The chords and tablature included on this page are arranged as best as possible for acoustic guitar, although with this album that's not always easy. This is a work in progress ... Any thoughts toward refinement or correction of these chords and tab is heartily encouraged. Just send email to me at marck@nwu.edu.
If you are not familiar with chords and tablature, read "Understanding the chords and tablature on this site."
| Last One Standing | Loose Tongue |
| Souvenir | Truth |
| King Tide | Astro |
| Try Whistling This | Dream Date |
| She Will Have Her Way | Faster Than Light |
| Sinner | Addicted |
| Twisty Bass |
For each song, I worked from scratch, matching my guitar tuning to the CD recording and finding the chords and tab from there. This means that if you've picked up any other chords or tab off another site, you may find some subtle (or vast) differences. Whenever possible, I have taken a lot of time, listening to phrasings, timbre of notes, etc., to attempt to replicate the way Neil did it, as opposed to a simplified version that one might find in a retail songbook.
Because of that last point, those of you who hate bar chords aren't going to be very happy. Neil loves 'em. Of course, bar chords are easy for Neil 'cause a lot of the time, he's playing electric, and bar chords are a cinch on electric guitars. You acoustic players should start working the muscles in your fret hand *now*, or else opt for easy fingerings for most of these chords. (I'd be glad to help you find those alternate chord forms.)
UNUSUAL CHORDS: Throughout these files, you will see chords with asterisks next to them (e.g., D7sus4*). At the end of the file, I will list the form of the chord that I believe to be the form Neil uses. The "unusual" chords that i've notated fall into two categories: those that really are out of the ordinary that i assume a somewhat novice player might not know; and those chords which you probably already know but which uses a particular fingering in that song. Of course, if there is a chord that I have *forgotten* to notate and you don't know how to finger it, contact me and I'll help you out.
Chords that appear in parentheses (e.g., "(B)") indicate that the form of that chord does not make an *entire* chord but merely suggests that chord.
MY TABLATURE SYMBOLS: A few standard symbols i'm using: ---------- ---------- ---------- ---5>7---- ---------- ----------"SLURRED" NOTE: This notation indicates that the 4th string should be plucked while holding down the 5th fret, and then the note on the 7th fret should be hammered. A variation of this looks like this:
---------- ---------- ---5>>>7-- ---6>>>7-- ---------- ----------In this case, I'm indicating a slide up from the first notes to the second notes -- a slide slow enough that the notes in between should be discerned. If you see a series of "^" [carrot] signs underneath the tab lines, like so ...
---------- ---------- ---5>>>7-- ---6>>>7-- ---------- ---------- ^^^^^... this means that these strings (and *only* those strings indicated) should be strummed in an alternating style as quickly as possible. (If you're not clear what i'm talking about, listen to the last guitar solo on Crowded House's "Now We're Getting Somewhere." If you're still confused, contact me.)
you will also see what appear to be "bars," making the tabla- ture look like it has measures, as in typical staff music. In fact, I use these bars as an aid in understanding the phrasing in a solo. a bar is the end of a phrase, or a pause, or a "breath" -- however it helps you to think of it.
One last notation symbol: BENDING NOTES. I've seen this depicted several ways, but I like doing it this way:---------- ---------- --------- --4^5^4--- ---------- ----------This indicates that the string is plucked on the 4th fret (F#), bent until it matches the tone of the 5th fret (G), and then relaxed until it once again matches the tone of the 4th fret.PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE CONTACT ME for any of the following: corrections, any help, any confusion, any suggestions of how to improve this section. I'm always interested in hearing how successful this stuff is working for people.
Happy playing.
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Last updated: 29 June 1998
Marck Bailey