M. Ward – One Hundred Million Years (Guitar Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)

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from the album "Hold Time" 6-27-2010 tab by: Jacob Dexter UPDATED WITH ADDITIONAL CHORUS CHORDS 9-1-2020 DADGBe Fingerpicked 4/4, mid tempo M Ward plays this in D6 tuning with the 6th, 2nd and 1st strings tuned down a step, here Ive tabbed out a version in drop d, with only the 6th string dropped to D. The possibilites for improv over the main chord progression are endless, have fun with it! You can really improve your finger picking of arpeggios messing around with this one. To see me play this in this tuning search for this song on YouTube by ‘Ghosts & Empties’. Chords (low to high, left to right) Dsus2 - 0x023x A - x0222x G - 5xx033 Bm -x24432 A/F# - 4x222x ^h - hammer on s - slide b - bend and return p = pull off (riff 1)

E|-----------------------------------5-5s7-5-----------------------------|
B|------0^h3----3--s7-5-3-b5-3----s7--------7p5-3---------7---5----0h3---|
G|-2-2--------2-----------------------------------------7-----5----0h2---|
D|----------------------------------------------------7-------5----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-------0-------0------0--0------0-------------0--------------0-----|

Arpeggiate Dsus2, alternate using the 6th string D and 4th D string as your bass note Dsus2 this river that we ride has always been alive (you can throw in this little riff during this break in the verse, ward does it live)

(riff 2)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------2-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------0h2s4-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0h2-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Dsus2 Oh, my soul A Dsus2 One hundred million years Dsus2 this river that we ride will roll on when we die (riff 2) Dsus2 Oh, my soul A Dsus2 One hundred million years G And this love Dsus2 this love between you and I Bm A/F# A is older than that burning ball of fire in the sky G Dsus2 and the gale that fills our sails (riff 1) Dsus2 and the lights that shine tonight have always been alive (riff 2) A Dsus2 Oh, my soul one hundred million years Dsus2 yeah the lights that shine tonight will burn on when we die (riff 2) A Dsus2 Oh, my soul one hundred million years G And this love Dsus2 this love between you and I Bm A/F# A Is older than that burning ball of fire up in the sky G Dsus2 and the gale that fills our sails (riff 1) you can play this during the chorus and/or during the instrumental bridge. its a picking of the chorus chords playing out the melody that m ward plays live often

E|---3----3---5s7-5------5s7------------3---3----5s7------5s7------------|
B|---3--3----------7--------7---5b-3----3-3----------7--------7----5b-3--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5------5----------0------0------0—-5----------0--------0------0|

E|---3----3---5s7-5------5s7-----------------------------------------------|
B|---3--3----------7--------7---5b-3----------2--2----3s5-2-2h3---3--------|
G|--------------------------------------------2---2---------------2--------|
D|--------------------------------------------2----2-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------0--------------------------------|
D|---5------5----------0------0------0----------------------------0--------|

Again, its not how M ward plays it, but it sounds very close and is so much fun to play. After the second verse and chorus, mess around with whatever you can think of in key of D or G, theres just so many places you can go, build if up to a big crescendo and then softly land into the final chorus and riff 1 as your coda. Watch M ward play it live on youtube to see what you can do in the solo section, and watch me play it as its tabbed here by searching this song by “Ghosts & Empties”.