At The Hundredth Meridian Tab by Tragically Hip
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Author/Artist: The Tragically Hip
Title: At The Hundreth Meridian
Album: Fully Completely
Transcribed by: Terry Thorne
Email: a1xuib56@nf.sympatico.ca
This piece is a great tune to jam to. Enjoy (Note: Both Guitars are in
Dropped D)
Guitar 1 is dirty, Guitar 2 is usually dirty but also has a wah over it
-|-----------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
-|-----------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
-|-7--5----7--5----7-5---7-5---|----------------|-----------------------------|
-|-7--5----7--5----7-5---7-5---|----------------|-----------------------------|
-|-5--3----5--3----5-3---5-3---|----------------|-----------------------------|
-|-----------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
G1
(Intro)
--|----------------------------|----------------|---|-------------------------|
--|----------------------------|----------------|---|-------------------------|
--|----------------------------|----------------|---|-------------------------|
--|----------------------------|--3p2-----------|---|-------------------------|
--|----------------------------|------3p2-------|---|-------------------------|
--|----------------------------|----------2---0-|---|-------------------------|
G2
--|--------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
--|--------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
--|-------5--7---------------|--x3------|------5--7---------------------------|
--|-------5--7---3p2---------|----------|------5--7--3------------------------|
--|-------3--5-------3p2-----|----------|------3--5----2h3p2------------------|
--|---0-0----------------3---|----------|--0-0---------------3p0--------------|
G1
--|--------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
--|--------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
--|--7-----------5-/-7-------|----------|-7----5------------------------------|
--|--7-----------5-/-7-------|-x3-------|-7----5-----3-p-0--------------------|
--|--5---------------5-------|----------|------------3-p-0--------------------|
--|--------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
G2
w/wah
--|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
--|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
--|------7-5-----------------|-x4---------------------------------------------|
--|------7-5---3p2-----------|------------------------------------------------|
--|------5-3-------3p2-------|------------------------------------------------|
--|--0-0---------------2--0--|------------------------------------------------|
G1 Rythym 1
(Verse)
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G2 Me debunk an american
myth..
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|------7--5-----------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|------7--5---3p2-----------|-x4--------------------------------------------|
--|------5--3-------3p2-------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|--0-0----------------2--0--|-----------------------------------------------|
G1 Where the Great Plains
begin.....
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|-------------5-h--7--------|--x4-------------------------------------------|
--|-------------5-h--7--------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G2 v.quiet
w/wah
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|-------7--5----------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|-------7--5--3p2-----------|-x3--------------------------------------------|
--|-------5--3------3p2-------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---0-0---------------2--0--|-----------------------------------------------|
G1 Driving Down the corodoroy
road
--|---------------------x-x--x-x-|--------------------------------------------|
--|-------------x-------x-x--x-x-|--------------------------------------------|
--|---7-\-------x-x--------------|--------------------------------------------|
--|---7-\-------x-x--------------|-x3-----------------------------------------|
--|---5-\----x-x----x-x----xx----|--------------------------------------------|
--|----------x-x----x-x----xx----|--------------------------------------------|
G2
w/wah
---|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
---|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
---|-------7---5----------------|-x4------------------------------------------|
---|-------7---5--3p2-----------|---------------------------------------------|
---|-------5---3------3p2-------|---------------------------------------------|
---|--0-0-----------------2--0--|---------------------------------------------|
G1 Ferris Wheel is
rusted
---|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
---|----------------------------------7-7-----|-------------------------------|
---|--7-/-9-\--5-/--7-/-9-\-5-/7------7-7-----|-------------------------------|
---|--7-/-9-\--5-/--7-/-9-\-5-/7--------------|-x1----------------------------|
---|------------------------------55----------|-------------------------------|
---|--------------------------------------00--|-------------------------------|
G2 This section stretches out of the 4 bars for
g1.
---|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
---|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
---|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
---|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
---|-0---0--0-00-00-3--3--3-33-5-5-5-55-55-3-3--3-33-|------------------------|
---|-0---0--0-00-00-3--3--3-33-5-5-5-55-55-3-3--3-33-|------------------------|
G1 At the hundreth
Meridian.....
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---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---|-7---7--7-77-77-10-10-10101010-10-10-1212-1212-101010101010---------------|
---|-5---5--5-55-55-8--8--8-88--10-10-10-1010-1010-8-8-888-88-----------------|
---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2 Chorus (Just bar chords... G2 is 1 octave higher than
g1)
---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---|---5--5-505-0-8-8-88-8-8-0-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-----------|
---|---5--5-505-0-8-8-88-8-8-0-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-----------|
G1 And I
remember,
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G2 Same as
G1
---|-------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
---|-------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
---|------7---5--------------|-------7--5---------------|---------------------|
---|------7---5--3p2---------|-------7--5--3p2----------|---------------------|
---|------5---3------3p2-----|-------5--3------3p2------|---------------------|
---|-0-0-----------------2---|---0-0---------------2----|---------------------|
G1
---|-10----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
---|-10----------8h10-p8-\7h-|8^^^^^^---7^^^^^----------|---------------------|
---|-7-----------------------|---------------------5-h--|---------------------|
---|-7-----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
---|-------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
---|-------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
G2
---|-------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
---|-------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
---|------7---5--------------|--------7---5--------------|--------------------|
---|------7---5---3p2--------|--------7---5---3p2--------|--------------------|
---|------5---3-------3p2----|--------5---3-------3p2----|--------------------|
---|--0-0-----------------2--|--0--0------------------2--|--------------------|
G1
---|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
---|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
---|--7-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^^^^------------------------------------|
---|--7-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^^^^------------------------------------|
---|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
---|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G2
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------7--5--------------|-----7--5-------------|------7--5----------------|
---|------7--5--3p2---------|-----7--5-3p2---------|------7--5-3p2------------|
---|------5--3------3p2-----|-----5--3-----3p2-----|------5--3-----3p2--------|
---|--0-0---------------2---|-0-0--------------2---|--0-0--------------2------|
G1 aiiiiiiiiiinssssssssss
beginnnnnnnnnnnnnn
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------7--5--------------|------7--10-9---------|--------7--5--------------|
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------5--3--------------|------5--8--7---------|--------5--3--------------|
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
G2 Ending
(w/wah)
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|-----7--5---------------|-----7--5-------------|-----7--5-----------------|
---|-----7--5-3p2-----------|-----7--5-3p2---------|-----7--5-3p2-------------|
---|-----5--3-----3p2-------|-----5--3-----3p2-----|-----5--3-----3p2---------|
---|-0-0--------------2-----|-0-0--------------2---|-0-0--------------2-------|
G1
---|------------------------|----------------------|-10-10p8h10p8\7h8p7-------|
---|------------------------|10-10p8h10p8\7h8p7-10-|--------------------10----|
---|------------------------|----------------------|x-------------------------|
---|7-5h6p5-3/5-3p2-3p2-----|----------------------|x-------------------------|
---|--------------------3---|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
G2
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|-----7--5---------------|------7-5--7----------|--------------------------|
---|-----7--5-3p2-----------|------7-5--7----------|--------------------------|
---|-----5--3-----3p2-------|------5/3--5----------|--------------------------|
---|-0-0--------------2-----|-0-0------------------|--------------------------|
G1
---|-----10p8--8p7----------|----8--8p7------------|--------------------------|
---|----------------8-------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------------------------|------------7---------|--------------------------|
---|------------------------|------------7---------|--------------------------|
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
G2
That's all the guitar, now YOU just got to go and listen to the
tune
to see what goes where (hehe I'm too lazy :) ) But here's the
lyrics
Me debunk an american myth?
And take my life in my hands?
Where the great plains begin
at the hundreth meridian
at the hundreth meridian
where the great plains begin
Driving down a corduroy road
weeds standing shoulder high
ferris wheel is ruting
off in the distance
Chorus:
At the hundreth meridian
at the hundreth meridian
at the hundreth meridian
where the great plains begin
Left alone to get gigantic
Hard, huge, and haunted
A generation so much dumber than it's parents
came crashing through the window
A raven strains along the line of the road
carrying a muddy, old skull
the wires show their approval
Off down the distance
Chorus
I remember, I remember buffalo
And I remember Hengelo
It would seem to me
I remember every single fucking thing I know
If I die of Vanity, promise me, promise me
that if they bury me some place I don't want to be
That you'll dig me up and transport me
uncerimoniously
away from the swollen city breeze, garbage bag trees
whispers of disease, and acts of enormity
and lower me slowly, sadly, and properly
Get Ry Cooder to sing my eulogy
Chorus
--
Terry Thorne \
a1xuib56@nf.sympatico.ca \ "If There's glory in
9 Lingard Place \ miracles, it's that they're
Bishop's Falls, NF, CA \ reversible" Gord Downie
A0H-1C0 \
From tthorne@nf.sympatico.ca Thu May 8 14:10:07 1997
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 18:12:43 -0230
From: "Terry \"Bassman\" Thorne"
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: TAB: 'At The Hundreth Meridian' by 'The Tragically Hip'
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NOTE----------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation
of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or
research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
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Author/Artist: The Tragically Hip
Title: At The Hundreth Meridian
Album: Fully Completely
Transcribed by: Terry Thorne
Email: a1xuib56@nf.sympatico.ca
This piece is a great tune to jam to. Enjoy (Note: Both Guitars are in
Dropped D)
Guitar 1 is dirty, Guitar 2 is usually dirty but also has a wah over it
-|-----------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
-|-----------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
-|-7--5----7--5----7-5---7-5---|----------------|-----------------------------|
-|-7--5----7--5----7-5---7-5---|----------------|-----------------------------|
-|-5--3----5--3----5-3---5-3---|----------------|-----------------------------|
-|-----------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
G1
(Intro)
--|----------------------------|----------------|---|-------------------------|
--|----------------------------|----------------|---|-------------------------|
--|----------------------------|----------------|---|-------------------------|
--|----------------------------|--3p2-----------|---|-------------------------|
--|----------------------------|------3p2-------|---|-------------------------|
--|----------------------------|----------2---0-|---|-------------------------|
G2
--|--------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
--|--------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
--|-------5--7---------------|--x3------|------5--7---------------------------|
--|-------5--7---3p2---------|----------|------5--7--3------------------------|
--|-------3--5-------3p2-----|----------|------3--5----2h3p2------------------|
--|---0-0----------------3---|----------|--0-0---------------3p0--------------|
G1
--|--------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
--|--------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
--|--7-----------5-/-7-------|----------|-7----5------------------------------|
--|--7-----------5-/-7-------|-x3-------|-7----5-----3-p-0--------------------|
--|--5---------------5-------|----------|------------3-p-0--------------------|
--|--------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
G2
w/wah
--|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
--|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
--|------7-5-----------------|-x4---------------------------------------------|
--|------7-5---3p2-----------|------------------------------------------------|
--|------5-3-------3p2-------|------------------------------------------------|
--|--0-0---------------2--0--|------------------------------------------------|
G1 Rythym 1
(Verse)
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G2 Me debunk an american
myth..
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|------7--5-----------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|------7--5---3p2-----------|-x4--------------------------------------------|
--|------5--3-------3p2-------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|--0-0----------------2--0--|-----------------------------------------------|
G1 Where the Great Plains
begin.....
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|-------------5-h--7--------|--x4-------------------------------------------|
--|-------------5-h--7--------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G2 v.quiet
w/wah
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|-------7--5----------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|-------7--5--3p2-----------|-x3--------------------------------------------|
--|-------5--3------3p2-------|-----------------------------------------------|
--|---0-0---------------2--0--|-----------------------------------------------|
G1 Driving Down the corodoroy
road
--|---------------------x-x--x-x-|--------------------------------------------|
--|-------------x-------x-x--x-x-|--------------------------------------------|
--|---7-\-------x-x--------------|--------------------------------------------|
--|---7-\-------x-x--------------|-x3-----------------------------------------|
--|---5-\----x-x----x-x----xx----|--------------------------------------------|
--|----------x-x----x-x----xx----|--------------------------------------------|
G2
w/wah
---|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
---|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
---|-------7---5----------------|-x4------------------------------------------|
---|-------7---5--3p2-----------|---------------------------------------------|
---|-------5---3------3p2-------|---------------------------------------------|
---|--0-0-----------------2--0--|---------------------------------------------|
G1 Ferris Wheel is
rusted
---|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
---|----------------------------------7-7-----|-------------------------------|
---|--7-/-9-\--5-/--7-/-9-\-5-/7------7-7-----|-------------------------------|
---|--7-/-9-\--5-/--7-/-9-\-5-/7--------------|-x1----------------------------|
---|------------------------------55----------|-------------------------------|
---|--------------------------------------00--|-------------------------------|
G2 This section stretches out of the 4 bars for
g1.
---|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
---|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
---|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
---|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
---|-0---0--0-00-00-3--3--3-33-5-5-5-55-55-3-3--3-33-|------------------------|
---|-0---0--0-00-00-3--3--3-33-5-5-5-55-55-3-3--3-33-|------------------------|
G1 At the hundreth
Meridian.....
---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---|-7---7--7-77-77-10-10-10101010-10-10-1212-1212-101010101010---------------|
---|-5---5--5-55-55-8--8--8-88--10-10-10-1010-1010-8-8-888-88-----------------|
---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2 Chorus (Just bar chords... G2 is 1 octave higher than
g1)
---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---|---5--5-505-0-8-8-88-8-8-0-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-----------|
---|---5--5-505-0-8-8-88-8-8-0-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-----------|
G1 And I
remember,
---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2 Same as
G1
---|-------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
---|-------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
---|------7---5--------------|-------7--5---------------|---------------------|
---|------7---5--3p2---------|-------7--5--3p2----------|---------------------|
---|------5---3------3p2-----|-------5--3------3p2------|---------------------|
---|-0-0-----------------2---|---0-0---------------2----|---------------------|
G1
---|-10----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
---|-10----------8h10-p8-\7h-|8^^^^^^---7^^^^^----------|---------------------|
---|-7-----------------------|---------------------5-h--|---------------------|
---|-7-----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
---|-------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
---|-------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
G2
---|-------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
---|-------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
---|------7---5--------------|--------7---5--------------|--------------------|
---|------7---5---3p2--------|--------7---5---3p2--------|--------------------|
---|------5---3-------3p2----|--------5---3-------3p2----|--------------------|
---|--0-0-----------------2--|--0--0------------------2--|--------------------|
G1
---|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
---|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
---|--7-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^^^^------------------------------------|
---|--7-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^^^^------------------------------------|
---|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
---|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G2
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------7--5--------------|-----7--5-------------|------7--5----------------|
---|------7--5--3p2---------|-----7--5-3p2---------|------7--5-3p2------------|
---|------5--3------3p2-----|-----5--3-----3p2-----|------5--3-----3p2--------|
---|--0-0---------------2---|-0-0--------------2---|--0-0--------------2------|
G1 aiiiiiiiiiinssssssssss
beginnnnnnnnnnnnnn
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------7--5--------------|------7--10-9---------|--------7--5--------------|
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------5--3--------------|------5--8--7---------|--------5--3--------------|
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
G2 Ending
(w/wah)
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|-----7--5---------------|-----7--5-------------|-----7--5-----------------|
---|-----7--5-3p2-----------|-----7--5-3p2---------|-----7--5-3p2-------------|
---|-----5--3-----3p2-------|-----5--3-----3p2-----|-----5--3-----3p2---------|
---|-0-0--------------2-----|-0-0--------------2---|-0-0--------------2-------|
G1
---|------------------------|----------------------|-10-10p8h10p8\7h8p7-------|
---|------------------------|10-10p8h10p8\7h8p7-10-|--------------------10----|
---|------------------------|----------------------|x-------------------------|
---|7-5h6p5-3/5-3p2-3p2-----|----------------------|x-------------------------|
---|--------------------3---|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
G2
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|-----7--5---------------|------7-5--7----------|--------------------------|
---|-----7--5-3p2-----------|------7-5--7----------|--------------------------|
---|-----5--3-----3p2-------|------5/3--5----------|--------------------------|
---|-0-0--------------2-----|-0-0------------------|--------------------------|
G1
---|-----10p8--8p7----------|----8--8p7------------|--------------------------|
---|----------------8-------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------------------------|------------7---------|--------------------------|
---|------------------------|------------7---------|--------------------------|
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
---|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
G2
That's all the guitar, now YOU just got to go and listen to the
tune
to see what goes where (hehe I'm too lazy :) ) But here's the
lyrics
Me debunk an american myth?
And take my life in my hands?
Where the great plains begin
at the hundreth meridian
at the hundreth meridian
where the great plains begin
Driving down a corduroy road
weeds standing shoulder high
ferris wheel is ruting
off in the distance
Chorus:
At the hundreth meridian
at the hundreth meridian
at the hundreth meridian
where the great plains begin
Left alone to get gigantic
Hard, huge, and haunted
A generation so much dumber than it's parents
came crashing through the window
A raven strains along the line of the road
carrying a muddy, old skull
the wires show their approval
Off down the distance
Chorus
I remember, I remember buffalo
And I remember Hengelo
It would seem to me
I remember every single fucking thing I know
If I die of Vanity, promise me, promise me
that if they bury me some place I don't want to be
That you'll dig me up and transport me
uncerimoniously
away from the swollen city breeze, garbage bag trees
whispers of disease, and acts of enormity
and lower me slowly, sadly, and properly
Get Ry Cooder to sing my eulogy
Chorus
--
Terry Thorne \
tthorne@nf.sympatico.ca \ "If There's glory in
9 Lingard Place \ miracles, it's that they're
Bishop's Falls, NF, CA \ reversible" Gord Downie
A0H-1C0 \
