Ahead By A Century tab by The Tragically Hip

The Tragically Hip
Ahead By A Century


Words and music by The Tragically Hip
1996, MCA Music


Transcribed by M. Kotke
30/09/06
Seoul, Korea

Play in open-D tuning:  D-A-D-F#-A-D

This is a pretty general transcription - listen to the song for the correct timing, left-hand mutes, etc.

Intro and first part of verse:

D| 0----0---7---0---0---0-0-0-0-0--
A| 9----7---7---9---9---0-0-0-0-0--
F#|0----0---0---0---8---0-0-0-0-0--
D| 0----0---0---0---0---7-6-7-6-7--
A| 9----7---7---9---9---5-5-5-5-5--
D| 0----0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-- (repeats)


  	(...and that's when the hornet stung me...)

D| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0--
A| 9---9---9---9---9---9---9--
F#|0---0---0---0---0---0---0--
D| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0--
A| 9---9---9---9---9---9---9--
D| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0-- (etc.)


      (...and I had a feverish dream...)

D| 0---0---0---0---0---2---2---0--
A| 3---3---3---3---3---3---3--/9--
F# 1---1---1---1---1---1---1---0--
D| 2---2---2---2---2---x---x---0--
A| 3---3---3---3---3---3---3--/9--
D| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--  (repeats)



(...You are Ahead by a Century...)

D| 2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
A| 4---4---4---4---4---4---4-
F#|3---3---3---3---3---3---3-
D| 2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
A| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0-
D| X---X---X---X---X---X---X-


	(...This is our life...)

D| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0-
A| 2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
F#|1---1---1---1---1---1---1-
D| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0-
A| 2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
D| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0-  (repeats)


Enjoy~