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--Title: Wayfaring Sons
--Artist: Colin Hay
--Release: Going Somewhere
--Last updated: 3/25/09
--Tuning: GDGCEG (First tune both of your E strings down to D, then put a capo on 5)
NOTE: I’m not going to bother with rhythm/strumming pattern.
--INTRO
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|-----3-------3-------3---------3------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---------0------0---|
|---0---------0-------0------------0h2-----|
|---0-------4-------2-------0h2------------|
|---0--------------------------------------|
|-----0-------0-------0---|
|-----3-------3-------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---|
|---0---------0-------0---|
|-----------4-------2-----|
|-------------------------|
--VERSE 1
He starts with a bass D at the beginning of each verse…
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|---0---------0-------0------------0h2-----|
|---0-------4-------2-------0h2------------|
|---0--------------------------------------|
And then from then on he plays it like this…
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|-----3-------3-------3---------3------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---------0------0---|
|---0---------0-------0------------0h2-----|
|-----------4-------2-------0h2------------|
|------------------------------------------|
--CHORUS 1
Hold out the last chord the second time…
x 2
|---4----0----4----0-------|
|---3----5----3----7-------|
|---0----0----0----0-------|
|---2----3----2----5-------|
|---2----3----2----5-------|
|---2----3----2----5-------|
--VERSE 2
Once again, first…
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|-----3-------3-------3---------3------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---------0------0---|
|---0---------0-------0------------0h2-----|
|---0-------4-------2-------0h2------------|
|---0--------------------------------------|
And then from then on…
|-----0-------0-------0---------0------0---|
|-----3-------3-------3---------3------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---------0------0---|
|---0---------0-------0------------0h2-----|
|-----------4-------2-------0h2------------|
|------------------------------------------|
Until the last one before the chorus, he just does this…
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|-----3-------3-------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---|
|---0---------0-------0---|
|-----------4-------2-----|
|-------------------------|
--CHORUS 2
Hold out the last chord the second time…
x 2
|---4----0----4----0-------|
|---3----5----3----7-------|
|---0----0----0----0-------|
|---2----3----2----5-------|
|---2----3----2----5-------|
|---2----3----2----5-------|
--INTERLUDE
x 2
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|---0----0----0----0---|
|---6----7----6----7---|
|---4----5----4----5---|
|---4----5----4----5---|
|---4----5----4----5---|
--VERSE 3
Once again, first…
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|-----3-------3-------3---------3------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---------0------0---|
|---0---------0-------0------------0h2-----|
|---0-------4-------2-------0h2------------|
|---0--------------------------------------|
And then from then on…
|-----0-------0-------0---------0------0---|
|-----3-------3-------3---------3------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---------0------0---|
|---0---------0-------0------------0h2-----|
|-----------4-------2-------0h2------------|
|------------------------------------------|
--CHORUS 3
Hold out the last chord the second time…
x 2
|---4----0----4----0-------|
|---3----5----3----7-------|
|---0----0----0----0-------|
|---2----3----2----5-------|
|---2----3----2----5-------|
|---2----3----2----5-------|
--OUTRO
Once again, first…
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|-----2-------2-------0---------0------0---|
|---0---------0-------0------------0h2-----|
|---0-------4-------2-------0h2------------|
|---0--------------------------------------|
And then from then on…
|-----0-------0-------0---------0------0---|
|-----3-------3-------3---------3------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---------0------0---|
|---0---------0-------0------------0h2-----|
|-----------4-------2-------0h2------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-----0-------0---|
|-----3-------3---|
|-----2-------2---|
|---0---------0---|
|-----------4-----|
|-----------------|
Ends on…
|---0---|
|---3---|
|---0---|
|---0---|
|---2---|
|-------|
THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
b - bend
r - release
gb - gradual bend
gr - gradual release
h - hammer on
p - pull off
T - trill
W - whammy bar dive
\ - slide down
/ - slide up
x - mute
X\ - pick slide
~~~ - vibrato
*7 - artificial harmonic
*7* - natural harmonic
... - palm mute
(0) - optional note
XXX - tremolo pick
alt - variation of riff