Yo La Tengo - Tom Courtenay Chords & Tabs

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                             TOM COURTENAY - Yo La Tengo
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This is the basic chord progression.  Do with it what you will.  Other tab was off

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Tuning: EADGBe
first few lines of first verse, the chord progression is   A  C#m  F#m  E


e|---5------------------------------4-------------------------------------------|
B|---5------------------------------5-------------------------------------------|
G|---6------------------------------6-------------------------------------------|
D|---7------------------------------6-------------------------------------------|
A|---7------------------------------4-------------------------------------------|
E|---5------------------------------x-------------------------------------------|
    Julie Christie,  the rumors are true            as the


e|---2----------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
B|---2----------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
G|---2----------------------------1--------------------------------------------|
D|---4----------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
A|---4----------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
E|---2----------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
    pages turn,      my eyes are glued

etc.

then, you add a measure of D to the end

e|---------5-----------------------------------4--------------------------------|
B|---------5-----------------------------------4--------------------------------|
G|---------6-----------------------------------5--------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------------------------------6--------------------------------|
A|---------7-----------------------------------6--------------------------------|
E|---------5-----------------------------------4--------------------------------|
  i spent So much time,  dreaming 'bout elenor braun    in my room with the curtains

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e|---2------------------------------0-----------------------------5----------------|
B|---2------------------------------0-----------------------------7----------------|
G|---2------------------------------1-----------------------------7----------------|
D|---4------------------------------2-----------------------------7----------------|
A|---4------------------------------2-----------------------------5----------------|
E|---2------------------------------0-----------------------------x----------------|
    drawn, see her in the eyes of   paul,   say it,  I can say no more


So this continues until the solo/break, when you throw in another measure of D, this 
time after the C#m.  This chord progression then continues for the rest of the song, i.e.

e|----5---------------------------------------4------------------------------------|
B|----5---------------------------------------5------------------------------------|
G|----6---------------------------------------6------------------------------------|
D|----7---------------------------------------6------------------------------------|
A|----7---------------------------------------4------------------------------------|
E|----5---------------------------------------x------------------------------------|
  as  time goes by I know its gonna happen, I    know its going away


e|-------5---------------------2-----------------------------0------------------5--|
B|-------7---------------------2-----------------------------0------------------7--|
G|-------7---------------------2-----------------------------1------------------7--|
D|-------7---------------------4-----------------------------2------------------7--|
A|-------5---------------------4-----------------------------2------------------5--|
E|-------x---------------------2-----------------------------0------------------x--|
  gonna take its toll,  gonna take its toll, and Ill take my time,   cause I'm thinkin 
about the way...



etc. through the ba-bop ba-baaaas until the end.

listen to the record for timing, etc.



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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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