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Coconut Cream

The Tragically Hip
Tab

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Song

TRAGICALLY HIP

Coconut Cream

Intro Riff

E------3---3---------3-----3-3-3-------3--3-3-3-----3--3-3-3--|
B------3---3---------3-----3-3-3-------3--3-3-3-----3--3-3-3--|
G------3---3---2--2--2--2--2-2-0-------3--3-3-3--2--2--2-2-2--|
D-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-1------1---1---------------------1-1------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

Main Riff

E-----3--3-3------3--3-3-|
B-----3--3-3------3--3-3-|
G-----3--3-3--2-2-2--2-2-|
D------------------------|
A-1-1--------------------|
E------------------------|

Chorus

E--3--3-3--|
B--3--3-3--|
G--3--3-3--|

D----------| x a bunch

A----------|
E----------|

After the Second Chorus

E-----3--3-3------3--3-3-------3--3-3------3-3-3--|
B-----3--3-3------3--3-3-------3--3-3------3-3-3--|
G-----3--3-3------3--3-3--2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2--|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-1-1---------1-1---------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

******************** ** Lead Guitar ** ********************

This part is played in the first verse

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

That lick in the Chorus

E-----------|
B----6------|
G------5-7--|
D-----------|
A-----------|
E-----------|

After the Second Chorus

E---------------------------------------|
B-6----3----6----3----6----8----6----8--|
G---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|

Solo

E---5------5--------5------5--10-------------5------------|
B---8^-6-8-8^-6-----8^-6-8-8'----10p8----8---8^-6-8-8-6---|
G---------------7---------------------10----------------7-|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|

more solo

E---------------------------------------------------------|
B-6---------3--6/8-8-(let ring for a long time)-----------|
G-----------------------------------------------5'-5^-3---|
D-------------------------------------------------------5-|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|

Last Lick (hold bend on 13) (hold bend on 12)

E-10----10-10--10-10--------------------------|
B-13'---13-13--13-13`-----10----10-10--10-10--|
G-------------------------12'---12-12--12-12`-|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|

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