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I’m Shipping Up To Boston (“G” ORCHESTRA S)
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
Tab adapted for a Key of G ORCHESTRA S Diatonic
OR, to play in the KEY OF C, a Key of LC ORCHESTRA S
Hear it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-64CaD8GXw
Tab notations:
none = blow - = draw __ = hold ob = overblow
2_________(21) = blow 2 and sustain, then add blow 1 with
the end of the sustained blow 2
Moderately fast
-1_ -1 -1_ -1 -5___
-1_ -1 –1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 4 -3 3 -3 3 -2 2 -2 1 -1_ 1
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 -1_ 1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 3 4_
-1_ -1 –1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 4 -3 3 -3 3 -2 2 -2 1 -1_ 1
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 -1_ 1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 3 4_
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 4 -3 3 -3 3 -2 2 -2 1 -1_ 1
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 -1_ 1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 3 4_
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 4 -3 3 -3 3 -2 2 -2 1 -1_ -3
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 -6_
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 -6 -5 5 -5 5 4ob 5 4ob -3 4_
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 -6_
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 -6 -5 5 -5 5 4ob 5 4ob -3 4_
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
I’m a sail-or___ peg____ And I lost my___ leg_
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 -1_ 1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 4_
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Climbin’ up the top -- sails I lost my leg
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 4 -3 3 -3 3 -2
2 -2 1 -1_ 1 -1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 -1_ 1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 3 4_
-1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 4 -3 3 -3 3 -2 2 -2 1 -1_ -3
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 4_ -3 4¬¬_ -3 4 4ob 5 -6_
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 -6 -5 5 -5 5 4ob 5 4ob -3 4_
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 4_ -3 4¬¬_ -3 4 4ob 5 -6_
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 -6 -5 5 -5 5 4ob 5 4ob -3 4_
1 -2 -2 -2_ -2 -2_ 1__ 2___-1___1___
I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton (Woah)________
1 -2 -2 -2_ -2 -2_ -2__ 2_________(21)
I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton_ (Woah)_____ I’m
-2 -2 -2_ -2 -2_ 1___ 2___-2___1____
ship-ping up_ to Bos_ton_ (Woah)_________
1 -2 -2 -2_ 3 3 3 3 3
I’m ship-ping off To find my wooden
3
leg
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 -1_ 1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 3 4_
3 3
I’m a
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 4 -3 3 -3 3 -2 2 -2 1 -1_ -3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
sail-or___ peg____ And I lost my___ leg_________
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 -1_ 1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 3 4_
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Climbin’ up_ the top-- sails I
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1
3 3 3
lost my__ leg_
4 -3 3 -3 3 -2 2 -2 1 -1_ -3
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 -6_
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 -6 -5 5 -5 5 4ob 5 4ob -3 4_
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 -6_
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 -6 -5 5 -5 5 4ob 5 4ob -3 4_
1 -2 -2 -2_ -2 -2_ 1__ 2___-1___1___
I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton (Woah)________
1 -2 -2 -2_ -2 -2_ -2__ 2_________(21)
I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton_ (Woah)_____ I’m
-2 -2 -2_ -2 -2_ 1___ 2___-2___1____
ship-ping up_ to Bos_ton_ (Woah)_________
1 -2 -2 -2_ 3 3 3 3 3
I’m ship-ping off To find my wooden
3
leg
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 -1_ 1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 3 4_
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 4 -3 3 -3 3 -2 2 -2 1__
-1____________________ -1_ -1
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