Watching The Ships Roll In Tab

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Difficulty:	beginner
Capo:	2nd fret

Author NicWestall [a] 41. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014

Hey! This is my first ever tab, pretty sure its right.
Really Great song, comments would be dardy.
Nic Westall
 
Capo 2
 
Verse/Intro
 
e|---2222--2222--333333--222------------2--2--333333--------|
b|---3333--3333--333333--333------------3--3--333333--------|
g|---4444--4444--000000--222------------4--4--000000--------|
d|---4444--4444--000000-0000-----2h4p---4--4--000000--------|
a|--22222-00000--222222------2s4-----4-22-00--222222--------|
e|--------------3333333----------------------3333333--------|
 
e|--2222222222---------------|
b|--3333333333---------------|
g|--2222222222---------------|
d|-00000000000-0-4-----------|
a|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
 
e|---2222--2222--333333--222------------2--2--333333--------|
b|---3333--3333--333333--333------------3--3--333333--------|
g|---4444--4444--000000--222------------4--4--000000--------|
d|---4444--4444--000000-0000-----2h4p---4--4--000000--------|
a|--22222-00000--222222------2s4-----4-22-00--222222--------|
e|--------------3333333----------------------3333333--------|
 
e|--000000000000000-222222222--------------|
b|--333333333333333-333333333--------------|
g|--333333333333333-444444444--------------|
d|-3333333333333333-444444444--------------|
a|--000000000000000-222222222--------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
 
Chorus
e|-2--2--3333333333333333-3--3--222222222222222222-2-2--33333333--------|
b|-3--3--3333333333333333-3--3--333333333333333333-3-3--33333333--------|
g|-4--4--0000000000000000-0--3--444444444444444444-4-4--00000000--------|
d|-4--4--0000000000000000-0--3--444444444444444444-4-4--00000000--------|
a|-2--0--2222222222222222-2--0--222222222222222222-2-0--22222222--------|
e|-------3333333333333333-3-----------------------------33333333--------|
 
e|--00000000000-22222222222--------------|
b|--33333333333-33333333333--------------|
g|--33333333333-22222222222--------------|
d|--33333333333-00000000000-0------------|
a|--00000000000---------------4----------|
e|---------------------------------------| Back to Verse
 
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i play the intro a little bit different, but still a great tab. this is what it sounds like to me anyway (and if you're in standard tuning you don't need to capo 2nd) *(and i agree w/ dcfc, but maybe im wrong) -2---2---3---2------------2---2---3 -3---3---3---3------------3---3---3 -4---4---0---2------------4---4---0 -4---4---0---0-----2h4p2--4---4---0 -2---0---2------4---------2---0---2 ---------3------------------------3

I've been trying the 033300, but no matter how I play it, it sounds really really gross. I've stuck with the basic A chord and I find it sounds great like that. Thanks a lot for the tab/chord sheet! It's an amazing help! :)

the A chord in question here should be a 022240. that shape not only sounds good, but it allows for easy fingering for the arpeggio/trill he pulls off after it. it can be interchanged with a normal A though. each one sounds alright. btw, 033300 sounds horrible to me....A# with an A root? nope...