CAKE

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>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



Date: Sun, 9 Feb 1997 21:26:49 -0500 (EST)

"The Distance" by Cake
tabbed by douG  (Doug3780@aol.com)

I'm too lazy to write the timing in, so just listen to the song & learn it.
3^(4) means bend on the third fret to the sound of the fourth fret (1/2 step
bend)...everything else is pretty standard tab.

Verse
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------1/3\1---0-------0h1p0-------------|
|-----4---2/4\2---0---2---0h2p0---2---4-----|
|-----3---------------4-----------4---3-----|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
they deftly...

Pre-chorus
|----------------------------------------|
|----12---11---10---9---7---5---5---5----|
|----12---11---10---8---7---6---5---4----|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
the sun...

Chorus
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------0--1--2----|
|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3^(4)-------------|
the distance...

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------/7--5---------|
|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------7--5---|
for speed...

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|---------------2------------------------|
|---0--------------------------0--1--2---|
|-------3^(4)-------0--3^(4)-------------|
racing...

Lyrics:
reluctantly crouched at the starting line
engines pumping & thumping in time
the green light flashes, the flags go up
churning & burning, they yearn for the cup
they deftly manuever & muscle for rank
fuel burning fast on an empty tank
reckless & wild, they pour through the turns
their prowess is potent & secretly stern
as they speed through the finish, the flags go down
the fans get up & they get out of town
the arena is empty except for one man
still driving & striving as fast as he can
the sun has gone down & the moon has come up
& long ago somebody left with the cup
but he's driving & striving & hugging the turns
& thinking of someone for whom he still burns

'cause he's going the distance, he's going for speed
she's all alone in her time of need
because he's racing & pacing & plotting the course
he's fighting & biting & riding on his horse
he's going the distance

no trophies, no flowers, no flashbulbs, no line
he's haunted by something he cannot define
bowel-shaking earthquakes of doubt & remorse
assail him, impale him with monster truck force
in his mind he's still driving, still making the grade
she's hoping in time that his memories will fade
From WillRainsb@aol.com Mon Feb 17 15:04:39 1997
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 06:45:11 -0500 (EST)
From: WillRainsb@aol.com
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: TAB: 'The Distance' by 'Cake'

Song: The Distance

Band: Cake

CD: Fashion Nugget

Compiled by: WillRainsb

This is a really cool song and listen to the song for timing

What The Symbols mean    / = slide,  ( ) = bend,  h = hammeron, p= pull off,
- = separates notes

when the song goes "Now The Sun Has gone down and the Moon has Come up" the
guitar goes quiet and there is trumpet with a mute

{Standard Tuning}

Verse: play it three times 

6:
5:
4: 2-                         4-                   4-              
3: 0- 2- /- 3 / 1- 0 -  2 - 0h - 1p- 0- 2- 
2: 0- 1- /- 4 / 2- 0 -        0h -2p- 0
1:


Chorus:  You play riff a 2x then to riff 2x 

Riff A
6: 0- 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 3-                      0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -
0 - 
5:                                          0h - 1h - 2h -
                                                       2
4:


























                                                                            2
- 2 - 0- 
3:
2:
1:
Riff B 

6:             (3)- 3 - 4 -
5: 2 - 0 -                    0 - 1 - 2 -
4:
3:
2:
1:


Questions Thank you  questions compliments send to WillRainsb 
From Doug3780@aol.com Mon Feb 17 15:06:45 1997
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 15:16:29 -0500 (EST)
From: Doug3780@aol.com
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: corrected cake tab

"The Distance" by Cake
tabbed by douG  (Doug3780@aol.com)

I'm too lazy to write the timing in, so just listen to the song & learn it.
3^(4) means bend on the third fret to the sound of the fourth fret (1/2 step
bend)...everything else is pretty standard tab.

Verse
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------1/3\1---0-------0h1p0-------------|
|-----4---2/4\2---0---2---0h2p0---2---4-----|
|-----5---------------4-----------4---5-----|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
they deftly...

Pre-chorus
|----------------------------------------|
|----12---11---10---9---7---5---5---5----|
|----12---11---10---8---7---6---5---4----|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
the sun...

Chorus
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------0--1--2----|
|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3^(4)-------------|
the distance...

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------/7--5---------|
|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------7--5---|
for speed...

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|---------------2------------------------|
|---0--------------------------0--1--2---|
|-------3^(4)-------0--3^(4)-------------|
racing...

Lyrics:
reluctantly crouched at the starting line
engines pumping & thumping in time
the green light flashes, the flags go up
churning & burning, they yearn for the cup
they deftly manuever & muscle for rank
fuel burning fast on an empty tank
reckless & wild, they pour through the turns
their prowess is potent & secretly stern
as they speed through the finish, the flags go down
the fans get up & they get out of town
the arena is empty except for one man
still driving & striving as fast as he can
the sun has gone down & the moon has come up
& long ago somebody left with the cup
but he's driving & striving & hugging the turns
& thinking of someone for whom he still burns

'cause he's going the distance, he's going for speed
she's all alone in her time of need
because he's racing & pacing & plotting the course
he's fighting & biting & riding on his horse
he's going the distance

no trophies, no flowers, no flashbulbs, no line
he's haunted by something he cannot define
bowel-shaking earthquakes of doubt & remorse
assail him, impale him with monster truck force
in his mind he's still driving, still making the grade
she's hoping in time that his memories will fade
From paperboy@juno.com Tue Mar  4 08:18:25 1997
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 1997 18:20:55 -0800
From: Fred Jimpson 
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: TAB: 'The Distance' by 'Cake'

****** Note to OLGA people ******************************************
** The other version(s) of "The distance" on Olga are not complete **
** This one is complete and also includes the lyrics               **
*********************************************************************


GUITAR TAB
Cake's "The Distance"
Found on "Fashion Nugget"
Tabbed by: Fred Jimpson 

/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
p = pull off

-INTRO-

(Silence)

-VERSE-

e--------------------------------
B---0---1/3\1--0------0h1p0------
G---0---2/4\2--0--2---0h2p0--2---
D-----------------4----------4---  (Repeat several times)
A--------------------------------
E--------------------------------

(Pre-Chorus)
e---7---6---5---3---2---0---0---0---
B---8---7---6---5---3---2---1---0---
G-----------------------------------
D-----------------------------------
A-----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------

-CHORUS-

e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------0-1-2-----------------5h7-7-5---
E---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-3---------0-0--0-0--0-0----------7-
                     ^slight bend

 (Repeat above riff twice)

e------------------------
B------------------------
G------------------------
D---------2--------------
A---1-0------------0-1-2-  (Repeat several times,
E-------3----3--4--------    then repeat riff above &
             ^slight bend        go back to verse riff)


-LYRICS-

(Intro)
Reluctantly crouched at the starting line
Engines pumping and thumping in time
The green light flashes, The flags go up
Churning and burning they yearn for the cup

(Verse 1)
They deftly maneuver and muscle for rank
Fuel burning fast on an empty tank
Reckless and wild they pour through the turns
Their prowess is potent and secretly stern
As they speed through the finish the flags go down
The fans get up and they get out of town
The arena is empty except for one man
Still driving and striving as fast as he can

(Pre-Chorus)
The sun has gone down and the moon has come up
And long ago somebody left with the cup
But he's driving and striving and hugging the turns
And thinking of someone for whom he still burns

(Chorus)
He's going the distance
He's going full speed
She's all alone in a time of need
Because he's racing and pacing and plotting the course
He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse
He's going the distance...

(Verse 2)
No trophy no flowers no flashbulbs no line
He's haunted by something he cannot define
Bowel shaking earthquakes of doubt and remorse
Assail him impale him with monster truck force
In his mind he's still driving still making the grade
She's hoping in time that her memories will fade
Cause he's racing and pacing and plotting the course
He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse