CAKE - The Distance

      
 
 >From: morgano@ici.net (Bob Morgano)
 >Subject: CAKE "THE DISTANCE" (GUITAR ONLY) THE RIGHT WAY!!!
 >Date: 29 Nov 1996 21:46:51 GMT
 
 CAKE
 "THE DISTANCE"
 >From the album "Fashion Nugget"
 Written by Greg Brown (G.P. Brown Publishing/BMI)
 c 1996 Capricorn Records
 
 Transcribed by: Bob Morgano (morgano@ici.net)
 
 _________ ___ ________ ___
 ____ ___

 E ---------- ---- ---- ---- --- -- ---------- ---- --- --- --- --
 B --0______(0)---2/sl\4/sl\2---4-- ---------- ----0/h\2/p\0--- --
 G --4______(4)---2/sl\4/sl\2---4-- --2______(2)---0/h\2/p\0---2--
 D -------------------------------- --4______(4)---------------4--
 A -------------------------------- ------------------------------
 E -------------------------------- ------------------------------ 
 

 
 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 
     
 _____ _____ _ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
 _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ _

 E - - --- - --- - --- - ---- - --- -- - - --- - --- - --- ----- -- - --- --
 B - - --- - --- - --- - ---- - --- -- - - --- - --- - --- ----- -- - --- --
 G - - --- - --- - --- - ---- - --- -- - - --- - --- - --- ----- -- - --- --
 D - - --- - --- - --- - ---- - --- -- - - --- - --- - --- -(0)h2--0- --- --
 A - - --- - --- - --- - ----0-1---2-- - - --- - --- - --- ----------2--- --
 E -0-0---0-0---0-0---0-3/b\---------- -0-0---0-0---0-0---0--------------3-- 
 

 
 1      2 3 4    1 2 3 4 
  _______   ___ 
 ___ _ _ _ _

 E -- --- - - ---- ------ --- - - --
 B -- --- - - ---- ------ --- - - --
 G -- --- - - ---- ------ --- - - --
 D -- --- - -2---- ------ --- - - --
 A --1/p\0- ------ ------ ---0-1-2--
 E --------3------3------4---------- 
 

 
 1 2 3 4 
     
 ________ _ ___ ___
 ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 E -- ---- - - --- - --- - - - - - --
 B -- ---- - - --- - --- - - - - - --
 G -- ---- - - --- - --- - - - - - --
 D -- ---- - -2--- - --- - - - - - --
 A --1/p\-0- ----- - --- - - -0-1-2--
 E ---------3-----0-3---0-4-0-------- 
 

 
 1 2 3 4 
     
 
 From WrockPhrog@aol.com Wed Apr 2 08:51:00 1997
 Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 20:19:55 -0500 (EST)
 From: WrockPhrog@aol.com
 Subject: Cake Tablature(The Distance)
 
 The tabber before me almost had it all right, but there were a few minor
 problems with it, so I decided to send them to you. Mine is easier to read
 too, because I do not put in the rythym parts. You guys are smart enough to
 do it yourselves out there.
 
 First Part: throughout verses repeating over and over

 e--------------------------------------------------
 b--0----1-/-3-\-1-0---------0-h-1-p-0-------
 g--0----2-/-4-\-2-0---2----0-h--2-p-0--2----
 d-------------------------4--------------------4---
 

 
 Trumpet part(not played by guitar, but it sounds cool!):

 e-7-6-5-3-2-0-0-0-
 g-8-7-6-5-3-2-1-0-
 

 
 Chorus:

 a--------------------012--------------5/7-75
 e-00-00-00-03b---------00-00-0---------7\
 

 Tab:"The Distance" by Cake
 Album: Fashion Nugget
 
 This is a really good song of an incredible album. I'm calling this one the biggest surprise album of 1997. I'm pretty sure this tab is accurate, because I saw them play it live here(Montreal) in December.
 
 Verse Riff(Clean tone)

 e:I--------------------------------I
 B:I---0---1/3\1-0------0h1p0---0---I
 G:I---0---2/4\2-0-2----0h2p0-2-0---I
 D:I---------------4----------4-----I
 A:I--------------------------------I
 E:I--------------------------------I
 

 
 Do that as many times as needed, then skip the part with the trumpet until this:
 
 Chorus(Distorted)

 e:I----------------------------I---------------------------I
 B:I----------------------------I---------------------------I
 G:I----------------------------I---------------------------I
 D:I----------------------------I---------------------------I
 A:I----------------------0-1-2-I------------------5/7-7-5--I
 E:I-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-3b4-------I-0-0--0-0--0-0--0---------7I
 

 
 There's also this part, which is thrown in here and there:
 
 Post-Chorus(Distorted)

 e:I------------------------I
 B:I------------------------I
 G:I------------------------I
 D:I---------2--------------I
 A:I-----------------0-1-2--I
 E:I---0-3-0---3b4-4--------I
 

 ! !
 I'm not sure if this is done with a hammer-on or not.
 
 That's all the guitar in the song. I just want to mention that according to an interview with their guitarist, Cake gets their unique sound by buying the cheapest, beat-up equipment they can find. Cool, eh!
 
 Any comments, criticisms, corrections, etc.. can be sent to me at: allen09@cn.ca(Jamie)