#----------------------------------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 a1xuib56@nf.sympatico.ca Fri Mar 21 11:38:00 1997 Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 16:02:19 -0330 From: "Terry \"Bassman\" Thorne" To: guitar@olga.net Subject: TAB: At The Hundreth Meridian by The Tragically Hip #----------------------------------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.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# #-- File created with Instab - http://www.pconline.com/~smcarey/instab.html --# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Author/Artist: The Tragically Hip Title: At The Hundreth Meridian Album: Fully Completely Transcribed by: Terry Thorne Email: a1xuib56@nf.sympatico.ca This piece is a great tune to jam to. Enjoy (Note: Both Guitars are in Dropped D) Guitar 1 is dirty, Guitar 2 is usually dirty but also has a wah over it -|-----------------------------|----------------|----------------------------- -|-----------------------------|----------------|----------------------------- -|-7--5----7--5----7-5---7-5---|----------------|----------------------------- -|-7--5----7--5----7-5---7-5---|----------------|----------------------------- -|-5--3----5--3----5-3---5-3---|----------------|----------------------------- -|-----------------------------|----------------|----------------------------- G1 (Intro) --|----------------------------|----------------|---|------------------------- --|----------------------------|----------------|---|------------------------- --|----------------------------|----------------|---|------------------------- --|----------------------------|--3p2-----------|---|------------------------- --|----------------------------|------3p2-------|---|------------------------- --|----------------------------|----------2---0-|---|------------------------- G2 --|--------------------------|----------|------------------------------------- --|--------------------------|----------|------------------------------------- --|-------5--7---------------|--x3------|------5--7--------------------------- --|-------5--7---3p2---------|----------|------5--7--3------------------------ --|-------3--5-------3p2-----|----------|------3--5----2h3p2------------------ --|---0-0----------------3---|----------|--0-0---------------3p0-------------- G1 --|--------------------------|----------|------------------------------------- --|--------------------------|----------|------------------------------------- --|--7-----------5-/-7-------|----------|-7----5------------------------------ --|--7-----------5-/-7-------|-x3-------|-7----5-----3-p-0-------------------- --|--5---------------5-------|----------|------------3-p-0-------------------- --|--------------------------|----------|------------------------------------- G2 w/wah --|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------ --|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------ --|------7-5-----------------|-x4--------------------------------------------- --|------7-5---3p2-----------|------------------------------------------------ --|------5-3-------3p2-------|------------------------------------------------ --|--0-0---------------2--0--|------------------------------------------------ G1 Rythym 1 (Verse) --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- G2 Me debunk an american myth.. --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|------7--5-----------------|----------------------------------------------- --|------7--5---3p2-----------|-x4-------------------------------------------- --|------5--3-------3p2-------|----------------------------------------------- --|--0-0----------------2--0--|----------------------------------------------- G1 Where the Great Plains begin..... --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|-------------5-h--7--------|--x4------------------------------------------- --|-------------5-h--7--------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- G2 v.quiet w/wah --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|-------7--5----------------|----------------------------------------------- --|-------7--5--3p2-----------|-x3-------------------------------------------- --|-------5--3------3p2-------|----------------------------------------------- --|---0-0---------------2--0--|----------------------------------------------- G1 Driving Down the corodoroy road --|---------------------x-x--x-x-|-------------------------------------------- --|-------------x-------x-x--x-x-|-------------------------------------------- --|---7-\-------x-x--------------|-------------------------------------------- --|---7-\-------x-x--------------|-x3----------------------------------------- --|---5-\----x-x----x-x----xx----|-------------------------------------------- --|----------x-x----x-x----xx----|-------------------------------------------- G2 w/wah ---|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------- ---|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------- ---|-------7---5----------------|-x4------------------------------------------ ---|-------7---5--3p2-----------|--------------------------------------------- ---|-------5---3------3p2-------|--------------------------------------------- ---|--0-0-----------------2--0--|--------------------------------------------- G1 Ferris Wheel is rusted ---|------------------------------------------|------------------------------- ---|----------------------------------7-7-----|------------------------------- ---|--7-/-9-\--5-/--7-/-9-\-5-/7------7-7-----|------------------------------- ---|--7-/-9-\--5-/--7-/-9-\-5-/7--------------|-x1---------------------------- ---|------------------------------55----------|------------------------------- ---|--------------------------------------00--|------------------------------- G2 This section stretches out of the 4 bars for g1. ---|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------ ---|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------ ---|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------ ---|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------ ---|-0---0--0-00-00-3--3--3-33-5-5-5-55-55-3-3--3-33-|------------------------ ---|-0---0--0-00-00-3--3--3-33-5-5-5-55-55-3-3--3-33-|------------------------ G1 At the hundreth Meridian..... ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-7---7--7-77-77-10-10-10101010-10-10-1212-1212-101010101010--------------- ---|-5---5--5-55-55-8--8--8-88--10-10-10-1010-1010-8-8-888-88----------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- G2 Chorus (Just bar chords... G2 is 1 octave higher than g1) ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|---5--5-505-0-8-8-88-8-8-0-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5----------- ---|---5--5-505-0-8-8-88-8-8-0-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5----------- G1 And I remember, ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- G2 Same as G1 ---|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------- ---|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------- ---|------7---5--------------|-------7--5---------------|--------------------- ---|------7---5--3p2---------|-------7--5--3p2----------|--------------------- ---|------5---3------3p2-----|-------5--3------3p2------|--------------------- ---|-0-0-----------------2---|---0-0---------------2----|--------------------- G1 ---|-10----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------- ---|-10----------8h10-p8-\7h-|8^^^^^^---7^^^^^----------|--------------------- ---|-7-----------------------|---------------------5-h--|--------------------- ---|-7-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------- ---|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------- ---|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------- G2 ---|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------- ---|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------- ---|------7---5--------------|--------7---5--------------|-------------------- ---|------7---5---3p2--------|--------7---5---3p2--------|-------------------- ---|------5---3-------3p2----|--------5---3-------3p2----|-------------------- ---|--0-0-----------------2--|--0--0------------------2--|-------------------- G1 ---|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------- ---|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------- ---|--7-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^^^^------------------------------------ ---|--7-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^^^^------------------------------------ ---|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------- ---|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------- G2 ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------7--5--------------|-----7--5-------------|------7--5---------------- ---|------7--5--3p2---------|-----7--5-3p2---------|------7--5-3p2------------ ---|------5--3------3p2-----|-----5--3-----3p2-----|------5--3-----3p2-------- ---|--0-0---------------2---|-0-0--------------2---|--0-0--------------2------ G1 aiiiiiiiiiinssssssssss beginnnnnnnnnnnnnn ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------7--5--------------|------7--10-9---------|--------7--5-------------- ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------5--3--------------|------5--8--7---------|--------5--3-------------- ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- G2 Ending (w/wah) ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|-----7--5---------------|-----7--5-------------|-----7--5----------------- ---|-----7--5-3p2-----------|-----7--5-3p2---------|-----7--5-3p2------------- ---|-----5--3-----3p2-------|-----5--3-----3p2-----|-----5--3-----3p2--------- ---|-0-0--------------2-----|-0-0--------------2---|-0-0--------------2------- G1 ---|------------------------|----------------------|-10-10p8h10p8\7h8p7------- ---|------------------------|10-10p8h10p8\7h8p7-10-|--------------------10---- ---|------------------------|----------------------|x------------------------- ---|7-5h6p5-3/5-3p2-3p2-----|----------------------|x------------------------- ---|--------------------3---|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- G2 ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|-----7--5---------------|------7-5--7----------|-------------------------- ---|-----7--5-3p2-----------|------7-5--7----------|-------------------------- ---|-----5--3-----3p2-------|------5/3--5----------|-------------------------- ---|-0-0--------------2-----|-0-0------------------|-------------------------- G1 ---|-----10p8--8p7----------|----8--8p7------------|-------------------------- ---|----------------8-------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------------------------|------------7---------|-------------------------- ---|------------------------|------------7---------|-------------------------- ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- G2 That's all the guitar, now YOU just got to go and listen to the tune to see what goes where (hehe I'm too lazy :) ) But here's the lyrics Me debunk an american myth? And take my life in my hands? Where the great plains begin at the hundreth meridian at the hundreth meridian where the great plains begin Driving down a corduroy road weeds standing shoulder high ferris wheel is ruting off in the distance Chorus: At the hundreth meridian at the hundreth meridian at the hundreth meridian where the great plains begin Left alone to get gigantic Hard, huge, and haunted A generation so much dumber than it's parents came crashing through the window A raven strains along the line of the road carrying a muddy, old skull the wires show their approval Off down the distance Chorus I remember, I remember buffalo And I remember Hengelo It would seem to me I remember every single fucking thing I know If I die of Vanity, promise me, promise me that if they bury me some place I don't want to be That you'll dig me up and transport me uncerimoniously away from the swollen city breeze, garbage bag trees whispers of disease, and acts of enormity and lower me slowly, sadly, and properly Get Ry Cooder to sing my eulogy Chorus -- Terry Thorne \ a1xuib56@nf.sympatico.ca \ "If There's glory in 9 Lingard Place \ miracles, it's that they're Bishop's Falls, NF, CA \ reversible" Gord Downie A0H-1C0 \ From tthorne@nf.sympatico.ca Thu May 8 14:10:07 1997 Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 18:12:43 -0230 From: "Terry \"Bassman\" Thorne" To: guitar@olga.net Subject: TAB: 'At The Hundreth Meridian' by 'The Tragically Hip' #----------------------------------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.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# #-- File created with Instab - http://www.pconline.com/~smcarey/instab.html --# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Author/Artist: The Tragically Hip Title: At The Hundreth Meridian Album: Fully Completely Transcribed by: Terry Thorne Email: a1xuib56@nf.sympatico.ca This piece is a great tune to jam to. Enjoy (Note: Both Guitars are in Dropped D) Guitar 1 is dirty, Guitar 2 is usually dirty but also has a wah over it -|-----------------------------|----------------|----------------------------- -|-----------------------------|----------------|----------------------------- -|-7--5----7--5----7-5---7-5---|----------------|----------------------------- -|-7--5----7--5----7-5---7-5---|----------------|----------------------------- -|-5--3----5--3----5-3---5-3---|----------------|----------------------------- -|-----------------------------|----------------|----------------------------- G1 (Intro) --|----------------------------|----------------|---|------------------------- --|----------------------------|----------------|---|------------------------- --|----------------------------|----------------|---|------------------------- --|----------------------------|--3p2-----------|---|------------------------- --|----------------------------|------3p2-------|---|------------------------- --|----------------------------|----------2---0-|---|------------------------- G2 --|--------------------------|----------|------------------------------------- --|--------------------------|----------|------------------------------------- --|-------5--7---------------|--x3------|------5--7--------------------------- --|-------5--7---3p2---------|----------|------5--7--3------------------------ --|-------3--5-------3p2-----|----------|------3--5----2h3p2------------------ --|---0-0----------------3---|----------|--0-0---------------3p0-------------- G1 --|--------------------------|----------|------------------------------------- --|--------------------------|----------|------------------------------------- --|--7-----------5-/-7-------|----------|-7----5------------------------------ --|--7-----------5-/-7-------|-x3-------|-7----5-----3-p-0-------------------- --|--5---------------5-------|----------|------------3-p-0-------------------- --|--------------------------|----------|------------------------------------- G2 w/wah --|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------ --|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------ --|------7-5-----------------|-x4--------------------------------------------- --|------7-5---3p2-----------|------------------------------------------------ --|------5-3-------3p2-------|------------------------------------------------ --|--0-0---------------2--0--|------------------------------------------------ G1 Rythym 1 (Verse) --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- G2 Me debunk an american myth.. --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|------7--5-----------------|----------------------------------------------- --|------7--5---3p2-----------|-x4-------------------------------------------- --|------5--3-------3p2-------|----------------------------------------------- --|--0-0----------------2--0--|----------------------------------------------- G1 Where the Great Plains begin..... --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|-------------5-h--7--------|--x4------------------------------------------- --|-------------5-h--7--------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- G2 v.quiet w/wah --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- --|-------7--5----------------|----------------------------------------------- --|-------7--5--3p2-----------|-x3-------------------------------------------- --|-------5--3------3p2-------|----------------------------------------------- --|---0-0---------------2--0--|----------------------------------------------- G1 Driving Down the corodoroy road --|---------------------x-x--x-x-|-------------------------------------------- --|-------------x-------x-x--x-x-|-------------------------------------------- --|---7-\-------x-x--------------|-------------------------------------------- --|---7-\-------x-x--------------|-x3----------------------------------------- --|---5-\----x-x----x-x----xx----|-------------------------------------------- --|----------x-x----x-x----xx----|-------------------------------------------- G2 w/wah ---|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------- ---|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------- ---|-------7---5----------------|-x4------------------------------------------ ---|-------7---5--3p2-----------|--------------------------------------------- ---|-------5---3------3p2-------|--------------------------------------------- ---|--0-0-----------------2--0--|--------------------------------------------- G1 Ferris Wheel is rusted ---|------------------------------------------|------------------------------- ---|----------------------------------7-7-----|------------------------------- ---|--7-/-9-\--5-/--7-/-9-\-5-/7------7-7-----|------------------------------- ---|--7-/-9-\--5-/--7-/-9-\-5-/7--------------|-x1---------------------------- ---|------------------------------55----------|------------------------------- ---|--------------------------------------00--|------------------------------- G2 This section stretches out of the 4 bars for g1. ---|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------ ---|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------ ---|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------ ---|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------ ---|-0---0--0-00-00-3--3--3-33-5-5-5-55-55-3-3--3-33-|------------------------ ---|-0---0--0-00-00-3--3--3-33-5-5-5-55-55-3-3--3-33-|------------------------ G1 At the hundreth Meridian..... ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-7---7--7-77-77-10-10-10101010-10-10-1212-1212-101010101010--------------- ---|-5---5--5-55-55-8--8--8-88--10-10-10-1010-1010-8-8-888-88----------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- G2 Chorus (Just bar chords... G2 is 1 octave higher than g1) ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|---5--5-505-0-8-8-88-8-8-0-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5----------- ---|---5--5-505-0-8-8-88-8-8-0-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5----------- G1 And I remember, ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- G2 Same as G1 ---|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------- ---|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------- ---|------7---5--------------|-------7--5---------------|--------------------- ---|------7---5--3p2---------|-------7--5--3p2----------|--------------------- ---|------5---3------3p2-----|-------5--3------3p2------|--------------------- ---|-0-0-----------------2---|---0-0---------------2----|--------------------- G1 ---|-10----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------- ---|-10----------8h10-p8-\7h-|8^^^^^^---7^^^^^----------|--------------------- ---|-7-----------------------|---------------------5-h--|--------------------- ---|-7-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------- ---|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------- ---|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------- G2 ---|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------- ---|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------- ---|------7---5--------------|--------7---5--------------|-------------------- ---|------7---5---3p2--------|--------7---5---3p2--------|-------------------- ---|------5---3-------3p2----|--------5---3-------3p2----|-------------------- ---|--0-0-----------------2--|--0--0------------------2--|-------------------- G1 ---|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------- ---|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------- ---|--7-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^^^^------------------------------------ ---|--7-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^^^^------------------------------------ ---|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------- ---|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------- G2 ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------7--5--------------|-----7--5-------------|------7--5---------------- ---|------7--5--3p2---------|-----7--5-3p2---------|------7--5-3p2------------ ---|------5--3------3p2-----|-----5--3-----3p2-----|------5--3-----3p2-------- ---|--0-0---------------2---|-0-0--------------2---|--0-0--------------2------ G1 aiiiiiiiiiinssssssssss beginnnnnnnnnnnnnn ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------7--5--------------|------7--10-9---------|--------7--5-------------- ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------5--3--------------|------5--8--7---------|--------5--3-------------- ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- G2 Ending (w/wah) ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|-----7--5---------------|-----7--5-------------|-----7--5----------------- ---|-----7--5-3p2-----------|-----7--5-3p2---------|-----7--5-3p2------------- ---|-----5--3-----3p2-------|-----5--3-----3p2-----|-----5--3-----3p2--------- ---|-0-0--------------2-----|-0-0--------------2---|-0-0--------------2------- G1 ---|------------------------|----------------------|-10-10p8h10p8\7h8p7------- ---|------------------------|10-10p8h10p8\7h8p7-10-|--------------------10---- ---|------------------------|----------------------|x------------------------- ---|7-5h6p5-3/5-3p2-3p2-----|----------------------|x------------------------- ---|--------------------3---|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- G2 ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|-----7--5---------------|------7-5--7----------|-------------------------- ---|-----7--5-3p2-----------|------7-5--7----------|-------------------------- ---|-----5--3-----3p2-------|------5/3--5----------|-------------------------- ---|-0-0--------------2-----|-0-0------------------|-------------------------- G1 ---|-----10p8--8p7----------|----8--8p7------------|-------------------------- ---|----------------8-------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------------------------|------------7---------|-------------------------- ---|------------------------|------------7---------|-------------------------- ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- ---|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------- G2 That's all the guitar, now YOU just got to go and listen to the tune to see what goes where (hehe I'm too lazy :) ) But here's the lyrics Me debunk an american myth? And take my life in my hands? Where the great plains begin at the hundreth meridian at the hundreth meridian where the great plains begin Driving down a corduroy road weeds standing shoulder high ferris wheel is ruting off in the distance Chorus: At the hundreth meridian at the hundreth meridian at the hundreth meridian where the great plains begin Left alone to get gigantic Hard, huge, and haunted A generation so much dumber than it's parents came crashing through the window A raven strains along the line of the road carrying a muddy, old skull the wires show their approval Off down the distance Chorus I remember, I remember buffalo And I remember Hengelo It would seem to me I remember every single fucking thing I know If I die of Vanity, promise me, promise me that if they bury me some place I don't want to be That you'll dig me up and transport me uncerimoniously away from the swollen city breeze, garbage bag trees whispers of disease, and acts of enormity and lower me slowly, sadly, and properly Get Ry Cooder to sing my eulogy Chorus -- Terry Thorne \ tthorne@nf.sympatico.ca \ "If There's glory in 9 Lingard Place \ miracles, it's that they're Bishop's Falls, NF, CA \ reversible" Gord Downie A0H-1C0 \