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| China Pig |
| Written by Captain Beefheart |
| Tabbed by Patrick Ferris |
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Open A Tuning
E A E A C# E
OR
Open G Tuning
D G D G B D capo 2nd fret
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| Tab Definitions: |
| /: Slide to note |
| ~: Vibrato |
|(): Ghost note |
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Everything but bass notes played with slide.
INTRO:
E|--------------------------------3-3--3-3--------------------------(3)--------------------------------
C#|----12-12-12-12-12-12--0-3-2-0--3-3--3-3-----------3-3--0-0-----------------------3-3-3-3-0--0-3-3-0-
A|----12-12-12-12-12-12--0-3-2-0--0-0--0-0-----------3-3--0-0--0-3-0-3--------------3-3-3-3-0--0-3-3-0-
E|-12--------------------0-3-2-0------------------0------------0-3-0-3--0----0-0-0--3-3-3-3-0----------
A|------------------------------------------0-----0------------0-3-0-3--0--0-0-0-0---------------------
E|--------------------------------------------3-3----------------------------3-3-----------------------
E|-----------------------
C#|-0-3-0-3-0--3-3/2-0-0--
A|-0-3-0-3-0--3-3/2-0-0--
E|-0-3-0-3-0--3-3/2-0-0--
A|-----------------------
E|-----------------------
VERSE 1:
E|--------------------------------------------------------
C#|---------------3----3-3-0-0-----------------------------
A|---------------3----3-3-0-0-----------------3-2/3--0-0--
E|-0----------0--3----3-3-0-0--0--------0--0---------0-0--
A|-0----------0----------------0--------0--0--------------
E|---3----------------------------3-----------------------
I don't wanna kill my China pig
E|---------------------------------------------------------
C#|-0-------3-----0--0--0-3--0-0--0--------0-0--3-3/2----0--
A|-0-------3-----0--0--0-3--0-0--0--------0-0--3-3/2----0--
E|-0-------3-----0--0--0----0-0--0--------0-0--3-3/2----0--
A|----------------------------------------------------0----
E|---------------------------------------------------------
I don't wanna kill my China pig
E|--------------------------------------------------------
C#|-------------------0-3--0-0--0-----3/2---0-0--0-0--0-0--
A|-0-----------0--0--0-3--0-0--0-----3/2---0-0--0-0--0-0--
E|-0-----------0--0--0-3--0-0--0-----3/2---0-0--0-0--0-0--
A|-0-----------0--0---------------------------------------
E|-------3------------------------------------------------
Man's gotta live, man's gotta eat
E|------------------------------------------------3--3-3--
C#|-0-----3---0---0----------0-0---0--3-----3-0--0-3--3-3--
A|-0-----3---0---0----------0-0---0--3-----3-0--0-0--0-0--
E|-0-----3---0---0----------0-0---0--3-----3-0--0---------
A|----------------------0---------------------------------
E|------------------------3-------------------------------
Shoes for the walkin' on his feet
E|----------------------3-3--3-3---------------------------
C#|-------------------0--3-3--3-3--0--3/2---0--0--0-3--0-0--
A|---------------0---0--0-0--0-0--0--3/2---0--0--0-3--0-0--
E|-------------------0------------0--3/2---0--0--0-3--0-0--
A|-0-------------------------------------------------------
E|---------3-----------------------------------------------
I don't wanna kill my China pig
BREAK 1:
E|------------3-3--3-3-----------------------------
C#|-0-3-0-3-0--3-3--3-3----/12-12-12-12/0-----------
A|-0-3-0-3-0--0-0--0-0----/12-12-12-12/0--0-3-0-0--
E|-0-3-0-3-0------------0-----------------0-3-0-0--
A|----------------------------------------0-3-0-0--
E|-------------------------------------------------
VERSE 2: Variations on the above movements
Used to go to school
With a little red box
Used to have him go with me
We'd walk for blocks
I don't wanna kill my China pig
Don't wanna kill my China pig
BREAK 2:
E|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--------------------------------------------------------
C#|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----------------0--0-3-0-0----------------0--0-0--0-0--
A|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--3-3/4/3/4/3----0--0-3-0-0--3-3/4/3/4/3---0--0-0--0-0--
E|-----------------------------------------------------3--0--0-3-0-0--------------3-0--0-0--0-0--
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------3-3-3-----
C#|------------------0-0--0-3-3-3--0--
A|-3-3/2~--0-0--0---0-0--0--------0--
E|-3-3/2~--0-0--0---0-0--0--------0--
A|-3-3/2~--0-0--0--------------------
E|----------------3------------------
