Boats And Birds Tab by Gregory And The Hawk


BOATS & BIRDS – by Gregory and the Hawk
Standard tuning
Capo on 3rd fret

Tabbed by Asanji
Queries & comments to: asanjia@gmail.com


This is a stunningly beautiful song, though I found the tab versions already posted
online sounded a little different from the original recording. So here is my ‘fixed
up’ version of the tab the way I play it, for all my fellow fans of this gorgeous
track.

This is lovely sounding and very simple to play, once you figure out the shape and
the correct notes. Here is the simple way of playing it for ‘small hands’ - just put
a capo on 3rd fret.

I have tabbed in relation to the capo, so the ‘0’ is the open note with capo on 3rd
fret. The bracketed notes can be played alternatively. Try to maintain a slow, even
plucking throughout the whole song.
Enjoy  :)


INTRO/VERSE

Repeat 2x for intro
Repeat 3x for verse, then (2)
E)---------3-----------3------------3----------3---------|
B)-------------------------------------------------------|
G)------------0-------------0-----------0-----------0----|
D)----2------------2-------------------------------------|
A)-------------------------------3----------3------------|
E)-------------------------------------------------------|
“If you’ll be my star…”
“If you’ll be my boat…”


(2) Repeat 2x
E)-------3------------3----------3----------3--------|
B)---------------------------------------------------|
G)-----------0-----------0-----------0---------0-----|
D)----2-----------0----------------------------------|
A)--------------------------3-----------3------------|
E)---------------------------------------------------|
“I live to let you shine…”
“I live to make you free…”


CHORUS

(1) Repeat 4x, then (2):
E)-----------------------------------------------|
B)-------3-----------3---------3---------3-------|
G)----------0-----------0---------0---------0----|
D)-----------------------------------------------|
A)--------------------------3---------3----------|
E)---2-----------3-------------------------------|
“But you can skyrocket…”
“But you set sail…”

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


BACK TO VERSE

BACK TO CHORUS


INTERLUDE

Repeat 4x
E)-------2-----------0--------------------------------|
B)-----------3-----------1----------(3)--3------------|
G)-------------------------------0-----------0--------|
D)---0------------------------------------------(0)---|
A)---------------3------------------------------------|
E)--------------------------2s3-----------------(3)---|


BACK TO VERSE

BACK TO CHORUS


END

repeat (1) of CHORUS and end with
E)-------3------------------------|
B)--------------------------------|
G)----------0---------------------|
D)---2----------2-----------------| (let ring)
A)--------------------------------|
E)--------------------------------|

“Stardust to remember you by…”

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note