Long may you run

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Hey Luke! Aloha man. I was hoping that you could do a video for us beginners with your Yoda like chops for the Neil Young song Long May you Run? I love the harmonica in this tune and its laid back drawn out feel. Thanks dude!

-Craig

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It’s Giday Mate from me but I’m also a beginner with the same request. Come on Luke, you know you want to. I would love to learn ‘Long May you Run’ and you are the best teacher that I have found.
Papa Curly (Craige)

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Hi again Craig
I’m sure Luke is a busy Man with too many requests to please us all.
Have you had any success finding the tabs for this song?
The opening solo especially is wicked and i would love to be able to play it well.
I have found a few conflicting sources so I’m really not sure what’s correct.
It’s not sounding quite right but that might be just my lack of talent.

Regards
Craige

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Harptabs.com is always a good place to start the search! Keep me posted…

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Thank You Luke, very kind of you to reply to me here on the other side of the earth.
I’ve found a few different posts on Harpstabs and another from George Goodman whose talent is great but his tutelage not so much; not for a beginner anyway.
One thing I have noticed about Neil Young is that he seems to play it differently every time, so it depends on which performance you’re listening to. No wonder I get confused. However, on Harpstabs there are also 3 different keys suggested. C, D & G.
I’ve been using a Special 20 in D and it sounds like the right key to me, but what do I know? For now, I’ve settled on this for the opening solo:

5 -4 4 -4 5 4
5 6 -6 -6 6 5 -4 -4
5 6 6 -6 -6 6 5
-4 4 4 -4 5
-4 -4 5 4

Hoping someone will correct me, if necessary, before I practice too long with the wrong tabs.

Regards
Craige

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Hey Craige! other than harp tabs, this video is the best ive found. He does a decent job. Good luck man!

Cheers,
Craig

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Thanks Craig,
Yes, he does a decent job of it. I’d be happy to play harmonica as well as him. He manages to play guitar at the same time. Posted the tabs too, so we can’t ask for much more than that. It’s a great tune. Hopefully I can become half good at it. Good luck to you too.

Regards
Craige

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