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== CREDITS / DISCLAIMER ==
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TRANSCRIBED BY: Jeff Carroll (jeff@dadadiscography.net)
DISCLAIMER: This file is the author's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song. You may only use
this file for private study, scholarship, or
research
PLEASE NOTE: A fixed-width font is required to view the
alignment in this tab properly;
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== TECHNICAL STUFF ==
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ARTIST: Phil Leavitt
TUNING: Standard, down half a step (Low to High: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
CAPO: None
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== INTRODUCTORY NOTES ==
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This song of course sounds best if you tune the guitar down half
a step, but it's not necessary. The chords listed below are all
relative to position, not pitch. For example, anything listed as
an "E" is really "Eb", due to the lower tuning, but it's been
named "E" because the fingering is the way you'd play an "E" if
the guitar were in standard tuning, and so on...
OK, well this is just a really quick job of throwing up the basic
chords to this new tune. I don't actually have a recorded version
with me as I'm doing this, so it very well could be somewhat
wrong... but I heard Phil play it twice on the most recent tour,
and it's pretty simple, so therefore easy to remember. So if
anything's wrong, sorry. But this is the best I can do until
there's a real recording of the song. I will try to check out a
bootleg version when I get a chance to confirm.
UPDATE: Uncle Irving sent me an mp3 to check out. My original
question on the last "A" chord of the bridge sections is now
answered. Basically, it sounds like just a standard A / Asus4
quick strumming pattern. This should be fairly easy to figure out
on your own, so I'll just show both chords below, and the tab
below will still notate it as "A*".
The majority of the song is based on the A7 chord, alternating
adding a B note as the bass. Basically, just hammer-on the B,
while maintaining the basic A7 rhythm throughout. I'll also
include a very simple tab example at the bottom. The song is
finger-picked.
UPDATE: After listening to the mp3 version, I was pretty much
correct about the chords and the hammer-on stuff. However, it
should be noted that Phil does sometimes throw in a few
variations on which notes he adds when hammering-on. Also,
the simple tab example below is very basic, just to give you
the general idea. There are other notes that get hit in the
process as well, but you should be able to figure them out on
your own while playing it (it's fairly obvious). I've also added
one other brief tab example of the picking pattern/riff.
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== CHORD GUIDE ==
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x02020 x20020 133200 355400 577655 577755
A7 A7/B F* G* A* ---> Asus4
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== TABLATURE GUIDE ==
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Here are some of the commonly used notations in ASCII tab:
h = hammer-on / = slide up <#> = harmonic
p = pull-off \ = slide down (#) = optional
b = bend string x = percussive damp ^ = slight bend
r = release bend v = vibrato
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== SONG SECTION ==
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(LYRICS COURTESY OF UNCLE IRVING. Thanks!)
VERSE 1
A7 A7/B A7 A7/B
Good gracious goodnight
A7 A7/B A7 A7/B
You're too tired, you can't put up a fight
A7 A7/B A7 A7/B
This tossing and turning must end
A7 A7/B A7 A7/B
For the morning light is right around the bend
A7 A7/B A7 A7/B
Your troubles have gripped you, you're wound up too tight
A7 A7/B A7 A7/B
Good gracious goodnight
VERSE 2 (same chords)
You can't change by the light of the moon
What you said, how you acted today
At sunrise tomorrow, you can straighten your room
So don't give your night away
VERSE 3 (same chords)
Good gracious goodnight
You're too tired, you can't put up a fight
This tossing and turning must end
For the morning light is right around the bend
Your troubles have gripped you, you're wound up too tight
Good gracious goodnight
BRIDGE
F* F* F* F*
You hammer wood to build your house
F* F* F* G* A*
Now put your hammer down and close your eyes
F* F* F* F*
If your house should fall tomorrow,
F* F* F* G* A* G*
at least you'll have slept in it tonight
VERSE 3 (same chords as other verses)
Good gracious goodnight
While the sky is still black and the stars are still bright
This tossing and turning must end
For the morning light is right around the bend
Your troubles have gripped you, you're wound up too tight
Good gracious goodnight, Good gracious goodnight
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== REFERENCE SECTION ==
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MAIN VERSE RIFF (simple example)
A7 A7/B A7 A7/B
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-----2-----2-------2-----2------2-----2-------2-----2--------------
-----0-----0-------0-----0------0-----0-------0-----0--------------
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--0-----0-----0h2-----2------0-----0-----0h2-----2-----------------
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MAIN VERSE RIFF (another simple example / variation)
A7 A7/B A7 A7/B
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-----2-----2---------------------2-----2---------------------------
-----0-----0---------------------0-----0---------------------------
------------------0-0-----0-------------------0-0-----0------------
--0-----0-----0h2------2------0-----0-----0h2------2---------------
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