Cake - The Distance guitar tab

CAKE

"THE DISTANCE"

From the album "Fashion Nugget"

Written by Greg Brown (G.P. Brown Publishing/BMI)

c 1996 Capricorn Records

Transcribed by: Bob Morgano (morgano@ici.net)

_________ ___ ________ ___

| |____| | | | |___| | |

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

B|--0______(0)---2/sl\\4/sl\\2---4--|----------|----0/h\\2/p\\0---|--|

G|--4______(4)---2/sl\\4/sl\\2---4--|--2______(2)---0/h\\2/p\\0---2--|

D|--------------------------------|--4______(4)---------------4--|

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

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

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

_____ _____ _ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

|_| | | |_| |_| |_| | |_| | | |_| |_____| |_| |

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

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

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

D|-|-|---|-|---|-|---|-|----|-|---|--|-|-|---|-|---|-|---|-(0)h2--0-|---|--|

A|-|-|---|-|---|-|---|-|----0-1---2--|-|-|---|-|---|-|---|----------2---|--|

E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-3/b\\----------|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0--------------3--|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

_______ ___

|___|_|_| | | |_|_|

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

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

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

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

A|--1/p\\0-|------|------|---0-1-2--|

E|--------3------3------4----------|

1 2 3 4

________ _ ___ ___

|____|_|_| |_| |_|_| |_|_|

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

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

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

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

A|--1/p\\-0-|-----|-|---|-|-|-0-1-2--|

E|---------3-----0-3---0-4-0--------|

1 2 3 4

From WrockPhrog@aol.com Wed Apr 2 08:51:00 1997

The tabber before me almost had it all right, but there were a few minor

problems with it, so I decided to send them to you. Mine is easier to read

too, because I do not put in the rythym parts. You guys are smart enough to

do it yourselves out there.

First Part: throughout verses repeating over and over

e--------------------------------------------------

b--0----1-/-3-\\-1-0---------0-h-1-p-0-------

g--0----2-/-4-\\-2-0---2----0-h--2-p-0--2----

d-------------------------4--------------------4---

Trumpet part(not played by guitar, but it sounds cool!):

e-7-6-5-3-2-0-0-0-

g-8-7-6-5-3-2-1-0-

Chorus:

a--------------------012--------------5/7-75

e-00-00-00-03b---------00-00-0---------7\\

Tab:"The Distance" by Cake

Album: Fashion Nugget

This is a really good song of an incredible album. I'm calling this one the biggest surprise album of 1997. I'm pretty sure this tab is accurate, because I saw them play it live here(Montreal) in December.

Verse Riff(Clean tone)

e:I--------------------------------I

B:I---0---1/3\\1-0------0h1p0---0---I

G:I---0---2/4\\2-0-2----0h2p0-2-0---I

D:I---------------4----------4-----I

A:I--------------------------------I

E:I--------------------------------I

Do that as many times as needed, then skip the part with the trumpet until this:

Chorus(Distorted)

e:I----------------------------I---------------------------I

B:I----------------------------I---------------------------I

G:I----------------------------I---------------------------I

D:I----------------------------I---------------------------I

A:I----------------------0-1-2-I------------------5/7-7-5--I

E:I-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-3b4-------I-0-0--0-0--0-0--0---------7I

There's also this part, which is thrown in here and there:

Post-Chorus(Distorted)

e:I------------------------I

B:I------------------------I

G:I------------------------I

D:I---------2--------------I

A:I-----------------0-1-2--I

E:I---0-3-0---3b4-4--------I

! !

I'm not sure if this is done with a hammer-on or not.

That's all the guitar in the song. I just want to mention that according to an interview with their guitarist, Cake gets their unique sound by buying the cheapest, beat-up equipment they can find. Cool, eh!

Any comments, criticisms, corrections, etc.. can be sent to me at: allen09@cn.ca(Jamie)