Land Ho Tab by The Doors

Land Ho tab by The Doors

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drop D tuning


           "Land Ho!" by The Doors

intro
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
D|---0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4--|---0--4--5--6--7----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
D|-0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----|--0--4--5--6--7-----|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
D|---0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4--|--4/--0--0--0---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
D|-0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----|--4/--0--0--0---|

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Grandma loved a sailor, who sailed the frozen sea
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D|---0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4--|---0--4--5--6--7----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
D|-0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----|--0--4--5--6--7-----|

Grandpa was that whaler and he took me on his knee
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D|---0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4--|--4/--0--0--0---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
D|-0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----|--4/--0--0--0---|

He said: "Son, I'm going crazy from livin' on the land
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D|---0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4--|---0--4--5--6--7----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
D|-0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----|--0--4--5--6--7-----|

Got to find my shipmates and walk on foreign sands"
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|---0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----|


e|--3--3-3--0~~~--2~~~--3--3-3--0~~~-----|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--3-3--0~~~--3~~~--3--3-3--0~~~-----|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--0-0--0~~~--2~~~--0--0-0--0~~~-----|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--0-0--2~~~--------0--0-0--2~~~-----|--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--9--9--9--9---|
A|---------------------------------------|--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--9--9--9--9---|
D|---------------------------------------|--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--9--9--9--9---|

This old man was graceful with silver in his smile
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G|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
D|---0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4--|---0--4--5--6--7----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
D|-0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----|--0--4--5--6--7-----|

He smoked a briar pipe and he walked four country miles
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D|---0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4--|--4/--0--0--0---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
D|-0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----|--4/--0--0--0---|

Singing songs of shady sisters and old time liberty
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D|---0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4--|---0--4--5--6--7----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
D|-0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----|--0--4--5--6--7-----|

Songs of love and songs of death and songs to set men free
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----|

e|--3--3-3--0~~~--2~~~--3--3-3--0~~~-----|------------------------------------|
B|--3--3-3--0~~~--3~~~--3--3-3--0~~~-----|------------------------------------|
G|--0--0-0--0~~~--2~~~--0--0-0--0~~~-----|------------------------------------|
D|--0--0-0--2~~~--------0--0-0--2~~~-----|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
A|---------------------------------------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
D|---------------------------------------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|

chords
    Em          D           E           D
e|--0--0--0--0--------------0--0--0--0----------------------|
B|--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3----------|
G|--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2----------|
D|--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0----------|
A|--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0----------|
D|--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0----------|

I've {Em}got three [D] ships and [Em] sixteen [D] men

A [E]course for [D] ports [Em] unread [D]

I'll [Em] stand at [D] mast, let [Em] north winds [D] blow till [Em] half of [D] us are [B7] dead

Land ho!


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B|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
D|---0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4--|---0--4--5--6--7----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
D|-0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----|--0--4--5--6--7-----|

Well, if I get my hands on a dollar bill gonna buy a bottle and drink my fill
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
D|---0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4--|--4/--0--0--0---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
D|-0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----|--4/--0--0--0---|

If I get my hands on a number five gonna skin that little girl alive
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
D|---0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4--|---0--4--5--6--7----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
D|-0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----|--0--4--5--6--7-----|

If I get my hand on a number two come back home and marry you
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
D|---0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4--|--4/--0--0--0---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
D|-0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----0----9----7----4----|--4/--0--0--0---|
continue riff until fade out.


and thats all! yay! another one of my favorite doors songs, i hope this helps

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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