Blow at High Dough

The Tragically Hip

Transcribed by:

Dale Clinton <I9M0@acad1.csd.unbsj.ca>

Rod Nolan <rodn@morgan.ucs.mun.ca>

This part is actually the bass before the rhythm guitar comes in.

V1 They shot a movie

V2 Out at the speedway

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

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

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

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

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

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

once in my hometown everybody was in it for miles

some kinda Elvis thing well I ain't no movie star but I can

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

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

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

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

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

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

around

get behing anything Yeah I can get behing anything heh!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Get it out Get it all out Yeah stretch that thing

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

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

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

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

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

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

Make it last make it last At least till the ???

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

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

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

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

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

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

E|-x-| You know the part where Gord is kinda talkin to himself

B|-3-| "How do I explain this, how do I put it into words,

G|-4-| It's one thing or another but it's neither this nor that"

D|-2-| Well this is the chord that is wailing away behind it.

A|-x-| And if this ain't it then slide it up a fret or two

E|-x-| Like I said, I don't have my guitar here but I'm pretty sure

that the shape of the chord is right.

From: CLINTON D <I9M0@acad1.csd.unbsj.ca>

Rod,

I was just looking at what you sent me on Blow At High Dough and

I don't understand what part it is. Is it the beginning rhythm? I

know the Intro and I think it goes like this:

E--------I-----------I--------I--------I

B--12----I---(12)----I--(12)--I--(12)--I

G--------I-----------I--------I--------I

D--------I-----------I--------I--------I

A--------I-----------I--------I--------I

E--------I-----------I--------I--------I

This is the part where I think the base is playing just before the

words start. Repeat this first part once more while the lyrics are

beginning.

>

> Actually the part that I tabbed above *is* the bass part. :)

>

Next the second guitar comes in and plays something like this:

Everybody was.. For miles.. Out at..

E-------I--------------I----------I---------I----------I-------I

B---2---I------(2)-----I---2/4----I--(4)----I-4---2/4--I--(4)--I

G-------I--------------I----------I---------I----------I-------I

D-------I--------------I----------I---------I----------I-------I

A-------I--------------I----------I---------I----------I-------I

E-------I--------------I----------I---------I----------I-------I

Some kind.. Well I ain't no movie star..

E----------I--------I--------I--------------------------I

B--4--2/4--I--(4)---I---8/7--I--(7)----------9-------11-I

G----------I--------I--------I--------------------------I

D----------I--------I--------I--------------------------I

A----------I--------I--------I--------------------------I

E----------I--------I--------I--------------------------I

But I .. YEA I CAN...

E--(11)---I--------I----------I

B---------I--------I----------I

G---------I---2----I--(2)-----I

D---------I---2----I--(2)-----I

A---------I---0----I--(0)-----I

E---------I--------I----------I

I THINK THE MAIN RHYTHM GOES AS FOLLOWS

 

G 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

D 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

A 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 0

At least it is how I play it and it sounds good to me any suggestions

or corrections?

Send corrections and suggestions to

Rod Nolan <rodn@morgan.ucs.mun.ca>