Grace Too

Song

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Grace, Too - The Tragically Hip

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Album: Day For Night (1994)

Tabbed by: Rick West

Tuning: EADGBe

Intro:

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------2p1--------1-|
D|--6-7-999-9-7-666-0h2-0h2p0----2---------|
A|-7----777-----777----------------2h4p2---|
E|------000-----000------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------2p1--------|
D|--6-7-999-9-7-666-0h2-0h2p0----2-2h4p2-|
A|-7----777-----777----------------------|
E|------000-----000----------------------|

Verse:

E D C# B

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-999-777-6-4~-|
A|-777-555-4-2~-|
E|-000-000-0-0~-|  (repeat)

Bridge:

E D C# A

e|--------------|    |-----------|
B|--------------|    |-----------|
G|--------------|    |-----------|
D|---99-77-66-2-|    |-----------|
A|---77-55-44-0-|    |---7-5-4/0-|
E|-0-00-00-00-0-| or |-0---------|  (repeat)

Chorus:

G A B E

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|

D|-555/777/99/2~-|

A|-555/777/99/2~-|

E|-333/555/77/0~-| (repeat)

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--OUTRO--

Chords:

Jam to E (example)

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-999-777-999999-|
A|-777-777-777777-|
E|-000-000-000000-|  (repeat)

Scale for Solo:

1 3 5 7 9 12

e|-|-|-|o|o|-|o|-|o|o|-|o|
B|-|o|o|-|o|-|-|-|o|o|-|o|
G|o|o|-|o|-|o|o|-|o|-|-|-|
D|-|o|-|-|-|o|o|-|o|-|o|o|
A|-|o|-|o|o|-|o|-|-|-|o|o|
E|-|-|-|o|o|-|o|-|o|o|-|o|

Listen to a lot of live versions of the song and you'll see similar patterns

that Rob Baker plays. To understand the solo it's important to use the scale

and know the patterns. For example...

Pattern A:

e|----------------------|
B|-5/12~-12/10~-9h10p9~-|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

Pattern B:

e|----------------|
B|-5~-5/3~-2h3p2~-|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

Pattern A and B are identical but played on different parts of the fretboard.

Listen to a live version until you hear these patterns. Then try switching

between them when you are playing and figure out your own patterns using the

scale.

Try ending with this...

e|-------5/12-10-9-7~-|
B|-5/12~--------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

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(Intro x1)

Verse 1:

He said I'm fabulously rich,

c'mon just lets go.

She kinda bit her lip,

Geez, I don't know.

Bridge 1:

But I can guarantee

There'll be no knock on the door.

I'm a total pro,

that's what I'm here for.

Chorus 1:

I come from downtown.

Born ready for you.

Armed with will and determination

and grace, too

(Intro x1)

(Bridge x4)

Verse 2:

The secret rules of engagement

are hard to endorse

when the appearance of conflict

meets the appearance of force.

Bridge 2:

But I can guarantee

there'll be no knock on the door.

I'm a total pro,

that's what I'm here for.

Chorus 2:

I come from downtown.

Born ready for you.

Armed with skill and it's frustration

and grace, too.

(Outro x?)

Him? Here? Now? No!

Him? Here? Now? No!