Band: Captain Beefheart Song: My head is my only house unless it rains Album: Clear Spot Tabber: Andrew Biles I'm not 100% about a number of parts to this song so if you're able to improve please leave a correction. RIP Don Both guitars in standard tuning. Intro Rhythm |-------------------| |---2---2---2---2h3-| |---2---2---2---2---| |-0---0---0---0-----| |-------------------| |-------------------| Lead |------7--------5--------3--------3----| |-8h10------5h7------3h5------3h5---3--| |--------9--------7--------6-----------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| (x2) Verse Rhythm |-------------------|-------------------0---0-2-| |---2---2---2---2h3-|---2---2---2---2h3---3-----| |---2---2---2---2---|---2---2---2---2-----------| |-0---0---0---0-----|-0---0---0---0-------------| |-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------| (x5) Lead |-------------10p9-7------------------------------| |------10--10--------10-10h12-10------------------| |-9h11---------------------------12-9--9h12-/14---| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| "I'll let a train..." |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-/9--/9--/9--7/5--------5-------5----| |-----------------7----7---7-------7--| "If a train don't go there..." |--------------7-9h10-7--------------------------| |------10---10----------10----7------------------| |-9-11---------------------/9---------7----------| |-------------------------------9--/9------------| |---------------------------------------9--7--5--| |------------------------------------------------| "You're gonna see my shadow..." Chorus |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-0----0----------------0-3--------| |-2--x-2---2-2------0-4-----4-2-0--| |-2--x-2-2-2-2--0h2----------------| |----------------------------------| Break Lead |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |---------------2p0--------2---------------------| |-/4-2---4----4-----4--4-2----4-2-4/5--0-4-4-4/5-| |------5-----------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| "My heart won't beat..." ------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------| ------------------0----2------------------------------| -/4-2---4------------4---4-5-4--5--4--2----4----4---4-| ------5-----5---5-----------------------/5---/5---5---| ----------3---3---------------------------------------| ------------------------------------| ------------------------------------| ---------0--------------------------| ------------/4-2-0--/4-/4-/4-/4-2---| ---5---5--------------------------2-| -3---3------------------------------| Verse Rhythm |-------------------|-------------------0---0-2-| |---2---2---2---2h3-|---2---2---2---2h3---3-----| |---2---2---2---2---|---2---2---2---2-----------| |-0---0---0---0-----|-0---0---0---0-------------| |-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------| (x5) Lead |-------------10p9-7------------------------------| |------10--10--------10-10h12-10------------------| |-9h11---------------------------12-9--9h12-/14---| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| "My arms are just two things..." |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-/9--/9--/9--7/5--------5-------5----| |-----------------7----7---7-------7--| "You can make my sad song..." |-------------7-9h10-7------------------------------12/14-| |------10--10-----------10h12-10-----------10-12/15-------| |-9-11---------------------------11-9-9/11----------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| "You're mine, I know..." |-------------------------| |-----7-------------------| |-7h9----------7----------| |-------9--7h9------------| |----------------9--7--5--| |-------------------------| Chorus |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-0----0----------------0-3--------| |-2--x-2---2-2------0-4-----4-2-0--| |-2--x-2-2-2-2--0h2----------------| |----------------------------------| Outro Rhythm |-------------------| |---2---2---2---2h3-| |---2---2---2---2---| |-0---0---0---0-----| |-------------------| |-------------------| (repeat to fade) Lead |-------------10p9-7------------------------------| |------10--10--------10-10h12-10------------------| |-9h11---------------------------12-9--9h12-/14---| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| "And my head is my own house..." |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-/9--/9--/9--7/5--------5-------5----| |-----------------7----7---7-------7--| |------7--------5--------3--------3----| |-8h10------5h7------3h5------3h5---3--| |--------9--------7--------6-----------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| (repeat to fade)