Rowboat Lyrics

ROWBOAT
As recorded by Ron Thal
(From the 1997 Album HERMIT)
Words and Music by Ron Thal
Arranged by Ron Thal
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Q=124
Gtrs I, II
E. S S S S S S S S S e S S S e
||o---------------------------------|
||--5--5---14S7p5p0-------5-------7-|
||o-5--5----------------------------|
1.,2.,3. 4. H.=H
E. S S S S S S S S S e S S S e E. S S S S S S S S S e Q
|----------------------------------o||----------------------------------|
|-5--5---14S7p5p0-------5-----7-10--||-5--5---14S7p5p0-----7-10---------|
|-5--5--------------------9--------o||-5--5------------9----------------|
Q=120
E. S S S S S S S S S S E E
E. S S S S E +S S S E. S S S S q E Q T T T T E Q
|-5--5----------------------------|----5S=4-------------------|
|-4--4----------------------------|----4S=3--------------/16--|
|-5--5---3h5-5-(5)-3h5-5--3h5p3---|----------8S11-11S5--------|
|-------------------------------5-|-4-(4)S3-------------------|
E. S S S S S S S S S S E E
E. S S S S E +S S S E. S S S S +S S S S S S
|-5--5---3h5-5-(5)-3h5-5--|-3S5-5---------3h5-5p3---|
E. S S S S S S S S S S E E
E. S S S S E +S S S E. S S S S q E Q S S E Q
|-5--5----------------------------|----5S=8--7h8p7-----------|
|-4--4----------------------------|----4S=7------------------|
|-5--5---3h5-5-(5)-3h5-5--3h5p3---|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------5-|-4-(4)S7------------------|
E. S S S S S S S S S S E E E. S S S S S
H.=H
+E S S E. S S E. S S E +S S S S +E S S E. S S S S S
|-(5)-3h5-5--3h5-5--3h5-5-|-(5)-3h5-5-(5)-3h5-5--3h5-5p3p0--|
Q=117
Q. H +E Q. Q. S E. Q. H +E Q. E. E S S S S S
|------5----(5)-|-7--------------|------2----(2)-|-7-------2b3.5rp0---------|
|-5----5----(5)-|-7----5----x-4--|-2----2----(2)-|-7----5-----------2p0-----|
|-5----3----(3)-|-5----5----x-4--|-2----0----(0)-|-5----5---------------2p0-|
Q. H +E Q. Q. S E. Q. H +E E E H E E E
Chorus (triplet feel)
Q Q Q E E E +Q E E E +Q E E E +W +H E E E E E E
H Q E +E E +Q E +E E +H
Ragga Muffin Break
Q=79
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S E S E S E S E S
E S E S E S E S E E S S S S
S E S E S E S E S S E E E E E E E S S S S S E E E
H=H
W W
Guitar solo
Q=120
Gtrs III, IV
Q S E S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S
S S E S S E T T S S S S S S S +E E E
E E S S E S E S E. E S S E E.
Q Q Q S S E S S E +Q Q Q S S S S E
|-10tr11-------------13------10tr11-|-(10tr11)-------------11-14------|
Q E S E S E E S S S S S E S
E S E S E S E S E E E E
S E S E S E S Q.
|-----13pb14r===13pb14r===13pb14r===16b17.5r==|
E S E S E S S S S E S E S E S E S
E S E S +E S S E E S E S +E S S E
|----------/15-(15)----15-12----------15b16-(15)----15-18b20-|
+Q E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-(18)b22==(18)-18r15-------------------------------------15S16S17S=|
S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T Q +Q
|-------19-17-16-14-16-14----------------------15b17===(15)r--|
E. E. E. S E E. S
|-15b17-13b15-13b15r================|
S S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S H
|-------------------------------13S15S16S|=17-17S18-18S19-19S20-20-20b22----||
End guitar solo
Gtrs I, II
E. S S S E E E E E E. S S S S S S S S S S E. E. S S S E E E E E
|-5--5----------------|-5--5---5S7------------7-/10-----|-5--5-----------------|
E. S E E. E. Q E. S S S E E E E E E. S E S S S S S S S S S S
E. S S S E E E E E E. S S S S S
+E S S E. S S E. S S E +S S S S +E S S E. S S S S S
|-(5)-3h5-5--3h5-5--3h5-5-|-(5)-3h5-5-(5)-3h5-5--3h5-5p3p0--||
Q. H +E Q. Q. S E.
||o---------------|----------------|
||o-5----3----(3)-|-5----5----x-4--|
Q. H +E Q. E. E S S S S S
|------2----(2)-|-7-------2b3.5rp0-----------|
|-2----2----(2)-|-7----5-----------2p0-------|
|-2----0----(0)-|-5----5---------------2p0---|
Q. H +E Q. Q. S E. Q. H +E E E H. 4x
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------o||
|-5----3----(3)-|-5----2----5-4--|-2----0----(0)-|-5---5-----o||
Q E Q E. E. E. E. Q E E E
E. E. Q E E E E. E. E S S S S S S S S
E. E. H E E. E. H S S
Q. S S S Q. E T T S +E H.
|-------15-17-19-19b20r==19-|-17-19-17-(17)-15-----|
Q. H +E Q. Q. S E. Q. H +E Q. E. E S S S S S
|------5----(5)-|-7--------------|------2----(2)-|-7-------2b3.5rp0-----------|
|-5----5----(5)-|-7----5----x-4--|-2----2----(2)-|-7----5-----------2p0-------|
|-5----3----(3)-|-5----5----x-4--|-2----0----(0)-|-5----5---------------2p0---|
Q. H +E Q. Q. S E. Q. H +E E E H.
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
n
- artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths