TITLE: "The Long Black Road"
ALBUM: "Underneath The Onion Trees"
~Transcribed by Connor Roberts
~corusa@corusa.com
ORDER: Intro, Verse 1, Interlude 1, Verse 2, Interlude 2, Verse 3, Interlude 2, Interlude 2
CHORDS:
[G] [C] [F#4] [Bb4] [G4] [A7sus4] [D2]
e--3-- --3-- --6-- --10-- --7-- --3-- --3--
B--3-- --3-- --6-- --10-- --7-- --3-- --3--
G--0-- --0-- --0-- ---0-- --0-- --0-- --0--
D--0-- --2-- --0-- ---0-- --0-- --0-- --0--
A--2-- --3-- --5-- ---9-- --6-- --0-- --0--
E--3-- --x-- --6-- --10-- --7-- --0-- --2--
INTRO:
G, C, G, G (x2)
VERSE PROGRESSION:
[G] There's a [C]big black heart[G], in a [C]big black hole[G]
In a [C]big black box[G], a the bottom, of t[C]he big black [G]sea
[F#4] And there's a [G]long black [F#4]road a[G]head
A7sus4, D2 (Intro Riff, then Interlude #)
Waiting for me...
INTERLUDE 1: (used after verse 1)
G, C, G, G
G, C, G, G
F#4, G, F#4, G
A7sus4, D2, G
(play all lines again, then go to 2nd verse)
INTERLUDE 2: (used after verses 2 & 3 and also repeated for ending)
G, C, G, G
G, C, G, G
F#4, G, Bb4, G4
A7sus4, D2, G
(play all lines again, then go to 3rd verse -or- repeat 2 more times for ending and fade out)
PICKING PROGRESSION: (example of where to finger for each chord during song)
For "C" Only For "G"/"A7sus4"/"D2" For "F#4"/"Bb4"/"G4"
e-------x--------||----------x----------||----x-----x-----------||
B--x-------x-----||----x--------x-------||-------------x--------||
G----x--------x--||----x--x--------x----||----------------------||
D----------------||---------------------||----------------------||
A--x-------------||---------------------||----------------------||
E----------------||----x----------------||----x--x--------------||
NOTES:
For the intro and first two lines of the verses and interludes, you are NOT
going to play: G, C, G, C, but it is G, C, G, G...do not play a second "C" in
there, there is only 1 "C" note in that progression, it does not alternate back
to "C" again on the 4th note, just G, C, G, G (you may want to try a variation on
the finger picking in the last G to kind of give and audible cue as to an end to
the riff, or moving on to the verses, etc...)
Although this is played on two guitars, it is written this way for one
guitar...the notes: "F#4", "Bb4", "G4", and "A7sus4" are all played by the second
guitar whenever applicable in the song, while the first guitar keeps playing the
intro riff...but since both parts are so minor I combined them, because this song
can be played on one guitar, and still sound great.
Even though the song fades out, I like playing the end gradually slowing down
interlude 2 the final repetition, and ending with one downward strum on the G
chord after picking the last G; just a thought to make the end sound good while
not ending too abruptly.
ALBUM: "Underneath The Onion Trees"
~Transcribed by Connor Roberts
~corusa@corusa.com
ORDER: Intro, Verse 1, Interlude 1, Verse 2, Interlude 2, Verse 3, Interlude 2, Interlude 2
CHORDS:
[G] [C] [F#4] [Bb4] [G4] [A7sus4] [D2]
e--3-- --3-- --6-- --10-- --7-- --3-- --3--
B--3-- --3-- --6-- --10-- --7-- --3-- --3--
G--0-- --0-- --0-- ---0-- --0-- --0-- --0--
D--0-- --2-- --0-- ---0-- --0-- --0-- --0--
A--2-- --3-- --5-- ---9-- --6-- --0-- --0--
E--3-- --x-- --6-- --10-- --7-- --0-- --2--
INTRO:
G, C, G, G (x2)
VERSE PROGRESSION:
[G] There's a [C]big black heart[G], in a [C]big black hole[G]
In a [C]big black box[G], a the bottom, of t[C]he big black [G]sea
[F#4] And there's a [G]long black [F#4]road a[G]head
A7sus4, D2 (Intro Riff, then Interlude #)
Waiting for me...
INTERLUDE 1: (used after verse 1)
G, C, G, G
G, C, G, G
F#4, G, F#4, G
A7sus4, D2, G
(play all lines again, then go to 2nd verse)
INTERLUDE 2: (used after verses 2 & 3 and also repeated for ending)
G, C, G, G
G, C, G, G
F#4, G, Bb4, G4
A7sus4, D2, G
(play all lines again, then go to 3rd verse -or- repeat 2 more times for ending and fade out)
PICKING PROGRESSION: (example of where to finger for each chord during song)
For "C" Only For "G"/"A7sus4"/"D2" For "F#4"/"Bb4"/"G4"
e-------x--------||----------x----------||----x-----x-----------||
B--x-------x-----||----x--------x-------||-------------x--------||
G----x--------x--||----x--x--------x----||----------------------||
D----------------||---------------------||----------------------||
A--x-------------||---------------------||----------------------||
E----------------||----x----------------||----x--x--------------||
NOTES:
For the intro and first two lines of the verses and interludes, you are NOT
going to play: G, C, G, C, but it is G, C, G, G...do not play a second "C" in
there, there is only 1 "C" note in that progression, it does not alternate back
to "C" again on the 4th note, just G, C, G, G (you may want to try a variation on
the finger picking in the last G to kind of give and audible cue as to an end to
the riff, or moving on to the verses, etc...)
Although this is played on two guitars, it is written this way for one
guitar...the notes: "F#4", "Bb4", "G4", and "A7sus4" are all played by the second
guitar whenever applicable in the song, while the first guitar keeps playing the
intro riff...but since both parts are so minor I combined them, because this song
can be played on one guitar, and still sound great.
Even though the song fades out, I like playing the end gradually slowing down
interlude 2 the final repetition, and ending with one downward strum on the G
chord after picking the last G; just a thought to make the end sound good while
not ending too abruptly.
