TRAGICALLY HIP - "new orleans is sinking" Tablature

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From: dave@skatter.usask.ca (Dave Hornidge)
From: "Adam Hill" <aseh001@hotmail.com>
Subject: t/tragically_hip/new_orleans_is_sinking.tab
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 15:27:43 +0000


New Orleans is Sinking
by The Tragically Hip

tabbed by Adam Hill

Considering this is the first thing I've ever tabbed out by ear, I know it
isn't totally correct. However, it's enough of a start for anyone to play
around with and get it sounding how you want it.

A lot of the song consists of the lead guitar doing little fills, and I
haven't tabbed all of those out because you can improvise yourself. For the
most part, they're made up of the notes in the E Pentatonic scale:
e|------------------------------0--3--5-
B|------------------------0--3--5-------
G|------------------0--2--4-------------
D|------------0--2----------------------
A|------0--2----------------------------
E|-0--3---------------------------------


GUITAR PARTS:

E-Riff G1 A-Riff
e|----------------------------- --------------------------
B|----------------------------- --------------------------
G|----------------------------- -------2-----------0--0h2-
D|-------2-----------0--0h2---- ----------2-----2---------
A|----------2-----2------------ -0--0--------3------------
E|-0--0--------3--------------- --------------------------

G2 A-Riff
e|-----------------------(5)------------
B|-----------------------(5)------------
G|--------------------0-----------------
D|-2--2----2-p-0-h-2--------------------
A|-0--0---------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------

B/A Riff
e|---------------------------|--------------------------
B|---------------------------|--------------------------
G|--------4-----------2--2h4-|--------2----------0--0h2-
D|-----------4-----4---------|-----------2----2---------
A|--2--2--------5------------|--0--0--------3-----------
E|---------------------------|--------------------------

Main Riff A
e|------0---------------------|------0---------------------
B|--3p0---3p0-----------------|--3p0---3p0-----------------
G|------------4p0-3p0-2p0-----|------------4p0-3p0-2p0-----
D|------------------------2p0-|------------------------2p0-
A|----------------------------|----------------------------
E|----------------------------|----------------------------

e|------0---------------------|-----------------------
B|--3p0---3p0-----------------|-----------------------
G|------------4p0-3p0-2p0-----|--2p0--2p0--2p0--2h4---
D|------------------------2p0-|-----------------------
A|----------------------------|-----------------------
E|----------------------------|-----------------------

Main Riff B
e|------0---------------------|------0---------------------
B|--3p0---3p0-----------------|--3p0---3p0-----------------
G|------------4p0-3p0-2p0-----|------------4p0-3p0---4---0----
D|------------------------2p0-|----------------------------
A|----------------------------|----------------------------
E|----------------------------|----------------------------

e|------0---------------------|-----------------------
B|--3p0---3p0-----------------|-----------------------
G|------------4p0-3p0-2p0-----|--2p0--2p0--2p0--2h4---
D|------------------------2p0-|-----------------------
A|----------------------------|-----------------------
E|----------------------------|-----------------------
E|----------------------------|-----------------------

Main Riff C
e|------0---------------------|------0-----------7---------
B|--3p0---3p0-----------------|--3p0---3p0----------8------
G|------------4p0-3p0-2p0-----|------------4p0-------------
D|------------------------2p0-|----------------------------
A|----------------------------|----------------------------
E|----------------------------|----------------------------

e|------0---------------------|-----------------------
B|--3p0---3p0-----------------|-----------------------
G|------------4p0-3p0-2p0-----|--2p0--2p0--2p0--2h4---
D|------------------------2p0-|-----------------------
A|----------------------------|-----------------------
E|----------------------------|-----------------------

Main Riff D
e|-12--------0----------------|-12--------0--------7-------
B|------3p0----3p0------------|-------3p0---3p0-------8----
G|------------------4--0------|----------------------------
D|----------------------------|----------------------------
A|----------------------------|----------------------------
E|----------------------------|----------------------------

e|-12--------0----------------|-12--------0--------7-------
B|------3p0----3p0------------|-------3p0---3p0-------8----
G|------------------4--0------|----------------------------
D|----------------------------|----------------------------
A|----------------------------|----------------------------
E|----------------------------|----------------------------

Fill 1
e|------------------------
B|------------------------
G|---4--2--0--2--0--------
D|------------------------
A|------------------------
E|------------------------

Solo 1
e|---------------------------------|----------------7---------------
B|-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-|3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0----8--s10--8----
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------

e|-----0---------------------|-3-3-2-2-0-0----------------------------
B|-3p0---3p0-----------------|-------------3-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-3----------
G|-----------4p0-3p0-2p0-----|-------------------------------2--1s2---
D|-----------------------2p0-|----------------------------------------
A|---------------------------|----------------------------------------
E|---------------------------|----------------------------------------

Solo 2
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-|3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------

e|------0---------------------|------0---------------------
B|--3p0---3p0-----------------|--3p0---3p0-----------------
G|------------4p0-3p0-2p0-----|------------4p0-3p0-2p0-----
D|------------------------2p0-|------------------------2p0-
A|----------------------------|----------------------------
E|----------------------------|----------------------------

e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-|3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------

e|------0---------------------|-----------------------
B|--3p0---3p0-----------------|-----------------------
G|------------4p0-3p0-2p0-----|--2p0--2p0--2p0--2h4---
D|------------------------2p0-|-----------------------
A|----------------------------|-----------------------
E|----------------------------|-----------------------

Solo 3
e|-----------------|-----------------
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s8-
G|-----------------|-----------------
D|-----------------|-----------------
A|-----------------|-----------------
E|-----------------|-----------------

e|-----------------|-------------------------
B|-3s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-----------------
G|-----------------|---------4p0-3p0-2p0-----
D|-----------------|---------------------2p0-
A|-----------------|-------------------------
E|-----------------|-------------------------

Outro
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--4--0--2--0-0-4--0--2--0-------
D|--------------------------2-----
A|--------------------------------
E|----------------------------(0)-



SONG STRUCTURE:

You can switch parts from one guitar to the other, it's put this way because
that's how my band plays it: with Guitar 1 parts on a bass. And sometimes
you have to change the parts a bit just to make them flow together better.
Anyways....

Guitar 1 Guitar 2
(Rhythm) (Lead)

4x E Riff
4x E Riff "All right..." Main Riff A

4x E Riff Verse 1 starts
2x G1 A Riff 2x G2 A Riff
2x E Riff E Riff, Fill 1
B/A Riff "My memory..." [B/A Riff]
B/A Riff "New Orleans..." 1/2 Main Riff A

4x E Riff Main Riff B

4x E Riff "And I'm told..."
2x G1 A Riff 2x G2 A Riff
2x E Riff E Riff, Fill 1
B/A Riff [B/A Riff]
B/A Riff "My baby..." 1/2 Main Riff A

4x E Riff Main Riff C
8x E Riff Solo 1
4x E Riff Main Riff A

8x E Riff (random fills)
24x E Riff "Pale as a..." (more fills)
8x E Riff "I swear to..." Solo 2
B/A Riff "My memory..."
B/A Riff Fill 1
8x E Riff 2 Main Riff D
4x E Riff Main Riff C
4x E Riff Solo 3
4x E Riff 3/4 Main Riff A, ending with
Outro
End on low E



Hope you enjoy it - it's a great song, and it's not too difficult to play.
Any questions, comments, or concerns can be directed to me, Adam, at
aseh001@hotmail.com

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