[gratts99]

I'm thinking of picking up a guitar just for a hobby. I would probably pay for lessons to start me off but i would probably just want to fool around with hip songs. Could you reccomend a good priced guitar?

I dont want to play bass
and i live in an apartment so electric is probably out??
acoustic in then?
I know nothing, let me see the light.

[ron]

i am trying to learn as well but so far nots so good.

I went to a place called the guitar center they have a web site which i think is <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.guitarcenter.com">www.guitarcenter.com</a><!-- w --> i bought a fender squier the deal was buy a guitar case get the guitar free
around 140 us for hard case and guitar it is electric i bught a practice amp
for around 100 bucks peavey rage 158.


hope this helps
and good luck
Ron

[gratts99]

Kinda looking for reccomeded canadian stores and just how long does it take to learn how to play..

My Master plan is to learn how to play BOBC for my future wedding reception (probably 2 years from now) We will most likely get eloped and come back to have a party in which hopefully i can pull off this surprise.

Can somebody post bobc's tab please!

[beanmedic]

Bobcaygeon by The Tragically Hip
Tabbed by Steve Fissel (<!-- e --><a href="mailtofissel@islandnet.com">sfissel@islandnet.com</a><!-- e --> or ICQ #9964990)

I've seen all the other versions of this song and I still felt that
they were all missing something so, I've done up my own version in open
G tuning, I didn't bother to do lead, but if anyone wants to give it a try
feel free to add to this tab. This song has alot of pedal guitar over the
break so some of those chords may be incorrect.

Thanks to Steve Proulx for providing the chords for the break.

Intro
D----------------------------x----------------------
B------1--0-0--0--0--1p0-----1-----1-1--1--1-1/3--3-
G-0-0--0--0-0--0--0------0---0-----0-0--0--0-0----0-
D-0-0--2----0--0--0----------2--2--2-2--2--2-2/5--5-
G-x-x-------0----------------2----------------------
D---------------------------------------------------

continued . . .
D---------------------------------------------------
B------1--0-0--0--0--1p0----------------------------
G-0-0--0--0-0--0--0------0---0---0----0-0-----0-0---
D-0-0--2----0--0--0----------2-----2----------------
G-x-x-------0----------------2-------2-----2--------
D---------------------------------------------------


Main Riff (verses)
D---------------------------------------------------
B-0---1---0-0--0--0--1p0----1---1-------1--1---1--1-
G-0---0---0-0--0--0------0--0---0--0----0--0---0--0-
D-0h2-2---0-0--0--0---------2------2--2-2--2---2--2-
G-0-------0-0--0------------2---------2------2-2--2-
D---------0-----------------0-----------------------

(MAIN RIFF)
I left your house this morning
about a quarter after nine
could of been the willy nelson
could have been the wine

Bm C/D
when I left you house this morning
G Am7/11
it was little after nine
Bm
It was in Bobcaygeon
C/D
I saw the contellations
G Am7/11
Reveal themselves one star at at time

(MAIN RIFF)

Drove back to town this morning
With workin on the line
I thought of maybe quitting
I thought of leaving it behind

Bm C/D
Went back to bed this morning
G Am7/11
and as I'm pulling down the blinds
Bm C/D
yeah the sky was dull, and hypothetical
G Am7/11
and falling one cloud at at a time

Em C
That night in toronto with it's checkerboard floors
G D
riding on horseback and keepin order restored
Em C
till the men they couldn't hang stepped to the mikes and sang
D D7
and their voices rang with that aryan twang


(Main Riff)
I got to your house this morning
Just a little after nine
in the middle of that riot
I couldn't get you off my mind

Bm C/D
So I'm at your house this morning
G Am7/11
Just a little after nine
Bm C/D
cause it was in Bobcaygeon where I saw the constellations
G Am7/11
reveal themselves one star at a time


Bm C/D G Am7/11 Em C D D7
D---0--0--0---0-----2--3--0--0-
B---3--1--0---1-----0--1--3--1-
G---4--0--0---0-----0--0--2--2-
D---4--2--0---2-----2--2--0--0-
G---4-----0---2-----------2--2-
D---------0--------------------

Now play the main riff lots of times while there is a keyboard
(maybe hammond organ?) solo.

[gratts99]

is it a hard song to play?
what guitar have u played it with and how did it sound?

[farmerdan]

I've done up my own version in open
G tuning,

this may sound kinda stupid as i've been playing guitar for a number of years now, but i never really got the different tuning of the guitar beside the standard and drop d

can you tell me how to tune my guitar to g???
thanks
Dan

[beanmedic]

Bobcaygeon by The Tragically Hip
Tabbed by Steve Fissel (<!-- e --><a href="mailtofissel@islandnet.com">sfissel@islandnet.com</a><!-- e --> or ICQ #9964990)

this is not me. i have no idea how to play the guitar. i just lifted this tab from <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.aheadbyacentury.com">www.aheadbyacentury.com</a><!-- w -->

sorry for the confusion. :thumb:

[clayton_k]

A great acoustic guitar is the Simon & Patrick 6 (SP6). They are made in Quebec so if you're living in Canada you get to buy a great guitar without having to pay the extra costs of import taxes like what you'd pay (hidden costs) if you bought a yamaha. They sound great, play like butter, and are fairly affordable. You can pick up a decent acoustic guitar for around 300$

A lot of the hip songs sound great on acoustic (wheat kings, 38yrs old, scared, Little Bones etc) - they really have a tonne of songs that sound awesome on acoustic. Even the electric ones sound good.

If you want to buy an electric then no need to spend more than 500$ on a decent electric and you can get an apartment size amp for less than 200$ that wont keep your neighbors awake but will still shake the apt when you want to. A good basic amp is the Fender 15R..for around 190$ - sounds great.

Either way, the Hip sounds great on guitar and you'll have a blast. Some of their stuff is a little tricky to learn on - start with wheat kings and go from there.

For Open G tuning I think you just have to tune your A (5th string) down to a G. At least thats what I do for Boots or Hearts and it works.

Cheers.

Clayton

[sherpahigh]

this may sound kinda stupid as i've been playing guitar for a number of years now, but i never really got the different tuning of the guitar beside the standard and drop d

can you tell me how to tune my guitar to g???
thanks
Dan

Open G is from low to high D G D G B D

easiest way to tune it is to get yourself a chromatic tuner. It's worth it though, open tunings are a lot of fun to play with.

[D-man]

I've always been a very big fan of Yamaha acoustic guitars myself. I bought one as my first guitar about 8 years ago, and the sound it gets is stellar. It's very warm, and the neck is fairly thin. The model number is F-310, and they retial for somewhere around $200. For the price and quality, you definitely can't go wrong.

As for Bobcaygeon... it's a fairly easy song to play. As mentioned, it is in open G tuning. However, the rhythm part can be played in standard tuning, and it sounds fairly good. The chords are as follows:

G Am7
I left your house this morning
G Am7
bout a quarter after nine
G Am7
Could've been the Willie Nelson
G Am7
Could've been the wine

Bm C
When I left your house this morning was a
G Am7
Little after nine
Bm
It was in Bobcaygeon I saw the contellations
G Am7
Reveal themselves one star at a time

The verse and chorus repeat, then there's the bridge...

(Am7) Em
That night in Toronto with its
C(9)
Checkerboard floors, riding on
G D
Horseback, and keeping order restored. Till the men they
Em
Couldn't hang step to the
C(9) D
Mic and sang and their voices rang with that Aryan twang

That's all the parts of the song, now it's just a matter of piecing it all together. I tried my best to fit the chords into their proper places with respect to the lyrics, but it all got messed up once I submitted the post. It's a fairly straightforward song, so there shouldn't really be too much of a problem figuring it out in its entirety based on the above snippits of lyrics. Best of luck with it either way, I hope this helps!

[gratts99]

Thanks so much for your help :thumb: