View Guitar Chords for Boathouse - chords ver. 2
BOATHOUSE - Noah Gundersen Tabbed by: djhunsin E-mail: [email protected] Tuning: Standard Some of the other versions were close, but not quite right so I thought I'd contribute.. >>> Chord diagrams, as well as some of other nuances to this song, are located at the bottom of this page! Intro: Em C G D x4 Em G G* G G* Boathouse, coming down the riverBoathousGe, Dcarrying mEmy son CBoathousGe,D carrying hisEm mother C G D (build) You know she's the only oneCCaroline, Dmy heart is aching ButEm I can't quit this townC CCaroline,D my heartless drinking EmI can't quit this townC CSo go onD, wave goodbyeInterlude 1: Em C G D x3 Em C DEmHaul out,C packing up his suitcase CHaul out,D crying like the rain CHaul oGut, Dscreaming "this aEmin't living," CAnd I kGnow you're rightDCCaroline,D I've been wondering EmWhy you didn't pick a better man?C CCaroline,D my Mona Lisa Emstill can't match your Csmile CSo go on,D wave goodbyeInterlude 2: Em C G D x2 Em C G D Am G** C Em G G* G G* Boathouse, coming down the riverBoatGhouse,D carrying Emmy love CBoathousGe, Dcarry them to Emsafety CUp from the GMississippi Dmud CFor I Dlost my GloveEND =============================================================================================================== Let me start by saying that I have no music theory training and do everything by ear. That said, the chord names I have used below are more symbolic - I'll do my best to name them correctly. Please feel free to send me a message with their technical names. Watch videos of Noah playing to get a feel for his strumming/chord changes, I did my best to be very accurate in placing the chords where they change. (Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTnD2e6lkjU ) Chords Used: Em C G G* G** D Am e|-0-----0-----3-----3-----3----0----3-| B|-0-----1-----0-----1-----1----3----1-| G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-| D|-2-----2-----0-----2-----0----4----2-| A|-2-----3-----0-----0-----2----5----0-| E|-0-----3-----3-----3-----0----5----0-| Note 1: Throughout the song, Noah does a lot of hammer-ons and pull-offs with the B and D strings. Especially when he plays a C. When playing a G*, Noah almost always does so by first hammering-on the B and D strings out of a G chord. Note 2: Coming out of Interlude 2 Noah exits with what I will call an Am, and does a quick jump to what I will call G** right before moving to the C, like this (added an approximate strum pattern here to help): D D D U D U D Am.... G** C e|--3-3-3--3-3-3---0-| B|--1-1-1--1-1-1---1-| G|--0-0-0--0-0-0---0-| D|--2-2-2--2-2-0---2-| A|--0-0-0--0-0-2---3-| E|--0-0-0--0-0-0---3-| If you're confused on this part, watch the video linked above. The section I've tabbed out begins exactly at 3:09. Have Fun!!