How Long Tab

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                             HOW LONG - The Eagles
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Tabbed by: woega
Email: woega@hotmail.com
 
Tuning: standard
 
This is my interpretation of the ENTIRE song, lyrics, chords,
tabs including the INTRO, all RIFFS, the SOLO and the OUTRO.
 
I've tried to be as accurate as I can, but I'm open for suggestions :)
 
I've included the riffs and the lyrics alternating, so the lyrics should not
be linked to the tabs directly underneath.
 
INTRO:
                  C                   F
e|-------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------------|--8------8---------|--6---6--6---6---------------------------|
G|----------5--|--7b9--pb9ld7-5-5--|--5h7-5--5h7-5-7p5-3---------------------|
D|------5-7----|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|--3/7--------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 
              C       F        C     G       C
e|--8-8-8--|--8--8-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8-8-8--|--10-8----8----8-8--8----8-8-8-8---------------------------------|
G|------------------pb9ld7-5-5--7b9ld7-5---5---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Verse 1 Glenn Frey
C                                       F
Like a bluebird with its heart removed, lonely as a train
     C   F       C      G     F
I've run just as far as I can run
 
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5---5--5-5-5----------------|
D|--5-5-7-5-5--5-5-5---7---5--------|
A|-----------------------7---7\5-3--|
E|----------------------------------|
 
C                                 F
If I never see the good old days, shinin' in the sun
 
e|--------------------|
B|-------10--------8--|
G|--------------------|
D|--8/10-------10-----|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
 
C             G                  C
I'll be doin' fine and then some
 
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--8---8\6--5-----------------------|
G|--7h9-9\7--5------5----------------|
D|--------------5-7-5----------------|
A|--------------------7\5-3-5-3------|
E|------------------------------5-3--|
 
 
CHORUS:
Am  G     F   C
How long, how long
e|--8----|
B|--8----|
G|--7b9--|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|
 
C              G
Woman will you weep
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--9\7-5\4--------|
D|----------7-5----|
A|--------------7--|
E|-----------------|
 
Am  G    F   C     G                C
How long how long, rock yourself to sleep
e|--8------8------8-----------------|
B|--8------8------8-----------------|
G|--7b9ld7-7b9--pb9ld7-5------------|
D|-----------------------7-5--------|
A|---------------------------7b5-3--|
E|----------------------------------|
 
 
Verse 2 Don Henley
C                                         F
I've been doin' time in a lonesome prison, where the sun don't shine
e|--------------------|
B|--11-----11---------|
G|--10b12ld10-8h9-----|
D|----------------10--|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
 
C                              G
Just outside the freedom river runs
e|--10----10-----10-10------------|
B|--10b12-12ld10-8--8-------------|
G|---------------------9\7-5------|
D|---------------------------7-5--|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
 
C                                   F
Out there in that shiny night, with bloodhounds on your mind
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|------3-5-3-5b6ld5-3--|
E|--3h5-----------------|
 
C                       G            C
Don't you know it's the same sad situation
e|--8---8-----8---8-------------|
B|--8---8-----8---8-------------|
G|--7b9-7b9---7b9ld7-5-7-5------|
D|-------------------------7-5--|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
 
 
CHORUS
Am  G    F   C
How long how long
e|--8----|
B|--8----|
G|--7b9--|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|
 
C              G
Woman will you weep
e|-----------------------|
B|------8---8---8--------|
G|------7---7h9-7--------|
D|--7h9---9-------9-7\5--|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
 
Am  G    F   C     G                C
How long how long, rock yourself to sleep
 
 
SOLO:
                        C
e|-------------------|------8--------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------5-7-5--|--7/9-8h9---9\7-5-7-5---5--|
D|--7p5---5-7--------|----------------------7----|
A|------7------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------------|
 
    F                                       C       F          C
e|---------------------------------------|--------------------------10b12-8--|
B|--10-10-8-8--6-x-4-x--3-x--------------|-------------------8-10-8----------|
G|--10-10-8-8--7-x-5-x--3-x-1-2----------|----------5--5-7/9-----------------|
D|------------------------------3-1-0----|------5-7--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------3--|--3/7------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 
    G                                                         C
e|--10----10---10---10---10-------10-----------------------------------------|
B|--10b12-pb12-pb12-pb12-pb12ld10--8---12------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------pb12ld10--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------12-10\9----9/10----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------10---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
C         C7                        F
Everybody feels allright you know I heard some poor fool say (somebody  oooh)
C                            G
Everyone is out there on the loose
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------------------------7--------|
D|------------------5-7/9---9\7-5--|
A|--5-----------5-7----------------|
E|----7\5-3-5/7--------------------|
 
       C                                  F
Well I wish I lived in the land of fools, no one knew my name
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--10-10-10--7\5--|
D|--10-10-10--7\5--|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
 
C               G                  C
What you get is not quite what you choose
e|-----------------------------|
B|--8---8---8------------------|
G|--7h9-7h9-7h9-7\5------------|
D|------------------7h5--------|
A|----------------------7h5-3--|
E|-----------------------------|
 
 
CHORUS
          Am  G    F   C
(Tell me) How long how long
e|--8----|
B|--8----|
G|--7b9--|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|
 
C              G
Woman will you weep
e|--10------------------|
B|----pb12ld10-8--------|
G|---------------9\7-5--|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
 
Am  G    F   C     G                C
How long how long, rock yourself to sleep
e|-----------------|
B|--5-----5--------|
G|--5-----5--------|
D|----7-5----------|
A|----------7\5-3--|
E|-----------------|
 
Am  G    F   C
How long how long (stretched)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--5/7\5---5--------|
A|--------7---7\5-3--|
E|-------------------|
 
Am    D            G
Muddy River run so deep
e|------3------5------7----5---3---|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--2/4----4/5----5/7---/5---4-----|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
Am  G    F   C
How long how long (stretched)
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|--9\7-5------|
D|--------7-5--|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
 
C            G
Goodbye baby rock yourself to sleep
C                G
Sleep tight baby rock yourself to sleep
      C            G                F
B-b-b bye bye baby rock yourself to sleep
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----1-------1-----1---------1-----------------------3--|
G|--------0-----0-------0-----0---------3-2-0h2-0-------------3--|
D|--2h3-----3-----2h3-----3-----------------------3-0-2-3-2---2--|
A|--------------------------------2h3----------------------3--3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| pb pre bend
| ld let down
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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3 comments
this tab is perfect. i coulldnt out the bluesy section of this song. nice one.
This is pretty good, I think this is the best version on here, no doubt. You could've tabbed out the palm muted power chords you can hear in the song though, but if you know the fretboard it won't be to difficult to figure out yourself.
the palm muted chords are played in a "mute, mute, open" rhythm i think