• Song:

    The Riverboat

  • Artist:

    Dave Goodman

Title:  The Riverboat
Artist: Dave Goodman
Album:  Rocks, Skies & Waters
Author: _arokh_

Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1st fret


This is a beautiful fingerstyle song by the Canadian Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Dave 
(now living in Bremen, Germany). The song is build up of 4 parts.

It starts with Part A (repeat several times).
Then Part B leads into the verse.
During the verse he plays part C (repeat).
In between verses he plays again part A (repeat) and then B to lead into the next verse.
In the solo he plays part D.

It's a good idea to practice the parts individually and then stitch them together.
Then just listen to the song and you'll easily get the hang of it.

To get the essence of the song, you could play AABCCDA.

I hope you like the tab and have fun playing it.

Part A (in between verses):

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-5-----------3-------0-----------|-3-------------------3-----------|
G|-----------------------------0---|-------------0---------------0---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
E|-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------|


E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------0-------------------|---------------------0-----------|
G|-2---4---------------0-----------|-------------0---------------0---|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-5---------------5---------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|


Part B (leading to verse):

E|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------0-----------|---------------------0-----------|
G|-------------0---------------0---|-------------0---------------0---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|


E|---------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------0-----------|
G|-------------0---------------0---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0---------------0---------------|


Part C (verse):

E|-0-------------------------------|-----------------2---------------|
B|---------------------0-----------|---------3-------------------3---|
G|-------------0---------------0---|-----0-------------------2-------|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2-------0---------------|
A|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
E|-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------|


E|-----2---------------0-----------|-----0-----------0---------------|
B|-------------3---------------3---|-------------3---3---------------|
G|---------2---------------2-------|---------2-------------------0---|
D|-0---------------0---------------|-0-----------------------2-------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|
B|-----3-------------------5-------|-0-------------------0-----------|
G|-------------0-------0-----------|-------------0-------------------|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-3---------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|


E|---------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------0-----------|
G|-------------0---------------0---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0---------------0---------------|


Part D (solo):

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-5-----------3-------0-----------|-3-------------------3-----------|
G|-----------------------------0---|-------------0---------------0---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
E|-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------|


E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------0-------------------|---------------------0-----------|
G|-2---4---------------0-----------|-------------0---------------0---|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-5---------------5---------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|


E|---------------------------------|-0-------------------7-----------|
B|-----0---------------0-----------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------0---------------0---|-------------0-------------------|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------7-------|
E|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|


E|-5-------------------3-----------|-0-----------0-------------------|
B|-------------7-------------------|---------------------3-----------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------------------------------|
D|-0---------------0---------------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


E|---------------------------------|-0-------------------3-----------|
B|-0-------------------0-----------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------0---------------0---|-------------0-------------------|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|


E|-5-------------------3-----------|-3-------------------5-----------|
B|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|-------------0-------------------|
D|-0---------------0---------------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


E|-7-------------------------------|-7-------------------10----------|
B|---------------------8-----------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------9---------------9---|-------------9-------------------|
D|---------9---------------9-------|---------9---------------9-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|


E|-5-------------------3-----------|-0-----------0-------------------|
B|-------------7-------------------|---------------------3-----------|
G|---------7---------------7-------|---------------------------------|
D|-0---------------0---------------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-0-------------------0-----------|-0---3---------------3-----------|
G|-------------0---------------0---|-------------0---------------0---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
E|-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------|


E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------0-------------------|---------------------0-----------|
G|-2---4---------------0-----------|-------------0---------------0---|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-5---------------5---------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|


E|---------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------0-----------|
G|-------------0---------------0---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0---------------0---------------|
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