Yo La Tengo - Tom Courtenay (First Version)
 Yo La Tengo - Tom Courtenay First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Yo La Tengo. Other chords and tabs for the "Tom Courtenay" can find at the bottom of the page. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the basic chord progression. Do with it what you will. Other tab was off Tuning: EADGBe first few lines of first verse, the chord progression is A C#m F#m E e|---5------------------------------4-------------------------------------------| B|---5------------------------------5-------------------------------------------| G|---6------------------------------6-------------------------------------------| D|---7------------------------------6-------------------------------------------| A|---7------------------------------4-------------------------------------------| E|---5------------------------------x-------------------------------------------| Julie Christie, the rumors are true as the e|---2----------------------------0--------------------------------------------| B|---2----------------------------0--------------------------------------------| G|---2----------------------------1--------------------------------------------| D|---4----------------------------2--------------------------------------------| A|---4----------------------------2--------------------------------------------| E|---2----------------------------0--------------------------------------------| pages turn, my eyes are glued etc. then, you add a measure of D to the end e|---------5-----------------------------------4--------------------------------| B|---------5-----------------------------------4--------------------------------| G|---------6-----------------------------------5--------------------------------| D|---------7-----------------------------------6--------------------------------| A|---------7-----------------------------------6--------------------------------| E|---------5-----------------------------------4--------------------------------| i spent So much time, dreaming 'bout elenor braun in my room with the curtains e|---2------------------------------0-----------------------------5----------------| B|---2------------------------------0-----------------------------7----------------| G|---2------------------------------1-----------------------------7----------------| D|---4------------------------------2-----------------------------7----------------| A|---4------------------------------2-----------------------------5----------------| E|---2------------------------------0-----------------------------x----------------| drawn, see her in the eyes of paul, say it, I can say no more So this continues until the solo/break, when you throw in another measure of D, this time after the C#m. This chord progression then continues for the rest of the song, i.e. e|----5---------------------------------------4------------------------------------| B|----5---------------------------------------5------------------------------------| G|----6---------------------------------------6------------------------------------| D|----7---------------------------------------6------------------------------------| A|----7---------------------------------------4------------------------------------| E|----5---------------------------------------x------------------------------------| as time goes by I know its gonna happen, I know its going away e|-------5---------------------2-----------------------------0------------------5--| B|-------7---------------------2-----------------------------0------------------7--| G|-------7---------------------2-----------------------------1------------------7--| D|-------7---------------------4-----------------------------2------------------7--| A|-------5---------------------4-----------------------------2------------------5--| E|-------x---------------------2-----------------------------0------------------x--| gonna take its toll, gonna take its toll, and Ill take my time, cause I'm thinkin about the way... etc. through the ba-bop ba-baaaas until the end. listen to the record for timing, etc. ************************************ | / slide up | slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************ |
