Neil Young - Thrasher guitar tab
THRASHER
By Neil Young (From Rust Never Sleeps)
Tabbed for fingerpicking by Chris
Intro: (Note, see the special fingering, below, for the D/B before you begin)
D D/F#
e---------------------- -2-------------------------------------2------------2--------------
b----3-----------3------------3---------------3-------3-------------3----------------------
g---------------------2------------2-----------------------2-------------2-----------------
d-0----2h4---4-------- -4------- ----2--2h4------4---------------4------------4h2p0------
a------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4h2p0-
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G A D D/C#
e-----------------------------------------------------------------2-----------------2------
b-----------0--------------------------2------------------3----------------3---------------
g----0---------------------------2-----------------------------2-----------------2---------
d--------0---------------------------2----------------0------------------------------------
a------------------0--0h2----0------------0--0--2--4--------------------4------------------
e-3------------3---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D/B D/A G A (Barre w/Index for ease to next chord)
e---------2-------------2------------------------------------------------------------------
b----3-----------3-----------------0------------0------------2--------------2--------------
g-------2------------2-------0-----------0------------2-------------2----------------------
d--------------------------------0-----------0------------2--------------2-----------------
a-2-----------0------------------------2-----------0------------0--------------------------
e--------------------------3---------------------------------------------------------------
D/F# (Index barre @ bottom 4 strings-2nd fret/Pinky @ F#/Ring @ b string-3rd fret)
e--------------2----------------2----------------------------------------------------------
b-------3-------------3--------------------------------3----------3-----------3------------
g-----------2---------------2--------------------------------------------------------------
d-2h4-------------4-----------------4---------2--2h4--------4p2--------2p0-----------------
a------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G A D D/C#
e-------------------------------------------------------------------2----------------2-----
b-----------0-------------------------2--------------------3----------------3--------------
g----0--------------------------2-------------------------------2----------------2---------
d--------0--------------------------2------------------0-----------------------------------
a------------------0--0h2---0------------0--0--2--4---------------------4------------------
e-3------------3---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D/B D/A G A They...
e---------2---------------2----------------------------------------------------------------
b----3------------3----------------------0-------------0-----------------2-----------------
g-------2--------------2----------0-------------0----------------2----------------2--------
d--------------------------------------0-------------0----------------2------- -------2----
a-2-----------0------------------------------2----------------0---------------0------------
e------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------
D/B: Barre the A,D, & G strings with your Index @ 2nd fret. Ring @ B string, 3rd fret.
Middle @ E string, 2nd fret.
Follow a similar picking pattern for the verses, but simpler. This is, in my mind, one of
the greatest acoustic songs ever. There are bass runs on the D throughout the song similar
to those tabbed above. Enjoy. Chris.
Verse 1.
D G D
They were hiding behind hay bales, they were planting in the full moon
D/C# D/B D/A G A
They had given all they had for something new
D G D
But the light of day was on them, they could see the thrashers coming
D/C# D/B D/A G A G
And the water shone like diamonds in the dew.
A D G
And I was just getting up, hit the road before it?s light
A D Dmaj7 (alternating)
Tryin? to catch an hour on the sun.
G A D D/C# D/B D/A
When I saw those thrashers rollin? by, looking more than two lanes wide
G Em7 A
I was feelin like my day had just begun
You can find the rest of the verses @ this songs sister page. Hey, hey, Neil can play, and
those words!
