now this is an AWESOME song....learn to play it give credit to the counting crows

Long December    by Counting Crows

Transcribed By Matt J. MacDonald


Here is a correcction and improvment on a file posted earlier,
it is easier to play it this way because there are no barre
chords (because of the capo) with just one guitar accompanying
yourself for instance. It probably sounds ok with a band too. Enjoy!


*****CAPO 3*****(actual chords in brackets for piano purposes)

INTRO: D(F) G(Bb) Em(Gm) G(Bb)
       D(F) G(Bb) Em(Gm)...(add7)?  <-----(not too sure)

right before the words come in do this:
(relative to the capo)
A|------------------------
E|-103-------------------
and on the 3 come in with the G(Bb) chord

G(Bb)           D(F)        A(C)           Em(Gm)
A long December and there's reason to believe
        G(Bb)            D(F)             G(Bb)
Maybe this year will be better than the last
Em(Gm)       G(Bb)    D(F)            A(C)                Em(Gm)
I can't remember the last thing  you said as you were leavin'
        D(F)         G(Bb)
Now the days go by so fast

Chorus:
            D(F)         G(Bb)             Em(Gm)
And it's one more day up in the canyons
            D(F)          G(Bb)            Em(Gm)
And it's one more night in Hollywood
            D(F)            G(Bb)       Em(Gm)...|
If you think that I could be forgiven...         I wish you would

D(F)      G(Bb)
Na na na na
Em(Gm)      G(Bb)
Na na na na na na na na na
D(F)      G(Bb) Em(Gm)
Na na na na yeah

G(Bb)           D(F)           A(C)
The smell of hospitals in
winter                                                             
         Em(Gm)           G(Bb)          D(F)           G(Bb)
And the feeling that it's all a lot of oysters, but no pearls
Em(Gm)  G(Bb)          D(F)            A(C)                 
All at once you look across a crowded room
           Em(Gm)            D(F)        G(Bb)
To see the way that light attaches to a girl 

            D(F)           G(Bb)          Em(Gm)
And it's one more day up in the canyons
            D(F)             G(Bb)        Em(Gm) 
And it's one more night in Hollywood
              D(F)               G(Bb)      Em(Gm)... |
If you think you might come to California.        ..I think you should

D(F)      G(Bb)
Na na na na
Em(Gm)      G(Bb)
Na na na na na na na na na
D(F)      G(Bb)    Em(Gm)
Na na na na yeah

SOLO:(over same chords)
E---|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------
B---|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------
G---|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------
D-4-|-4-4-2-4--4-4-4-4-2-4--2-4-4-2-4-4-2-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-0-|-2-4-4-2-4-
A---|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------
E---|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------

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


G(Bb)         D(F)            A(C)            Em(Gm)
Drove up to Hillside Manor sometime after two a.m.
      G(Bb)             D(F)           G(Bb)
And talked a little while about the year
Em(Gm)            G(Bb)        D(F)            A(C)
I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower,
           Em(Gm)          D(F)            G(Bb)                   
Makes you talk a little lower about the things you could not show her



                G(Bb)    D(F)               A(C)        Em(Gm)
And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe
         G(Bb)            D(F)             G(Bb)
Maybe this year will be better than the last
Em(Gm)       G(Bb)        D(F)            A(C) 
I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself
        Em(Gm)        D(F)             G(Bb)
To hold on to these moments as they pass
            D(F)         G(Bb)            Em(Gm)
And it's one more day up in the canyon
            D(F)            G(Bb)         Em(Gm)
And it's one more night in Hollywood
           D(F)               G(Bb)        Em(Gm)...NC |
It's been so long since I've seen the ocean...    I guess I should

(do this next part 4X)     (on 3rd time you can play the solo over,
D(F)      G(Bb)            but it might not sound good without at least
Na na na na           2 guitars.)
Em(Gm)      G(Bb)
Na na na na na na na na na
D(F)      G(Bb)   Em(Gm)
Na na na na yeah      
(last time:)
Em(Gm)    Em(Gm)    Em(Gm)
yeah...yeah.....yeah

how cool is this....

1.  I wish it were real

2. I wish I could build one

3. I like cool music machines

So I am still trying to figure out exactly where I am going with my music site here....since there are so many issues with being able to download copyrighted music, there is a great site to check out for live shows http://www.archive.org.....    but in the meantime here are some more sweet setlists and in the interest of good live music (maybe) one day I will put some of my own songs up here :-)  till then I think I will post some good setlists...any music videos that seem intersting and unique and some of my favorite lyrics....sweet

Live at The Spectrum on 1986-03-24 - Grateful Dead
Alabama Getaway-> Greatest Story Ever Told, Dire Wolf-> Little Red Rooster, Brown Eyed Women, My Brother Esau, Ramble On Rose, El Paso, Box Of Rain Mississippi Half Step-> Women Are Smarter, High Time, Lost Sailor-> Saint Of Circumstance-> Drums-> Morning Dew, E: Midnight Hour
 
 Grateful Dead Live at Manor Downs on 1985-08-31 - Grateful Dead
Mississippi Half Step-> El Paso, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Mexicali Blues-> Big River, Althea, My Brother Esau, Jack A Roe, Let It Grow Terrapin Station-> Estimated Prophet-> Drums-> Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad-> Stella Blue-> Throwing Stones-> Not Fade Away, E: She Belongs To Me, E: One More Saturday Night*

 Grateful Dead Live at Knickerbocker Arena on 1990-03-24 - Grateful Dead
Let The Good Times Roll, Help On The Way-> Slipknot!-> Franklin's Tower, Walkin' Blues, Loser, Desolation Row, Tennessee Jed, One More Saturday Night Playin' In The Band-> Uncle John's Band-> Terrapin Station-> Mind Left Body Jam-> Drums-> Space-> The Wheel-> All Along The Watchtower-> Stella Blue-> Not Fade Away, E: We Bid You Good Night


 Grateful Dead Live at Swing Auditorium on 1977-02-26 - Grateful Dead
Terrapin Station, Minglewood Blues, They Love Each Other, Estimated Prophet, Sugaree, Mama Tried, Deal, Playing In The Band > The Wheel > Playing In The Band Samson & Delilah, Tennessee Jed, The Music Never Stopped, Help On The Way-> Slipknot!-> Franklin's Tower, Promised Land, Eyes Of The World-> Dancin' In The Streets-> Around & Around, E: U.S. Blues

hey this is another of the greatest dead shows ever...you can buy the .mp3 @# gdstore.com

do it

What is the best show ever?  Pretty simple...Grateful Dead at Barton Hall @ Cornell...in 1977....just check it out....if you havent heard this...you must go forth immediately and listen:

Here are the setlists:  but the gem of it all is the scarlet fire.

Minglewood Blues, Loser, El Paso, They Love Each Other, Jack Straw, Deal, Lazy Lightning-> Supplication, Brown Eyed Women, Mama Tried, Row Jimmy, Dancin' In The Streets Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain, Estimated Prophet, Saint Stephen-> Not Fade Away-> Saint Stephen-> Morning Dew, E: One More Saturday Night

this is an awesome version of black sabbath's war pigs...set to scenese of war...may be a little too much for some

Another one of the worlds best songs...a gift to the world by Hunter and Garcia

"Mission In The Rain"
Words by Robert Hunter, music by Jerry Garcia
Copyright Ice Nine Publishing; used by permission.

I turn and walk away
then I come round again
It looks as though tomorrow
I'll do very much the same

I must turn down your offer
but I'd like to ask a break
You know I'm ready to give everything
for anything I take

Someone called my name
You know, I turned around to see
It was midnight in the Mission
and the bells were not for me

Come again
Walking along in the Mission in the rain
Come again
Walking along in the Mission in the rain

Ten years ago I walked this street
my dreams were ridin tall
Tonight I would be thankful
Lord, for any dream at all

Some folks would be happy
just to have one dream come true
but everything you gather
is just more that you can lose

Come again
Walking along in the Mission in the rain
Come again
Walking along in the Mission in the rain

All the things I planned to do
I only did half way
Tomorrow will be Sunday
born of rainy Saturday

There's some satisfaction
in the San Francisco rain
No matter what comes down
the Mission always looks the same

Come again
Walking along in the Mission in the rain
Come again
Walking along in the Mission in the rain

I have been an avid fan of music my whole life.  This blog is dedicated to good music. 

Cake
Motorcade of Generosity (1994)
Rock'n'Roll Lifestyle

Well, your CD collection looks shiny and costly.
How much did you pay for your bad Moto Guzi?
And how much did you spend on your black leather jacket?
Is it you or your parents in this income tax bracket?

Now tickets to concerts and drinking at clubs,
Sometimes for music that you haven't even heard of.
And how much did you pay for your rock'n'roll t-shirt
That proves you were there,
That you heard of them first?

How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
Ah, tell me.

How much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar,
The one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show?
And how much will he pay for a brand new guitar,
One which he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show?
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones.
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones.

Aging black leather and hospital bills,
Tattoo removal and dozens of pills.
Your liver pays dearly now for youthful magic moments,
But rock on completely with some brand new components.

How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?

Excess ain't rebellion.
You're drinking what they're selling.
Your self-destruction doesn't hurt them.
Your chaos won't convert them.
They're so happy to rebuild it.
You'll never really kill it.
Yeah, excess ain't rebellion.
You're drinking what they're selling.
Excess ain't rebellion.
You're drinking,
You're drinking,
You're drinking what they're selling.