HUSKER DU - "celebrated summer" Tablature
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From: gary@maple.mc.com (Gary Von Colln)
@Song: Celebrated Summer
Written by Bob Mould
Recorded by Husker Du on album "New Day Rising" (SST)
File format: tab
Transribed by Gary Von Colln
This song has a little bit of everything: loud parts and quiet parts,
power chords, double string riffs, and single string picking. It
shows a nice use of chord substitution. The verse chords start as
D/C/G/A. The second time through the first and third chords are
replaced with their respective VIm, thus Bm/C/Em/A. The interlude has
an interesting picking pattern and "drone" note, the high D. The song
sounds good as a solo accoustic piece, in which case I usually play
the chords in their open positions (except for Bm). On electric
guitar, it sounds good to mix up the open chords with some bar chords.
I'm not sure what mix is used on the recording, but I think the Em and
A chords used in Reiif C are played open.
Intro: Guitar Riff A
e-|--------------------|--------------|-----------|----------------------
B-|--------------------|--------------|-----------|----------------------
G-|--4--4--4--4--2--0--|-----0--2--0--|-----------|----------------------
D-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--4--0--0--0--|-----0--2--|----------------------
A-|--------------------|--------------|--4--0--0--|----------------------
E-|--------------------|--------------|-----------|----------------------
Intro: Bass Riff
e-|--------------------|-----------|-----------|--
B-|--------------------|-----------|-----------|--
G-|--------------------|-----------|-----------|--
D-|--------------------|-----------|-----------|--
A-|--------------------|-----0--5--|-----5--0--|--
E-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--------|--3--------|--
Intro: Guitar Riff B
e-|--------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------
B-|--------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------
G-|--4--4--4--4--2--0--|-----0--2--0--|-----------------|--------------|---------------
D-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--4--0--0--0--|-----4--2--4--2--|--4--4--4--4--|--4--2--2--2---
A-|--------------------|--------------|--4--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0---
E-|--------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------
Guitar Riff C
Em A
e-|-----0-----------|--0--|--
B-|-----0-----------|--2--|--
G-|-----0-----------|--2--|--
D-|-----2-----------|--2--|--
A-|-----2-----------|--0--|--
E-|--0-----0--2--3--|-----|--
Guitar Riff D
D F G A D F
e-|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|--
B-|--3--------|--6--8-10--|--3-----|--6--------|--
G-|--2--------|--5--7--9--|--2-----|--5--------|--
D-|--0--------|--0--0--0--|--0-----|--0--------|--
A-|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|--
E-|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|--
D F G A D C D
e-|-----------|-----------|--2-----|--0--------|--2--------|--
B-|--3--------|--6--8-10--|--3-----|--1--------|--3--------|--
G-|--2--------|--5--7--9--|--2-----|--0--------|--2--------|--
D-|--0--------|--0--0--0--|--0-----|--2--------|--0--------|--
A-|-----------|-----------|--------|--3--------|-----------|--
E-|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|-----------|--
Interlude Part A:
D
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|--
B-|--3--------3--------3-----|--3--------3--------3-----|--
G-|-----2--------2--------2--|-----2--------2--------2--|--
D-|--------0--------0--------|--------0--------0--------|--
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|--
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|--
Interlude Part B:
D Cadd2
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------
B-|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|------------------------------
G-|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|-----------0-----------0--|------------------------------
D-|--0-----------0-----------|-----2-----------2--------|------------------------------
A-|--------------------------|--3-----------3-----------|------------------------------
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------
G/B Asus4
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------
B-|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|------------------------------
G-|-----------0-----------0--|-----------2-----------2--|------------------------------
D-|-----0-----------0--------|-----2-----------2--------|------------------------------
A-|--2-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|------------------------------
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------
Interlude Part C:
Bm Cadd2
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------
B-|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|------------------------------
G-|-----------4-----------4--|-----------0-----------0--|------------------------------
D-|-----0-----------0--------|-----2-----------2--------|------------------------------
A-|--2-----------2-----------|--3-----------3-----------|------------------------------
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------
Em Asus4
e-|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|------------------------------
B-|--------0-----------------|--------3-----------3-----|------------------------------
G-|--------0-----------------|-----------2-----------2--|------------------------------
D-|-----------2--------------|-----2-----------2--------|------------------------------
A-|-----2--------------------|--0-----------0-----------|------------------------------
E-|--0-----------0--2--3-----|--------------------------|------------------------------
Words and Structure
Intro: [Riff A] [Bass Riff] [Riff A] [Riff B]
D C G A
Love and hate were in the air like pollen from a flower
Bm C [Riff C]
D C G A
Sometime in April time we add another hour
Bm C [Riff C]
[Riff A]
I guess I better think up a way to spend the time
[Riff A]
Just when I'm ready to sit inside it's summertime
[Riff A]
Should I go fishing or get a friend to hang around
[Riff B]
It's back to summer, back to basics, hang around
D C G A
Getting drunk out on the beach or playing in a band
Bm C [Riff C]
D C G A
And getting out of school meant getting out of hand
Bm C [Riff C]
G D A D
Was this your celebrated sum-----mmer
G D [Riff C]
Was this your celebrated sum-----mmer
[Riff D]
[Interlude part A 2x]
[Interlude part B]
When the sun disintegrates between a wall of clouds
[Interlude part C]
[Interlude part B]
A summer where I winter at and no one is allowed there
[Interlude part C]
D C G A
Do you remember when the first showfall fell
Bm C [Riff C]
D C G A
When summer barely had a snowballs chance in hell
Bm C [Riff C]
G D A D
Was this your celebrated sum-----mmer
G D [Riff C]
Was this your celebrated sum-----mmer
Solo: (not tabbed - play inversions of chorus chords G/D/A/D/G/D/Em/A)]
[Interlude Part A 2x]
[Interlude Part B]
When the sun disintegrates between the wall of clouds
[Interlude Part C]
Is that your celebrated summer
@Song: Celebrated Summer
Written by Bob Mould
Recorded by Husker Du on album "New Day Rising" (SST)
File format: tab
Transribed by Gary Von Colln
This song has a little bit of everything: loud parts and quiet parts,
power chords, double string riffs, and single string picking. It
shows a nice use of chord substitution. The verse chords start as
D/C/G/A. The second time through the first and third chords are
replaced with their respective VIm, thus Bm/C/Em/A. The interlude has
an interesting picking pattern and "drone" note, the high D. The song
sounds good as a solo accoustic piece, in which case I usually play
the chords in their open positions (except for Bm). On electric
guitar, it sounds good to mix up the open chords with some bar chords.
I'm not sure what mix is used on the recording, but I think the Em and
A chords used in Reiif C are played open.
Intro: Guitar Riff A
e-|--------------------|--------------|-----------|----------------------
B-|--------------------|--------------|-----------|----------------------
G-|--4--4--4--4--2--0--|-----0--2--0--|-----------|----------------------
D-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--4--0--0--0--|-----0--2--|----------------------
A-|--------------------|--------------|--4--0--0--|----------------------
E-|--------------------|--------------|-----------|----------------------
Intro: Bass Riff
e-|--------------------|-----------|-----------|--
B-|--------------------|-----------|-----------|--
G-|--------------------|-----------|-----------|--
D-|--------------------|-----------|-----------|--
A-|--------------------|-----0--5--|-----5--0--|--
E-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--------|--3--------|--
Intro: Guitar Riff B
e-|--------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------
B-|--------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------
G-|--4--4--4--4--2--0--|-----0--2--0--|-----------------|--------------|---------------
D-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--4--0--0--0--|-----4--2--4--2--|--4--4--4--4--|--4--2--2--2---
A-|--------------------|--------------|--4--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0---
E-|--------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------
Guitar Riff C
Em A
e-|-----0-----------|--0--|--
B-|-----0-----------|--2--|--
G-|-----0-----------|--2--|--
D-|-----2-----------|--2--|--
A-|-----2-----------|--0--|--
E-|--0-----0--2--3--|-----|--
Guitar Riff D
D F G A D F
e-|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|--
B-|--3--------|--6--8-10--|--3-----|--6--------|--
G-|--2--------|--5--7--9--|--2-----|--5--------|--
D-|--0--------|--0--0--0--|--0-----|--0--------|--
A-|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|--
E-|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|--
D F G A D C D
e-|-----------|-----------|--2-----|--0--------|--2--------|--
B-|--3--------|--6--8-10--|--3-----|--1--------|--3--------|--
G-|--2--------|--5--7--9--|--2-----|--0--------|--2--------|--
D-|--0--------|--0--0--0--|--0-----|--2--------|--0--------|--
A-|-----------|-----------|--------|--3--------|-----------|--
E-|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|-----------|--
Interlude Part A:
D
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|--
B-|--3--------3--------3-----|--3--------3--------3-----|--
G-|-----2--------2--------2--|-----2--------2--------2--|--
D-|--------0--------0--------|--------0--------0--------|--
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|--
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|--
Interlude Part B:
D Cadd2
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------
B-|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|------------------------------
G-|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|-----------0-----------0--|------------------------------
D-|--0-----------0-----------|-----2-----------2--------|------------------------------
A-|--------------------------|--3-----------3-----------|------------------------------
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------
G/B Asus4
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------
B-|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|------------------------------
G-|-----------0-----------0--|-----------2-----------2--|------------------------------
D-|-----0-----------0--------|-----2-----------2--------|------------------------------
A-|--2-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|------------------------------
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------
Interlude Part C:
Bm Cadd2
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------
B-|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|------------------------------
G-|-----------4-----------4--|-----------0-----------0--|------------------------------
D-|-----0-----------0--------|-----2-----------2--------|------------------------------
A-|--2-----------2-----------|--3-----------3-----------|------------------------------
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------
Em Asus4
e-|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|------------------------------
B-|--------0-----------------|--------3-----------3-----|------------------------------
G-|--------0-----------------|-----------2-----------2--|------------------------------
D-|-----------2--------------|-----2-----------2--------|------------------------------
A-|-----2--------------------|--0-----------0-----------|------------------------------
E-|--0-----------0--2--3-----|--------------------------|------------------------------
Words and Structure
Intro: [Riff A] [Bass Riff] [Riff A] [Riff B]
D C G A
Love and hate were in the air like pollen from a flower
Bm C [Riff C]
D C G A
Sometime in April time we add another hour
Bm C [Riff C]
[Riff A]
I guess I better think up a way to spend the time
[Riff A]
Just when I'm ready to sit inside it's summertime
[Riff A]
Should I go fishing or get a friend to hang around
[Riff B]
It's back to summer, back to basics, hang around
D C G A
Getting drunk out on the beach or playing in a band
Bm C [Riff C]
D C G A
And getting out of school meant getting out of hand
Bm C [Riff C]
G D A D
Was this your celebrated sum-----mmer
G D [Riff C]
Was this your celebrated sum-----mmer
[Riff D]
[Interlude part A 2x]
[Interlude part B]
When the sun disintegrates between a wall of clouds
[Interlude part C]
[Interlude part B]
A summer where I winter at and no one is allowed there
[Interlude part C]
D C G A
Do you remember when the first showfall fell
Bm C [Riff C]
D C G A
When summer barely had a snowballs chance in hell
Bm C [Riff C]
G D A D
Was this your celebrated sum-----mmer
G D [Riff C]
Was this your celebrated sum-----mmer
Solo: (not tabbed - play inversions of chorus chords G/D/A/D/G/D/Em/A)]
[Interlude Part A 2x]
[Interlude Part B]
When the sun disintegrates between the wall of clouds
[Interlude Part C]
Is that your celebrated summer
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