To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu ============================================================ The Pixies -- ALEC EIFFEL (Trompe Le Monde) Call this Riff 1 ----------------------------------------------------| -9--9--10-9--9--9--10-9--9--9--10-9--9--9--10-9-----| -9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----| -9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----| ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 pioneer of aerodynamics G F C (little eiffel, little eiffel) Riff 1 they thought he was a real smart alec G F C (little eiffel, little eiffel) Riff 1 he thought big and they called it phallic G F C (little eiffel, little eiffel) Riff 1 G F C they didn't know it was panoramic B D little eiffel stands in the archway G E (little eiffel, little eiffel) D A B keeping low doesn't make no sense [Solo -- tough to figure out, really, but it's something like this:] ----------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------b(12)-11-9-b(12)-9-b(12)-11-9-b(12)-9-| something -----------------------------------------------------| --7~~~8~~~9~~~--------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------b(16)-15-13-15------b(16)-13-15-| -b(12)--b(12)-11-9-b(12)------------------15---------------| -----------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------| E C sometimes people can be oh so dense Riff 1 they didn't want it but he built it anyway G F C (little eiffel, little eiffel) B D little eiffel stands in the archway G E (little eiffel, little eiffel) D A B keeping low doesn't make sense D keeping low doesn't make no -- sense! G E (little eiffel, little eiffel) D A B little eiffel stands in the archway Closing solo -- repeat ad lib to fade ------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------| -10-10-9-9-10-10-9-9-10-10-9-9-7-7--------| -----------------------------------10-10--| ------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| -10-10-9-9-7-7-------------------------------------------| ---------------10-10-9-9-7-7-----------------------------| -----------------------------10-10-8-8-7-7-8-8-7-7-8-8---| oh alexander i see you beneath the archway of aerodynamics -----