Junkhouse - Pearly White guitar tab
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
