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Song Name: I'm Shipping Up To Boston (Diatonic) By: Alexander, Casey, Guthrie, Kelly, Lynch, Orrell / Dropkick Murphys
Posted By: EarthDogHarpin Difficulty: Intermediate
Key: G Genre: Irish
Harp Type: Diatonic
Created: 2014-11-05 17:42:32 Modified: 2014-11-05 17:42:32


Song:

I’m Shipping Up To Boston (Diatonic)

Words & Music by Barr Alexander, Kenneth Casey,

Woody Guthrie, Matthew Kelly, James Lynch and

Marc Orrell

Performed by Dropkick Murhpys

Key of G Major   Range: D4 to F#5

Genre: Irish

Tabbed for a Key of G Richter tuned Diatonic

 

Tab notations:  

none = blow   - = draw   __ = hold; sustain  

’ = half step bend     ” = whole step bend   ob = overblow

4_________(43) = blow 4 and sustain, then add blow 3 with

the end of the sustained blow 4

 

Moderately fast

-3”_ -3”   -3”_ -3” -6___

-3”_ -3” –3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 5 -4 4 -4 4 -3 4 -3 3 -3”_ 3

-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 -3”_ 3 -3”_ -3 -3” -3 4 5_

-3”_ -3” –3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 5 -4 4 -4 4 -3 4 -3 3 -3”_ 3

-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” -3 -3”_ 3 -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 5_

-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 5 -4 4 -4 4 -3 4 -3 3 -3”_ 3

-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” -3 -3”_ 3 -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 5_

-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 5 -4 4 -4 4 -3 4 -3 3 -3”_ -4

5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 -7_

5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5ob 6 5ob -4 5­_

5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 -7_

5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5ob 6 5ob -4 5_

3   3 3     3       3             3   3 3   3     3

I’m a sail-or______ peg_____     And I lost my____ leg__

     -3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 -3”_ 3 -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 5_

 3   3   3        3   3      3          3 3   3   3

Climbin’ up      the  top -- sails      I lost my  leg

-3”_     -3” -3”_     3 -3” -3 4   -3 -3” 3 5 -4 4 -4 4 -3

4 -3 3 -3”_ 3 -3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3

-3”_ 3 -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 5_ -3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3

-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 5 -4 4 -4 4 -3 4 -3 3 -3”_ -4

5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 5_ -4 5 -4 5 5ob 6 7_

5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5ob 6 5ob -4 5_

5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 5_ -4 5 -4 5 5ob 6 7_

5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5ob 6 5ob -4 5_

3 -3   -3   -3_ -3 -3_ 3__ 4___-3___3___

I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton (Woah)________

3   -3   -3   -3_ -3 -3_ 3__ 4_________(43)

I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton (Woah)_____ I’m

-3   -3   -3_   -3 -3_ 3___ 4___-3___3____

ship-ping up_   to Bos_ton_ (Woah)_________

3   -3   -3   -3_    

I’m ship-ping off     To find my wooden

leg

-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 -3”_ 3 -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 5_ 

                                                           I’m a

-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 5 -4 4 -4 4 -3 4 -3 3 -3”_   -4

sail-or______ peg_____     And I lost my____ leg__________

-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 -3”_ 3 -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 5_

Climbin’ up__   the   top-sails       I

-3”_ -3” -3”_       3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3

lost my__ leg_

5 -4 4 -4 4 -3 4 -3 3 -3”­_ -4

5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 5_ -4 5 -4 5 5ob 6 7_

5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5ob 6 5ob -4 5_

5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 5_ -4 5 -4 5 5ob 6 7_

5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5ob 6 5ob -4 5_

3   -3   -3   -3_ -3 -3_ 3__ 4___-3___3___

I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton (Woah)________

3   -3   -3   -3_ -3 -3_ 3__ 4_________(43)

I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton (Woah)_____ I’m

-3   -3   -3_   -3 -3_ 3___ 4___-3___3____

ship-ping up_   to Bos_ton_ (Woah)_________

3   -3   -3   -3_    

I’m ship-ping off     To find my wooden

leg

-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 -3”_ 3 -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 5_

-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 5 -4 4 -4 4 -3 4 -3 3__

-3”____________ -3”_ -3”