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The Monkees assembled to be the stars of an American television series of the same name, which ran on NBC from 1966 to 1968. The original lineup was: Micky Dolenz (drums, vocals), Michael Nesmith (guitar, vocals), Davy Jones (percussion, vocals) and Peter Tork (bass, keyboards, vocals) . The Monkees were formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California and initially disbanded in 1970 at the conclusion of their recording contract. At their peak they were competing with The Beatles for the top spot on album charts.
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Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees
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Tabbed by: Robb Anagnostis
This chord chart includes tab for the "GUITAR ARPEGGIO INSTRUMENTAL for 2 guitars" below the chart.
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Tuning: Standard
[INTRO]
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----0-----------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-3-----2-----0---| (play these 2 measures 2x for [INTRO])
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
"G-Riff" = Main riff (Rhythmic Figure)
(play these 2 measures everywhere "G-Riff" is placed below)
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----0-----0--(0)| (B in parentheses is played sometimes)
G|-----0-----------|---0-----0-------|
D|-----------------|-3-----2-----0---| (play these 2 measures 2x for [INTRO])
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[VERSE 1]
G-Riff
Take the last train to Clarksville,
G-Riff
And I'll meet you at the station,
G-Riff
you can be here by 4:30,
G-Riff
'Cause I've made your reservation,
C7* (stop)
don't be slow, Oh, no, no, no! Oh, no, no, no___!
(C7* = add the root/five bassline by alternating with C7/G=3x2310)
[VERSE 2]
G-Riff
'Cause I'm leaving in the morning,
G-Riff
and I must see you again,
G-Riff
We'll have one more night together,
G-Riff
'Til the morning brings my train,
C7*
and I must go, Oh, no, no, no! Oh, no, no, no___!
D7*
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home!
(D7* = add the root/five bassline by alternating with D7/A=x00212)
(Play G Riff twice to lead into Verse 3)
[VERSE 3]
G-Riff
Take the last train to Clarksville,
G-Riff
I'll be waiting at the station
G-Riff
We'll have time for coffee-flavored kisses,
G-Riff
And a bit of conversation,
C7*
Oh, no, no, no! Oh, no, no, no!
[BRIDGE 1]
G
Do-do di-di di-di do-do,
G11 (bass guitar actually stays on G as guitar plays Fadd9=xx3213. Or try F/G=3x321x)
Do-do di-di di-di do-do
G G11
Do-do di-di di-di do-do, doo
[VERSE 4]
G-Riff
Take the last train to Clarksville,
G-Riff
now I must hang up the phone,
G-Riff
I can't hear you in this noisy
G-Riff
railroad station, all alone,
C7*
I'm feeling low, Oh, no, no, no! Oh, no, no, no!
D7*
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home!
[INSTRUMENTAL] Guitar arpeggios (see below for tablature). Bass guitar plays G all through
| G | Fadd9 | G | Fadd9 |
Oh!
| G | Fadd9 | G | Fadd9 |
| G | Fadd9 | G | Fadd9 |
Oh________________________
| G | Fadd9 | G | stop on 1 |
___"Oh" cont'd________!
[VERSE 5] (repeat of VERSE 1)
G-Riff
Take the last train to Clarksville,
G-Riff
And I'll meet you at the station,
G-Riff
you can be here by 4:30,
G-Riff
'Cause I've made your reservation,
C7*
don't be slow, Oh, no, no, no! Oh, no, no, no!
D7*
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home!
[OUTRO]
G-Riff
Take the last train to Clarksville
[Repeat and Fade out]
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CHORD Voicings
[VERSE]
G 320003
C7 x32310
D7 xx0212 or x5453x
*C7/G 3x2310
*D7/A x00212 or 5x453x
*= optional to cover the root/five bass line
[BRIDGE]
G xx5433 or 355433
Fadd9 xx3213 (bass guitar plays G to create the G11 chord)
G11 3x321x or 3x0213 (these voicings for solo guitar to cover the bass note)
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GUITAR ARPEGGIO INSTRUMENTAL for 2 guitars.
Bass guitar plays G throughout
[INSTRUMENTAL]
Guitar 1
G arppeggio G11 arpeggio G arp. F/G arp.
e|-------3-----3---|-------3-----3---|-------3-----3---|-------5-----5---|
B|-----3-----3---3-|-----1-----1---1-|-----3-----3---3-|-----6-----6---6-|
G|-0h4-----0-------|-0h2-----2-------|-0h4-----0-------|-0h5-----5-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G arp. F/G arp. G arp. F/G arp.
e|-------7-----7---|-------8-----8---|-------10----10--|-------8-----8---|
B|-----8-----8---8-|-----10----10--10|-----12----12--12|-----10----10--10|
G|-0h7-----7-------|-0h10----10------|-0h12----12------|-0h10----10------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G arp. F/G arp. G arp. F/G arp.
e|-------7-----7---|-------5-----5---|-------7-----7---|-------8-----8---|
B|-----8-----8---8-|-----6-----6---6-|-----8-----8---8-|-----10----10--10|
G|-0h7-----7-------|-0h5-----5-------|-0h7-----7-------|-0h10----10------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Oh__________________________________________________________________
G arp. F/G arp. G arp. (stop on beat one)
e|-------10----10--|-------12----12--|-------10----10--|-8---------------||
B|-----12----12--12|-----10----10--10|-----12----12--12|-10--------------||
G|-0h12----12------|-0h10----10------|-0h12----12------|-10--------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
___"Oh" cont'd______________________________________!
Guitar 2 (played together with Guitar 1 for GUITAR ARPEGGIO INSTRUMENTAL)
(repeat these 2 measures 7½ times, then stop on beat one of last measure)
e|-10--10--10--10--|-10--10--10--10--|
B|---12--12--12--12|---13--13--13--13|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
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Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees
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Tabbed by: Robb Anagnostis
This chord chart includes tab for the "GUITAR ARPEGGIO INSTRUMENTAL for 2 guitars" below the chart.
--------------------------------------------------------
Tuning: Standard
[INTRO]
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----0-----------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-3-----2-----0---| (play these 2 measures 2x for [INTRO])
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
"G-Riff" = Main riff (Rhythmic Figure)
(play these 2 measures everywhere "G-Riff" is placed below)
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----0-----0--(0)| (B in parentheses is played sometimes)
G|-----0-----------|---0-----0-------|
D|-----------------|-3-----2-----0---| (play these 2 measures 2x for [INTRO])
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[VERSE 1]
G-Riff
Take the last train to Clarksville,
G-Riff
And I'll meet you at the station,
G-Riff
you can be here by 4:30,
G-Riff
'Cause I've made your reservation,
C7* (stop)
don't be slow, Oh, no, no, no! Oh, no, no, no___!
(C7* = add the root/five bassline by alternating with C7/G=3x2310)
[VERSE 2]
G-Riff
'Cause I'm leaving in the morning,
G-Riff
and I must see you again,
G-Riff
We'll have one more night together,
G-Riff
'Til the morning brings my train,
C7*
and I must go, Oh, no, no, no! Oh, no, no, no___!
D7*
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home!
(D7* = add the root/five bassline by alternating with D7/A=x00212)
(Play G Riff twice to lead into Verse 3)
[VERSE 3]
G-Riff
Take the last train to Clarksville,
G-Riff
I'll be waiting at the station
G-Riff
We'll have time for coffee-flavored kisses,
G-Riff
And a bit of conversation,
C7*
Oh, no, no, no! Oh, no, no, no!
[BRIDGE 1]
G
Do-do di-di di-di do-do,
G11 (bass guitar actually stays on G as guitar plays Fadd9=xx3213. Or try F/G=3x321x)
Do-do di-di di-di do-do
G G11
Do-do di-di di-di do-do, doo
[VERSE 4]
G-Riff
Take the last train to Clarksville,
G-Riff
now I must hang up the phone,
G-Riff
I can't hear you in this noisy
G-Riff
railroad station, all alone,
C7*
I'm feeling low, Oh, no, no, no! Oh, no, no, no!
D7*
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home!
[INSTRUMENTAL] Guitar arpeggios (see below for tablature). Bass guitar plays G all through
| G | Fadd9 | G | Fadd9 |
Oh!
| G | Fadd9 | G | Fadd9 |
| G | Fadd9 | G | Fadd9 |
Oh________________________
| G | Fadd9 | G | stop on 1 |
___"Oh" cont'd________!
[VERSE 5] (repeat of VERSE 1)
G-Riff
Take the last train to Clarksville,
G-Riff
And I'll meet you at the station,
G-Riff
you can be here by 4:30,
G-Riff
'Cause I've made your reservation,
C7*
don't be slow, Oh, no, no, no! Oh, no, no, no!
D7*
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home!
[OUTRO]
G-Riff
Take the last train to Clarksville
[Repeat and Fade out]
-----------------------------------
CHORD Voicings
[VERSE]
G 320003
C7 x32310
D7 xx0212 or x5453x
*C7/G 3x2310
*D7/A x00212 or 5x453x
*= optional to cover the root/five bass line
[BRIDGE]
G xx5433 or 355433
Fadd9 xx3213 (bass guitar plays G to create the G11 chord)
G11 3x321x or 3x0213 (these voicings for solo guitar to cover the bass note)
-----------------------------------
GUITAR ARPEGGIO INSTRUMENTAL for 2 guitars.
Bass guitar plays G throughout
[INSTRUMENTAL]
Guitar 1
G arppeggio G11 arpeggio G arp. F/G arp.
e|-------3-----3---|-------3-----3---|-------3-----3---|-------5-----5---|
B|-----3-----3---3-|-----1-----1---1-|-----3-----3---3-|-----6-----6---6-|
G|-0h4-----0-------|-0h2-----2-------|-0h4-----0-------|-0h5-----5-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G arp. F/G arp. G arp. F/G arp.
e|-------7-----7---|-------8-----8---|-------10----10--|-------8-----8---|
B|-----8-----8---8-|-----10----10--10|-----12----12--12|-----10----10--10|
G|-0h7-----7-------|-0h10----10------|-0h12----12------|-0h10----10------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G arp. F/G arp. G arp. F/G arp.
e|-------7-----7---|-------5-----5---|-------7-----7---|-------8-----8---|
B|-----8-----8---8-|-----6-----6---6-|-----8-----8---8-|-----10----10--10|
G|-0h7-----7-------|-0h5-----5-------|-0h7-----7-------|-0h10----10------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Oh__________________________________________________________________
G arp. F/G arp. G arp. (stop on beat one)
e|-------10----10--|-------12----12--|-------10----10--|-8---------------||
B|-----12----12--12|-----10----10--10|-----12----12--12|-10--------------||
G|-0h12----12------|-0h10----10------|-0h12----12------|-10--------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
___"Oh" cont'd______________________________________!
Guitar 2 (played together with Guitar 1 for GUITAR ARPEGGIO INSTRUMENTAL)
(repeat these 2 measures 7½ times, then stop on beat one of last measure)
e|-10--10--10--10--|-10--10--10--10--|
B|---12--12--12--12|---13--13--13--13|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
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