dropped-d tuning: detune 6th string one whole step
x — muted string
b — bend
(x) — optional
p — palm mute
/ — slide up
— slide down
% — rest
chords used
D5
6 5 4 3 2 1
0 0 0
with distortion
intro verse
1-I———— —————————————
2-I—8b——- ———-14-14————————
3-I—x——0— —14-14-x-14-14——12-12-12-12-12—-
4-I—5b——- —14-14-x-14-14—x—12-12-12-12-12—x-
5-I———— —12-12-x-12-12—x—9—9—9—10-10—x-
6-I———— —12-12-x-12-12-(0)-9—9—9—10-10-(0)
fill 1 — guitar 1 fill 1 — guitar 2 fill 2
p
2-I—14——14—— ———————— —————————
3-I——14——14— —14——14————- —————————
4-I—————- ——14——14———- —0——5/7-7—/12-11——
5-I—————- ———————— —-5/7—————-10—
pre-chorus pre-chorus var.
2-I—-0——0——0——0—- —-0——0—-
3-I————————— —————
4-I—4—4-5—5-5—5-5—5— —4—4-5—5—
5-I—4—4-5—5-5—5-5—5— —4—4-5—5—
6-I—4—4-5—5-5—5-5—5— —4—4-5—5—
chorus
these are the chords, I haven’t tabbed the strumming
strum fast and slide the chords into each other
or
2-I—5——3——7——2——5——— ————————————
3-I—x——x——x——x——x——4— —9——7——11—-6——9——4—
4-I—5——4——7——2——5——x— —x——x——x——x——x——x—
5-I—x——x——x——x——x——5— —10—-9——12—-7——10—-5—
6-I—0——0——0——0——0——0— —0——0——0——0——0——0—
or use this part
(credit for idea to Obscured’s tab at
http://members.aol.com/duodenum23/hum/tab/hairlong.txt
or http://hum.n3.net/)
3-I—9——7——11—-6——9——4—
4-I—x——x——x——x——x——x—
5-I—7——5——9——4——7——2—
6-I—0——0——0——0——0——0—
fill 4a,b,c — break
this section can be played all over the neck whatever sounds good
here are some of the notes
also D5 chord at times
turn down volume for certain parts
or
1-I—2-2-2-0-0-0————— ——5——————— —— —-
2-I—3-3-3-3-3-3—2-2-2-0-0-0— —5—————5——— —— —-
3-I—2-2-2-2-2-2—2-2-2-2-2-2— ———6——4——6—— —— -7-
4-I—————————- ———-7————-7— -12- -x—
5-I—————————- ————————— -x— -5-
6-I—————————- ————————— -12- —-
reprise chorus without distortion
arpeggiate rather than strum, like this:
(or use Obscured’s)
1-I—————————
2-I——5——3——7——7—
3-I————————— etc.
4-I—-5——4——7——7—-
5-I—————————
6-I—0——0——0——0——
outro
with distortion
guitar 1
maybe omit or alter some of the notes in ()
1-I—————————————————- hold and strum
2-I—————————7-7—12-12—12-12—7— this last chord,
3-I-(8-8)-(8-8-8)6—4—-(8-8)8-8—13-13—13-13—8— and interject
4-I—9-9—9-9-9(7)(4)—4-9-9-9-9—14-14—14-14—9— these fills:
5-I—6-6-%-6-6-6-4—4-%-4-6-6-7-7-%-11-11-%-11-11-%-7—
6-I—6-6—6-6-6-4—4—4-6-6-7-7—11-11—11-11—7—
—
—
—
— fill 5a,b — improvise with these notes —
— let up on the chord while you play them,
— so the notes stand out,
— then blend back into strumming
—
—
1-I—0——- ————
2-I———— —7———
3-I——8—- ——8—-
4-I———7— ———9—
5-I———— ————
6-I———— ————
—
—
—
— guitar 2 — comes in 2nd time, 1st time plays only
— the last 7th fret chord
—
—
4-I—6-6—6-6-6-4-4—4-6-6-7-7—11-11—11-11—7— guitar 2 plays
5-I—6-6-%-6-6-6-4-4-%-4-6-6-7-7-%-11-11-%-11-11-%-7— fill 6 instead of
6-I—6-6—6-6-6-4-4—4-6-6-7-7—11-11—11-11—7— fill 5
—
—
—
— fill 6
—
—
—
4-I—4—7-7-7—-
5-I—4—7-7-7-%— and repeat
6-I—4—7-7-7—-
fill 7 — at beginning of each repeat of outro
or
3-I——- -6-
4-I—13— -x-
5-I—x—- -6-
6-I—13— —
lyrics
I’d like your hair long and laid onto the ground
You’d prefer an astronaut
Someone to relate to someone to command
And I would be a simple man
I could hardly wait for my stars to fall in line
And synchronize in shine
A wasted string of years and a wasted string of lies
You’re still the same to me
It’s a waste of a song
It’s a waste of my lungs
You’re a waste of a song
You’re a waste of my lungs
I’d like your face gone and in it’s place the sun
You’d prefer an astronaut
For I have come to surface to catch some light and feed
And I have everything I need
And I could hardly wait for my stars to fall in line
And synchronize in shine
A wasted string of years and a wasted string of lies
You’re still the same to me