New Orleans Is Sinking tab by The Tragically Hip
Guitar Tab
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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