Young Neil - Thrasher 1 Tabs

THRASHER
                        By Neil Young (From Rust Never Sleeps)
                          Tabbed for fingerpicking by Chris 


Intro: (Note, see the special fingering, below, for the D/B before you begin)

  D          D/F#
e---------------------- -2-------------------------------------2------------2--------------
b----3-----------3------------3---------------3-------3-------------3----------------------
g---------------------2------------2-----------------------2-------------2-----------------
d-0----2h4---4-------- -4-------  ----2--2h4------4---------------4------------4h2p0------
a------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4h2p0-
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  G                          A                        D                 D/C#      
e-----------------------------------------------------------------2-----------------2------
b-----------0--------------------------2------------------3----------------3---------------
g----0---------------------------2-----------------------------2-----------------2---------
d--------0---------------------------2----------------0------------------------------------
a------------------0--0h2----0------------0--0--2--4--------------------4------------------
e-3------------3---------------------------------------------------------------------------

  D/B         D/A          G                       A (Barre w/Index for ease to next chord)
e---------2-------------2------------------------------------------------------------------
b----3-----------3-----------------0------------0------------2--------------2--------------
g-------2------------2-------0-----------0------------2-------------2----------------------
d--------------------------------0-----------0------------2--------------2-----------------
a-2-----------0------------------------2-----------0------------0--------------------------
e--------------------------3---------------------------------------------------------------

    D/F#  (Index barre @ bottom 4 strings-2nd fret/Pinky @ F#/Ring @ b string-3rd fret)
e--------------2----------------2----------------------------------------------------------
b-------3-------------3--------------------------------3----------3-----------3------------
g-----------2---------------2--------------------------------------------------------------
d-2h4-------------4-----------------4---------2--2h4--------4p2--------2p0-----------------
a------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  G                         A                          D                D/C#      
e-------------------------------------------------------------------2----------------2-----
b-----------0-------------------------2--------------------3----------------3--------------
g----0--------------------------2-------------------------------2----------------2---------
d--------0--------------------------2------------------0-----------------------------------
a------------------0--0h2---0------------0--0--2--4---------------------4------------------
e-3------------3---------------------------------------------------------------------------

  D/B         D/A              G                              A                     They...
e---------2---------------2----------------------------------------------------------------
b----3------------3----------------------0-------------0-----------------2-----------------
g-------2--------------2----------0-------------0----------------2----------------2--------
d--------------------------------------0-------------0----------------2------- -------2----
a-2-----------0------------------------------2----------------0---------------0------------
e------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                      
D/B: Barre the A,D, & G strings with your Index @ 2nd fret. Ring @ B string, 3rd fret.
Middle @ E string, 2nd fret. 

Follow a similar picking pattern for the verses, but simpler. This is, in my mind, one of
the greatest acoustic songs ever. There are bass runs on the D throughout the song similar
to those tabbed above. Enjoy. Chris.

Verse 1.
            D                                   G             D
They were hiding behind hay bales, they were planting in the full moon 
            D/C#       D/B         D/A     G     A
They had given all they had for something new 
          D                                   G                  D
But the light of day was on them, they could see the thrashers coming 
             D/C#          D/B   D/A      G    A   G
And the water shone like diamonds in the dew.
                  A                 D                 G
And I was just getting up, hit the road before it’s light
                    A           D  Dmaj7 (alternating)
Tryin’ to catch an hour on the sun.
        G                    A                  D        D/C#      D/B     D/A
When I saw those thrashers rollin’ by, looking more than two lanes wide
        G            Em7            A
I was feelin like my day had just begun


You can find the rest of the verses @ this songs sister page. Hey, hey, Neil can play, and
those words!