Black Day In December


Awesome song and really fun to play! Not sure about some of the chords in the interlude and these are just the basic progressions (I didn't tab any of the other parts) but still sounds good. Have fun! Notation: --------- /: Slide Up \: Slide Down Chords (In order of appearance): -------------------------------- e|---|---|---|---| B|---|-x-|---|---| Dm G|---|---|-x-|---| D|---|---|-x-|---| A|-x-|---|---|---| E|---|---|---|---| Fret 5 6 7 8 e|-x-|---|---|---| B|-x-|---|---|---| F G|---|-x-|---|---| D|---|---|-x-|---| A|---|---|-x-|---| E|-x-|---|---|---| Fret 1 2 3 4 e|-x-|---|---|---| B|-x-|---|---|---| A# G|---|-x-|---|---| D|---|---|-x-|---| A|---|---|-x-|---| E|-x-|---|---|---| Fret 6 7 8 9 e|---|---|---|---| B|---|---|-x-|---| C G|---|---|-x-|---| D|---|---|-x-|---| A|-x-|---|---|---| E|---|---|---|---| Fret 3 4 5 6 e|-x-|---|---|---| B|-x-|---|---|---| A G|---|-x-|---|---| D|---|---|-x-|---| A|---|---|-x-|---| E|-x-|---|---|---| Fret 5 6 7 8 e|-x-|---|---|---| B|-x-|---|---|---| G G|---|-x-|---|---| D|---|---|-x-|---| A|---|---|-x-|---| E|-x-|---|---|---| Fret 3 4 5 6 e|---|---|---|---| B|---|---|---|---| E G|-x-|---|---|---| D|---|-x-|---|---| A|---|-x-|---|---| E|---|---|---|---| Fret 1 2 3 4 (During the outro play C, C# and Dm in a higher position) e|-x-|---|---|---| B|-x-|---|---|---| C G|---|-x-|---|---| D|---|---|-x-|---| A|---|---|-x-|---| E|-x-|---|---|---| Fret 8 9 10 11 e|-x-|---|---|---| B|-x-|---|---|---| C# G|---|-x-|---|---| D|---|---|-x-|---| A|---|---|-x-|---| E|-x-|---|---|---| Fret 9 10 11 12 e|-x-|---|---|---| B|-x-|---|---|---| Dm G|-x-|---|---|---| D|---|---|-x-|---| A|---|---|-x-|---| E|-x-|---|---|---| Fret 10 11 12 13 Song: ----- Dm F Bb Mermaid sits on a side wash rock in the harbor C Watching the children play Dm F And every day, sun or rain, Bb C Old Man kneels to the earth to pray Dm For the rain and stars F And the cars at the heart Bb C The dark, and windy, Vancouver (break) F A black day in December A A\G She sees the worst is yet to come, yeah F E Dm A big wave on the horizon F/A A\G The first wind blowing in F E Dm Left Stanley soldiers felled and broken F C And we went oh, oh? Dm F And Old Man kneels to the earth Bb In his mother's garden C Where his own father was laid Dm F And every day, sun or rain Bb C Mermaid sits on her rock and she prays Dm For the salmon in the sea F For the winged in the trees Bb For the Old Man on his knees Dm Oh and for the beauty in the park F And the cars at the heart Bb Her own sisters and her brothers C And ten thousand friends and lovers (break) F Black day in December Bb C F Bb A black day in December Dm F Bb Mermaid sits on a tide wash rock in the harbor C Where the blue heron would lay Dm F And every day, sun or rain, Bb C Old friends fall to the earth and decay Dm With the city by the sea F Sweet brine in the breeze Bb With the mountains watching over C Her Vancouver (break) F Black day in December Bb F A black day in December C C#(high) F Black day in December Bb F A black day in December C C# Dm(high) Oh, oh...