Final Hurrah

[chrissipprell]

Open G tuning

Here's what I've come up with for Final Hurrah. Play around to get the feel. I'm tabing this out without the actual song playing so I may be off on the number of times to strike each chord. Sorry, but for some reason I can't get this to post with everything lined up straight.

Intro

D------------------------------
G------------------------------
D-----55-000-7777---------
G-----55-000-7777---------
B-----55-000-7777---7777
D------------------------5555

Verse

D-------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D---------7777-5555-7777-5555-7777---------7777-
G---------7777-5555-7777-5555-7777---------7777-
B--7777-7777-5555-7777-5555-7777-7777-7777-
D--5555--------------------------------------5555--------

"All of the sun.......

D-----------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------
D---------7777-5555-7777-5555-7777--------
G---------7777-5555-7777-5555-7777---------
B--7777-7777-5555-7777-5555-7777-4444-
D--5555--------------------------------------2222-

"Throw this night.....

D------------------------------
G------------------------------
D-----55-000-7777---------
G-----55-000-7777---------
B-----55-000-7777---7777
D------------------------5555

"If only we had........

Chorus

D--------------------------------
G--------------------------------
D-----55-0-55-0-55-0-77-0-
G-----55-0-55-0-55-0-77-0- (Repeat)
B-----55-0-55-0-55-0-77-0-
D--------------------------------

"You my lastest last chance...

D---------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------
D---------------------------------7777
G---------------------------------7777
B-----9999-11111111-9999-7777
D-----7777-9 9 9 9 9--7777-------

"I barely even saw you...."


enjoy!

Chris

[prine]

Strange tho, I think Paul played this on normal tuning. I can play it pitch perfect to the record doing this.

G D C D etc.

I think that Westy plays the normal tuning "open" by only playing the root strings.. ie. the G with just the top string and the 5th string pressed down and everything else open and along and along with all the other chords.

[rkearney]

You could get away with standard tuning on this. Through much of the song I hear what sounds clearly like G and D on the first and second strings, respectively (some execeptions). So either way you have have to play those strings with the fingers in use. Anyway, here are the chords for the whole thing:

Intro:

| C C/B C/A C/G | D/F# - - - | G - - - | G - - - |

G D
All of the sun
C D
That New York will allow
C D
Is taking one last bow
G D
and left
G D
Let's throw this night
C D
to the fuckin' wind
C D
Don't ever want to hear
Em(7)
These words again
C C/B C/A C/G
“If on-ly we had
D/F# G - - - | G - - [STOP!]
Wish that we did.”

D C
You're my latest last chance
D C
My final hur-rah
D C C/B
This day went so fast
C/A D Dsus4 D
I barely even saw you

G D
Clap your hands
C D
And stamp your skinny wrists
C D
Cross me off your list
G D
in the sand
G D
And throw this night
C D
to the fuckin' wind
C D
I don't ever want to hear
Em(7)
These words again
C C/B C/A C/G
“If only we had I
D/F# G - - - | G - - [STOP!]
wish we did.”


D C
You're my latest last chance
D C
My final hur-rah
D C C/B
This day went so fast
C/A C/B
I barely even saw you writhe
C Em
You barely even saw me cry
C/A D
I barely even saw you


G D
Hmmmmmmmmmmm
C D
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
C D
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Em(7)
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
C C/B C/A C/G
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
D/F# G - - - | G - - [STOP!]
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm


D C
You're my latest last chance
D C
My final hur-rah
D C
This day went so fast
D C
My final hur-rah
D C
In your black satin pants
D C
My final hur-rah
D C
My final hur-rah
D C
My final hur-rah
D C
My final hur-rah


What I am calling a "C/A" can also be written as Am7 because that's the shape (and notes), but I like C/A better because it illustrates the descending bass note pattern in relation to what goes before and after.

- R.K. Kearney