[kilgore trout]

I've been tring to find this for some time, anybody have it?

[chris]

Sorry... I don't have it, but if you find it, please send it my way so that I can add it to my site.

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[SoylentGreg]

Ya know, I've been meaning to figure out some Hip songs. I think i'll start with this, as it's a really cool song i'd like to be able to play.

[SoylentGreg]

Alright, here's what i've got so far. Sounds damn good with the recording, but this IS me at 1 AM here.

Code:

The Bear

"Crazy Discordant Intro Riff"
e I-------------------------------------------------------2-2-0-I
b I------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0----------I
g I----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-------3-----3-----3----3-------I
d I-------------------------------------------------------------I
a I-------------------------------------------------------------I
e I--2-----0-----0-----0-----0-------2-----0-----0-----0--------I

Played over this:

F#-E
I was first attracted by your scent,

F#-E
Your heart must be a carmalized onion...etc.

That's what i've got so far, I can't make heads or tales of the main riff in the chorus, but I think the Chords are just F# and E transposed up an octave. Also, i'm pretty sure the Bridge goes like:

Code:

D                                  E(barre)                                  F#-E
     Woke up in the furtive spring, more capable than anything...

If anybody can figure out the rest, especially how the lead riff changes in the chorus we'd almost have a complete tab. I think if we had a tab subforum and got a few folks working on these, we'd have a complete, accurate library of hip tabs in no time.

Also, now that i've shared, can somebody PLEASE figure out the intro to "Are You Ready?" :wink:

[das_hips]

Here's my take on it...

The Bear by The Tragically Hip
Tabbed By Mike (<!-- e --><a href="mailto:das_hips@hotmail.com">das_hips@hotmail.com</a><!-- e -->)


Intro/Verse (part one)

Guitar One (Lead, Clean)

E--------------------------------------------------------------------2---2-0---
B-------0------0------0------0------0--------0------0-----0------------------
G-----3-----3------3------3------3----3---3------3------3-----3---3--------
D---4-----2------2------2------2--------4------2------2-----2---------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar Two (Rhythm, Distortion)

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--4----2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-----2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A--4----2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-----2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E--2----0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-----0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
PALM MUTE ----------> PALM MUTE -------->

Verse (part two)

Guitar One (Lead, Clean)

E--------0----0----0----0----0------0----0----0----0----0----------------
B------4----4----4----4----4------4----4----4----4----4------------------
G----4----2----2----2----2------4----2----2----2----2--------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar Two (Rhythm, Distortion)

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--4----2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-----2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D--4----2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-----2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A--2----0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-----0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
PALM MUTE ----------> PALM MUTE --------->

-Bridge-

Guitar Two (Rhythm, Distortion)

"Woke up in the furtive spring, more hungry than anything"
G5 A5



Guitar One (Lead, Clean) - Before Guitar Two Power Chords (G5, A5) ...

E------------------------------- ------------------------------
B-----5--4--2--0-------------- and ------5--4--2--0------------
G------------------0----------- --------------------2---------

-Interlude- (the quiet part where you ponder the Bear's existence in relation to yours)
*Also the Lead over Verse two following the bridge


Guitar One

E-------0 ----0----
B-------0 ----0----
G------ 7 and ----9---- <-- Just pluck sporadically with the rhythm
D-------9 ----9---- the rest of the song provides...


That's essentially it... half of the song is loaded with post-production feedback and guitar effects that really can't be tabbed...


as best I can tell, the structure is:

Verse 1 X 4
Verse 2 X 1
Verse 1 X 2
Verse 2 X 1
Verse 1 X 3
Verse 2 X 1
Verse 1 X 1

Bridge
Verse 2 X 2

Verse 1 X 2
Verse 2 X 1
Verse 1 X 1

Bridge
Verse 2 X 1

Bridge
Verse 2 X 2

Interlude
Verse One until Fini..

[SoylentGreg]

^^^ Just tried it, very nice!

[chris]

Here's my take on it...

The Bear by The Tragically Hip
Tabbed By Mike (<!-- e --><a href="mailto:das_hips@hotmail.com">das_hips@hotmail.com</a><!-- e -->)

Can I put this on my site... which I'm going to update in the next couple of weeks.

[das_hips]

I sent you an email last night (<!-- e --><a href="mailto:tabs@hipfans.com">tabs@hipfans.com</a><!-- e -->) with the tab attached in .txt format; its a little cleaner than the posted version... feel free to use it on your site, and if you didn't get my email, let me know... I'll resend it...

[chris]

I sent you an email last night (<!-- e --><a href="mailto:tabs@hipfans.com">tabs@hipfans.com</a><!-- e -->) with the tab attached in .txt format; its a little cleaner than the posted version... feel free to use it on your site, and if you didn't get my email, let me know... I'll resend it...

Excellent! Thank you...