Album: Greendale
Artist: Neil Young
Tabbed by: John Passalacqua
Screen Name: crappy_acoustic
E-mail: followmearound2003@yahoo.com
(I took a long time figuring this out and then transcribing it and (as you can see) it got really screwed up when transferring it
to a different computer. Sorry, maybe someone can fix it.)
Keep in mind while reading the tab that I didn't bother to write out the number of times
play each chord or how to pick it or anything. Since it's so easy to get by listening to
the cd, I just gave a general idea of how the riff goes, which may change slightly within
the song, cause it's live in the studio and I don't think Neil plays exactly the same
thing every time. I think it's very easy to understand the way I did it though.
Falling from Above
standard tuning
Intro (also used as fills here and there)
Repeat the D-C thing few times then do the G riff a few times before going into the first
verse.
D C G
e|--2-2---2-2--0-0---0-0--|-----3-3---3-3--|
b|--3-3---3-3--1-1---1-1--|-----0-0h1-1-0--|
g|--2-0---0-2--0-0---0-0--|-----0-0---0-0--|
d|--0-0h4-4-0--2-0h2-2-0--|-----0-0---0-0--|
a|-------------3-3---3-3--|-----2-2---2-2--|
e|------------------------|-----3-3---3-3--|
Verse 1
(Chorus)
Harmonica
Double "E"
tune to dropped d
A D F G
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------2-------------------|
b|---------------------------------|----------------------------3-------------------|
g|---------------------------------|---2-4/6v---2-4-2-4/5-5-4-2-2-------------------|
d|--2----4---5---4-0h2---4---5---4-|-3--------3-----------------0-------------------|
a|--0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------------------------------3-3-5-3/5-5-7-5--|
d|---------------------------------|-------------------------------3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5--|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------2---4---5---4------------------------------------|
d|--2---------2--4-0-0---0---0---0h2---4---5---4--------------------|
a|--0-0-3-0-3--------------------0---0---0---0---0-3-3-5-3/5-5-7-5--|
d|-------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5--|
Chorus
G D A
e|--3--2-------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
b|--3--3-------------------------3--------10h12-12b-12b-12b-br-p10----10v----|
g|--4--2-------------------------2----/11--------------------------11--------|
d|--5--0--2---4---5---4----------0-------------------------------------------|
a|--5-----0-0---0---0----5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
Devil's Sidewalk
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/y/young_neil/greendale_tab.html ]
stay in dropped D
etc...
e|----------------2---1--3------------2--1--3------------2--1--3-------------------|
b|----------------3---1--3------------3--1--3------------3--1--3-------------------|
g|------0---------2---2--4--0---------2--2--4------------2--2--4-------------------|
d|--0-3---3-0--0--0---3--5----3-0---0----3--5--0-3-0---0-0--3--5--3-0---0----------|
a|------------3-------3--5--------3------3--5--------3------3--5------3------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You can also play that riff like this if it's easier
e|-----------------2--1--3-----|
b|-----------------3--1--3-----|
g|-----------------2--2--4--etc|
d|----3-5-3--------0--3--5-----|
a|--5-------5-3-5-----3--5-----|
e|-----------------------------|
Verses
e|---2--1--3--|
b|---3--1--3--|
g|---2--2--4--|
d|---0--3--5--|
a|------3--5--|
d|-0----------|
Leave the Driving
still dropped d
the entire song is basically just slight variations of these chords.
e|--1-1-0-0---2--|
b|--1-1-1-1---3--|
g|--2-2-0-0---2--|
d|--3-3-2-2---0--|
a|--3-3-3-3-----|
d|----------0---|
1st Fill
most of the other fills are variations on this.
e|------------------1-1-0-0---2--|
b|-----6-8b-8-6-----1-1-1-1---3--|
g|---7----------7-7-2-2-0-0---2--|
d|------------------3-3-2-2---0--|
a|------------------3-3-3-3------|
d|--------------------------0----|
Carmichael
back to standard tuning
these 2 chords are the whole song. Hammer on the bass notes every now and then.
e|--0--3--|
b|--2--0--|
g|--2--0--|
d|--2--0--|
a|--0--2--|
e|-----3--|
Riff
e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|-------------0---------------|
d|--2------2-4---2-----2-4-0---|
a|--0-3h4--------0-3h4---------|
e|-----------------------------|
Bandit
Haven't figured this one out. It's an acoustic song, (obviously), and I'm pretty sure its
in standard C tuning, but I don't know anything about that so I can't tab it. Anyone else who
does know C tuning, give it a shot, it doesn't sound too complicated. Plus, I'd like to learn
it.
Grandpa's Interview
dropped D tuning (for the rest of the album)
e|----0--0--1--0--|
b|----3--1--1--1--|
g|----0--2--2--0--|
d|----2--2--3--2--|
a|----3--0--3--3--|
d|-------------3-----|
Those three chords are the whole song, except for some improvised solos. Obvviously you play
each chord more that once, and you emphasize the bass notes here and there. Also that F chord
I'm not 100% sure on. It sounds right though. Emphasize the bottom three strings.
Bringing Down the Dinner
This song is done on a pump organ, but it's just F and C chords.
Sun Green
dropped D
e|----2--1--0--|
b|----3--1--1--|
g|----2--2--0--|
d|----0--3--2--|
a|-------3--3--|
d|--0------------|
"Hey Mr. Clean" part
the other Mr. Clean parts vary on this.
e|------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------6------------------|
g|------------5-5-5-5-7-7--5-7---7-5--7--|
d|--3\5/3-0-----------------------------------|
a|--3\5/3-0-------------------------------------|
d|--3\5/3-0-------------------------------------|
when the "The Imitator's were playing.." verse starts, it switches to this for a minute
e|----2---1--3--|
b|----3---1--3--|
g|----2---2--4--|
d|----0---3--5--|
a|--------3--5--|
d|--0------------|
Be the Rain
dropped D
e|--2-----1--0--|
b|--3--3--1--1--|
g|--2--3--2--0--|
d|--0--3--3--2--|
a|-----1--3--3--|
d|--------------|
near the end he does something like this a few times.
e|------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------|
d|--12-8-3-10--12-10-12-8-3-10--|
a|--12-8-3-10--12-10-12-8-3-10--|
d|--12-8-3-10--12-10-12-8-3-10--|
