THE PIXIES
‘Letter to Memphis’
From ‘Trompe Le Monde’
Transcribed by Mark Schnitzius ([email protected])
Tune your guitar down a half step to play this one. You’ll
need to hit the low E chord.
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E C#m A E C#m A E C#m A
[Call this Rhythm Figure 1]
C#m A A E Abm E
———4—5—5—5———4—-5—
———5—5—5—7———4—-7—
—8-9—6—6—6—7—8-9-8-4—-7—
-6——6—7—7—7———6—-7—
———4—7—7—5———6—-5—
————5—5————4———
C#m A A E Abm A B
———4—5—5—7———-4——-0——2——-
———5—5—5—5———-4——-2——4——-
-8-9-8—6—6—6—5—-8-9—4——-2——4——-
———6—7—7—5—6——-6——-2——4——-
———4—7—7—7———-6——-0——2——-
————5—5————-4———————-
[End Rhythm Figure 1]
E? E C#m /B C#m A? A A? A
———————4————————————-
———————5————————————-
-9—9—9—9—9—9—6————————————-
-11-11-11-11-11-9—6————7-7-7-7-7-7—7-7-7-7-7-7-
-7—7—7—7—7—7—4————9-9-9-9-9-7—9-9-9-9-9-7-
———————————5-5-5-5-5-5—5-5-5-5-5-5-
E? E C#m /B C#m A? A F#m
———————4—————————2———-
———————5—————————2———-
-9—9—9—9—9—9—6—————————2———-
-11-11-11-11-11-9—6————7-7-7-7-7-7—4———-
-7—7—7—7—7—7—4————9-9-9-9-9-7—4———-
———————————5-5-5-5-5-5—2———-
the day since I met her
i can’t believe it’s true
she came here from memphis
across the ocean
sailing and i saw her and i pleaded
why do you come so far and she said
C#m E
trying to get to you
C#m E
how i tried to get to you
C#m E
trying to get to you
[Rhythm Figure 2]
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——————
——————
——————
—9—7——11-9—
—5—5——7—7—
i’m sending a letter
i’ll send it right to you
i’ll send it to memphis
i know that someday
everything i needed and i wanted
used to be that in my head was haunted
[with Rhythm Figure 1]
and all these sirens they make me mad
and all this violence it brings me down
i feel strong
i feel lucky
trying to get to you
said i’m going to get to you
trying to get to you
[Close:]
[Rhythm Figure 2] E