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)