Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell

Acoustic tab

Artist: Flaming Lips
Album: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Song: Ego Trippin‘ at the Gates of Hell
Transcribed by: Daniel Paul
(Tab uploaded by Adam D to the Flaming Lips Hub wiki, http://flaminglips.wikidot.com)

Tuning: Standard             
                             (Tabbed for acoustic guitar)
                                based on F Major scale
INTRO: 
           part one (2x)              part two           
e|---------------------------------|-----------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------|
G|---------------------------------|-2-2p0---0-|
D|-0h3-3-3-0h5--x---0h3-3-3-0h7--x-|-------3---|
A|---------------------------------|-----------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------|

          part three (2x)        part two
e|-----------------------------|-----------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------|
G|-3-3-3---2-----0--0--0---2---|-2-2p0---0-|
D|-------3-----3---------3---x-|-------3---|
A|-----------------------------|-----------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------|

LEAD:
   ///x/ x ///x/ x ///x/ x  ///x/     ///x/   x  ///x/ x ///x/ x ///x/ 
   F   F9  C   C6  Dm  Dm4  C   C6    Bb  Bbmaj7 Bb6 Bb  Gm  Gm7 C   C6   
e|-1---1---0---0---1---1----0---0------1---1-----1---1---3---3---0---0--|
B|-1---1---1---1---3---3----1---1------3---3-----3---3---3---3---1---1--|
G|-2---0---0---2---2---0----0---2------3---2-----0---2---3---3---0---2--|
D|-3---3---2---2---3---3----2---2------3---3-----3---3---5---3---2---2--|
A|-3---3---3---3------------3---3------1---1-----1---1---5---5---3---3--|
E|-1---1-------------------------------------------------3---3----------|

VERSE:
                   part one (2x)                    fill
   / / //// // / //// // / //// // / ////       after 2nd time
   F         C         Dm        C
e|-1---------0---------1---------0-----------|  |-----------|
B|-1---------1---------3---------1-----------|  |-----------|
G|-2---------0---------2---------0-----------|  |--2h0---0--|
D|-3---------2---------0---------2-----------|  |------3----|
A|-3---------3-------------------3-----------|  |-----------|
E|-1-------------------------------------(0)-|  |-----------|

                    part two                       fill
   / /// //// / /// //// / /// ////  / /// //
   Bb         Bbmaj7     Gm    Gm7   C     C6  
e|-1----------1----------3-----3-----0-----0----------------|
B|-3----------3----------3-----3-----1-----1----------------|
G|-3----------2----------3-----3-----0-----2----2-2h0---0---|
D|-3----------3----------5-----3-----2-----2----------3-----|
A|-1----------1----------5-----5-----3-----3----------------|
E|-----------------------3-----3----------------------------|CHORUS:

    part one   part two
    // /  /     / / /// / /// /. /.  /. / / / /    //
    C  C9      F9 F     C9            Dm            C
e|--0--0--1--|--3--1-----5-------------1------------0-------|
B|--1--3-(X)-|--1--1-----5-------------3------------1-------|
G|--0--0-(0)-|--2--2-----5-------------2------------0-------|
D|--2--2-----|--x--3-----5-------------0------------2-------|
A|--3--3-----|--3--3-----3--------------------------3-------|
E|-----------|--1--1----------------------------------------|

BRIDGE:                                          
    / /// /// / /// /// /  /  /  /  /  /           
    Bbm       Eb        Bbm      C    C7             
e|--1---------6---------9--8--6--8--8--8-------| 
B|--2---------8---------6--6--6--8--8--11------| 
G|--3---------8---------6--6--6--9--9--9-------| 
D|--3---------8---------8--8--8--10-10-10------| 
A|--1---------6---------8--8--8--10-10-10------| 
E|----------------------6--6--6--8--8--8-------| 
UTERO:
    / / ////// / / ///// / / ///// /   
    Dm         Am        Gm        C
e|--1----------0---------3---------0---|
B|--3----------1---------3---------1---|
G|--2----------2---------3---------0---|
D|--0----------2---------5---------2---|
A|-(0)---------0---------5---------3---|
E|-----------------------3-------------|

CHRONOLOGY:

INTRO:

LEAD:

VERSE I:

F      C           Dm    C   F        C            Dm   C  Fill 
I was waiting on a moment,   but that moment never came

Bb      Bbmaj7         Gm  Gm7  C  Fill  F          C              Dm   C
All the millions other moments,           were just slippin’ all away

CHORUS: 

C(part one)      F9   F     C9    Dm    C 
I must have been trippin’

C(part one) F9   F          C9    Dm    C    Fill 
Just ego    trippin’ 

VERSE II:

F     C               Dm      C   F         C            Dm     C   Fill 
I was wanting you to love me,      but that lovin’ never came

Bb      Bbmaj7       Gm  Gm7   C  Fill  F           C           Dm    C
All the other love around me,            was just slippin’ all away

CHORUS: 

C(part one)      F9   F     C9    Dm    C 
I must have been trippin’

C(part one) F9   F          C9    Dm    C    Fill 
Just ego    trippin’ 

BRIDGE:

Chorus C (part one)  Bb          Eb            Eb           C        C7
I must have been     trippin’…   ohh oh ohh    ohh oh ohh   oh oh oh ohh

LEAD:

CHORUS:

C(part one)      F9   F     C9    Dm    C 
I must have been trippin’

C(part one) F9   F          C9    Dm    C    Fill 
Just ego    trippin’ 

UTERO: 

C                 Dm       Am                 G    C
I must have been trippin’…    (slippin’ all away)

C(part one)  Dm        Am                 G     C
Just ego     trippin’…    (slippin’ all away)

INTRO: end on F

Bass tab

Artist: Flaming Lips
Album: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Song: Ego Trippin' at the Gates of Hell
Tabbed by: Matthew Becker

(0:07)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A----8-8-8----10--|----8-8-8----12--|----8-8-8----10--|----8-8-8----12--|
E-10-------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-----|

(0:19)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D---8-8-8---7-----|--------------7--|---8-8-8---7-----|--------------7--|-7-7-------------|
A-8-------8-------|-8-10-10-10-8----|-8-------8-------|-8-10-10-10-8----|-----10-8-10-----|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

(0:28)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A----8-8-8----10--|----8-8-8----12--|----8-8-8----10--|----8-8-8----12--|-12-10-8---------|
E----------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-----|---------10------|

(0:40)
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D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A----8-8-8----10--|----8-8-8----12--|----8-8-8----10--|----8-8-8----12--|-12-12-10-8-10---|
E----------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-----|-----------------|

(0:51)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D---8-8-8---7-----|--------------7--|---8-8-8---7-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A---------8-------|-8-10-10-10-8----|-8-------8-------|-8-10-10-10-8----|--------7--------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------8--|-8-10-8----------|

(1:02)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A----8-8-8----10--|----8-8-8----12--|----8-8-8----10--|--------------------|
E----------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-8-8-8-5-8-5-10-8|

(1:13)
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D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A----8-8-8----10--|----8-8-8----12--|----8-8-8----10--|----8-8-8--------|--------7--------|
E----------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-8-8-|-8-10-8----------|

(1:24)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A----8-8-8----10--|----8-8-8----12--|----8-8-8----10--|----8-8-8----12--|-12-12-10-8-10---|
E----------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-----|-----------------|

(1:35)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A----8-8-8----10--|----8-8-8----12--|----8-8-8----10--|----8-8-8--------|--------7--------|
E----------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-8-8-|-8-10-8----------|

(1:46)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A----8-8-8----10--|----8-8-8----12--|----8-8-8----10--|----8-8-8----12--|-10-8----10-8----|
E----------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-----|------10---------|

(1:57)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D---8-8-8---7-----|--------------7--|---8-8-8---7-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A---------8-------|-8-10-10-10-8----|-8-------8-------|-8-10-10-10-8-7--|--------7--------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-8-10-8----------|

(2:08)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A----8-8-8----10--|----8-8-8----12--|----8-8-8----10--|-----------------|--------7--------|
E----------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-8-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-10-8----------|

(2:19)
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D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A----8-8-8----10--|----8-8-8----12--|----8-8-8----10--|--------8---12-12|-12-10-8-10------|
E----------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-8-8---8------|-----------------|

(2:30)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A----8-8-8----10--|----10-10-10-8---|----8-8-8----10--|-12--------------|--------7--------|
E----------10-----|-10------------8-|-10-------10-----|----8-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-10-8----------|

(2:41)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-8~~~~~~~10~~~~~~|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-8--8-8-8--------|

(2:52)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A----8-8-8----10--|----8-8-8----12--|----8-8-8----10--|--------8---12-12|--------7--------|
E----------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10-8-8---8------|-8-10-8----------|

(3:03)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A----8-8-8----12--|----8-8-8----10--|----10-10-10-8---|----8-8-8--------|-12-10-8-10------|
E----------10-----|-10-------10-----|-10------------10|-10-------10-8---|-----------------|

(3:14)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A---------8-------|---12-12-10-8----|----10-10-10-8---|----8-8-8--------|-----------------|
E---10-10---10-8--|10-----------10-8|-10------------8-|-10-------10-8---|-8-8-10-8-10-----|

(3:25)
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-12-12-10-8--------7-12-12-10-8--------12-8-10-10-10-8----10-8------8-8-8-------------7--|
E------------8|10-8-------------10-8|10---------------10-8|-----10-8-------10-8|8-10-8----|

(3:36)
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----8-8-8---------8-12-12-12-10-12|---12-8-10-10-10-8----10|---10----8-8------7--------|
E----------10-8|10------------------10-----------------10----10----10-----10-8---8------|

(3:47)
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------8----10----12-12-12-12-10-12|--12-10-8-10-10-10-8----10|---8-8-8---------8-8----8-|
E----10-10---10---|10-------------------8--------------------10----10-------10-8-10-----10---|

(3:58)                                                        |Fading
Begins...
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D-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A---12-12-12-10-12|---8-10-12-12-12-10-12|---12-8-10-10-10-8--|-8-8-8------12-10-8_10---|
E------------------10---------------------10----------------10|-------10-8|-------------|

(4:09)
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------8----10----12-12-12-12-10-12|--12-10-8-10-10-10-8----10|---8-8-8---------8-8----8-|
E----10-10---10---|10-------------------8--------------------10----10-------10-8-10-----10---|

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