Tom: D
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GOING C WN – Neutral Milk Hotel
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Tabbed by: nolanwalker93
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
If I know Jeff Mangum like I think I do, this guy hardly ever changes tuning for any of
his songs. Going Down is no exception. I may be off with some of the strumming here, but
this sounds pretty damn accurate to me:
CHORDS USED:
Em G A E E D D
E|------| |------| |------| |------| |------| |------| |------|
B|------| |------| |------| |------| |------| |------| |------|
G|------| |------| |------| |------| |--9---| |------| |--7---|
D|--2---| |--5---| |--7---| |--14--| OR |--9---| |--12--| OR |--7---|
A|--2---| |--5---| |--7---| |--14--| |--7---| |--12--| |--5---|
E|--0---| |--3---| |--5---| |--12--| |--X---| |--10--| |--X---|
Main Riff:
This is actually the trickiest part of this song. This is the closest I could come to
it, and while it isn't 100%, its still pretty spot on:
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E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--------0-0-2-2-2-2-2p0-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2---0h2------------------2p0---------------------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Don't be afraid to hit the E string while playing any singular notes.
Main riff plays throughout verse:
I crush the world I was in
Will I destroy the world I will find?
I'll work the tools with my hands
I'll stick the needles in my eyes
CHORUS:
E
And in my celebration
D
You are by my side
A Em G Em
And now I'm going down
E
And through the complications
D
Something inside me died
A Em G Em
And now I'm going down
Back to MAIN RIFF for the next Verse:
Bring down the sky with my tears
Dig up the earth with my hands
Take a look inside of my head
Maybe then you could understand
Repeat CHORUS x1
Bridge:
Em, A, Em, A (To get that momentary bassy note on the A chord, lift your finger quick
off the E string while playing it at whatever time seems fit)
Em
So long again, my friend
A Em A
I guess it's time that I should let you know
Em
These things, they come around
A Em A
I guess they just get hard to let them go
Em
You wait around a while
A Em A
You'll never seem to find that faith in me
Em
You close your eyes and smile
A Em A
Forever I will be
Go back to MAIN RIFF
I know the way and I will go
I know the way and I will find
It's all around me and I told you so
I'll wait around and hear, "Goodbye"
Last CHORUS, slightly longer:
And in my celebration
You are by my side
And now I'm going down
And through the complications
Something inside me died
And now I'm going down
E
And all the big decisions
D
We never could decide
A Em G Em
And now I'm going down
And in my celebration
You are by my side
And now I'm going down
