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Winterlong Tab by Neil Young

Winterlong tab by Neil Young

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Winterlong by Neil Young


Intro:
    C              C               Am             F                            F C C
E |--------------|-0-----0---------0-----0--------0--1--0-----------------------------|
B |--------------|-1-1-3---3-1-0-1-1-1-3--3-1-0-1-1-------3--0---0-1-3-1-0-----1-1-1--|
G |------------0-|-0-0---------0---2-2------------2----------------------------2-0-0--|
D |---0--2--3----|-2-2---------2---2-2------------3----------------------------3-2-2--|
A |-3------------|-3---------------0--------------0----------------------------0-3-3--|
E |--------------|-X---------------X--------------X----------------------------X-X-X--|

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Verse 1:
    C
E |----------------0--------0--------------|
B |----------------1--1--3-----3--1---0--1-|
G |-------------0--0--0-------------0-0--0-|
D |----0--2--3-----2--2-------------2-2----|
A |-3--------------3-----------------------|
E |----------------X-----------------------|

                   I waited for you winterlong,

    Am
E |-0--------0--------------|
B |-1--1--3-----3--1---0--1-|
G |-2--2-------------2-2--2-|
D |-2--2-------------2-2--2-|
A |-0----------------0------|
E |-X-----------------------|

    You seem to be where I belong,

    F                          F  C  C
E |-0--------0-----------------0--0--0--|
B |-1--1--3-----3--0--0--------1--1--1--|
G |-2--2-----------------2--0--2--0--0--|
D |-3--3-----------------------3--2--2--|
A |-0--------------------------0--3--3--|
E |-X--------------------------X--X--X--|

    It's   all   illusion   anyway.

    C
E |----------------0--------0--------------|
B |----------------1--1--3-----3--1---0--1-|
G |-------------0--0--0-------------0-0--0-|
D |----0--2--3-----2--2-------------2-2----|
A |-3--------------3-----------------------|
E |----------------X-----------------------|

                   If things should ever turn out wrong,

    Am
E |-0--------0--------------|
B |-1--1--3-----3--1---0--1-|
G |-2--2-------------2-2--2-|
D |-2--2-------------2-2--2-|
A |-0----------------0------|
E |-X-----------------------|

    And all the love we have is gone,

    F                          F  C  C
E |-0--------0-----------------0--0--0--|
B |-1--1--3-----3--0--0--------1--1--1--|
G |-2--2-----------------2--0--2--0--0--|
D |-3--3-----------------------3--2--2--|
A |-0--------------------------0--3--3--|
E |-X--------------------------X--X--X--|

    It won't be easy on that day.

Pre-chorus:

    C               F (2bars)  E7(2b)      Am (1b) Am/G(1b)F (2b)
E |---------------|-1----------0------|----0-------0-------1------|
B |---------------|-1----------0------|----1-------1-------1------|
G |-------------0-|-2----------1------|----2-------2-------2------|
D |----0--2--3----|-3----------0------|----2-------2-------3------|
A |-3-------------|-3----------2------|----0-------0-------3------|
E |---------------|-1----------0------|----X-------3-------1------|

                   Waiting to follow, in the dreamlight of your way.


    F (2b)    E (2b)       A (4b)
E |-0---------0------------0--------------------|
B |-1---------0------------2--------------------|
G |-2---------1------------2--------------------|
D |-3---------2------------2--------------------|
A |-3---------2------------0--------------------|
E |-1---------0------------X--------------------|

    Is not so easy, for me now.

Chorus:

    D   DMaj7   D6  D       Bm(1b)    G (1b)
E |-2----2----|-2---2---|---2-----|---3--------------|
B |-3----2----|-0---3---|---3-----|---3--------------|
G |-2----2----|-2---2---|---4-----|---0--------------|
D |-0----0----|-0---0---|---4-----|---0--------------|
A |-X----X----|-X---X---|---2-----|---2--------------|
E |-X----X----|-X---X---|---X-----|---3--------------|

    After time has past your way, things we thought of yesterday,

    G (1b)    A (1b)     D (1b)
E |-3-------|-0-------|--2---------|
B |-3-------|-2-------|--3---------|
G |-0-------|-2-------|--2---------|
D |-0-------|-2-------|--0---------|
A |-2-------|-0-------|--X---------|
E |-3-------|-X-------|--X---------|

    Come back now, come back now. Woah-o-ooah

Solo: (same as the intro)

    C              C               Am             F                            F C C
E |--------------|-0-----0---------0-----0--------0--1--0-----------------------------|
B |--------------|-1-1-3---3-1-0-1-1-1-3--3-1-0-1-1-------3--0---0-1-3-1-0-----1-1-1--|
G |------------0-|-0-0---------0---2-2------------2----------------------------2-0-0--|
D |---0--2--3----|-2-2---------2---2-2------------3----------------------------3-2-2--|
A |-3------------|-3---------------0--------------0----------------------------0-3-3--|
E |--------------|-X---------------X--------------X----------------------------X-X-X--|



              Play with muting
    C            C  C C  G  C  C C  G
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------1--1-1-----1--1-1---------------------------------------|
G |------------0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0--0------------------------------------|
D |---0--2--3----2--2-2--0--2--2-2--0------------------------------------|
A |-3------------3--3-3--2--3--3-3--2------------------------------------|
E |--------------X--X-X--3--X--X-X--3------------------------------------|


Pre-chorus:

    F (2bars)  E7(2b)      Am (1b) Am/G(1b)F (2b)
E |-1----------0------|----0-------0-------1------|
B |-1----------0------|----1-------1-------1------|
G |-2----------1------|----2-------2-------2------|
D |-3----------0------|----2-------2-------3------|
A |-3----------2------|----0-------0-------3------|
E |-1----------0------|----X-------3-------1------|

    Waiting to follow, through the dreamlight of your way.


    F (2b)    E (2b)       A (4b)
E |-0---------0------------0--------------------|
B |-1---------0------------2--------------------|
G |-2---------1------------2--------------------|
D |-3---------2------------2--------------------|
A |-3---------2------------0--------------------|
E |-1---------0------------X--------------------|

    Is not so easy, for me now.

Chorus:

    D   DMaj7   D6  D       Bm(1b)    G (1b)
E |-2----2----|-2---2---|---2-----|---3--------------|
B |-3----2----|-0---3---|---3-----|---3--------------|
G |-2----2----|-2---2---|---4-----|---0--------------|
D |-0----0----|-0---0---|---4-----|---0--------------|
A |-X----X----|-X---X---|---2-----|---2--------------|
E |-X----X----|-X---X---|---X-----|---3--------------|

    After time has past your way, things we thought of yesterday,

    G (1b)    A (1b)     D (1b)
E |-3-------|-0-------|--2---------|-----------------|
B |-3-------|-2-------|--3---------|-----------------|
G |-0-------|-2-------|--2---------|---------------0-|
D |-0-------|-2-------|--0---------|---0---2---3-----|
A |-2-------|-0-------|--X---------|-3---------------|
E |-3-------|-X-------|--X---------|-----------------|

    Come back now, come back now.  Woah-o-ooah


Outro: (repeat)

    C                      F                 G
E |-0----------------------0-----------------3------------------------|
B |-1----------------------1-----------------3------------------------|
G |-0----------------------2-----------------0------------------------|
D |-2----------------------3-----------------0------------------------|
A |-3----------------------0-----------------2------------------------|
E |-X----------------------X-----------------3------------------------|

    I waited for you winterlong, you seem to be where I belong.

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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