Mean Streak by The Tragically Hip Tabbed by Steve Fissel sfissel@shaw.ca My favourite track from the record. This song has the best bridge they've done since Something On. This tab must be viewed with an even spaced font. Intro/Main Riff |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-------0----0------0-------0--------0-----0-------0-----------| |---------4------------4---------------4---------------4-------| |----------------3---------------5---------------------------2-| |-0--------------------------------------------0---------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-------0----0------0----------------0-----0-------------------| |---------4------------4---------------4-----------------------| |----------------3---------------5-----------------------------| |-0--------------------------------------------0---------------| Is it a mean streak you'd swear you'd swear we never seen a stranger round here is it the way the dust clings to the air but you'd swear you'd swear Is it a mean streak a desolation sound a copy of desire oh nothing's that far down a mean streak on a western swing on TV saying the damnedest thing Cadd9 meanstreak you'd swear you'd swear Em we've never seen a stranger round here Cadd9 it's the way the dust clings to the air G Em G Em after a stranger's been there G Em G Em you'd swear you'd swear Is it a mean streak to a certain degree come whistlin down the crookedest street a mean streak in the ghost state between the certain and the hesitating Cadd9 a meanstreak you'd swear you'd swear Em we never seen a stranger round here Cadd9 it's the way the dust clings to the air G Em G Em after the stranger's been there G Em G Em you'd swear you'd swear BRIDGE |--------------------------------------------------------------| |------------0-------------------------------------------------| |------3--------3-----3-------------2-------------5------5---7-| |----4----4--------4---------------------4----------7----------| |-4-------------------------3-----------------3/6--------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-------0--------------------------------------------------| |-----0-----0------------3-----------------2---------0-----| |-2---------------------------4-4--------5------4----2-----| |----------------4----4-------------3----------------2-----| |----------------------------------------------------0-----| G Em G Em and I'd swear I'd swear G Em G Em the way the dust clings to the air G Em G Em G Em after the stranger's been here G Em I'd swear I'd swear "that that was you there" |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-------0-----------0------0------0-----0-----0-----0----------| |-----4-----4----------4------------4------------4-------------| |-3-------------3--------------------------3-------------------| |-----------------------------0--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-----0-----0-------0------------| |-------4---------------4--------| |-5---------------------------2--| |---------------0----------------| Then you just jam out on the main riff for a while End with... |-2------------0-| |-0--------------| |-0--------------| |-2--------------| |-2--------------| |-0--------------| CHORDS USED G Em Cadd9 |-----0----0---| |-3---0----3---| |-0---0----0---| |-0---2----2---| |-x---2----3---| |-3---0--------| sfissel@shaw.ca ------------------------------------------------------------- Meanstreak Tab by Tragically Hip, www.Ultimate-Guitar.Com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEANSTREAK - The Tragically Hip ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Squiznee for Michael James Email:squiznee@hotmail.com Tuning:EADGBE Intro: Em C D Em B Em C D Em e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---5-4-5----5-4-5----5-4-5----5-4-------5-4-5----5-4-5----5-4-5------------| A|----------3--------5--------7------------------3--------5-------7----------| E|-0---------------------------------7--0------------------------------------| Em Is it a mean streak C D you'd swear you'd swear Em we never seen a stranger round here C is it the way the dust clings to the air D Em but you'd swear you'd swear Is it a mean streak a desolation sound a copy of desire oh nothing's that far down a mean streak on a western swing on Tv saying the damnedest thing Em Meanstreak C D you'd swear you'd swear Em we never seen a stranger round here C it's the way the dust clings to the air A after a stranger's been there A you'd swear you'd swear Em C D Em Is it a mean streak to a certain degree come whistlin down the crookedist street a mean streak in the ghost state between the certain and the hesititing Em A mean streak C D you'd swear you'd swear Em we never seen a stranger round here C it's the way the dust clings to the air A after a stranger's been there A you'd swear you'd swear C was that you there? A that was you there C was that you there? A that was you there (I'm not sure about this last bit) The ssh sound of the bottoms of their boots on the tops of the grass as their haywagon rolled past and I'd swear I's swear the way the dust clings to the air after the stranger's been there I'd swear I'd swear that that was you there Gambatte Kudasai!!! Squiznee Von Louveatch | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================