The Tragically Hip – Gus The Polar Bear From Central Park (Guitar Tab)

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Gus the Polar Bear from Central Park - Rob Baker's guitar parts throughout the song minor modifications after listening to the track repeatedly) Timing is not accurate and is very nuanced - lots of good phrasing. [Intro]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-/-5---------15b------------------------------------2--0--2--0---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------2--0--2--0---------|
D|-----------------------------0h2p0h2p20h2p0h2p2----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0--/--5--\--0---------------------------2-3--2--2--3--2-------------------|
G|-----------------4p2p0------------0--0---2-2--2--2--2--2-------------------|
D|-----------------------2--0--2-------------------------------2---0h2p0h2---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------2-b-r-------------------------------|
D|---0h2p0h2h2p0h2p0---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[1 st Chorus]

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3--------3-/-5-\-3------------------------3--|
G|--------------------------------2/4\2------0--2---4-----|  
D|-----------2--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------3--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3--------3-/-5-\-3--------------------3--2---|
G|--------------------------------2/4\2~~~~~~------2--2---|
D|-----------2--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------3--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

[First solo]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------9-----7h9p7h9p7----6b--r6-------2b-r-p0--2bbbb----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--15--\---0----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3p0----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2p0-----2p0--2br--2p0--2p0---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2p0-2-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------2-----0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0--------------------------|
A|----------------------2----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2-3--2-----/8-----/8--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-2--2------------------------------------------2p0-2p0--2br----------|
D|---------------------------0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[2nd Chorus]

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3--------3-/-5-\-3------------------------3--|
G|--------------------------------2/4\2------0--2---4-----|  x3
D|-----------2--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------3--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3--------3-/-5-\-3--------------------3--2---|
G|--------------------------------2/4\2~~~~~~------2--2---|
D|-----------2--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------3--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

[2nd Solo]

 WAH to end of the song
            ~~~~
e|-----------0---------------3---2-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0-----5---3h5------------5p2p0--------------------5p3p0---5-----|
G|-----------0---------------------------------2br--p0--2bbb-----------------|
D|-----------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--15-/-0-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------5b---5--3h5---5br--3--------------------------------14bbbr-p0-------|
B|--3h5-------------------------5--5p3p0---5----------3p0--------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------2p0h2-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------3---5b---3----10b-----------------------|
B|--------------------------10b----10---12-/-15-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

[3rd Chorus]

 <----- repeat 3 times ------>                                                                    
e|-----------------------------|------------------------|
B|--15br---------------12--15--|------15br--------------|
G|---------14--12-14-----------|-------------14br-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

[Third solo and outro]
                  ~~~~
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------12---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------12-----14--12--------------------------/-9---7--6--4--2--0-|
D|----------------12-------------14--12--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------14--12----/-7----------------------|
E|--12-\--0------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------2bbbbbbr------2---0---------------------11bbb-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------2---0-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------2p0------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------12-14--15---14br----------|
G|------------------------------12-14-12-14-12-14---------------------14-----|
D|--------12-14-12-14--12-14-------------------------------------------------|
A|--12-14--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---14br---14br----14---15---15br---15br-15br--12---14---/-8--12b----5------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------3p0----------------------------|
G|--/-7h9---6br----4br--2br--p0------2br-p0-------2br-p0--2p0----------------|
D|------------------------------0h2-----------------------------2p0h2--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|