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Blow at High Dough

 Complimentary "Blow at High Dough" Ringtone 

Blow at High Dough
The Tragically Hip

Transcribed by:
Dale Clinton  
Rod Nolan 


This part is actually the bass before the rhythm guitar comes in.

                                             V1      They shot a movie
                                             V2      Out at the speedway

E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|--2-4-4-4-|--2-4-4-4-|--2-4-4-4-|--2-4-4-4-|--2-4-4-4-|--2-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|

   once  in my hometown       everybody was in it         for miles
   some kinda Elvis thing     well I ain't no movie star  but I can
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|--2-4-4-4-|--2-4-4-4-|--0-2-2-2-|--0-2-2-2-|--2-4-4-4-|--2-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|-2-0-0-0--|-2-0-0-0--|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|

   around
   get behing anything   Yeah I can get behing anything  heh!
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|--2-4-4-4-|--4-4-2-4-|-4-4-4-4--|----------|----------|----------|
A|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|----------|----------|----------|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|

   Get it out            Get it all out        Yeah stretch that thing
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|-4-4-2-4--|-2-4-2----|-4-4-2-4--|-2-4-2----|-4-4-2-4--|-2-4-2----|
A|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2----|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|

   Make it last          make it last          At least till the ???
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|-2-2-0-2--|-0-2-0----|-2-2-0-2--|-0-2-0----|-4-4-2-4--|-4-2-4----|
A|-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0----|-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0----|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2----|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|


E|-x-|   You know the part where Gord is kinda talkin to himself
B|-3-|   "How do I explain this, how do I put it into words,
G|-4-|   It's one thing or another but it's neither this nor that"
D|-2-|   Well this is the chord that is wailing away behind it.
A|-x-|   And if this ain't it then slide it up a fret or two
E|-x-|   Like I said, I don't have my guitar here but I'm pretty sure
         that the shape of the chord is right.





Rod,
    I was just looking at what you sent me on Blow At High Dough and
I don't understand what part it is.  Is it the beginning rhythm? I
know the Intro and I think it goes like this:

E--------I-----------I--------I--------I
B--12----I---(12)----I--(12)--I--(12)--I
G--------I-----------I--------I--------I
D--------I-----------I--------I--------I
A--------I-----------I--------I--------I
E--------I-----------I--------I--------I

This is the part where I think the base is playing just before the
words start. Repeat this first part once more while the lyrics are
beginning.


 Actually the part that I tabbed above *is* the bass part. :)


Next the second guitar comes in and plays something like this:

         Everybody was..          For miles..            Out at..
E-------I--------------I----------I---------I----------I-------I
B---2---I------(2)-----I---2/4----I--(4)----I-4---2/4--I--(4)--I
G-------I--------------I----------I---------I----------I-------I
D-------I--------------I----------I---------I----------I-------I
A-------I--------------I----------I---------I----------I-------I
E-------I--------------I----------I---------I----------I-------I

           Some kind..        Well I ain't no movie star..
E----------I--------I--------I--------------------------I
B--4--2/4--I--(4)---I---8/7--I--(7)----------9-------11-I
G----------I--------I--------I--------------------------I
D----------I--------I--------I--------------------------I
A----------I--------I--------I--------------------------I
E----------I--------I--------I--------------------------I

 But I ..            YEA I CAN...
E--(11)---I--------I----------I
B---------I--------I----------I
G---------I---2----I--(2)-----I
D---------I---2----I--(2)-----I
A---------I---0----I--(0)-----I
E---------I--------I----------I

I THINK THE MAIN RHYTHM GOES AS FOLLOWS

E
B
G 4  4  4  4 4 4 4 4
D 4  4  4  4 4 4 4 4
A 2  2  0  2 2 0 2 0
E

At least it is how I play it and it sounds good to me any suggestions
or corrections?




Send corrections and suggestions to
Rod Nolan