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Song: Ferryland Sealer Artist: Great Big Sea Album: Turn Tabbed by: Andre Bruneau <nitotem2@yahoo.com> Capo 2nd fret (chords written relative to capo) chords Em - 022xxx G - 320033 Cadd9 - x32033 D - xx0323 C - x32010 As with many Great Big Sea songs, the trick is to master the strumming patterns. It is difficult to tab out strums, but listening to the song is definetly the best way to go. The Intro and first verse consists mainly of hard downstrokes (listen to the song for guidance). Note the little pull-off thing happening with the D in some places. Watch it though ... the song really begins to pick up by verse 2 ... This is one of the best bands I've ever heard ... and a great song! God Bless you East Coast musicians - your music is fantastic! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Intro: (repeat the following 4 times, lyrics begin on final D of intro) (...our schooner ...)
Em----------------D---------|--- ----------------3----3---|--- ----------------2----0---|--- 4 x --2----2--------0----0-- |--- --2----2-----------------|--- --0----0-----------------|---
Verse 1: (hard downstokes)
Our ScEmhooner and our sloop in FerrDyland they do lie They'rEme already riggGed to be boundD for the ice All yoEmu lads of the Gsouth ---- ern (softly) D C (arpegiate) We will have you to beware (hard) Em G D She's going to the ice in the spring of the year
Chorus: (hit each chord once hard) Em D Em D Em (begin strumming) Laddie whack fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day Em G Em G Em G Em G Verse 2: (as above but faster pace/more strumming)
Our coEmurse be east north-east for two dayDs and two nights Our caEmptain he cried ouGt 'boys look ahDead for the ice! We hovEme her aboGut standing iDn for the lCadd9and twas iEmn a few more hGours we were fiDrm in the jam
Chorus: (as above) Em G Em G Verse 3: (as in verse 2) Our captain he cried out "come on boys lend a hand" Our cook he makes the breakfast and each man takes a dram With there bats in their hands it was earlye for the go Every man showed his action 'thout the missin' of a blow Chorus: (as above) Em G Em G Verse 4: Some were killin', some were scalpin, some were haulin' on board and some more they were firing and a-missin' of their loads in the dusk of the evening all hands in from the cold and we counted nine hundred fine scalps in the h ----old Instrumental Em D Em D Pre-chorus to Bridge G Cadd9 D G Cadd9 D Bridge:
We're noGw off Cape Spear and in siCadd9ght of Cape BDroyle We will Gdance - sing - carouse me boys in Cadd9just a little Dwhile we'll soGon enjoy the charms of our swCadd9eathearts and our frDiends
(downstrokes and heavy palm muting for the following)
But it willEm not be long b'fore we're down inD the bend Chorus: (strum throughout) Em D Em D Em (begin strumming) Laddie whack fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day
Em G Em G Verse 5: (strum pattern follows verse 2-4)
Our SEmchooner and our sloop in FerDryland they do lie They'rEme already riggGed to be boundD for the ice Em G (once hard) All you lads of the south --------- ern
(as in verse 1) (softly) D C (arpegiate) We will have you to beware (hard) Em G D She's going to the ice in the spring of the year chorus: (strum hard and fast)
LaddieEm whack fall the laDddie, laddie wEmhack faDll the Emday Fall the laddDie, laddie wEmhack falDl the Emday Fall the laddDie, laddie wEmhack falDl the Emday
fin.