Jt - Life Is A Long Song guitar tab

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From: bam@wam.umd.edu (the anti-Elvis)

Subject: Life's a Long Song

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In article songer@lexmark.com (Christopher Songer) writes:

>(the anti-Elvis) writes:

>> Has anyone tried arranging the mandolin part of Jethro Tull's

>>"Christmas Song" for guitar?

>

>While Jethro Tull has come up -- I'd love to see a TAB for Dun Ringill,

>Summer Sands or Life's a Long Song.

The chords to Life's a Long Song aren't that hard, but actually playing

the part is. As far as I can tell, the beginning chords are D-shaped

barre chords (fret numbers in parentheses):

A (VII) G (V)

When you've fallen awake and you take stock of the new day.

And you hear your voice croak as you choke on what you need to say.

Now I THINK what's happening is Ian messes around with sus chords a

lot. I haven't tried this because I can't play this nearly fast enough,

but I think it's something like:

E|-9---9--10--9--7--9--7--9--9--9-----

B|-10---------------------------------

G|-9----------------------------------

D|-7----------------------------------

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

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

You get the idea. I haven't actually tried this in quite a while -

I need to go home and listen to it at half-speed on my 4-track.

Anyway, has anyone fingured out as easier way to play this, or at

least easier ways to play these chords?

A (VII) Asus4 Asus2

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7fr |_|_*_|_|_| 7fr |_|_*_|_|_| 7fr |_|_*_|_|_*

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1 2 4 3 1 2 4 4 (!) 1 2 4 1

I don't remember what the chords to the rest of the song are, but

I remember a 3rd fret C chord, a 3rd fret G chord, and maybe a 5th

fret A chord in there. They were pretty basic chords. Just play around

with em. If I come up with anything new I'll be sure to post it.

--

Brian Michalowski | "Without music, life would | "I'm sure I'd feel much

bam@wam.umd.edu | be a mistake." -- Nietzsche | worse if I wasn't under

"Music was his life; it was not his livelihood." | such heavy sedation."

-- Harry Chapin, "Mr. Tanner" | -- from _Spinal Tap_