Artist: Yo La Tengo Album: Electr-O-Pura (release date: May 2, 1995) Song: The Hour Grows Late This is a very easy song to play. The first part of the song is played on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th strings, while the latter part is played with a simple combination of two chords. Tuning: Standard Beginning: |e--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |B---0----------------------------------------------------------------------| |G-----2-0----------------------------2-------------------------------------| |D------------------------------0-0-2---4-----------------------4-2-0-------| |A--------------------------------------------------------------------0-0---| |E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |e--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |B---0----------------------------------------------------------------------| |G-----2-0------------------------------------------------------------------| |D---------0------------------------0-0-------------------------------------| |A------------------------------2-2----------------------------------0-0----| |E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse: |e--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |B--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |G--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |D-------0-0----------------------0-0---------------------------------------| |A---0-0-----2------------------2-------0-----------------------------------| |E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| As he fired up the drum machine |e--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |B--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |G--------------------------------------2-----------------------------------| |D-------0-0----------------------0-----------------------------------------| |A-0-0-0-----2------------------2---0---------------------------------------| |E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| He stole a glance at the empty seats |e--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |B--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |G-2-2-2-2------------2---2-2---2-------------------------------------------| |D-----------0--------------------4-4---4-----------------------------------| |A--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| He took a minute to re-tune his guitar |e--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |B---0----------------------------------------------------------------------| |G-----2-0------------------------------------------------------------------| |D---------0------------------0-0-0-----------------------------------------| |A------------------------------------0-0-----------------------------------| |E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ba-da-ba-ba-ba-da-ba-ba-ba-ba, as the hour grew late The rest of the song essentially consists of these two very simple chords: G (320003@1) D|e---3---2---| (xx0232@1)|B---3---3---| |G---0---2---| |D---0---0---| |A---2---x---| |E---3---x---| ^ = down-stroke v = upstroke Verse: G (320003@1) D|e---3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2| (xx0232@1)|B---3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3| |G---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2| |D---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0| |A---2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-x---x---x-x-x---x---x-x| |E---3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-x---x---x-x-x---x---x-x| ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v I wanna send this out to Richie Vey In his thrift-store corner of the world His soul is my cheap laugh Ba-da-ba-ba-ba-da-ba-ba-ba-ba, as the hour grows late "Instrumental" Part: G (320003@1) D|e---3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2| (xx0232@1)|B---3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3| |G---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2| |D---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0| repeat x3 |A---2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-x---x---x-x-x---x---x-x| |E---3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-x---x---x-x-x---x---x-x| ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v And then: G (320003@1) D|e---3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2| (xx0232@1)|B---3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3| |G---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2| |D---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0| repeat x4 |A---2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-x---x---x-x-x---x---x-x| |E---3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-x---x---x-x-x---x---x-x| ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v Ba-da-ba-ba-ba-da-ba-ba-ba-ba, as the hour grows late Fourth time around, end on the first D. Also, if you listen closely, you can hear a gentle riff playing several times throughout the song (during the G, D part). Here it is: |e------------------| |B------------------| |G------------------| |D---2-0---0--------| |A-------------2----| |E------------------|