------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALong (x02220@1)December - Counting Crows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Sean Hummer Email: allstar21369@hotmail.com A Long December is one of my favorite songs ever and I find this playing of the song sounds fuller and more like the album version. I've included a few tab riffs which include certain melody and lead parts to give a more satisfying sound which resembles the album version of the song. Tuning- A full step down or D Tuning This riff is played at various parts after certain C chords which I noted with an asterisk * e|----------| B|----------| G|------0~--| D|--0h2-----| A|3---------| E|----------| This riff is played at various parts after certain Am chords which I noted with two asterisks ** e|------3~--| B|--0h1-----| G|2---------| D|----------| A|----------| E|----------| Intro- G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) CG C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) Verse 1- C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) A long December and there's reason to believe C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C* (x32010@1)Maybe this year will be better than the last Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) I can't remember the last thing that you said as you were Amleavin' (x02210@1) G (320003@1) CNow (x32010@1)the days go by so fast G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Am** (x02210@1)And it's one more day up in the canyons G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)it's one more night in Hollywood G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmIf (x02210@1)you think that I could be forgiven... I wish you would. Chorus- G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Na, na-na, na. Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na. G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) Na, na-na, na. Yeah... Or to play it with a little lead... G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) Ce|----3--3^3--------3--3^3--------3--3^3--------3--3^3----| (x32010@1)B|0h1-3--3^3----0h1-3--3^3----0h1-3--3^3----0h1-3--3^3----| G|0---0--0^0----0---0--0^0----0---0--0^0----0---0--0^0----| D|----0--0^0--------0--0^0--------2--2^2--------0--0^0----| A|----x---------3---3---------0---0---------3---3---------| E|3---3---------------------------------------------------| G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Ame|----------------3~----| (x02210@1)B|0~--0x--1~--3---1~----| G|0~--0x--0~--0~--0~----| D|0~--0x--0~--0~--2~----| A|x-------3~--3~--0~----| E|3~--------------------| Verse 2- C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) The smell of hospitals in winter Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)the feeling that it's all a lot of oysters, but no Cpearls (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) All at once you look across a crowded room Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) CTo (x32010@1)see the way that light attaches to a girl G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)it's one more day up in the canyons G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)it's one more night in Hollywood G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmIf (x02210@1)you think you might come to California... I think you should Chorus- G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Na, na-na, na. Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na. G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) Na, na-na, na. Yeah... With lead... G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) Ce|----3--3^3--------3--3^3--------3--3^3--------3--3^3----| (x32010@1)B|0h1-3--3^3----0h1-3--3^3----0h1-3--3^3----0h1-3--3^3----| G|0---0--0^0----0---0--0^0----0---0--0^0----0---0--0^0----| D|----0--0^0--------0--0^0--------2--2^2--------0--0^0----| A|----x---------3---3---------0---0---------3---3---------| E|3---3---------------------------------------------------| G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Ame|----------------3~----| (x02210@1)B|0~--0x--1~--3---1~----| G|0~--0x--0~--0~--0~----| D|0~--0x--0~--0~--2~----| A|x-------3~--3~--0~----| E|3~--------------------| Bridge- G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) CG C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)With lead... G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Ame|------------------------------------------------------| (x02210@1)B|------------------0v0--0v0--0--0----0-0--0^0--0--0----| G|2--4v4--2--4----2-2v2--4v4--2--4----2-2--4^4--2--4----| D|0--0v0--0--0----0-x-x--x-x--x--x----x-x--x-x--x--x----| A|x--x-x--x--x----x-3v3--3v3--3--3----3-0--0^0--0--0----| E|3--3v3--3--3----3-------------------------------------| Ce|------------------------| (x32010@1)B|------------------------| G|5^5--5-5--5^5--4-2-0----| D|x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x----| A|3^3--3^3--3^3--3-3-3----| E|------------------------| G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Ame|-------------------------------------------| (x02210@1)B|------------------0--0--0-0-0-0-0----------| G|2--4v4--2--4----2-4--4--2-4-2-0-2----0~----| D|0--0v0--0--0----0-x--x--x-x-x-x-x----2~----| A|x--x-x--x--x----x-3--3--3-3-3-3-3----0~----| E|3--3v3--3--3----3--------------------------| Verse 3- C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) Drove up to Hillside Manor sometime after two a.m. C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)talked a little while about the year Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower, Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) CMakes (x32010@1)you talk a little lower about the things you could not show her C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)it's been a long December and there's reason to believe C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CMaybe (x32010@1)this year will be better than the last Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) I can't remember all the times I tried to tell my myself Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) CTo (x32010@1)hold on to these moments as they pass G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)it's one more day up in the canyons G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)it's one more night in Hollywood G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmIt's (x02210@1)been so long since I've seen the ocean... I guess I should Chorus- G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Na, na-na, na. Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na. G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) Na, na-na, na. Yeah... With lead... G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) Ce|----3--3^3--------3--3^3--------3--3^3--------3--3^3----| (x32010@1)B|0h1-3--3^3----0h1-3--3^3----0h1-3--3^3----0h1-3--3^3----| G|0---0--0^0----0---0--0^0----0---0--0^0----0---0--0^0----| D|----0--0^0--------0--0^0--------2--2^2--------0--0^0----| A|----x---------3---3---------0---0---------3---3---------| E|3---3---------------------------------------------------| G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Ame|----------------3~----| (x02210@1)B|0~--0x--1~--3---1~----| G|0~--0x--0~--0~--0~----| D|0~--0x--0~--0~--2~----| A|x-------3~--3~--0~----| E|3~--------------------| E-mail me any suggestions or corretions and I'll update it. Enjoy! | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================