------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Taking Too Long" - Wipers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: nilsson23 E-mail: [email protected] Tuning: E-A-D-G-B-E (Standard) "Taking Too Long" from the Wipers' second album, "Youth of America". ...What a cool song! Verse Guitar I - Main Riff (played lightly) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------7-7-6-7--------------------7-7-6-7----------------------| A|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-4-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-4-5---(etc...)-----------| E|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-----------5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-------------------------------| | | Guitar II | e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------2h3p2--2h3p2--2--000----------------| G|---(This riff ˅ 4 times)-------------------------------------0-------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----4-----4-------2---------------(Then... This riff ^ 4 times)------------| E|-5-----5-------3-----------------------------------------------------------| After these riffs, the first guitar is still playing the main riff and Greg starts talking/singing, "Didn't realize the sign..." and then he hints at the chorus. Guitar I (Hinting at the chorus) "Cause you're takin' so long" e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------4---------5--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------4---------5-----(Then right back to...)-----4-----4------2---| E|--------------2---------3------------------------------5-----5------3------| Chorus Guitar I "It's takin', takin', take it!" e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4----5----2----4----5----7----9----2----4----5----7----9------------------| A|-4----5----2----4----5----7----9----2----4----5----7----9------------------| E|-2----3----0----2----3----5----7----0----2----3----5----7------------------| After the chorus... e|--(This riff ˅ 4 times. The last time, only play the 7 and 4 chord twice)--| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4--(Then play...)-----4--------4--------4--------4---|(Then go into the "2h3p2" riff) D|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5------------------5--------5--------5--------5------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| This song is very easy. Just keep learning songs you like and you will be able to figure them out without tabs soon! ************************************ | h hammer-on | p pull-off ************************************