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Ahead By A Century by Tragically Hip Ahead By A Century Tuning: Standard (they play it CGCGCE low to high on the album) Chords used: D Cadd9 C A G/B G e|-2-----0-----0----0-----3----3---| B|-3-----3-----1----2-----0----0---| G|-2-----0-----0----2-----0----0---| D|-0-----2-----2----2-----0----0---| A|-x-----3-----3----0-----2----2---| E|-x-----x-----x----x-----x----3---| Intro Riff:(taken from other tabs on this site, I slightly modified it) e|-2---0---5-2-----------| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-1/2-1/2---| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| Intro Riff [x4] d duuududud*strum pattern is something like that, the first d is emphasized Verse 1 D First we’d climb a tree D and maybe then we’d talk D or sit silently D and listen to our thoughts Cadd9 with illusions of someday D casting a golden light C no dress rehearsal, D this is our life Intro Riff [x2] Pre-Chorus D Cadd9 that’s where the hornet stung me D and I had a feverish dream Cadd9 with revenge and doubt D tonight, we smoke them out Chorus A G/B A You are ahead by a century, you are ahead by a century, you are ahead G/B by a century Intro Riff [x4] Verse 2 D Stare in the morning shroud D and then the day began D I tilted your cloud D you tilted my hand Cadd9(drums enter same time) rain falls in real time D and rain fell through the night C D no dress rehearsal, this is our life Intro Riff [x2] (really hold on the D chord for the length of two intro riffs and have an electric w/distortion strum Dsus2, the Dsus2 Csus2 for the next prechorus) Pre-Chorus D Cadd9 That’s when the hornet stung me D and I had a serious dream Cadd9 with revenge and doubt D tonight, we smoked them out Outro A G A You are ahead by a century, you are ahead by a century, you are ahead G A G by a century, you are ahead by a century, A G D D D u you are ahead by a century, you are ahead by a century G Intro Riff [x6] and disappointing you’s getting me down end with D strum --------------- version 2 CHORDS D 2320xx Dsus 0320xx D6 5320xx E 0023xx G6 330023 A 0222xx C 01023x Intro: D Dsus D6 D E (repeat 3 times) D E D First we'd climb a tree D and maybe then we'd talk D E D or sit silently D and listen to our thoughts C E D with illusions of someday D E D casting a golden light C no dress rehearsal, D this is our life REPEAT INTRO (2 times) chorus D and that's when the hornet stung me C D and I had a feverish dream D C with revenge and doubt C D tonight we smoke them out A You are ahead by a century G6 You are ahead by a century A You are ahead by a century G6 REPEAT INTRO (4 times) D Stare in the morning shroud D and then the day began D I tlted your cloud, D you tilted my hand C rain falls in real time D and rain fell through the night C no dress rehearsal, D this is our life REPEAT INTRO D and that's when the hornet stung me C D and I had a feverish dream D C with revenge and doubt C D tonight we smoke them out A You are ahead by a century G6 You are ahead by a century A You are ahead by a century G6 A You are ahead by a century G6 You are ahead by a century A You are ahead by a century G6 D and disappointing you's gettin' me down REPEAT INTRO 5 TIMES --------------- version 3 Intro D Riff e|-2---0---5-2-----------| x4 B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-1/2-1/2---| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| Verse 1 D First we'd climb a tree and maybe then we'd talk or sit silently and listen to our thoughts Cadd9 D with illusions of someday casting a golden light Cadd9 D no dress rehearsal, this is our life Int D Riff [x2] Pre-Chorus D Cadd9 D that's where the hornet stung me and I had a feverish dream Cadd9 D with revenge and doubt tonight, we smoke them out Chorus A G/B A You are ahead by a century, you are ahead by a century, you are ahead G/B by a century Int D Riff [x4] Verse 2 D Stare in the morning shroud and then the day began I tilted your cloud you tilted my hand Cadd9 D rain falls in real time and rain fell through the night C D no dress rehearsal, this is our life Int D Riff [x2] Pre-Chorus D Cadd9 D That's when the hornet stung me and I had a serious dream Cadd9 D with revenge and doubt tonight, we smoked them out Outro A G A You are ahead by a century, you are ahead by a century, you are ahead G A G by a century, you are ahead by a century, A G you are ahead by a century, you are ahead by a century D and disappointing you's getting me down D Riff x6 D --------------- version 4 This is just the intro and the main chord progression e--2-2-0-5-2----------- B--3-3-3-3-3-3--------- G--2-2-2-2-2-2-1s2-1s2- D--0-0-0-0-3-0--------- A---------------------- E---------------------- --------------- version 5 Legend: V = downbeat ^ = upbeat EADGBe A = X02220 A2 = 002200 (Asus2 or Esus4) Cadd9 = X32030 (or Cadd2) D = X00232 D2 = X00230 (Dsus2) D* = X00235 (an alternate of D) E = 022100 E4 = 002100 (Eadd4 or Amaj7sus2) E4* = 002X00 (an alternate of Eadd4) G/B = X20033 The Intro ========= The simple melody, broken down (with the simple chords): D E V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ e |-2-----------0-------5-------2-|-----5-------------------------| B |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G |-------------------------------|-----------------1---2---1-----| D |-------------------------------|-------------2---------------2-| A |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| But if you want to strum and play the melody, you'll need the chords. When you strum, harder on the area where the melody is carried (i.e. on the higher strings during the D and on the middle ones during the E4 and A2 stuff) and it'll come through. D D2 D* D D* E4* E4 A2 E4 E4* V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ e |-2-----------0-------5-------2-|-----5-------0---0---0---0---0-| B |-3-----------3-------3-------3-|-----3-------0---0---0---0---0-| G |-2-----------2-------2-------2-|-----2-----------1---2---1-----| D |-0-----------0-------0-------0-|-----0-------2---2---2---2---2-| A |-0-----------0-------0-------0-|-----0-------0---0---0---0---0-| E |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| The trick to the D part is the fingering. When playing the first D, use your index to bar the G, B, and e strings on the 2nd fret, and your middle finger on the B string on 3rd fret. This way, you can lift your index finger off the E string to play the D2, and your pinky finger over to the 5th fret to reach the D* chord. The Song ======== Intro x4 (see above notes) D First thing we'd climb a tree D And maybe then we'd talk D Or sit silently D Cadd9 And listen to our thoughts D Illusions of some day Cadd9 Casting a golden light D No dress rehearsal This is our life Intro x2 D Cadd9 And that's when the hornet stung me D And I had a feverish dream Cadd9 With revenge and doubt D Tonight we smoke them out A You are ahead by a century G/B You are ahead by a century A G/B You are ahead by a century Intro x4 D Stare in the morning shroud D And then the day began D I tilted your cloud D Cadd9 You tilted my hand D Rain falls in real time Cadd9 Rain fell through the night D No dress rehearsals This is our life D D Cadd9 But that's when the hornet stung me D And I had a serious dream Cadd9 With revenge and doubt D Tonight we smoke them out A You are ahead by a century G/B You are ahead by a century A G/B You are ahead by a century A You are ahead by a century G/B You are ahead by a century A G/B You are ahead by a century D And disappointing you's getting me down Intro x6 Other Notes =========== During the verses, feel free to play around with a D2 during the long D part. The strumming pattern of the verses goes something like this: Beat: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Emphasis: * * * * * * Rhythm: 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 ----------