Winterlong Tab

WINTERLONG
As recorded by Neil Young
(From the 1977 Album DECADE)
 
Words and Music by Neil Young
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Neil Young - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Nils Lofgren - Electric Guitar'
 
  [Intro]
  Q-102
  C
  4/4
   Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)
   E Q  E +E  Q  E   Q   Q    E  E E E
E|-----------------|-------------0-----|
B|------------1--1-|-----1----3------3-|
G|---0--0-(0)----0-|-0-------------0---|
D|---0--2-(2)-3----|-------------------|
A|-3-3--3-(3)------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|
 |
 | Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)
 | E Q  E +E  Q  E   Q.    E +Q    Q
E|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|
G|---------------0-|-------------------|
D|---0--2-(2)-3----|-------2-(2)---2---|
A|-3-3--3-(3)------|-3-----------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|
 
 
                         Am
   +E  E E E  E  Q.      +Q     E E  E  Q   E
E|---------------------|--------0-------0------|
B|-(3)---1----0--1-----|-(1)----1----3------3--|
G|-----0---0-----0-----|-(0)------2---------2--|
D|---------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|
 |
 | +E  Q   E +Q.     E    E  Q.     +Q    E E
E|---------------------|-----------------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------------|
G|---------------------|--------------------2--|
D|-(2)-2---2-(2)-----0h|--2--2------(2)---2----|
A|-------------------0-|-----------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
                         F
   +Q     E E  Q   E E    Q   E E  E  Q   E
E|-------------0-------|------1----0--------|
B|-(3)----1----0---1---|-----------1------0-|
G|-(2)------2----------|--------2-----2-----|
D|---------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|
 |
 | +E  Q.     +Q.    E   +Q.    E +Q    E E
E|---------------------|--------------------|
B|---------------------|--------------------|
G|-(2)-----------------|--------------------|
D|-----2------(2)------|--------3-(3)---3---|
A|-------------------3-|-(3)------------3---|
E|-------------------1-|-(1)----------------|
 
 
   G                    F    C
   +Q    E E  E  E Q    Q  E E +H       E E E E E E E E
E|--------------------|---------------|-0---------------||
B|-(0)---0-1--3--1-0--|-1-------------|---1---1---1---1-||
G|--------------------|-2----0-(0)----|-------0---0---0-||
D|--------------------|-3----2-(2)----|-----------------||
A|--------------------|------3-(3)----|-----------------||
E|--------------------|---------------|-----------------||
 |
 |  E  Q   E +E  E Q    Q  E E  H       E E E E E E E E
E|--------------------|---------------|-----------------||
B|--------------------|---------------|-----------------||
G|--------------------|---------------|---------------0-||
D|-----------------5--|-3----2--2-----|---0---2---3-----||
A|-----5---------5----|-3----3--3-----|-3---------------||
E|---------3-(3)------|---------------|-----------------||
 
 
   [1st & 2nd Verses]
    C                                 Am
    Gtrs I, II
     Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E
E||-----0-0----0-0-|-----0-0---0-0-0-|----0-0----0--|----0-0-0--0----|
B||o----1-1----1-1-|-----1-1---1-1-1-|----1-1----1--|----1-1-1--1----|
G||--0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2--2--|-2--2-2-2--2-0--|
D||--2------2------|-2-2-----2-------|-2------2-----|-2------2----0--|
A||o-3------3------|-3-3-----3-------|-0------0-----|-0------0-------|
E||----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|
 
 
   F               G               F      C
   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q.   E Q  E E   E E E E E E E E
E|----1----------|----3----------|-----------0-0-|------------------||
B|----1----------|----0------0-0-|-1---------1-1-|-----------1---1-o||
G|----2------2-0-|-0--0------0-0-|-2----0-0--0-0-|---------------0--||
D|----3------3-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-3----0-2------|---0---2---3------||
A|-3-----3-3-----|-2-----2-2-----|-3------3------|-3---------------o||
E|-1-----1-1-----|-3-----3-3-----|---------------|------------------||
 
 
 [Chorus]
  Segno $
  F              E7                Am            F
  Gtrs I, II
   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  E E +Q   E E   H    Q  E E   Q  E E E E Q
E|--------------|------0-(0)------|-------------|------1---1-1--|
B|--------------|------3-(3)----0-|-1---------0-|------1---1-1--|
G|----2--2------|----1----------0-|-2-------2-0-|-2----2---2-2--|
D|----3--3--3-0-|----2--------2-0-|-2----2--2---|-3--3---3---3--|
A|-3--3--3--3---|-2-----------2---|-0-----------|-3------3------|
E|-1--1--1------|-0---------------|------3------|-1------1------|
 
 
   F               E7               A
   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E E E E E
E|---------------|------0---------|---------------|---0---0---------|
B|------1--------|------3---3-3---|-2--2-2-2--2---|-2-3---2---2-2---|
G|----2-2-2----0-|----1-----1-1-0-|-2--2-2-2--2---|-2-2-2-2---2-2-0-|
D|----3-3-3--3-0-|-2--2-----2-2-0-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2---2---2-2-2-0-|
A|-3--3---3--3---|-2--2-----2-2---|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0-------0-------|
E|-1---------1---|-0------0-------|---------------|-----------------|
 
 
   D                                 Bm               G
   Q  E E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   E E Q  Q  E E
E|---------------|---------0---2---|----------------|---3-3--3------|
B|----3-3-3----3-|---3---3---3-----|----3-3-3-3-3---|---0-0--0------|
G|----2-2-2------|---------------0-|----4-4-4-4-4-0-|-0-0-0--0------|
D|-0--0-0-0------|-0---0---------0-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-0-|-0---0--0------|
A|---------------|-----------------|-2--------------|---------------|
E|---------------|-----------------|----------------|-3---3-----0-2-|
 
 
                                                To Coda
   G          A          D
   W          W          Q.   E H      E Q  E E E E E
E|----------|----------|-2----2-2----|------------------||
B|-0--------|-2--------|-3----3-3----|------------------||
G|-0--------|-2--------|-2----2-2----|-0-0--0-------0---||
D|-0--------|-2--------|-0----0-0----|---0--2---3-------||
A|----------|-0--------|-------------|-3--------3-------||
E|-3--------|----------|-------------|------------------||
 
 
  [Interlude]
   C
   Gtr I
   Q   Q    E  E E E   +E  E E E  E  Q.
E|-------------0-----|---------------------|
B|-----1----3------3-|-(3)---1----0--1-----|
G|-0-------------0---|-----0---0-----0-----|
D|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|
 |
 | Gtr II
 | Q.    E +Q    Q     +E  Q   E +Q.     E
E|-------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-------2-(2)---2---|-(2)-2---2-(2)-----0h|
A|-3-----------------|-------------------0-|
E|-------------------|---------------------|
 
 
   Am
   +Q     E E  E  Q   E   +Q     E E  Q   E E
E|--------0-------0-----|-------------0-------|
B|-(1)----1----3------3-|-(3)----1----0---1---|
G|-(0)------2---------2-|-(2)------2----------|
D|----------------------|---------------------|
A|----------------------|---------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------|
 |
 |  E  Q.     +Q    E E   +E  Q.     +Q.    E
E|----------------------|---------------------|
B|----------------------|---------------------|
G|--------------------2-|-(2)-----------------|
D|--2--2------(2)---2---|-----2------(2)------|
A|----------------------|-------------------3-|
E|----------------------|-------------------1-|
 
 
   F                    G                    F    C
    Q   E E  E  Q   E   +Q    E E  E  E Q    Q  E E +H
E|------1----0--------|--------------------|---------------|
B|-----------1------0-|-(0)---0-1--3--1-0--|-1-------------|
G|--------2-----2-----|--------------------|-2----0-(0)----|
D|--------------------|--------------------|-3----2-(2)----|
A|--------------------|--------------------|------3-(3)----|
E|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
 |
 | +Q.    E +Q    E E    E  Q   E +E  E Q    Q  E E  H
E|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
D|--------3-(3)---3---|-----------------5--|-3----2--2-----|
A|-(3)------------3---|-----5---------5----|-3----3--3-----|
E|-(1)----------------|---------3-(3)------|---------------|
 
 
                                       Dal Segno al Coda
   E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
E|-0---------------|----------------|------------------||
B|---1---1---1---1-|----------------|------------------||
G|-------0---0---0-|-0------0-------|-0--x---0---0-----||
D|-----------------|-2----2-2-------|-2--x-2-2---2-----||
A|-----------------|-3----3-3-------|-3--x-3-3---------||
E|-----------------|------------3---|------------3-----||
 |
 | E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
E|-----------------|----------------|------------------||
B|-----------------|----------------|------------------||
G|---------------0-|-0------0-------|-0--x---0---0-----||
D|---0---2---3-----|-2----2-2-------|-2--x-2-2---2-----||
A|-3---------------|-3----3-3-------|-3--x-3-3---------||
E|-----------------|------------3---|------------3-----||
 
 
  [Outro]
  Coda &
   C                                    F
   Q  Q  E Q  E   +E  Q  E +E  Q.       Q.   E +E  E E E   E Q  E E E E E
E|---------0----|-----0---------------|------1-(1)-0-----|------------0---|
B|----1--3-1--3-|-(3)-1--3-(3)-1------|-1----1-(1)---1---|-1-0----0-------|
G|-0--0--0------|---------------------|-2----2-(2)-----2-|------2---0-----|
D|--------------|---------------------|-3----------------|----------------|
A|-3------------|---------------------|------------------|----------------|
E|--------------|---------------------|------------------|----------------|
 |
 | Q  Q  E Q  E   +H.             E E   H.           Q     H      Q   E E
E|------------0-|-(0)-----------------|------------------|----------------|
B|-------3-1----|---------------------|------------------|----------------|
G|-------0------|---------------------|------------------|----------------|
D|--------------|---------------------|-3----------------|----------------|
A|-3------------|-----------------0-3-|-3----------------|--------------0-|
E|--------------|-------------------1-|-1----------------|----------------|
 
 
   C                                     F                 G
   Q   Q  E E E E    Q.    E  Q    E E   Q  E E E E  E E   Q    E E  E  E E E
E|-----0----0---0-|--0-----0--0--------|----1-1----------|--------------------|
B|-----1--1-------|--1-----1--1--------|----1-1------1-0-|------0-1--3--1-0---|
G|-0---0------0---|----------------0---|--------2------0-|------0----0----0---|
D|-2--------------|------------------0-|----------3------|--------------------|
A|-3--------------|--------------------|-3---------------|------------------0-|
E|----------------|--------------------|-1---------------|-3------------------|
 |
 | H.         Q     +Q   Q   +E  Q   E   Q  Q   E Q.       E Q.     +Q    E E
E|----------------|--------------------|----1------------|--------------------|
B|----------------|--------------------|----1------------|--------------------|
G|----------------|--------------------|--------2--------|-0--------------0---|
D|------------2---|-(2)--2---(2)-2---0-|----------3------|---0------(0)-----0-|
A|-3--------------|------3---(3)-------|-3---------------|--------------------|
E|----------------|--------------------|-1---------------|--------------------|
 
 
   C                                     F
   Q   Q  E E E E    Q.    E  Q    E E   Q  E E E E  E E
E|-----0----0---0-|--0-----0--0--------|----1-1----------*|
B|-----1--1-------|--1-----1--1--------|----1-1------1-0-*|
G|-0---0------0---|----------------0---|--------2------0-*|
D|-2--------------|------------------0-|----------3------*|
A|-3--------------|--------------------|-3---------------*|
E|----------------|--------------------|-1---------------*|
 |
 | H.         Q     +Q   Q   +E  Q   E   Q  Q   E Q.
E|----------------|--------------------|----1------------*|
B|----------------|--------------------|----1------------*|
G|----------------|--------------------|--------2--------*|
D|------------2---|-(2)--2---(2)-2---0-|----------3------*|
A|-3--------------|------3---(3)-------|-3---------------*|
E|----------------|--------------------|-1---------------*|
 
[Lyrics]
I waited for you, Winterlong
You seem to be where I belong.
It's all illusion anyway.
 
If things should ever turn out wrong
And all the love we have is gone,
It won't be easy on that day.
 
Waiting to follow
Through the dreamlight of your way
Is not so easy for me now.
 
Half the time has passed away
Things we thought of yesterday
Come back now, come back now.
 
Waiting to follow
Through the dreamlight of your way
Is not so easy for me now.
 
Half the time has passed away
Things we thought of yesterday
Come back now, come back now.
 
I waited for you Winterlong
You seem to be where I belong.
 
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Duration Legend
 
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
 
|  (n)  -  note tied to previous
|   h   -  hammer on
|   X   -  muted
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X