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Blow at High Dough
The Tragically Hip
Transcribed by:
Dale Clinton
Rod Nolan
This part is actually the bass before the rhythm guitar comes in.
V1 They shot a movie
V2 Out at the speedway
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|--2-4-4-4-|--2-4-4-4-|--2-4-4-4-|--2-4-4-4-|--2-4-4-4-|--2-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
once in my hometown everybody was in it for miles
some kinda Elvis thing well I ain't no movie star but I can
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|--2-4-4-4-|--2-4-4-4-|--0-2-2-2-|--0-2-2-2-|--2-4-4-4-|--2-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|-2-0-0-0--|-2-0-0-0--|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
around
get behing anything Yeah I can get behing anything heh!
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|--2-4-4-4-|--4-4-2-4-|-4-4-4-4--|----------|----------|----------|
A|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|----------|----------|----------|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
Get it out Get it all out Yeah stretch that thing
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|-4-4-2-4--|-2-4-2----|-4-4-2-4--|-2-4-2----|-4-4-2-4--|-2-4-2----|
A|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2----|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
Make it last make it last At least till the ???
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|-2-2-0-2--|-0-2-0----|-2-2-0-2--|-0-2-0----|-4-4-2-4--|-4-2-4----|
A|-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0----|-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0----|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2----|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
E|-x-| You know the part where Gord is kinda talkin to himself
B|-3-| "How do I explain this, how do I put it into words,
G|-4-| It's one thing or another but it's neither this nor that"
D|-2-| Well this is the chord that is wailing away behind it.
A|-x-| And if this ain't it then slide it up a fret or two
E|-x-| Like I said, I don't have my guitar here but I'm pretty sure
that the shape of the chord is right.
From: CLINTON D
Rod,
I was just looking at what you sent me on Blow At High Dough and
I don't understand what part it is. Is it the beginning rhythm? I
know the Intro and I think it goes like this:
E--------I-----------I--------I--------I
B--12----I---(12)----I--(12)--I--(12)--I
G--------I-----------I--------I--------I
D--------I-----------I--------I--------I
A--------I-----------I--------I--------I
E--------I-----------I--------I--------I
This is the part where I think the base is playing just before the
words start. Repeat this first part once more while the lyrics are
beginning.
>
> Actually the part that I tabbed above *is* the bass part. :)
>
Next the second guitar comes in and plays something like this:
Everybody was.. For miles.. Out at..
E-------I--------------I----------I---------I----------I-------I
B---2---I------(2)-----I---2/4----I--(4)----I-4---2/4--I--(4)--I
G-------I--------------I----------I---------I----------I-------I
D-------I--------------I----------I---------I----------I-------I
A-------I--------------I----------I---------I----------I-------I
E-------I--------------I----------I---------I----------I-------I
Some kind.. Well I ain't no movie star..
E----------I--------I--------I--------------------------I
B--4--2/4--I--(4)---I---8/7--I--(7)----------9-------11-I
G----------I--------I--------I--------------------------I
D----------I--------I--------I--------------------------I
A----------I--------I--------I--------------------------I
E----------I--------I--------I--------------------------I
But I .. YEA I CAN...
E--(11)---I--------I----------I
B---------I--------I----------I
G---------I---2----I--(2)-----I
D---------I---2----I--(2)-----I
A---------I---0----I--(0)-----I
E---------I--------I----------I
I THINK THE MAIN RHYTHM GOES AS FOLLOWS
E
B
G 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
D 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
A 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 0
E
At least it is how I play it and it sounds good to me any suggestions
or corrections?
Send corrections and suggestions to
Rod Nolan
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Matt Lead Player |
#1 by Matt Beach at Jan 2, 1975 at 6:35 PM EST |
| Another comment... This is a great song nonetheless, I think I am one of the five americans who know the Tragically Hip are. I have asked maybe several people I know in my hometown (I live 75 miles south of US/Canadian Border and about 140 miles south of Winnipeg) and they are stumped by my questions. Of course, I am only one of five people in my town who listens to public radio, so I am standout strange. I'm ranting now, so long live THE HIP! | |
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Josh Average |
#2 by Josh Smith at Aug 19, 1978 at 4:36 PM EST |
| This is a song about an amateur gay porno. "well I ain't no movie star but I can get behind anything " I think that part says it all. The next paragraph further proves this, as well. Actually, I remember it being confirmed that this song was in fact about a gay amateur porno once... | |
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Scott Average |
#3 by Scott Anderson at May 6, 1986 at 5:30 AM EST |
| OK, if banks and cruise lines can use a Iggy Pop song about heroin addiction in their commercials, then there's nothing wrong with the obscure lyrics of a Hip song. My only real point of contention is that it's not about a GAY porn. | |
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Cohen Wanna Be |
#4 by Cohen B at Jul 5, 1986 at 11:54 AM EST |
| hmm.. i've considered that the phrase "Blow at High Dough" could mean.. high-priced prostitution.. i.e. High Dough = Big Money. Most of the lyrics seem to fit with a prostitution theme.. but I welcome any other interpretation. | |
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lewi Wanna Be |
#5 by lewi broadway at Feb 18, 1992 at 2:41 PM EST |
| kick ass song kick ass band just like us Canadians | |
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Jeff Average |
#6 by Jeff Berg at Feb 13, 1993 at 3:10 AM EST |
| don't know about the porn thing, though it does seem to fit. In Made In Canada, Alan Roy got started in the entertainment business directing a movie called Prom Night At Horny High. (the movie is pretty much what you'd expect with a title like that)...don't know if that's a connection whatever it means, this i one of my favorite songs by the Hip, and MiC is definitely in my top 5 favorite tv shows | |
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kyle Average |
#7 by kyle anderson at May 25, 1999 at 9:14 PM EST |
| "Blow at High Dough" - Act opon it while your ahead. I once head Gordie say live " This song is about the movie that i'm going to make about you" | |
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Trey Average |
#8 by Trey smith at Apr 4, 2002 at 12:13 AM EST |
| Welcome to the wonderful world of 8MM then...if this meaning is true, why would a TV show like "Made in Canada" use it as their theme song? I guess if the meaning is veiled, then what's the harm I guess? | |
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Zach Average |
#9 by Zach at Aug 28, 2005 at 4:15 PM EST |
| Blow is cocaine. When he says blow at high dough he means cocaine at expensive prices. Which makes sense with the whole gay porn theme I guess. | |