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TOM COURTENAY - Yo La Tengo
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This is the basic chord progression. Do with it what you will. Other tab was off
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Tuning: EADGBe
first few lines of first verse, the chord progression is A C#m F#m E
e|---5------------------------------4-------------------------------------------|
B|---5------------------------------5-------------------------------------------|
G|---6------------------------------6-------------------------------------------|
D|---7------------------------------6-------------------------------------------|
A|---7------------------------------4-------------------------------------------|
E|---5------------------------------x-------------------------------------------|
Julie Christie, the rumors are true as the
e|---2----------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
B|---2----------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
G|---2----------------------------1--------------------------------------------|
D|---4----------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
A|---4----------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
E|---2----------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
pages turn, my eyes are glued
etc.
then, you add a measure of D to the end
e|---------5-----------------------------------4--------------------------------|
B|---------5-----------------------------------4--------------------------------|
G|---------6-----------------------------------5--------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------------------------------6--------------------------------|
A|---------7-----------------------------------6--------------------------------|
E|---------5-----------------------------------4--------------------------------|
i spent So much time, dreaming 'bout elenor braun in my room with the curtains
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e|---2------------------------------0-----------------------------5----------------|
B|---2------------------------------0-----------------------------7----------------|
G|---2------------------------------1-----------------------------7----------------|
D|---4------------------------------2-----------------------------7----------------|
A|---4------------------------------2-----------------------------5----------------|
E|---2------------------------------0-----------------------------x----------------|
drawn, see her in the eyes of paul, say it, I can say no more
So this continues until the solo/break, when you throw in another measure of D, this
time after the C#m. This chord progression then continues for the rest of the song, i.e.
e|----5---------------------------------------4------------------------------------|
B|----5---------------------------------------5------------------------------------|
G|----6---------------------------------------6------------------------------------|
D|----7---------------------------------------6------------------------------------|
A|----7---------------------------------------4------------------------------------|
E|----5---------------------------------------x------------------------------------|
as time goes by I know its gonna happen, I know its going away
e|-------5---------------------2-----------------------------0------------------5--|
B|-------7---------------------2-----------------------------0------------------7--|
G|-------7---------------------2-----------------------------1------------------7--|
D|-------7---------------------4-----------------------------2------------------7--|
A|-------5---------------------4-----------------------------2------------------5--|
E|-------x---------------------2-----------------------------0------------------x--|
gonna take its toll, gonna take its toll, and Ill take my time, cause I'm thinkin
about the way...
etc. through the ba-bop ba-baaaas until the end.
listen to the record for timing, etc.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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