03-09-2004, 05:24 PM
hi folks. i thought i'd show you the way i strum through this tune on my acoustic, solo. the only tab i've seen doesn't seem to have the bass riff right, but i could be wrong. discuss amongst yourselves...
the luxury
from road apples by the tragically hip
first the basic bass line, then some suggestions on how to work
in the Em chord. d=downstroke, u=up
...............................d........u............... stripped down*
e-------------------------------0-----------------------------0--------
b--------------------- - 0------0--------------------------------3-----
g----------0-------- ---0------0---------------------------------------
d---0-1-2----2-0---- -0-1-2----2-0----------2--0-------------------
a-2------------------2------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------0-------------0-----------
the d-string bit has to roll, so i hammer on the first couple notes.
i'm a fingerpicker, so i hit the E bass with by thumb now and
then. as long as you keep the a string fretted 2nd fret, you
can "accidentally" hit the open strings while you're strumming.
during the verses, i'm not usually coordinated enough to play
the above and sing at the same time, so i simplify by just
playing the Em and Em7 chords. a similar Am to Am7 progression
accompanies the line "melancholy wine-soaked tenderness" and
of course the counterparts to that line in the rest of the verses.
* it sounds good to go from the lush, 6-string version
to just the spare, stripped-down bass for dramatic effect
right before the third verse. the hip love to "clear the air"
to add tension.
chorus: hit just the bass note first before strumming the rest
of the Em and A chords. you'll hear the timing hopefully off
the record.
golden rim.........inn..........tv
e--0----------------3---------0-----------0--------------------------
b--0----------------3---------2-----------1--------------------------
g--0----------------0---------2-----------0--------------------------
d--2----------------0---------2-----------2-------------------------
a--2----------------2-------0-0----0--2--3-------------------------
E0-0-----------0-2-3----------------------------------------------
repeat for next line of chorus, then back into Em bass figure.
the luxury
from road apples by the tragically hip
first the basic bass line, then some suggestions on how to work
in the Em chord. d=downstroke, u=up
...............................d........u............... stripped down*
e-------------------------------0-----------------------------0--------
b--------------------- - 0------0--------------------------------3-----
g----------0-------- ---0------0---------------------------------------
d---0-1-2----2-0---- -0-1-2----2-0----------2--0-------------------
a-2------------------2------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------0-------------0-----------
the d-string bit has to roll, so i hammer on the first couple notes.
i'm a fingerpicker, so i hit the E bass with by thumb now and
then. as long as you keep the a string fretted 2nd fret, you
can "accidentally" hit the open strings while you're strumming.
during the verses, i'm not usually coordinated enough to play
the above and sing at the same time, so i simplify by just
playing the Em and Em7 chords. a similar Am to Am7 progression
accompanies the line "melancholy wine-soaked tenderness" and
of course the counterparts to that line in the rest of the verses.
* it sounds good to go from the lush, 6-string version
to just the spare, stripped-down bass for dramatic effect
right before the third verse. the hip love to "clear the air"
to add tension.
chorus: hit just the bass note first before strumming the rest
of the Em and A chords. you'll hear the timing hopefully off
the record.
golden rim.........inn..........tv
e--0----------------3---------0-----------0--------------------------
b--0----------------3---------2-----------1--------------------------
g--0----------------0---------2-----------0--------------------------
d--2----------------0---------2-----------2-------------------------
a--2----------------2-------0-0----0--2--3-------------------------
E0-0-----------0-2-3----------------------------------------------
repeat for next line of chorus, then back into Em bass figure.