Detouring America With Horns Lyrics
by Yo La Tengo
This is a pretty simple song for which you need two guitars. Both guitars play the same
chord progression constantly for a large part of the song, and for the rest, one guitar
simply has two solos.
These are the videos which I referenced in tabbing the chord progression:
http://www.youtube.com/watch'v=0kgMhnOZHYU
http://www.youtube.com/watch'v=f5P5hc96BXw
Chords used in the chord progression:
^ = down-stroke
v = upstroke
Beginning: Guitar 1 and Guitar 2 - Repeat x2
^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v
^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v
^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v
Guitar 1 continues playing the chord progression, while Guitar 2 plays a solo:
Guitar 1:
^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v
Guitar 2:
Guitar 1:
^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v
Guitar 2:
Guitar 1:
^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v
Guitar 2:
Guitar 1:
^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v
Guitar 2:
Guitar 1:
s4
^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v
Guitar 2:
Guitar 1:
s4
^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v
Guitar 2:
Guitar 1:
^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v
Guitar 2:
Guitar 1: (the loud part of the song begins at the second set of G)
^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v
Guitar 2:
Guitar 1:
^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v
Guitar 2:
Guitar 1:
^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v
Guitar 2:
Guitar 1:
^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v
Guitar 2:
Guitar 1:
^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v
Guitar 2:
Guitar 1:
^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v
Guitar 2: (silent)
Here is where the lyrics start. Guitar 1 and Guitar 2 both play the chord progression listed.
You know the way to my enemies
You keep your eyes on my enemies
Calling me backwards, stringing along my heart (that way)
You're on your way to my enemies
You're moving in on my memories
Calling me over, taking this heart of mine (away)
At the end of the song, Guitar 2 plays the following closing solo:
And that's the end of the song.
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