Artist: Cocteau Twins
Song: "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops"
Album: Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops / Pepper-Tree 7" single (1984)
The Spangle Maker 12" EP (1984)
The Pink Opaque (1985)
Standard Tuning
Robin Guthrie (Fender Jazzmaster with chorus, flange, and delay)
INTRO/VERSE:
e|-------------------------------------5-----------------5----------------|
B|-------------------------------------------5-----------------5----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------7-----------------7----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS I:
e|-------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0----------|
B|-------------3-----------------3-----------------3-----------------3----|
G|-2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------2----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE:
e|-------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0----------------------------------------------|
G|-------0-----------------0----------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------2----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
B|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
D|/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|-9----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------11---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------12---------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
- depress whammy bar
e|----9-------------------------------(9)---------------------------------|
B|---10-------------------------------(10)--------------------------------|
G|--11--------------------------------(11)--------------------------------|
D|-12---------------------------------(12)--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|-------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
B|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
D|/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS II:
e|-------12----------------12----------------12----------------12---------|
B|-------------15----------------15----------------15----------------15---|
G|-14----------------14----------------14----------------14---------------|
D|-0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO:
- depress whammy bar
e|-------------------0----------------------(0)---------------------------|
B|-------------0----------------------------(0)---------------------------|
G|-------0----------------------------------(0)---------------------------|
D|-2----------------------------------------(2)---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
B|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
D|/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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- depress whammy bar
e|-9----------------------------------------(9)---------------------------|
B|-------10---------------------------------(10)--------------------------|
G|-------------11---------------------------(11)--------------------------|
D|-------------------12---------------------(12)--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
e|----9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|--+12-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-+12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|+12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
SONG STRUCTURE:
12" Version:
SINGING INTRO (no guitar) 0:22
INTRO x 4
VERSE x 8
CHORUS I x 8
VERSE x 8
CHORUS I x 8
BRIDGE
CHORUS I x 8
CHORUS II x 16
OUTRO
7" Version:
INTRO x 4
VERSE x 8
CHORUS I x 8
VERSE x 8
CHORUS I x 8
BRIDGE
CHORUS I x 8
CHORUS II x 16 (fade out)
That's it. Please leave any comments, questions, or requests. Cheers!
-Bennyshambles78-
