from : tarkka@che . rochester . edu ( richard tarkka )
new orleans is sinking
by the tragically hip
this is pretty crude , but is sounds good
additions/Corrections welcome . previous post of the
lick is included at the bottom . there are no crd versions
of this song on the archive that i could find . – rick
( use bar chords for G , A , B )
Em G Em G
bourbon blues , on the street , loose and complete
Em G Em G
under skies of smokey blue – green
A
i cant forsake a dixie dead shake
Em G Em G
so we danced the sidewalk clean
B A
my memory is muddy , what?s this river that i?m in?
B
hey new orleans is sinkin , man
A
and i dont want to swim
back to Em/G shuffle for second verse
play an ?a? for the yelp ( ahhhhhh – haaa )
from ?pale as a lightbulb . . . to i swear to god she said? do the Em/G shuffle
then repeat the ?a? for the ahhhhhh – haaa yelp
then Em/G/Em/G , then
B A
my memory is muddy , what?s this river that i?m in?
B
hey new orleans is sinkin , man
A
and i dont want to swim
back to Em/G to close
this is what is on the archive , from : dave@skatter . usask . ca ( dave hornidge )
i’m not really sure if this is correct , but this is how i play it :
the main riff looks like :
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – 0h2 – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
i think the bass plays something similiar to this as well .
the other catchy little riff looks something like :
E | – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 3p0 – – 0 – – – – – 3p0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3p0 – – 0 – – – – – 3p0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4p0 – – 3p0 – – 2p0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4p0 – – 3p0 – – 2p0 – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2p0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 3p0 – – 0 – – – – – 3p0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4p0 – – 3p0 – – 2p0 – – 4p0 – – 3p0 – – 2p0 – – 2s4 – – 4 – – 4 – – 4 – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
this riff changes alot in the song and i only tabbed one of these variations .
note also that this riff is played much more quickly than the main riff .
the best way to figure out how it is to be played is to listen to the
disk . i play the main riff a few times and then throw in the other one
every now and then . sorry i don’t know the solo .
i didn’t have time to write out the lyrics . corrections and comments are
welcome .
good luck!
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