Noah Gundersen - Boathouse
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BOATHOUSE - Noah Gundersen
Tabbed by: djhunsin
E-mail: djhunsin@gmail.com
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 river
BoathousGe, Dcarrying mEmy son
CBoathousGe,D carrying hisEm mother
C G D (build)
You know she's the only one
CCaroline, 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 goodbye
Interlude 1:
Em C G D x3
Em C D
EmHaul 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 rightD
CCaroline,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 goodbye
Interlude 2:
Em C G D x2
Em C G D Am G** C
Em G G* G G*
Boathouse, coming down the river
BoatGhouse,D carrying Emmy love
CBoathousGe, Dcarry them to Emsafety
CUp from the GMississippi Dmud
CFor I Dlost my Glove
END
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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!!