Peon Guitar Tab

Peon Guitar Tab, Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band, Lick my Decals off, Baby.
Tabbed by Will Sullivan



I didn't even attempt to notate the rhythms, as this piece is more about feel, which you will have to work
out yourself by listening. The captain has a theory that as soon as a groove is established, it becomes
stale (which is particularly apparent in this work) so listen carefully to each phrase and find the groove.
Enjoy!




Standard tuning.


e|-----15--------------------------15-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------14--------16--14--12----------14-----12-12------12--12--12--12-12-----12--12--12--10--9----9----|
D|-------12---------------------------------------------10--10--10--10-10-----9---9---9---9---9----9----|
A|-----------------14-----12----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------10----12--12--12--12-12----10--10--10---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-10-----------------------------------------------10--12--10-12-----------------------------------|
D|---9----------12--12--12--12-12----10--10--10---------10--10--10-10------15--15--15--14--12-12--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------12--12--10--12--12-12--------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|----8-5-----5---8---5---3-------------------------------0-----------13--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------6---5---3---3---3---3---1------------------13---12---12--12--12-12---10---|
G|------------5---5---5---4---4---4---2---2---0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------12---12--12--12-12---10---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--13--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----13-----13--12--12-12--12--12-10-12---10----10--10--10--10--10--10-10---8-------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------9- ---9---7---7---7---7---7--7----7----7--------------------|
D|---------10-12--12--12-12--12--12-12-12---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--13------------------------------------------------------------------13--10--------------------------|
B|-----13--12--12-10-12--12--12--12-10-12--10---10---10---8-----8---------------12--12--10--10--12--8---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------12--12-12-12--12--12--12-12-12--10---10---10---10----10--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(hammer and pull)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--------|
B|----8---8---6---8---8---8---8---8---8--8/10--10---6----6---6----5---5--1--5--1--5--1--5--1---3---0----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2---0|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------1---0------------------3---0---0--3--0-----------------------------------5---3---3--3---1---1--0
B|-------1---1---3--------1----------------------3---3------1---3---3---3---1---------1---1--1---1---1--1
G|---0---------------0----0-----0---0---0--0--0--0---0------0---0---0---0---0---------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|---0----3---0------------0---0---0---0---0--3----0---0--3---0-------0---------------------------------|
B|---0----0---0----1---3---------------------------0---0--0---0---3---0---3---3---1--1---1--1---0---0---0
G|-----------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0-------------------0-------0---0---0--0---0--0---0---0---0
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------3-----------15------------------------------------------7--7--7--3--3-|
B|--0-------1---1---1--3--0--1--1-----------------12--12--10--10-10-------------------------------------|
G|--0--2----0---0---0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------12--12--10--12-10-12--0--0--0--0--0-|
D|------------------------------------------------12--12--10--10-10-10--10--10--10-10-10----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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(pull)
e|---8--8--8--5-5--5--5-3--3---3--3--3-------3--5--7-5-3--3--3------3--3----------1--1--1-0--0----------|
B|--------------------------------------6-6----------------------3----------------1--1--1-1--1----------|
G|---0--0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0---5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5------5--5---2--------0-0--0------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-0--0--0----0----------------0---0--0--0----0--0--0--1---0-0-0-1-----0--------------------------------|
B|---------3----3--1--1--1-3---0---1--1--1-3--1--1--1--1-3-1-1-1-1-3---1---3---1------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------2---0--0---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----3-3--3-2--2--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------8--5--5-------------------8------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------8--------8--6--5-5--3--------8--8-8--8--6--5--3-3--3-----------1-------1---|
G|------------------------------5--5--5--5--0-0--0--------0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0------2--2-2-2--2--2---|
D|-0---0---0-0--2-0--------------------------------------------------------------------2--2---2--2------|
A|---3---3----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|----------0---------17-----17-----17-----17-----17---------------17-----17-----17-----17-----19--17---|
B|--1-1---------------20b22--20b22--20b22--20b22--20b22--20---20---20b22--20b22--20b22--19b20--20--20---|
G|--2-2-2---0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2---3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



e|---17-----17--------15--13---15-13-13--12-----12--13--------------------------------------------------|
B|---20r19--18--------17--15---17-15-15--13-----13--15----15----12---12--15--10--12-15--12--12-12-------|
G|------------------------------------------------------16--16--0----0---0---0---0--0---0---0--0--------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0---------0----------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



e|--------------------------------------------------0---0--1-----0--------------------------------------|
B|--12--10--12-15--12--12--10-10--8---8----8-10-6-8-0---------3-----1--0--------------------------------|
G|--0---0---0--0---0---0---0--0---0---0-----------------------------------2--0--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------0--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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