LONG TIME RUNNING by the TRAGICALLY HIP
Main Tab by Chris H.
Hey everyone this tab covers the intro/chorus, the verse, the main bridge, the second
bridge and the solo. A few notes before reading over the tab:
-Standard Tuning
/ = slide
H = hammer on
P = pull off
X = mute
Also, if anyone finds any mistakes or anyone likes it please comment (and rate if it's accurate!).
Progression of Song:
-Intro (0:00)
-Verse 1 (0:09)
-Main Bridge (0:27)
-Chorus (0:35)
-Verse 2 (0:44)
-Main Bridge (1:03)
-Chorus(X2) (1:12)
-Solo(3rd Verse) (1:29)
-Main Bridge (2:05)
-Chorus(X2) (2:13)
-Second Bridge (2:30)
-Verse (3:05)
-Bridge (3:22)
-Chorus(X5) (3:30)
-End on A
INTRO AND CHORUS:
|--------------------------------0-----------0------|
|-----------0------------------3---3-------0---0----|
|-----2----------------------2-------0---1-------0]-|
|---2-----2-------4-----2--0------------------------|
|-0-------------4-----2-----------------------------|
|-------4-----2-----0------------------[0-----------|
The last part within brackets is also played like:
|---------------|
|-----0-0h2p0---|
|---1---------1-|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-0-------------|
BRIDGE:
|-------0-----------0------------0-----------0-----|
|-----0---0-------0---0--------3---3-------3---3---|
|---1-------1---1-------0----2-------2---2-------0-|
|--------------------------0-----------0-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------0------------------------------------|
VERSE (Is usually played around with throughout the song - this is
the progression for the 1st verse so mess around for the others):
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/tragically-hip/314320.html ]
A F#m A F#m
|--------------------2--2--------------------------------2--2-------------|
|-2-X-2--------------2--2----------------2-----2H3P2-----2--2-------------|
|-2-X-2--2/4--2------2--2---------------2-2---2------2---2--2--[2/4--2----|
|-2-X-2----------4---4--4-----2/4-2----2---2-2-----------4--4----------4]-|
|--------------------4--4-------------0-----0------------4--4-------------|
|--------------------2--2--------------------------------2--2-------------|
The last part within brackets is also played like:
|------|
|------|
|--2---|
|----4-|
|------|
|------|
SOLO (A and F#m are played on rhythm beneath the solo):
|-3--3---5P2-----------------------------------------------|
|-5--5-------2----------------------------------------5----|
|-5--5-----------4P2-------------2--------2H4-2---4/6------|
|-3--3---------------4-----4P2-4------2H4------------------|
|-3--3-----------------------------------------------------|
|-3--3-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-5-7-5----5H6H7----7/10-7-5-7---5-----7-5---7--------|
|------------------------------6-----------6----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------5---0---|
|-7---10-7-5-7/10-----7-5---7---------------|
|-------------------------6-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------0---|
Right after playing the last note in the solo, jump right into the main bridge.
SECOND BRIDGE:
D A
Well, well it's all the same mistake
D
Dead to rights and wide awake
A
I'll drop a caribou
I'll tell on you
D F#m E D A
I'll tell on you
This is all you need for the song and I hope you find it useful! Enjoy!
I'd like to thank and credit Steve Proulx (for the intro and chorus) as well as
MrClean911Fire (for help with the verse). Without them this tab wouldn't be possible.
