#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From uunet!usc!sdd.hp.com!mips!darwin.sura.net!haven.umd.edu!wam.umd.edu!bam Sat Aug 22 14:59:38 PDT 1992 Article: 1748 of alt.guitar.tab Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab Path: nevada.edu!uunet!usc!sdd.hp.com!mips!darwin.sura.net!haven.umd.edu!wam.umd.edu!bam From: bam@wam.umd.edu (the anti-Elvis) Subject: Life's a Long Song Message-ID: <1992Aug20.181751.28163@wam.umd.edu> Sender: usenet@wam.umd.edu (USENET News system) Nntp-Posting-Host: rac2.wam.umd.edu Organization: University of Maryland, College Park References: <1992Aug20.124914.13948@wam.umd.edu> <1992Aug20.170203.100936@lexmark.com> Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 18:17:51 GMT Lines: 50 In article <1992Aug20.170203.100936@lexmark.com> songer@lexmark.com (Christopher Songer) writes: >(the anti-Elvis) writes: >> Has anyone tried arranging the mandolin part of Jethro Tull's >>"Christmas Song" for guitar? > >While Jethro Tull has come up -- I'd love to see a TAB for Dun Ringill, >Summer Sands or Life's a Long Song. The chords to Life's a Long Song aren't that hard, but actually playing the part is. As far as I can tell, the beginning chords are D-shaped barre chords (fret numbers in parentheses): A (VII) G (V) When you've fallen awake and you take stock of the new day. And you hear your voice croak as you choke on what you need to say. Now I THINK what's happening is Ian messes around with sus chords a lot. I haven't tried this because I can't play this nearly fast enough, but I think it's something like: E|-9---9--10--9--7--9--7--9--9--9----- B|-10--------------------------------- G|-9---------------------------------- D|-7---------------------------------- A|------------------------------------ E|------------------------------------ You get the idea. I haven't actually tried this in quite a while - I need to go home and listen to it at half-speed on my 4-track. Anyway, has anyone fingured out as easier way to play this, or at least easier ways to play these chords? A (VII) Asus4 Asus2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7fr |_|_*_|_|_| 7fr |_|_*_|_|_| 7fr |_|_*_|_|_* |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_*_|_* |_|_|_*_|_| |_|_|_*_|_| |_|_|_|_*_| |_|_|_|_*_* |_|_|_|_*_| 1 2 4 3 1 2 4 4 (!) 1 2 4 1 I don't remember what the chords to the rest of the song are, but I remember a 3rd fret C chord, a 3rd fret G chord, and maybe a 5th fret A chord in there. They were pretty basic chords. Just play around with em. If I come up with anything new I'll be sure to post it. -- Brian Michalowski | "Without music, life would | "I'm sure I'd feel much bam@wam.umd.edu | be a mistake." -- Nietzsche | worse if I wasn't under "Music was his life; it was not his livelihood." | such heavy sedation." -- Harry Chapin, "Mr. Tanner" | -- from _Spinal Tap_