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A Long December - Counting Crows
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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-
Verse 1-
A long December and there's reason to believe
*
Maybe this year will be better than the last
I can't remember the last thing that you said as you were
leavin'
Now the days go by so fast
**
And it's one more day up in the canyons
And it's one more night in Hollywood
If you think that I could be forgiven... I wish you would.
Chorus-
Na, na-na, na. Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na.
Na, na-na, na. Yeah...
Or to play it with a little lead...
e|----3--3^3--------3--3^3--------3--3^3--------3--3^3----|
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---------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------3~----|
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-
The smell of hospitals in winter
And the feeling that it's all a lot of oysters, but no
pearls
All at once you look across a crowded room
To see the way that light attaches to a girl
And it's one more day up in the canyons
And it's one more night in Hollywood
If you think you might come to California... I think you should
Chorus-
Na, na-na, na. Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na.
Na, na-na, na. Yeah...
With lead...
e|----3--3^3--------3--3^3--------3--3^3--------3--3^3----|
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---------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------3~----|
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-
With lead...
e|------------------------------------------------------|
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-------------------------------------|
e|------------------------|
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|------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
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-
Drove up to Hillside Manor sometime after two a.m.
And talked a little while about the year
I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower,
Makes you talk a little lower about the things you could not
show her
And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last
I can't remember all the times I tried to tell my myself
To hold on to these moments as they pass
And it's one more day up in the canyons
And it's one more night in Hollywood
It's been so long since I've seen the ocean... I guess I should
Chorus-
Na, na-na, na. Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na.
Na, na-na, na. Yeah...
With lead...
e|----3--3^3--------3--3^3--------3--3^3--------3--3^3----|
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---------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------3~----|
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~--------------------|
Enjoy!
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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