Winterlong by Neil Young
Also famously covered by The Pixies
This is not a version played by anyone I know (although I'm sure someone else may have
it together like I have).
All I've done is take the basic chords of the verses and intro and combined them with
lead line.
The rest, I'm afraid, I haven't added anything to, mainly because I'm too busy singing
the time.
If you think of anything, obviously, let us all know :o)
For these parts I've just put the chords and the lyrics.
This is not an exact tab as I tend to play extra stings accidentally on purpose. Give
a go, you'll see what I mean.
P.S. Where I've put (1b) / (2b) for the number of bars the chord is played for, I may
be wrong.
Not knowing the time signature I'm sure some bozo will tell us all it's actually half a
and a full bar but to all
those bozo's out there, I've communicated what I mean so shut up!
P.P.S. This is my first ever tab!! :o)
Intro
C Am F F C C
E |-----------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----------0-0-0--|
B |-----------1-1-3---3-1-0-1-1-1-3---3-1-0-1-1-1-3---3-0-0-----1-1-1--|
G |---------0-0-0--------00---2-2--------22-2-2-2-----------2-0-2-0-0--|
D |---0-2-3---2-2--------22---2-2--------22-2-3-3---------------3-2-2--|
A |-3---------3---------------0----------0----0-----------------0-3-3--|
E |-----------X---------------X---------------X-----------------X-X-X--|
Verse 1
C
E |----------------0--------0--------------|
B |----------------1--1--3-----3--1---0--1-|
G |-------------0--0--0-------------0-0--0-|
D |----0--2--3-----2--2-------------2-2----|
A |-3--------------3-----------------------|
E |----------------X-----------------------|
I waited for you winterlong,
Am
E |-0--------0--------------|
B |-1--1--3-----3--1---0--1-|
G |-2--2-------------2-2--2-|
D |-2--2-------------2-2--2-|
A |-0----------------0------|
E |-X-----------------------|
You seem to be where I belong,
F F C C
E |-0--------0-----------------0--0--0--|
B |-1--1--3-----3--0--0--------1--1--1--|
G |-2--2-----------------2--0--2--0--0--|
D |-3--3-----------------------3--2--2--|
A |-0--------------------------0--3--3--|
E |-X--------------------------X--X--X--|
It's all illusion anyway.
C
E |----------------0--------0--------------|
B |----------------1--1--3-----3--1---0--1-|
G |-------------0--0--0-------------0-0--0-|
D |----0--2--3-----2--2-------------2-2----|
A |-3--------------3-----------------------|
E |----------------X-----------------------|
If things should ever turn out wrong,
Am
E |-0--------0--------------|
B |-1--1--3-----3--1---0--1-|
G |-2--2-------------2-2--2-|
D |-2--2-------------2-2--2-|
A |-0----------------0------|
E |-X-----------------------|
And all the love we have is gone,
F F C C
E |-0--------0-----------------0--0--0--|
B |-1--1--3-----3--0--0--------1--1--1--|
G |-2--2-----------------2--0--2--0--0--|
D |-3--3-----------------------3--2--2--|
A |-0--------------------------0--3--3--|
E |-X--------------------------X--X--X--|
It won't be easy on that day.
Pre-chorus
C F (2bars) E (2b) Am (1b) G (1b) F (2b)
E |----------------0----------0--------------0----------3-------0------|
B |----------------1----------0--------------1----------3-------1------|
G |-------------0--2----------1--------------2----------0-------2------|
D |----0--2--3-----3----------2--------------2----------0-------3------|
A |-3--------------0----------2--------------0----------2-------0------|
E |----------------X----------0--------------X----------3-------X------|
Waiting to follow, in the dreamlight of your way.
F (2b) E (2b) Am (2b)
E |-0---------0------------0------------------------------------------|
B |-1---------0------------1------------------------------------------|
G |-2---------1------------2------------------------------------------|
D |-3---------2------------2------------------------------------------|
A |-0---------2------------0------------------------------------------|
E |-X---------0------------X------------------------------------------|
Is not so easy, for me now.
Chorus
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/neil_young/winterlong_tab.html ]
D (2b) Bm (1b) G (1b)
E |-2-----------------------------2--------------------3--------------|
B |-3-----------------------------3--------------------3--------------|
G |-2-----------------------------4--------------------0--------------|
D |-0-----------------------------4--------------------0--------------|
A |-X-----------------------------2--------------------2--------------|
E |-X-----------------------------X--------------------3--------------|
After time has past your way, things we thought of yesterday,
G (1b) A (1b) Bm (1b)
E |-3--------------0--------------2-----------------------------------|
B |-3--------------1--------------3-----------------------------------|
G |-0--------------1--------------4-----------------------------------|
D |-0--------------1--------------4-----------------------------------|
A |-2--------------0--------------2-----------------------------------|
E |-3--------------X--------------X-----------------------------------|
Come back now, come back now. Who-ho-ho
Solo (same as the intro)
C Am F F C C
E |-----------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----------0-0-0--|
B |-----------1-1-3---3-1-0-1-1-1-3---3-1-0-1-1-1-3---3-0-0-----1-1-1--|
G |---------0-0-0--------00---2-2--------22-2-2-2-----------2-0-2-0-0--|
D |---0-2-3---2-2--------22---2-2--------22-2-3-3---------------3-2-2--|
A |-3---------3---------------0----------0----0-----------------0-3-3--|
E |-----------X---------------X---------------X-----------------X-X-X--|
Play with muting
C C C C G C C C G
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------1--1-1-----1--1-1---------------------------------------|
G |---------0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0--0------------------------------------|
D |---0-2-3---2--2-2--0--2--2-2--0------------------------------------|
A |-3---------3--3-3--2--3--3-3--2------------------------------------|
E |-----------X--X-X--3--X--X-X--3------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus
F (2bars) E (2b) Am (1b) G (1b) F (2b)
E |-0----------0--------------0----------3-------0------|
B |-1----------0--------------1----------3-------1------|
G |-2----------1--------------2----------0-------2------|
D |-3----------2--------------2----------0-------3------|
A |-0----------2--------------0----------2-------0------|
E |-X----------0--------------X----------3-------X------|
Waiting to follow, in the dreamlight of your way.
F (2b) E (2b) Am (2b)
E |-0---------0------------0------------------------------------------|
B |-1---------0------------1------------------------------------------|
G |-2---------1------------2------------------------------------------|
D |-3---------2------------2------------------------------------------|
A |-0---------2------------0------------------------------------------|
E |-X---------0------------X------------------------------------------|
Is not so easy, for me now.
Chorus
D (2b) Bm (1b) G (1b)
E |-2-----------------------------2--------------------3--------------|
B |-3-----------------------------3--------------------3--------------|
G |-2-----------------------------4--------------------0--------------|
D |-0-----------------------------4--------------------0--------------|
A |-X-----------------------------2--------------------2--------------|
E |-X-----------------------------X--------------------3--------------|
After time has past your way, things we thought of yesterday,
G (1b) A (1b) Bm (1b)
E |-3--------------0--------------2-----------------------------------|
B |-3--------------1--------------3-----------------------------------|
G |-0--------------1--------------4--------------------------0--------|
D |-0--------------1--------------4-----------------0--2--3-----------|
A |-2--------------0--------------2--------------3--------------------|
E |-3--------------X--------------X-----------------------------------|
Come back now, come back now. Who-ho-ho
Outro (repeat until bored)
C F G
E |-0----------------------0-----------------3------------------------|
B |-1----------------------1-----------------3------------------------|
G |-0----------------------2-----------------0------------------------|
D |-2----------------------3-----------------0------------------------|
A |-3----------------------0-----------------2------------------------|
E |-X----------------------X-----------------3------------------------|
I waited for you winterlong, you seem to be where I belong.
Tabbed by Stuart Fear, Bristol.
