• Song:

    Last Train To Clarksville

  • Artist:

    Monkees

  • Album:

    The Collection

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      Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees 
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Tabbed by: Robb Anagnostis
This chord chart includes tab for the "GUITAR ARPEGGIO INSTRUMENTAL for 2 guitars" below the chart.
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Tuning: Standard
     
[INTRO]    
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----0-----------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-3-----2-----0---| (play these 2 measures 2x for [INTRO])
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-----------------| 
   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4  
   
  "G-Riff" = Main riff (Rhythmic Figure)   
   (play these 2 measures everywhere "G-Riff" is placed below) 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----0-----0--(0)| (B in parentheses is played sometimes)
G|-----0-----------|---0-----0-------|
D|-----------------|-3-----2-----0---| (play these 2 measures 2x for [INTRO])
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-----------------| 
   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4  
 
 
[VERSE 1]
          G-Riff              
 Take the last train to Clarksville,
           G-Riff
 And  I'll meet you at the station, 
         G-Riff 
 you can be here by 4:30,
             G-Riff
 'Cause I've made your reservation, 
          C7*                                     (stop)
 don't be slow,  Oh, no, no, no!  Oh, no, no, no___!  
 
(C7* = add the root/five bassline by alternating with C7/G=3x2310)
 
 
[VERSE 2]
            G-Riff 
 'Cause I'm leaving in the morning,      
       G-Riff 
 and I must see you again,
            G-Riff
 We'll have one more night together,
          G-Riff 
 'Til the morning brings my train, 
               C7*  
 and I must go,  Oh, no, no, no!  Oh, no, no, no___!
       D7*     
 And I don't know if I'm ever coming home!
 
(D7* = add the root/five bassline by alternating with D7/A=x00212)
 
 
(Play G Riff twice to lead into Verse 3)
 
  
[VERSE 3]
          G-Riff
 Take the last train to Clarksville,
         G-Riff
 I'll be waiting at the station
            G-Riff
 We'll have time for coffee-flavored kisses,
 G-Riff                       
   And a bit of conversation,  
 C7*
   Oh, no, no, no!  Oh, no, no, no!
 
 
[BRIDGE 1]
 G                            
 Do-do  di-di  di-di  do-do,   
 G11 (bass guitar actually stays on G as guitar plays Fadd9=xx3213. Or try F/G=3x321x)
 Do-do  di-di  di-di  do-do 
 G                            G11 
 Do-do  di-di  di-di  do-do,  doo 
 
 
[VERSE 4]
          G-Riff
 Take the last train to Clarksville, 
          G-Riff
 now   I  must hang up the phone, 
         G-Riff
 I can't hear you in this noisy                          
          G-Riff
 railroad station, all alone, 
             C7* 
 I'm feeling low,  Oh, no, no, no!  Oh, no, no, no!
        D7*  
 And I don't know if I'm ever coming home!  
 
 
[INSTRUMENTAL] Guitar arpeggios (see below for tablature). Bass guitar plays G all through
|  G  | Fadd9 |  G  | Fadd9 |
                       Oh!
|  G  | Fadd9 |  G  | Fadd9 |  
|  G  | Fadd9 |  G  | Fadd9 |  
  Oh________________________ 
|  G  | Fadd9 |  G  | stop on 1 |    
 ___"Oh" cont'd________! 
 
 
[VERSE 5] (repeat of VERSE 1)
          G-Riff              
 Take the last train to Clarksville,
           G-Riff
 And  I'll meet you at the station, 
         G-Riff 
 you can be here by 4:30,
             G-Riff
 'Cause I've made your reservation, 
          C7*
 don't be slow,  Oh, no, no, no!  Oh, no, no, no!  
        D7*  
 And I don't know if I'm ever coming home!  
 
 
[OUTRO]
          G-Riff 
 Take the last train to Clarksville
 
 [Repeat and Fade out] 
 
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CHORD Voicings
[VERSE]
G     320003 
C7    x32310
D7    xx0212 or x5453x
*C7/G 3x2310  
*D7/A x00212 or 5x453x
*= optional to cover the root/five bass line
 
[BRIDGE]
G  xx5433 or 355433
Fadd9 xx3213 (bass guitar plays G to create the G11 chord)
G11 3x321x or 3x0213 (these voicings for solo guitar to cover the bass note) 
 
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GUITAR ARPEGGIO INSTRUMENTAL for 2 guitars. 
Bass guitar plays G throughout
 
[INSTRUMENTAL] 
Guitar 1 
   G arppeggio       G11 arpeggio      G arp.            F/G arp.  
e|-------3-----3---|-------3-----3---|-------3-----3---|-------5-----5---|
B|-----3-----3---3-|-----1-----1---1-|-----3-----3---3-|-----6-----6---6-|
G|-0h4-----0-------|-0h2-----2-------|-0h4-----0-------|-0h5-----5-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
   G arp.            F/G arp.          G arp.            F/G arp. 
e|-------7-----7---|-------8-----8---|-------10----10--|-------8-----8---|
B|-----8-----8---8-|-----10----10--10|-----12----12--12|-----10----10--10|
G|-0h7-----7-------|-0h10----10------|-0h12----12------|-0h10----10------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
   G arp.            F/G arp.          G arp.            F/G arp. 
e|-------7-----7---|-------5-----5---|-------7-----7---|-------8-----8---|
B|-----8-----8---8-|-----6-----6---6-|-----8-----8---8-|-----10----10--10|
G|-0h7-----7-------|-0h5-----5-------|-0h7-----7-------|-0h10----10------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   Oh__________________________________________________________________
 
   G arp.            F/G arp.          G arp.           (stop on beat one)
e|-------10----10--|-------12----12--|-------10----10--|-8---------------||
B|-----12----12--12|-----10----10--10|-----12----12--12|-10--------------||
G|-0h12----12------|-0h10----10------|-0h12----12------|-10--------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
   ___"Oh" cont'd______________________________________!
 
Guitar 2 (played together with Guitar 1 for GUITAR ARPEGGIO INSTRUMENTAL)  
(repeat these 2 measures 7½ times, then stop on beat one of last measure)
e|-10--10--10--10--|-10--10--10--10--|
B|---12--12--12--12|---13--13--13--13|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------| 
 
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