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Birch Hill Guitar Tablature
The Starting Line
Birch Hill
By: Mike LaGrotta
y2jeffhardy@aol.com

i couldnt find a tab for this anywhere online and it is my favorite
starting line song, so here it is for all of you, please e mail all 
corrections to me and i will fix it. 

Guitar 1

INTRO 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--11-11-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-7-x-9------------------| 
D|--x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------------------| 
A|--9--9--7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-5-x-7------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 

INTRO CONTINUED
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--14-14-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-14-14-12-12-12-7-x-5-5-5--------| 
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x--------| 
A|--12-12-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-12-12-10-10-10-5-x-7-7-7--------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 

play this the last note of the last time of the intro and hold it

e|------|
B|------|
G|--14--|
D|--x---|
A|--12--|
E|------|

X2

this song doesnt seem to have a verse and chorus so im just gonna 
tab it out as it goes along


e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--7---9----7---------------------------------------------------| 
D|--x---x----x-(x23 im not sure but i think this-----------------| 
A|--5---7----5----last note is repeated 23 times really fast)----| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 

2x


e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--11-11-11-12--12--12--14--14--14--12--11-9-(repeat the--------| 
D|--x--x--x--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x--x---last note a lot--| 
A|--9--9--9--10--10--10--12--12--12--10--9--7--of times again-im-| 
E|--------------------------------------------not sure how many)-| 

that part is 1x

then it goes back to this part again, im not sure about how many times
the last note is repeated, listen to the song for it

e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--7---9----7---------------------------------------------------| 
D|--x---x----x---------------------------------------------------| 
A|--5---7----5---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

here is the next part

e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--9--7-----7--------end with this----9---7---------------------| 
D|--------7------x3---------------------------7------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

here is the guitar in the background of the next part while ken sings
it is these chords im pretty sure, but i cant count how many times
each one is, listen to the song to figure it out

e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--11-12--14--12------------------------------------------------| 
D|--x--x---x---x-------------------------------------------------| 
A|--9--10--12--10------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|


then go back and play the intro again

INTRO 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--11-11-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-7-x-9------------------| 
D|--x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------------------| 
A|--9--9--7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-5-x-7------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 

INTRO CONTINUED
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--14-14-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-14-14-12-12-12-7-x-5-5-5--------| 
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x--------| 
A|--12-12-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-12-12-10-10-10-5-x-7-7-7--------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 

X2

after playing the intro two times it goes to this part

im pretty sure its these chords again, its hard to hear, but they sound
right when played


e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--11-12--14--12------------------------------------------------| 
D|--x--x---x---x-------------------------------------------------| 
A|--9--10--12--10------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

then its the solo type of thing played with octive chords
again, for this part im not sure how many times each chord is played
listen to the song for the right timing


e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-14-12-11-9-7----12--11-12--14---------------------------------| 
D|-x--x--x--x-x----x---x--x---x----------------------------------| 
A|-12-10-9--7-5----10--9--10--12---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

the part with the drum hits


e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7----------------------| 
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----------------------| 
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5----------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
                   

e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----14-12-11-12/11-12/11-9---------| 
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---------| 
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----12-10-9--10/9--10/9--7---------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
                

e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-11-11-------------------| 
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--------------------| 
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-9--9--------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-12-12-x-14---------------| 
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x----------------| 
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--10-10-x-12---------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

ending, the part where ken sings "you wont let me fall"
just the chords, listen for strumming

e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--7--9--7--12--14-12-11-12/11-9-7-7----------------------------| 
D|--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x----------------------------| 
A|--5--7--5--10--12-10-9--10/9--7-5-5----------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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