Sharks by The Tragically Hip 
from the album Music @ Work 
tabbed by Mike Curran (das_hips@hotmail.com) 

Guitar One - Rhythm (Distortion, Right Channel) 
Guitar Two - Rhythm (Clean w/effects, Left Channel) 
Guitar Three - Acoustic (audible only in the bridge) 


Intro (Bass) w/ Drum Machine 

G----------------------------- 
D----------------------------- 
A-----------------5-4--5s4-0-0 
E--0-4-5s7-9-0---------------- 

Guitar Two - Based mostly on picking these two strings: 

E--0-0-----0-3-5  finishing off each bar  ----0-2-3-5-7-9-10-12  and entering    -0-2-3-5-7-7-9-10-12-- 
B-3-5-----5-5-5-  based on the scale      --3-5----------------  verse one with  ----------0----------- 

   Sharks don't attack the Irish, 
   it's mostly Australians. 
   There's nothing accomplished 
   by these splashing citizens. 

Drums and Guitar One Enter 

Verse One (Guitar One) 

E---------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------- 
G---------2-2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-- 
D-2--2-2--0h2-2-2-2-0-5--5-5-5--0-2-2-2-- 
A-2--2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-5--5-5-5--0-0-0-0-- 
E-0--0-0--------------3--3-3-3----------- 

Verse One (Guitar Two) 

E-------7-7------5-5-----5-------7-7-----5-5-----5- 
B--3h5------3h5------3h5-----3h5-----3h5-----3h5--- 
G-------------------------------------------------- 

   from the Moon down to the surface 
   of the Mariana's Trench 


Chorus (Guitar One) 

E----------------------------- 
B----------------------------- 
G-4--4---4---4--4-4-4-4-2-2--- 
D-4--4---4---4--4-4-4-4-4-4--- 
A-2--2-0h2-0h2--2-2-2-0-0-0--- 
E----------------------------- 

Chorus (Guitar Two) 

E-----10-9--------10-9-------- 
B-0--0--0-----0--0--0--------- 
G-X-----------X--------------- 
D-9-9---------9-9------------- 
A----------------------------- 
E----------------------------- 

   I wouldn't send you in a cab when 
   I can take you there myself then steal a look 
   over your shoulder at 

Verse Two (Guitar One) - follows the pattern of the intro Bass Line 

E------------------------------- 
B------------------------------- 
G---------4-6--6-6-6---2--2-2-2- 
D-2--2-2--4-6--6-6-6-0-2--2-2-2- 
A-2--2-2--2s4--4-4-4-0-0--0-0-0- 
E-0--0-0------------------------ 

Verse Two (Guitar Two) - based on intro Guitar Two scale 


E---10h12-7h9-5h7-3h5-2h3p0--0-0-0-0-0------- 
B---------------------------3-3-3-5-5-------- 
G-------------------------------------------- 
D-------------------------------------------- 
A-------------------------------------------- 
E-------------------------------------------- 

the distant lights of your firmament. 
When the sharks finished the Irish 
and those people from Berlin. 
We left our look of the landed 
with one of rescue's imminent 


Verse Three - Same as Verse One 
From the Moon down to the surface 
of the Mariana's Trench 

Chorus 
I won't send you in a cab when 
I can take you there myself then steal a look 
over your shoulder at 

Verse Four (Guitar One) 
the chandeliers of your firmament. 
it's your firmament, baby. 
E-------------------- 
B-------------------- 
G-------------------- 
D-2--5--7---2--5-7-5- 
A-2--5--5---2--5-7-5- 
E-0--3--5---0--3-5-3- 
  E5 G5 A5 

Bridge 

Guitar Three                              Guitar Two 

E--------------------------               E----------------------------- 
B--------------------------               B--12--12--12-12-10-10-12-10-- 
G--4--4--4-4-2-2-4-2-4-2---   X 4         G--11--11--11-11-11-11-11-11--   X4 
D--4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---               D--9---9---9--9--9--9--9--9--- 
A--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---               A----------------------------- 
E--------------------------               E----------------------------- 
  

Guitar One Enters on Third Bar (B5) X 2 

    
Outro 

Guitar One (Verse One) 
Guitar Two (Verse One) 

As with most Hip songs, the lead is to comprehensive to tab; scales are provided, and a 
little bit of improv should be enough.