LONG MAY YOU RUN (Live)
As recorded by Neil Young
(From the 1993 Album UNPLUGGED)
Words and Music by Neil Young
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Neil Young - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
H=68
D Dmaj9 G D
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|----2--2-2-2--|----0-0-0--0--|----3-3----3-3-|----2-2---2-2---|
|----3--3-3-3--|----2-2-2--2--|----0-0----0-0-|----3-3---3-3---|
|----2--2-2-2--|-2--2-2-2--2--|----0-0----0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2---|
|-0-----0---0--|-0--0---0--0--|----0------0---|-0--0---0---0---|
|--------------|--------------|-2------2------|----------------|
|--------------|--------------|-3------3------|----------------|
Bm/F# G A7sus4 A
Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E Q
|----2-2-2--2-0-|----3--3---3-3-|------0-(0)-0-0--|----0-0-0-0-0---|
|----3-3-3--3-0-|----0--0---0-0-|------3-(3)-3-3--|-2--2-2-2-2-2---|
|----4-4-4--4-0-|----0--0---0-0-|----0-0-(0)-0-0--|-2--2-2-2-2-2---|
|----4---4--4---|-0--0--0---0-0-|-2--2---------2--|-2--2---2-2-2---|
|-2-------------|-2-----0h2-----|-0---------------|-0------0---0---|
|-2-------------|-3-----3-------|-----------------|----------------|
H E E Q
D Dmaj7 Dmaj9 Dmaj7 G D Dsus2
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E +Q E E
|----2-2-2--2-2-|----0-0-0--2-0-|----3--3--3-0-|----2-2-(2)--0----|
|----3-3-3--3-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-0-|-0--0--0--0-0-|----3-3-(3)--3-3--|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-0-|-0--0--0--0-0-|-2--2-2-(2)--2----|
|-0--0---0--0---|-0--0---0--0---|-0--0--0--0---|-0--0-------------|
|---------------|-0-------------|-2-----2------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|-3-----3------|------------------|
Bm/F# A7 D DsusD DsuD2
Q E E E Q E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E
|----2-2-2-0--0-|------0---0-0-0-|----2----0-0h=2--|----2--0--2-2--||
|----3-3-3-3--0-|-2--2-2---2-2-0-|----3----3-3-(3)-|----3--3--3-3--||
|----4-4-4-4--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2-0h=2--|----2--2--2-2--||
|----4---4-4----|-2--2---2---2---|-0-----0---------|-0--0--0--0----||
|-2-------------|-0------0-------|-----------------|-0-------------||
|-2-------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
D Dmaj9 G D Dsus2
Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q E E +E E E E
||-----2-----2---|-^0----0-(0)----0-|----3--3-3-3-3-|-2--2-2-(2)---0-0-|
||o----3-----3---|-^2--2-2-(2)--2-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-3--3-3-(3)---3-0-|
||-----2-----2---|-^2--2-2-(2)--2-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2---|
||--0--0--0--0---|-^0--0-0-(0)------|-0--0--0---0-0-|-0--0-------------|
||o-0-----0------|----------0-------|-2---------2---|------------------|
||---------------|------------------|-3-------------|------------------|
Bm/F# G A A7 A
E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E
|-------2-2-2-2-3-|----3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-------|-----0-0-(0)---0-0--|
|-------3-3-3-3-0-|----0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2--2-2----2--|-0h2-2-2-(2)---0-0--|
|-----4---4-4-4-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2--2-2----0--|-0h2-2-2-(2)-2------|
|---4-----4---4---|-0--0---------0-0-|-2--2------2--|-0h2----------------|
|-2---------------|-2----------------|-0--0---------|-0------------------|
|-2---------------|-3----------------|--------0-----|--------------------|
Q Q H
D Dmaj9 G D Dsus2
Q Q E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q Q E E Q Q E E +E E E E
|----2----2-2---|-0--0-------------|----3----3-3--|-2--2-2-(2)-2-0-0--|
|----3--3-3-3p2-|-2--2-2-(2)---2-0-|----0----0-0--|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-0--|
|-2--2--2-2-2---|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|----0----0-0--|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0--|
|-0--0--0---0---|-0--0-------------|----0------0--|-0--0--------------|
|-0-------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|---------------|------------------|-3-----3------|-------------------|
Bm/F# A7 D Dsus2 D
Q E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E +E E Q a Q Q +E E Q
|------2-(2)---2-2-|----0-0----0-0-|----2-2-(2)-0-0--|-0h2--2--(2)-2----||
|----3---------3-3-|-2--2-2----2-0-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3--|-0h3--3--(3)-3-3--||
|-4--4-------4---4-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2--|-0h2--2--(2)-2-2--||
|------------------|-2--2---2--2---|-0--0------------|---0--0--(0)---0--||
|------------------|-0------0------|-----------------|------------------||
|------------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------||
Chorus
$$
D Dmaj9 G D Dsus2
Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E E E Q Q E E Q E E E E Q E E
|----2--2--2--|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|----3---3--3-3--|-2-2-2-2-2--2-0--|
|----3--3--3--|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|----0---0--0-0--|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3--|
|----2--2--2--|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|----0---0--0-0--|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--|
|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0---------0---|----0---0----0--|-0---0---0--0----|
|-0-----------|------------------|-2-----(2)------|-0---------------|
|-------------|------------------|-3-----(3)------|-----------------|
Bm/F# G A7sus4 A7
Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q Q E E E E
|----2--2--2--|----3-3-3--3--|----0-0-(0)---0--|---------0------|
|----3--3--3--|----0-0-0--0--|----3-3-(3)---3--|----2----2-2-0--|
|----4--4--4--|----0-0-0--0--|-0--0-0-(0)-0----|-0--0--0-0-0-0--|
|----4--4--4--|----0---0--0--|-2--2------------|-2--2--2---2----|
|-2-----------|-2------------|-0---------------|-0-----0--------|
|-2-----------|-3------------|-----------------|----------------|
D Dmaj7 G D Dsus2
Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E Q
|----2--2--2--|-2--2-2-2--2-0-|----3-----3--|-2--2-2-(2)---0---|
|----3--3--3--|-2--2-2-2--2-0-|----0-----0--|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3---|
|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2-2-2--2-0-|-0--0-----0--|-2--2-2-(2)-0-0---|
|-0-----------|-0--0---0--0---|-0--0-----0--|-0--0-------------|
|-------------|---------------|-2-----------|------------------|
|-------------|---------------|-3-----3-----|------------------|
1.
To Coda
Bm/F# A7
Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q +Q Q Q Q
|----2-2-2-2-2---|----0--0--0--|----2-2-2---3--|-(3)--3---------|
|----3-3-3-3-3-2-|-2--2--2--2--|-3--3-3-3---0--|-(0)------------|
|----4-4-4-4-4-0-|-0--0--0--0--|-2--2-2-2---0--|-(0)-----0------|
|----4---4---4-2-|-2--2--2--2--|-0--0---0---0--|-(0)--------0---|
|-2--------------|-0-----------|------------2--|-(2)------------|
|-2--------------|-------------|------------3--|-(3)------------|
Bb/E D Dsus2
Q. E +E E Q E Q E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q a W
|-0----0-(0)-0-(0)--|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0--0---|-------2-(2)-0----|---2-----||
|-6----6-(6)-6--6---|--6--6--6-(6)-6--6---|-3---3-------3----|---3----o||
|-7----7-(7)-7--7---|--7--7--7-(7)-7--7---|-2-2---------2-0--|-0h2-----||
|-8----8-(8)-8--8---|--8--8--8-(8)-8--8---|-0----------------|---0-----||
|-------------------|---------------------|------------------|--------o||
|-6----6-(6)--------|----------------(6)--|------------------|---------||
2.,D.S.
D G Bb/E
Q. E Q Q +Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q +E E Q E E Q
|-2----2----3--|-(3)--3-3-(3)------|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0--|-(0)-0--0----0--0-0---|
|-3----3----0--|-(0)--0-0-(0)---0--|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6--|-(6)-6--6----6--6-0---|
|-2----2----0--|-(0)--0-0-(0)-0----|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7--|-(7)-7--7----7--7-0---|
|-0----0-0--0--|-(0)--0------------|-8--8-8-(8)-8-8--|-(8)-8--8----8--8-----|
|--------0--2--|-(2)---------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------3--|-(3)---------------|-6--6-6-(6)---6--|-------(6)--(6)-------|
Harmonica Solo
D D Dmaj9
Q E E +E E Q a H. E E Q E E Q E E Q E E +Q Q
|----2-2-(2)-2----|-0h2-------2-0-||----2-2----2-0-|-0--0-0-(0)--0--|
|----3-3-(3)-3----|---3-------3-0-||----3-3----3-0-|-2--2-2-(2)--2--|
|-2--2-2-(2)-2-0--|-0h2-------2-0-||-2--2-2-2--2-0-|-2--2-2-(2)--2--|
|-0---------------|---0-------0---||-0--0---0--0---|-0--0--------0--|
|-0---------------|---------------||---------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------------||---------------|----------------|
G D Bm/F# G
Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----3-3---3-3--|----2--2-2-2-0-|----2--2-2-2-0-|----3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|----0-0---0-0--|----3--3-3-3-0-|----3--3-3-3-0-|----0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--|-2--2--2-2-2-0-|----4--4-4-4-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0--0---0---0--|-0--0--0---0---|----4--4---4---|-0--0---0---0----|
|-2------2------|-0-------------|-2--2----------|-2--2------------|
|-3------3------|---------------|-2-------------|-3--3------------|
A7sus4 A7 D Dmaj7
Q E E +E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|----0-0-(0)-0-0--|----0--0--0--|----2-2---2-2-0-|-2--2-0-2--2-0--|
|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3--|----2--2--2--|----3-3---3-3-0-|-2--2-0-2--2-0--|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0--|----0--2--2--|-2--2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2--2-0-2--2-0--|
|-2--2-2-(2)---2--|-2--2--0--0--|-0--0---0---0---|-0--0---0--0-0--|
|-0---------------|-0-----------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|
G D Bm/F# A7 Dsus2
Q Q E E Q Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|-3--3----3-3--|-2--2--2--0-0-|----2-2-2-2-2-0-|----0-0----0--2---|
|-0--0----0-0--|-3--3--3--0-0-|----3-3-3-3-3-0-|----2-2----3-(3)--|
|-0--0--0-0-0--|-2--2--2--0-0-|----4-4-4-4-4-0-|-0--0-0-0--2-(2)--|
|-0--0--0---0--|-0--0--0--0---|----4---4---4---|-2--2---2--0-(0)--|
|-2--2--2---2--|--------------|-2--------------|-0------0---------|
|-3--3--3---3--|--------------|-2--------------|------------------|
Outro
D.S. &
D.S.
D D G
Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q. E Q Q +W
|----2--2-2-2--|-2-(2)-2----2-2-0--||-2----2-2--3--|-(3)----|
|----3--3-3-3--|-3-(3)-3----3-3-0--||-3----3-3--0--|-(0)----|
|-2--2--2-2-2--|-0h=2--2----2-2-0--||-2----2-2--0--|-(0)----|
|-0--0--0---0--|-0-(0)-0--0---0----||-0------0--0--|-(0)----|
|-0------------|----------0--------||-0---------2--|-(2)----|
|--------------|-------------------||-----------3--|-(3)----|
Bb/E D
Q E E +E E Q +E Q E Q Q Q E E +E E Q +Q Q H +W
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0--|-(0)-0--0-0--0--|----2-2-(2)------|------2--2----|-(2)----*|
|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6--|-(6)-6--6-6--6--|----3-3-(3)-3-3--|-(3)--3--3----|-(3)----*|
|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7--|-(7)-7--7-7--7--|----2-2-(2)-0-0--|-(0)--2--2----|-(2)----*|
|-8--8-8-(8)-8-8--|-(8)-8--8-8--8--|-0--0------------|------0--0----|-(0)----*|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------*|
|-6--6-6-(6)---6--|----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
We've been through
Some things together
With trunks of memories
Still to come
We found things to do
In stormy weather
Long may you run.
Long may you run.
Long may you run.
Although these changes
Have come
With your chrome heart shining
In the sun
Long may you run.
Well, it was
Back in Blind River in 1962
When I last saw you alive
But we missed that shift
On the long decline
Long may you run.
Long may you run.
Long may you run.
Although these changes
Have come
With your chrome heart shining
In the sun
Long may you run.
Maybe The Beach Boys
Have got you now
With those waves
Singing "Caroline No"
Rollin' down
That empty ocean road
Gettin' to the surf on time.
Long may you run.
Long may you run.
Although these changes
Have come
With your chrome heart shining
In the sun
Long may you run.
