This is a shred version of O Canada that I've made from a mishmash of versions along
with my own improvising. It's 100% faithful to the original, but with a bunch of licks
thrown in in the same key :) Enjoy.
Tabbed by: Aays
Email: blankepitaph@live.ca
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
O Ca- na da Our home and na- tive
land
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/8---10/11--11----------------8--9--11----------------------11/13----------------------13---|
G|-----------------8--10p7h8h10-----------12----------------12-------14----------------14------|
D|-------------------------------------------13----------13-------------15----------15-------15|
A|----------------------------------------------13----13-------------------15----15------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------11-------------------------13---------------|
Play that little hammer on thingy and the sweeps insanely fast
true pat riot love
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/8---/10--10----------11-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------10----10----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------10-------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
that little roll on the 10th fret should also be played really fast
In all our sons com-
mand!
e|--8/10--10----------------10-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11----------11----11----------11/13----------------------13-------------------------|
G|--------------10----10----------10----10-------14----------------14----14----------------14/15-|
D|-----------------12----------------12-------------15----------15----------15----------15-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------15----15----------------15----15----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------13----------------------13-------------|
with glowing hearts we see thee rise
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8--9---8----------8---9---9/11---9----8------------------------------|
G|--/10------------10--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
the true north strong and free
e|-------------8-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8h9h11---------11------9-----8---9p8----------------------------------|
G|--10--------------------------------------10-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/misc_traditional/o_canada_tab_ver_2.html ]
From far and wide O Ca na da
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8--9---8----------8---9---9/11---9----8------------------------------|
G|--/10------------10--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
we stand on guard for thee
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8--------11---11----10------8----10-----11--------------------------------|
G|-----10-----------10-----10----10----10------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
God keep our laaaaaand
e|----------------------------------------------------------------10-11-13--11-13-15-----|
B|-8-----/11----11----------------------------------------9-11-13------------------------|
G|------------------8-10-12---------------7-8-10--8-10-12--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------6-8-10------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------6-8-10-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fourth note in this measure onwards, all of those are sixteenths and hammered triplets
glo- rious and free O Cana da we stand on
e|--16-----18/20------20---------/18----19--20-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------18-------------------21---20---18-----------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
trem pick the last four notes of this measure - it sounds better
guard for thee
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/16---/18----/20---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
O Ca na da we stand on
e|-18-16-15-16-15------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------18-20-18h20p18-16-18-16-15---16----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------17------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------/18--17--15-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
That fill between O and na (which ends on an Eb under the na) should also be played
insanely fast
guard fooor theeeee
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------15------16---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-15------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Enjoy :) and ask if there's anything that isn't clear.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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