------------------------------- Song: Emergency Artist: The Tragically Hip Album: Day For Night TABBED BY: TWO4 URL: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palladium/9707/ URL2: http://fly.to/hiptab ------------------------------- This song its pretty simple... except for the wah riffs are a little tricky. Gtr 1. = distorted Electric Gtr 2. = Rhythm Clean guitar Guitar 1 is always on the top, if there is no guitar 2 under it then it it not being played. if the bars are join together that means that that part of the tab are played at the same time. INDEX TO CHARACTERS AT THE BOTTOM ***JUST LIKE MOST OF MY TABS, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE SONG FOR THE RHYTHM*** *Gtr 1 - INTRO E---------------|------|---------------|------|----|-------------| B---------------|------|---------------|------|----|-------------| G---------------|------|---------------|------|----|-------------| D---------------|------|---------------|------|----|-------------| A-------5h7-----|------|-----------5h7-|------|----|---------5s7-| E--5h7----------|--0---|-0-----5s7-----|--0---|-0--|-0---5s7-----| -------- *GTR 1 - FIRST RHY. Em7 E---------------|---------------| B---------------|---------------| G-7-------------|-7-------7-----| <-- play hard downstrokes D-9-------------|------9--------| A-7---7--7--7h9-|---7--------7h9| E-0--0--0--0----|---0----0--0---| | | *GTR 2 - FIRST RHY | Em7 | | E---------------|-----0---------| B-3-------------|-3--0--3-------| G-0-------------|-0-------------| <-- strum chords seperatly D-2-------------|-2-------------| A-2-------------|-2-------------| E-0-------------|-0-------------| ------- PLAY THAT FIRST RHY. (Gtr 1 or Gtr 2) about 6 times, Until the end of "....out past the sentence's end..." Then play: "It's an Emergancy Without End" *Gtr 1 E------0--------|---------------|---------------|-----0---------| B---------3--0--|-0-------3-3---|-3-------------|-3--0--3-------| G-2----------2--|-2-------0-0---|-0-------------|-0-------------| D-2--2-------2--|-2-------2-2---|-2-------------|-2-------------| A-0--0----------|-0-------------|-2-------------|-2-------------| E---------------|-------------0-|-0-------------|-0-------------| | | | | *Gtr 2 | | | | E------0--------|---------------|---------------|-----0---------| B-3------3------|--3------------|-3-------------|-3--0--3-------| G-0--------0----|---------------|-0-------------|-0-------------| D-2-------------|---------------|-2-------------|-2-------------| A-0-------------|---------------|-2-------------|-2-------------| E---------------|---------------|-0-------------|-0-------------| ----- Pre-Chorus: Both guitars play the same chords (diff. strumming variations) in this following chord progression: Each Chord one is bar. C5 C5 A5 A5 C5 C5 A5 A5 ----- The Hard Part :( (some riffs with a wah pedal): CHORUS Gtr 1. (with a Wah Pedal) E-----------------|-----3--3bp0-----0--|---------------|------------------| B------0--3-3-3-5-|----0--------0-0----|----0-0--3-5---|--4s2p0-----0-0-0-| G-7ss4------------|---4----------------|-0-------------|---------2--0-0-0-| D-----------------|------------------2-|---------------|------------------| A-----------------|--------------------|---------------|------------------| E-----------------|--------------------|---------------|------------------| Gtr 2. play the following chords over the riffs/solo. E G5 | A | E G5 | A | Start FIRST RYH. here E-----------------|--3s5-3--------|---------------| B------0--3-5-3-5-|--3s5-3--------|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~| G-7ss4------------|---------------|---------------| D-----------------|---------------|---------------| A-----------------|---------------|---------------| E-----------------|---------------|---------------| E G5 | A | Em7 | **Start that FIRST RHY. Part when the first guitar starts to ring/vibrate that "e" note. (first only the second guitar, then after one bar has passed the first guitar should come in following in tandem with the second guitar). If you didn't understand that then just listen to the song and you will see. DO THAT FIRST RYH. 6 times (just like before at the begginning). After 6 times of that play: *Gtr 1 E------0--------|---------------|---------------|-----0---------| B---------3--0--|-0-------3-3---|-3-------------|-3--0--3-------| G-2----------2--|-2-------0-0---|-0-------------|-0-------------| D-2--2-------2--|-2-------2-2---|-2-------------|-2-------------| A-0--0----------|-0-------------|-2-------------|-2-------------| E---------------|-------------0-|-0-------------|-0-------------| | | | | *Gtr 2 | | | | E------0--------|---------------|---------------|-----0---------| B-3------3------|--3------------|-3-------------|-3--0--3-------| G-0--------0----|---------------|-0-------------|-0-------------| D-2-------------|---------------|-2-------------|-2-------------| A-0-------------|---------------|-2-------------|-2-------------| E---------------|---------------|-0-------------|-0-------------| ----- ***AFTER THAT: PLAY THAT FIRST RYH. HERE ONCE then: Gtr. 1 E--------------------|-----------------| B-8-8----------------|---x-10s8--8--7--| G-7-7-7----7s9-9----9|--12-11s9--9--7--| D-5---5----------9---|-----------------| A-7---5-x--5s7-7-7--7|--10--9s7--7--5-0| E--------------------|-----------------| Gtr. 2 plays nothing for these 2 bars. ----- ***PLAY THE PRE CHORUS HERE but 1 1/2 times (12 bars) "From until it's no longer fun..." Each Chord one bar. C5 C5 A5 A5 C5 C5 A5 A5 C5 C5 A5 A5 *mess around with the diff. strumming patterns and picking ------ **PLAY THE CHORUS AGAIN... BUT THE WAH RIFFS ARE DIFFERENT Gtr 1. (with a Wah Pedal) E----------------|------------------|------------0-0-|------------------3p000-| B------0--3--5---|---------3-3------|------0-3-3-----|-3h5-5-5-3h5--5-5-------| G-7ss4-----------|--2s4--------4s0--|-7ss4-----------|------------------------| D----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------------| A----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------------| E----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------------| Gtr 2. play the following chords over the riffs/solo. E G5 | A | E G5 | A | Gtr 1. (with a Wah Pedal) E--------------0--|----------------------|----------------|------3s5s3--3-------| B------0-0-3-5---3h5~~~------------------|------0-3-5-----|-5~~--3s5s3--3-------| G-7ss4------------|----2h3p2p0--2p0-2p0-0|-7ss4-----------|----------------9-7--| D-----------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------9----| A-----------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------7-5--| E-----------------|----------------------|----------------|---------------------| Gtr 2. play the following chords over the riffs/solo. E G5 | A | E G5 | A | Gtr 1. (with a Wah Pedal) E-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-0---0--------------| B---------3-3-3-5-|-5~~------3---------|--------3-5-5--35|------8--8s10-10-10-| G-7ss4-0----------|----2s4-----4p2-0---|-7ss4-0----------|---------9s11-11-11-| D-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------| A-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------| E-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------| Gtr 2. play the following chords over the riffs/solo. E G5 | A | E G5 | A | Gtr 1. (with a Wah Pedal) E------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------| B--8--0-0-3-5--5--3|-5~~~~~-----------------|----------------------------------------| G--7---------------|-------12-12-12-12-12-12|-12-----(12)121212-(12)121212-(12)121212| <--12's (not 1 and 2) D------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------| A------------------|-------10-10-10-10-10-10|-10-----(10)101010-(10)101010-(10)101010| <--10's (not 1 and 0) E------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------| Gtr 2. play the following chords over the riffs/solo. E G5 | A | E G5 | Gtr. 1 (With Wah Pedal) |++HARMONICS+++++++++++++++| E--------------0--|-------------------|---------------------| B------------3--0-|-----------------12|---12etc-------------| G-12ss---2s4------|------4p0-----12---|---------------------| D-----------------|-------------------|---------------------| A-10ss------------|-------------------|---------------------| E-----------------|-0--0----0--0------|---------------------| Gtr 2. play the following chords over the riffs/solo. A | E5 G5 | A | -------- OUTRO: Gtr 1. (with a Wah Pedal) E------0000---------|----------------------------|---------1515---------------15151515-| B-----------3-3-5~~-|----------------------------|----1515------1515-15151515-15151515-| G-12ss-------------4|-4p2p0-0-2b-2p0-0-(12)121212|-12------1212------12121212-12121212-| D-12ss--------------|------------------(12)121212|-12-1215------1212-12121212-12121212-| A-------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------| E-------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------| Gtr 2. play the following chords over the riffs/solo. E G5 | A | E G5 | Gtr 1. (with a wah Pedal) |++HARMONICS+++++++++++++++++| E-15151515-15151515-15151515-15-15|--15~~~~~~~|--------------|-------------| B-15151515-15151515-15151515-15-15|--15~~~~~~~|-12etc...-----|-------------| G-12121212-12121212-12121212-12-12|--12~~~~~~~|--------------|-------------| D-12121212-12121212-12121212-12-12|--12~~~~~~~|--------------|-------------| A---------------------------------|-----------|--------------|-------------| E---------------------------------|-----------|--------------|-------------| Gtr 2. play the following chords over the riffs/solo. A | E5 G5 | A | E5 G5 | Gtr 1. (with a Wah Pedal) E--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------| B-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-|-----------------|---------------------|---------------| G-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-----------------|-7-------------------|---------------| <-- fade out D--------------------|-----------7-----|-7-------------------|---------------| A--------------------|-7---------7h9---|-------------5h7-----|--7------------| E--------------------|-0---------------|--------5h7----------|---------------| Gtr 2. play the following chords over the riffs/solo. A | E5 | ------- MAn, that was long. I hope you could follow it... ------- Here are some of the things I used in the song. s <-- slide the note to the right of the "s" from the initial note (more s' the longer the and bigger the slide) h <-- hammer on the note p <-- pull off the note ~ <-- Vibrate the indicated note + <-- harmonics (read up on those somewhere else) ------ TWO4 send comments: thehip69@hotmail.com "We're forced to Bed, but we are free to Dream" G. Downie