xBeen A Long Time Cousin
by Spencer Seim and Zach Hill
tabbed by JA
Take a deep breath and stretch those fingers.
"A"
e-------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------|
g--13b---13b--13b--13b--13b--13r--13r-|
d-------------------------------------|
a--11----11---11---11---11---11---11--|
E-0----0----0----0----0----0----0-----|
Bend the G string up a full step by the fifth strike.
"B"
e-----------------------------------------------|
b-----7---------------------7-------------------|
g-4---4-----------------4---4-------------------|
d-5---5-----------------5---5-------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------|
E-3---3-3-3-3-4-3-4-3-4-3---3-3-3-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-|
"C" (mad sliding part)
e---------------------|
b---------------------|
g------8\--\4/--/8----|
d---------------------|
a---------------------|
E-(3)/7--\3--/7---/7--|
Slide up to 6, hit 7 and slide down, etc.
"D" (trem n dischord part)
e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g--8---8-------------------------------|
d--9---9-------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------|
E-7---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-10-10-8-8-7--|
e--------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|
g--11---12-----------------------|
d--12---13-----------------------|
a--------------------------------|
E-10---11---10-10-10--14--10-10--|
"E" (part C without the sliding)
e------------- ---------------------------|
b------------- ---------------------------|
g-8--4--8---8- -8---8---------------------|
d------------- -9---9---------------------|
a------------- ---------------------------|
E-7--3--7---7- -7-7-7-7-7-7-8-10-10-8-10--|
Part ends with^ ^
"F"
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-9-------9----------------------------------------------9-----------------------------------|
g-----9----------------------------------------------9---------------------------------------|
d---------------13----11-------13----11----------9-------------13----11-------13----11-------|
a-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-12-12-12-11-11-12-12-12--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-12-12-12-11-11-12-12-12---|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
You have to constantly tremolo pick all the strings (especially A and E), while using your fretting hand to
mute strings that aren't playing.
"G" (segue into part H)
e----------------------- ----------------|
b----------------------- ----------------|
g----------------------- -14--12--11--11-|
d--------11----------11- -11----------12-|
a-0h12p0----0-0h12p0---- -0-----------0--|
E----------------------- ----------------|
x4 followed by this
"H" (descending notes)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-14--12--11--14--12--11--11---14--12--11--14--12--11---14--12--11--14--11---14--11-|
d-11--11--11--11--11--11--12---11--11--11--11--11--12---11--11--11--11--12---11--12-|
a-0---0---0---0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0---0----0---0--|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I"
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-14--12--11--14--12--11--11------14--12--11--14--12--11---14--12--11--14--11---14--11-|
d-11--11--11--11--11--11--12------11--11--11--11--11--12---11--11--11--11--12---11--12-|
a-0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0-0--0---0---0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0---0----0---0--|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Mute all strings
"J"
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------13b-------------------------------|
d-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
a-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Play this, then back to part A and you're done.
