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1/47

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 47Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: standard with CAPO on 6
This song is mainly finger picked but I'll give you the chords and you can
figure out the picking pattern - it's pretty simple. Also I'll show you
some of the little embellishment that Jarrod plays as well as the riffs
CHORD CHART - RELATIVE TO CAPO
        E A D G B e
A:      - 0 2 2 2 0
E7sus4: 0 2 0 2 0 0
E:      0 2 2 1 0 0
Bm:     - 2 4 4 3 2
D:      - 5 7 7 7 5  or - - 0 2 3 2
C#m:    - 4 6 6 5 4
All riffs are tabbed at the bottom.
INTRO
 A-  E7sus4-  E- RIFF 1
VERSE 1
AYou can take it all
E7sus4The gifts you gave
Even rip the pictures off the Ewall
They're yours now, cause I know you need Athem
AThe one thing that I wanted
E7sus4Was just to take good care of you
EA job I'm underqualiAfied to do
ABut you keep asking me
E7sus4How long will it be?
EAnd how long, how long has it Abeen?
CHORUS
AHow long, E7sus4how long
EHow long until we meet aAgain?
AHow long, E7sus4how long,
EHow long until I see you aAgain?
VERSE 2 - Use RIFF 1 to lead into second verse.
ASo you're selling all your clothes
E7sus4Your records and anything of value that you might Eown
To help you buy a ticket Aout of here
AThe one thing that I wanted 
E7sus4Was just to take good care of Eyou
A job I'm underqualiAfied to do
ABut you keep asking me
E7sus4How long will it be?
EAnd how long, how long has it Abeen?
CHORUS 
AHow long, E7sus4how long
EHow long until we, til we meet aAgain?
AHow long, E7sus4how long
EHow long until I, til I see you aAgain?
RIFF 2 at 3:11
VERSE 3
ATell me what's the matter
This Bmwon't go on forever
As Dlong as I reC#mmember the Bmway it all startEed
ENDING
AHow long
BmOh, how long
EHow long until we, until we meet aAgain?
RIFF 3 (or keep playing an A chord)
AHow long
BmOh, how long
EOh, How long until we, until we meet aAgain?
Here are the chords and the embellishments Jarrod plays on them.
e|-A0---0-0--0-0----------|
B|-2---2-2--2-2----------|
G|-2---2-2--2-2----------|
D|-2---0h2--0h2----------|
A|-0---0----0-0----------|
E|-----------------------|
   E7sus4- 
e|-0--0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--|
B|-0--0-0--3\2p0---0h2p0--|  This one is the most common as you hear it
G|-2--2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2--|  almost every time he plays it. The notes on
D|-0--0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--|  the B string are most obvious. In the first
A|-2--0h2--2-2-2---2-2-2--|  two choruses, sometimes he'll just play this
E|-0--0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--|  as 020230. It's up to you.
e|-E0---0-0---|
B|-0---0-0---|
G|-1---1-1---|
D|-2---2-2---|
A|-2---0h2---|
E|-0---0-0---|
RIFFS -This is a few of the riffs you hear and I put the time when
       you first hear them.
  RIFF 1 - 0:13   RIFF 2 - 3:11       RIFF 3 - 4:05
e|--------------|-------------------|-------------------------| 
B|--------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----2--------|-------2-----------|-------2---------2-------|
A|-2/4---4p2p0--|-0-2h4---4-2-0-0h2-|-0-2h4---4-0-2h4---4p2p0-|
E|--------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
NOTE: RIFF 3 can also be played during the singing of "it won't be long,
it won't be long" from 4:06-4:08 and 4:32-4:35.

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How Long

by Jarrod Gorbel

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

E7sus4

C#m

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Tuning: standard with CAPO on 6

This song is mainly finger picked but I'll give you the chords and you can

figure out the picking pattern - it's pretty simple. Also I'll show you

some of the little embellishment that Jarrod plays as well as the riffs

CHORD CHART - RELATIVE TO CAPO

E A D G B e

: - 0 2 2 2 0

E7sus4

: 0 2 0 2 0 0

: 0 2 2 1 0 0

: - 2 4 4 3 2

: - 5 7 7 7 5 or - - 0 2 3 2

C#m

: - 4 6 6 5 4

All riffs are tabbed at the bottom.

INTRO

A E7sus4 E

- - - RIFF 1

VERSE 1

You can take it all

E7sus4

The gifts you gave

Even rip the pictures off the wall

They're yours now, cause I know you need them

The one thing that I wanted

E7sus4

Was just to take good care of you

E A

A job I'm underqualified to do

But you keep asking me

E7sus4

How long will it be?

E A

And how long, how long has it been?

CHORUS

A E7sus4

How long, how long

E A

How long until we meet again?

A E7sus4

How long, how long,

E A

How long until I see you again?

VERSE 2 - Use RIFF 1 to lead into second verse.

So you're selling all your clothes

E7sus4 E

Your records and anything of value that you might own

To help you buy a ticket out of here

The one thing that I wanted

E7sus4 E

Was just to take good care of you

A job I'm underqualified to do

But you keep asking me

E7sus4

How long will it be?

E A

And how long, how long has it been?

CHORUS

A E7sus4

How long, how long

E A

How long until we, til we meet again?

A E7sus4

How long, how long

E A

How long until I, til I see you again?

RIFF 2 at 3:11

VERSE 3

Tell me what's the matter

This won't go on forever

D C#m Bm E

As long as I remember the way it all started

ENDING

How long

Oh, how long

E A

How long until we, until we meet again?

RIFF 3 (or keep playing an A chord)

How long

Oh, how long

E A

Oh, How long until we, until we meet again?

Here are the chords and the embellishments Jarrod plays on them.

e|-0---0-0--0-0----------|

B|-2---2-2--2-2----------|

G|-2---2-2--2-2----------|

D|-2---0h2--0h2----------|

A|-0---0----0-0----------|

E|-----------------------|

E7sus4

e|-0--0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--|

B|-0--0-0--3\2p0---0h2p0--| This one is the most common as you hear it

G|-2--2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2--| almost every time he plays it. The notes on

D|-0--0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--| the B string are most obvious. In the first

A|-2--0h2--2-2-2---2-2-2--| two choruses, sometimes he'll just play this

E|-0--0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--| as 020230. It's up to you.

e|-0---0-0---|

B|-0---0-0---|

G|-1---1-1---|

D|-2---2-2---|

A|-2---0h2---|

E|-0---0-0---|

RIFFS -This is a few of the riffs you hear and I put the time when

you first hear them.

RIFF 1 - 0:13 RIFF 2 - 3:11 RIFF 3 - 4:05

e|--------------|-------------------|-------------------------|

B|--------------|-------------------|-------------------------|

G|--------------|-------------------|-------------------------|

D|-----2--------|-------2-----------|-------2---------2-------|

A|-2/4---4p2p0--|-0-2h4---4-2-0-0h2-|-0-2h4---4-0-2h4---4p2p0-|

E|--------------|-------------------|-------------------------|

NOTE: RIFF 3 can also be played during the singing of "it won't be long,

it won't be long" from 4:06-4:08 and 4:32-4:35.

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