song : pensacola

artist : deerhunter

album : monomania

i tabbed this for standard tuning

i think the rhythm guitar is played in open D tho . . .

throw in some licks in D major to mimic the pedal steel

intro/verse

lead guitar

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

B | – – – – – – – – 10 – 12 – 10 – – – – 10/12 – 10 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

G | – – – 9~ – 11 – – – – – – – – – 11 – – – – – – – – – – 11 – 7~ – – 9/11~ – 9 – 7~ – 9 – 7~/11~ – – |

D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

play variations of this lick throughout the song

verse

rhythm guitar

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – 2 – 2 – – – – – – – |

D | – – – 2 – 2 – 2 – – – 2 – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – – – – – |

A | – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 4 – – – 4 – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – |

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – |

a___________d_______g

play this walking line through the chords

chords/lyrics

A D G G D G D

take me on a trip and i’ll never get sick

A D G G D G D

take wherever you go and i won’t complain along the way

A D G G D G D

well i’ve been waiting so long to say bye bye bye

A D G G D G D

reach down and give me nothing but bald headed trouble

Bm A D G ( * this bridge is different from the others )

A D G G D G D

well if it can’t be better , if it can’t be tried

A D G G D G D

doesn’t matter much boy and i will dry me eyes

A D G G D G D

well i could be your boyfriend or i could be your shame

A D G G D G D

’till i see your eyes in the beltway page

Bm D A G

Bm D A G

yeah i came from the delta down to the bay

Bm D A G

well i came ’round from the delta right through the plains

A G G D

right through the plains , right through the plains

A G G D

right through the plains , right through the plains

A D G G D G D

well i came from the delta down to the plains

A D G G D G D

when i’d got back home there was nothing i’d arranged

A D G G D G D

the women that i’d loved had took another man

A D G G D G D

well nothing ever ends up quite like what you planned

Bm D A G D G D

Bm D A G D G D

take me to the central station and i’ll jump on board of that bus the long way

Bm D A G D

time to take my trip give me that ticket now , straight to pensacola

G D G D G D

straight to pensacola , straight to pensacola straight to pensacola . . .

end on D

enjoi!