Chords with lyrics
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In article [email protected] (Christopher Songer) writes:
>(the anti-Elvis) writes:
>> Has anyone tried arranging the mandolin part of Jethro Tull's
>>"Christmas Song" for guitar?
>
>While Jethro Tull has come up -- I'd love to see a TAB for Dun Ringill,
>Summer Sands or Life's a Long Song.
The chords to Life's a Long Song aren't that hard, but actually playing
the part is. As far as I can tell, the beginning chords are D-shaped
barre chords (fret numbers in parentheses):
A augmentedA (VII) 
G+G (V)
When you've fallen awake and ...
And you hear your voice croak .....
Now I THINK what's happening is Ian messes around with sus chords a
lot. I haven't tried this because I can't play this nearly fast enough,
but I think it's something like:
E MajorE|-9---9--10--9--7--9--7--9--9--9-----
BB|-10---------------------------------
G+G|-9----------------------------------
D MajorD|-7----------------------------------
A augmentedA|------------------------------------
E MajorE|------------------------------------
You get the idea. I haven't actually tried this in quite a while -
I need to go home and listen to it at half-speed on my 4-track.
Anyway, has anyone fingured out as easier way to play this, or at
least easier ways to play these chords?
A augmentedA (VII) 
Asus4Asus4 
Asus2Asus2
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7fr |_|_*_|_|_| 7fr |_|_*_|_|_| 7fr |_|_*_|_|_*
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1 2 4 3 1 2 4 4 (!) 1 2 4 1
I don't remember what the chords to the rest of the song are, but
I remember a 3rd fret 
C majorC chord, a 3rd fret G+G chord, and maybe a 5th
fret A augmentedA chord in there. They were pretty basic chords. Just play around
with em. If I come up with anything new I'll be sure to post it.
--
Brian Michalowski | "Without music, life would | "I'm sure I'd feel much
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"Music was his life; it was not his livelihood." | such heavy sedation."
-- Harry Chapin, "Mr. Tanner" | -- from _Spinal Tap_
Other versions of Life Is A Long Song
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Life is a long song version 1 by Jethro Tull
