Celebrated Summer

@Song: Celebrated Summer

Written by Bob Mould

Recorded by Husker Du on album "New Day Rising" (SST)

File format: tab

Transribed by Gary Von Colln

This song has a little bit of everything: loud parts and quiet parts,

power chords, double string riffs, and single string picking. It

shows a nice use of chord substitution. The verse chords start as

D/C/G/A. The second time through the first and third chords are

replaced with their respective VIm, thus Bm/C/Em/A. The interlude has

an interesting picking pattern and "drone" note, the high D. The song

sounds good as a solo accoustic piece, in which case I usually play

the chords in their open positions (except for Bm). On electric

guitar, it sounds good to mix up the open chords with some bar chords.

I'm not sure what mix is used on the recording, but I think the Em and

A chords used in Reiif C are played open.

Intro: Guitar Riff A

e-|--------------------|--------------|-----------|----------------------

B-|--------------------|--------------|-----------|----------------------

G-|--4--4--4--4--2--0--|-----0--2--0--|-----------|----------------------

D-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--4--0--0--0--|-----0--2--|----------------------

A-|--------------------|--------------|--4--0--0--|----------------------

E-|--------------------|--------------|-----------|----------------------

Intro: Bass Riff

e-|--------------------|-----------|-----------|--

B-|--------------------|-----------|-----------|--

G-|--------------------|-----------|-----------|--

D-|--------------------|-----------|-----------|--

A-|--------------------|-----0--5--|-----5--0--|--

E-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--------|--3--------|--

Intro: Guitar Riff B

e-|--------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------

B-|--------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------

G-|--4--4--4--4--2--0--|-----0--2--0--|-----------------|--------------|---------------

D-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--4--0--0--0--|-----4--2--4--2--|--4--4--4--4--|--4--2--2--2---

A-|--------------------|--------------|--4--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0---

E-|--------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------

Guitar Riff C

e-|-----0-----------|--0--|--

B-|-----0-----------|--2--|--

G-|-----0-----------|--2--|--

D-|-----2-----------|--2--|--

A-|-----2-----------|--0--|--

E-|--0-----0--2--3--|-----|--

Guitar Riff D

e-|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|--

B-|--3--------|--6--8-10--|--3-----|--6--------|--

G-|--2--------|--5--7--9--|--2-----|--5--------|--

D-|--0--------|--0--0--0--|--0-----|--0--------|--

A-|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|--

E-|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|--

e-|-----------|-----------|--2-----|--0--------|--2--------|--

B-|--3--------|--6--8-10--|--3-----|--1--------|--3--------|--

G-|--2--------|--5--7--9--|--2-----|--0--------|--2--------|--

D-|--0--------|--0--0--0--|--0-----|--2--------|--0--------|--

A-|-----------|-----------|--------|--3--------|-----------|--

E-|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|-----------|--

Interlude Part A:

e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|--

B-|--3--------3--------3-----|--3--------3--------3-----|--

G-|-----2--------2--------2--|-----2--------2--------2--|--

D-|--------0--------0--------|--------0--------0--------|--

A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|--

E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|--

Interlude Part B:

e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------

B-|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|------------------------------

G-|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|-----------0-----------0--|------------------------------

D-|--0-----------0-----------|-----2-----------2--------|------------------------------

A-|--------------------------|--3-----------3-----------|------------------------------

E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------

e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------

B-|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|------------------------------

G-|-----------0-----------0--|-----------2-----------2--|------------------------------

D-|-----0-----------0--------|-----2-----------2--------|------------------------------

A-|--2-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|------------------------------

E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------

Interlude Part C:

e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------

B-|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|------------------------------

G-|-----------4-----------4--|-----------0-----------0--|------------------------------

D-|-----0-----------0--------|-----2-----------2--------|------------------------------

A-|--2-----------2-----------|--3-----------3-----------|------------------------------

E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------

e-|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|------------------------------

B-|--------0-----------------|--------3-----------3-----|------------------------------

G-|--------0-----------------|-----------2-----------2--|------------------------------

D-|-----------2--------------|-----2-----------2--------|------------------------------

A-|-----2--------------------|--0-----------0-----------|------------------------------

E-|--0-----------0--2--3-----|--------------------------|------------------------------

Words and Structure

Intro: [Riff A] [Bass Riff] [Riff A] [Riff B]

Love and hate were in the air like pollen from a flower

Bm C [Riff C]

Sometime in April time we add another hour

Bm C [Riff C]

I guess I better think up a way to spend the time

Just when I'm ready to sit inside it's summertime

Should I go fishing or get a friend to hang around

It's back to summer, back to basics, hang around

Getting drunk out on the beach or playing in a band

Bm C [Riff C]

And getting out of school meant getting out of hand

Bm C [Riff C]

Was this your celebrated sum-----mmer

G D [Riff C]

Was this your celebrated sum-----mmer

When the sun disintegrates between a wall of clouds

A summer where I winter at and no one is allowed there

Do you remember when the first showfall fell

Bm C [Riff C]

When summer barely had a snowballs chance in hell

Bm C [Riff C]

Was this your celebrated sum-----mmer

G D [Riff C]

Was this your celebrated sum-----mmer

Solo: (not tabbed - play inversions of chorus chords G/D/A/D/G/D/Em/A)]

When the sun disintegrates between the wall of clouds

Is that your celebrated summer