Today Is The Day Chords & Tabs
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Today Is The Day – Yo La Tengo
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Tabbed by: John Severa
Email: crazygooddrummer@gmail.com
This sounds very correct to my ear and should be a vast improvement over the other
existing tab for this song that was posted. I hope that it proves helpful. Thanks for reading
this and please email me if there are any corrections you would like to point out. Enjoy
the tab for this beautiful song!
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Guitar Part 1:
D A/Db
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7///16----14--------------------7///16----14--------------------7///-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D/B D
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|16----14--------------------12--12-11-11------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D A/Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6///////7-----------------------4///////6-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D/B D
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2///////4-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------5///////7-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Part 1*: (same as Guitar Part 1 except play the following in place of the second bar)
D/B D
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|16----14--------------------7///16----14------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Part 2:
Em D
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2---2-2---2-2-2/5---5-5-4--2--0---------------4-----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Em D
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2---2-2---2-2-2/5---5-5-4--2--0---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Part 3:
D A/Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10----10----10----10----10------10----10----10----10----10--|
G|--11----11----11----11----11------11----11----11----11----11----|
D|12----12----12----12----12------11----11----11----11----11------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D/B A/Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----12----12----12----12----12------10----10----10----10----10--|
G|--11----11----11----11----11------11----11----11----11----11----|
D|12----12----12----12----12------11----11----11----11----11------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Part 4:
D A/Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------7-------------------7-----------------------7-------|
A|------5-----------5---------5---------7-----------7---------7---|
E|5-----------------------5-------------------5-------------------|
D/B A/Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------7-------------------7-----------------------7-------|
A|------5-----------5---------5---------7-----------7---------7---|
E|7-----------------------7-------------------5-------------------|
Guitar Part 5:
D A/Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------7-------------------------------7-------------------|
A|------5-------------------------------7-------------------------|
E|5-------------------------------5-------------------------------|
D/B D
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------7---------------------------------------------------|
A|------5-------------------------------5-------------------------|
E|7-------------------------------5-----------5-------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/y/yo_la_tengo/today_is_the_day_tab.html ]
Guitar Part 6:
F#m Em D F#m Em D
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|11----9---------9-----7---------11----9---------9-----7---------|
D|11----9---------9-----7---------11----9---------9-----7---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#m Em D A
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|11----9---------9-----7---------6-----6---------6-----6---------|
D|11----9---------9-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G D
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-----4---------4-----4---------7-----7---------7-----7---------|
D|5-----5---------5-----5---------7-----7---------7-----7---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Part 6*: (same as Guitar Part 6 except play the following in place of the second
and third bars)
F#m Em D A
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|11----9---------9-----7---------6-----6---------9-----9---------|
D|11----9---------9-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G D
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-----4---------12----12--------7-----7---------7-----7---------|
D|5-----5---------12----12--------7-----7---------7-----7---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Part 7:
F#m Em D F#m Em D
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------5-7---------5-------------------5-7---------5---------|
E|5-----7---------5--7------------5-----7---------5--7------------|
F#m Em D A
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------5-7---------5-----5---9-----7-7-------------------5---|
E|5-----7---------5--7--------------------------------------------|
G D
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|10----9-9-------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Song Structure:
Guitar Part 1
D A/Db
D/B D
D A/Db
D/B D
Guitar Part 2
Em D
Em D
Guitar Part 3 & Guitar Part 4
D A/Db
I followed you foolishly
D/B A/Db
You were at a smoky bar, you were out till three
D A/Db
Sat alone inside my car, it was nearly four
D/B A/Db
Couldn’t wait for you all night so I broke the door
D A/Db
I was gonna spend the night, coulda been okay
D/B A/Db
We were gonna talk all night till I went away
Guitar Part 1 & Guitar Part 5
D A/Db
Remember how we used to say, “can’t stay up late”?
D/B D
A minute later and I’m older now, I can’t stay awake
D A/Db
I’m driving by your parent’s farm in the Chevrolet
D/B D
I remember that rusty car like it was yesterday
Guitar Part 2
Em D
Em D
Guitar Part 3 & Guitar Part 4
D A/Db
Saw my brother driving by the other day (Ooh…)
D/B A/Db
I wished that I’d go out to him but he drove away (Ooh…)
D A/Db
Saw my sister standing there accepting blame (Ooh…)
D/B A/Db
And I thought of how nothin’ ever feels the same (Ooh…)
D A/Db
Ooh... ooh...
D/B A/Db
Ooh... ooh...
Guitar Part 1* & Guitar Part 5
D A/Db
Ooh...
D/B D
D A/Db
D/B D
Guitar Part 2
Em D
Em D
Guitar Part 6 & Guitar Part 7
F#m Em D
Another day come and gone
F#m Em D
Don’t think I can ever sing that song
F#m Em D
Little secrets we bring along
A
I’m taking my time
G
Trailing behind, I thought of you
D
Guitar Part 6* & Guitar Part 7
F#m Em D
Another day come and gone
F#m Em D
Don’t think I can ever sing that song
F#m Em D
Little secrets we bring along
A
Today is the day
G
Today is the day I think of you
D
Guitar Part 6 & Guitar Part 7
F#m Em D
Another day come and gone
F#m Em D
Don’t think I wanna sing that song
F#m Em D
It’s always trouble what makes you strong
A
Today is the day
G
Today is the day I think of you
D
Guitar Part 6 & Guitar Part 7
F#m Em D
F#m Em D
F#m Em D
