you are, 18 year old girl)---G, Bm, C, D. or G, Bm, Em, D
(they
alternate)
Prechorus(why are you so far away, i need help...)----G, B, E, D,
PreC2(I could never touch you...)-----G, B, C, A--------
Chorus(i got your letter, you got my song)-G, G/F#, E, D, C, D, G (Listen
for
timing)
Solo chords: ????(if you can figure this part out, KUDOS 2 YOU cuz i
can't
Bridge:(and then i shaved my head...) E, E/D#, D/C#, B, A,
A/G#,
F#
*The good life*
transcribed by: Tyler Nylund (Weeezer@wow.com)
tuning: 1/2 step down
Intro Chords
(play four times)
E--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
G---12-----12--12-----9-------
D---12-----12--12-----9-------
A---10-----10--10-----7-------
E--------------------------------
verse (G chord)
E-----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G---12-----12-----12--12--12----
D---12-----12-----12--12--12----
A---10-----10-----10--10--10----
E----------------------------------
(D chord)
E-----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G---11-----11-----11--11--11----
D---12-----12-----12--12--12----
A---12-----12-----12--12--12----
E---10-----10-----10--10--10----
(A chord)
E-----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G---14-----14-----14--14--14----
D---14-----14-----14--14--14----
A---12-----12-----12--12--12----
E----------------------------------
(E chord)
E-----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G---13-----13-----13--13--13----
D---14-----14-----14--14--14----
A---14-----14-----14--14--14----
E---12-----12-----12--12--12----
(yeah, check me)
when i look in ...
G G D D
folking ...
Am Am Em Em
can't even ...
G G D D
without ...
Am Am Em Em
fall and hit ...
G G D D
shivering in ...
Am Am B
bitter ...
(Intro chords twice)
(verse)
excuse the ...
'cause everything ...
Chorus
Bm C D
and i don't wanna be a ...
D G Em
it's been a year or two since ....
D Am D
shakin' booty making sweet ...
D G Em
it's time i got back to the ....
*
i wanna go ....
*
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A---12-b-14--14--14--14--14--14-14--14---14--rb-12-
E---------------------------------------------------------
(Intro chords 4 times)
(verse)
screw this crap ....
i ain't gonna hurt ....
(Chorus)
and i don't wanna be a old man ...
*
i wanna go ...
solo
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----14-b--16------12----12----13----14---12----12-------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------14----14----14---14-
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----11---------9--------------------------------------------------------------
B----12--------10-----12-----12-----10-----9-------------9v--------------------
G----------------------------------------------------11------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------14----12-
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------13----13----13----11----11----------------
D--13----13----13-----11-----11---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---14-b-16-------14-b-16--------12----12---------17-----16-----14---
B---14-b-16-------14-b-16--------12----12----------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------16-------------------------------
B---17-----16------14------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------16---------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
(slide all notes)
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---5-----19-----17-----12----10-----15-----12------12-----13------12----10----8--
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---8-----10----12-----5----12----10-----5-----3----10-----8-----7-----3--------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Am
i wanna ...
D
i wanna ...
G Em
and i don't even know how i got ....
Am Bm
i wanna go ...
(Chorus)
E E E E E E E
*El Scorcho*
transcribed by: Tyler Nylund (Weeezer@wow.com)
tuning: 1/2 step down
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------6v------------------------------------11v--------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------7------------7--s---10---------------12------------12--s---7-
E---5--------------------------------10--------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------6v-----------------------------------11--b---13-
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A---------7-----------7---s--10--------------12-----------------
E---5---------------------------------10------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------6v------------------------------------11v--------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------7------------7--s---10---------------12------------12--s---7-
E---5--------------------------------10--------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G---------------6v---------------------------------
D------------------------------11-------9----------
A---------7-----------7--------9--------7----------
E---5----------------------------------------------
Play this during the verse....
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------6v------------------------------------11v--------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------7------------7--s---10---------------12------------12--s---7-
E---5----------------------------------10------------------------------
goddamn you half ...
do it to me ...
oh, the redhead said ...
F# E
and i'm ...
you won't talk won't look ...
CHORUS
play this three times
E----------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------7--------
G-----------------6----------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------7-----------7---
A-----------7---------7------------5-----------------------
E----5-----------------------------------------------------
then play this
E----------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------9--------
G-----------------6----------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------9-----------9---
A-----------7---------7------------7-----------------------
E----5-----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------6-------------7--------5-----------------
D-------------------------------7--------5-----------------
A-----------7---------7--------5--------3------------------
E----5-----------------------------------------------------
i'm a lot like you so ...
i asked you to go to the green ....
*
so i went to your room ....
*
E-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G----11----11-----12-----12--s----13------12----------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
watching grunge leg drop new ...
CHORUS
i'm a lot like you so ....
(fast)
A
how ...
D
i can't talk ...
Bm
i gotta sing ...
E
and make a ...
A
how stupid ...
D
won't you gimme ...
Bm
just come ...
E
and say hello ...
(slower, same chords)
how stupid is i...
solo
E------------------------------------------14-------------------------
B----------14--------------------------------------17v----------------
G--16-------------------------14-s-16---------------------------------
D----------------15---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
E--19-------17--------16-h-17------------------21-------------19-h-21-
B-------------------------------------17------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------18----------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
i wish i could get my head outta ....
CHORUS
i'm a lot like you so ...
F# E C#
s- slide
h- hammer on
v- vibrato
*Pink Tiangle*
Transcribed by Tyler Nylund
From: Weezer weez <Weeezer@wow.com>
Tuning: 1/2 step down
intro
E---3----------------5---------------7-------------------------------------
B-----------3----------------5----------------7-----------------------------
G---4----------------5---------------7----------------7---------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---5--------3----------------2-----------------3--------------------------
B---------------------3----------------3-----------------3-------------3-----
G---5--------4----------------2-----------------4---------------4------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
Em Am
when i'm ...
D G (F#m)
i start to look ...
Em Am
see us reaching ...
D G
my mind begins the ...
Em Am
but when i start to ...
D G
turns out I just ...
Em Am
she would never ...
D G
we're not all ...
G Bm C G
i'm dumb she's ...
C G D
i thought i had ...
Em Bm C G
we were good as married ...
C G D
but married in my ...
C Bm Am D Em
pink triangle ...
C G
let me ...
C D G
let me know ....
might of smoked a few in ....
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------7------9------9^10-------10v----------4-----5------7-----7------9v-----
A---10-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------7----------------
D----------7------9------9^10--------10v----------9^10-r-9------------9------9---
A--10-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---7^9-------9--------9------9-------7^9---------7--------5----------7--------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---9-------9^10v---------7-------9-------10-s-12-------12-----12-----12-------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------12------12------10-------10-------9-----10--
D---10-------10-------9-------9---------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
i'm dumb she's a ...
C D G
let me know ...
*Falling For You*
Transcribed by Tyler Nylund
Tuning: 1/2 step down
intro
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------6h8-----9----------------------------------------------
D---------6-----7-----9-----6-------------------------6-----6-----------------------------------
A---7--------------------------------------------------------------------9-----7-----9----7---
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------4-----6-----4-----6^8-----6^8------6^8------6^8--------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---7-----9-----6----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G# G# G# C#m F#m
holy cow i think ...
B G#m
now just what am i ...
C#m F#m
i've got a number ...
B E E E
that i'd like ...
C#m F#m
first there's ...
B G#m E E E
hanging around ...
C#m F#m G#
but i do like you ...
you say like ...
G#m G#m G#m A A A
I'm shaking ...
B B B E E E E
i like you way ...
B B B B D G C C C
my baby i'm afraid ...
G#m G#m G#m A A A B B B E E E E
i'd do about anything to ...
B B B B B B B E E D D G G AA
or maybe i would rather ...
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------4-----6-----7-----------------------------------------------
D---------4-----5-----7-----4--------------------------4----4-----2-----0-----2-----0---------
A---5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------2-----4-----2-----4-----6-----4-----8-----8-----6----------------
A---0-----2------------------------------------------------------------------------9-----------
E----------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
holy moley baby ...
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------4-----6-----6-----7-------------------------------------------
D---------4-----5-----7-----4--------------------------------4-----4---------------------------------
A---5-------------------------------------------------------------------------7-----5-----7-----5----
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------9-----11-----11----------------
D----------------------7-s-9-----7-----10-----9------------------------------------------
A---5-----7-----4----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------D12-----D10-s-D15----------------------
G---11-h-12-----9-----9-s-7-----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---14-----14-----12-----12-----10-------------10-------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------12-------------12-s-10-----8-----10-----8--------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------17-h-19-h-22------22^24-r-22-----20-----19-------------
B--------------------15-----17--------------------------------------------------------------------
G---14-s-16-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------20-----19-----22----------------------------------------------------
B------------19-----20--------------------------------22-^24-r-22-----20-----22-----20-----
G---21-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Em Am D Bm
G G
holy sweet god damn you ...
Em C Am
i need my hand to ...
D Bm G G G
and tried to ...
Em Am
i can't believe how bad ...
D Bm G G
what could you possibly see ...
Em Am
but i do like you and ...
Bm
i'm ready ...
Bm Bm Bm C C C
I'm shaking at ...
D D D G G G
i like you way ...
D F A# D#
my baby i'm afraid ...
Bm Bm Bm C C C D D D G G G
i'd do about anything to ...
D D D D D D D G C A# D#
or maybe i would ...
down, with you (oh)
s-slide
h-hammer on
^-bend
r-release bend
D-double pick
*Butterfly*
transcribed by: Tyler Nylund (Weeezer@wow.com)
tuning: 1/2 step down
G Em(addG) C
yesterday i went ...
D G
with my momma's ...
Em(addG) *
caught a lovely ...
*
E---------------0--------------------------------
B---------------1-----3-----1-----0-----------0--
G---------------------0-----2-----------2--------
D---------2-----------------2--------------------
A---3--------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------
G Em(addG) C
when i ...
D G
looked in on my ...
Em(addG) **
she had ...
**
E---------------0--------
B---------------1-----3--
G---------------------0--
D---------2--------------
A---3--------------------
E------------------------
C(addG) C D
no more sighing ...
D G
i'm sorry for ...
Em(addG) C(addG)
i did what my ...
D G
i didn't mean to ...
G7 C D G
everytime i pin down what ...
Em(addG) C(addG) C(addG)
the goal ...
G Em(addG) C
smell you on my ...
D G
i can't wash ...
Em(addG) *
if i'm a dog ...
G Em(addG) C
i guess you're as ...
D G
maybe i can live ...
Em(addG) *
maybe i need ...
D
life of ...
D G
i'm sorry for ...
Em(addG) C(addG)
i did what my ...
D G
i didn't mean ...
G7 C D G
everytime i pin down what i ...
Em(addG) C(addG)...
the goal ...
G Em(addG) C
i told you i ...
D G
when the robin ...
Em(addG) *
but i ain't ...
G D G
i'm sorry
Em(addG)
i'm sorry
C
i'm sorry
G G7 Em(addG) C C(addG) D
E-3 E-1 E-3 E-0 E-3 E-2
B-0 B-0 B-0 B-1 B-1 B-3
G-0 G-0 G-0 G-0 G-0 G-2
D-0 D-0 D-2 D-2 D-2 D-0
A-2 A-2 A-2 A-3 A-3 A-0
E-3 E-3 E-0 E-X E-X E-X
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