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Captain Wedderburn Tab by Great Big Sea

Captain Wedderburn tab by Great Big Sea

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Captain Wedderburn  - Great Big Sea
Album: Road Rage
Tabbed by: T.G. Hewlig

Here is my best approximation of a great tune...

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4/4 time.

Intro

   D                 D                 D                 D   (repeat once)
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
||-2-----3---------|-5-----3---------|-2-----3-----0---|-----------------|
||---3-------3---3-|---3-------3---3-|---3-------3-----|-3---2---3-------|
||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------|-----------------|
||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|
||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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 A Nobleman's fair  daughter   came   down aNarrow       ....

   D                D                  G                 A
   , . , . , . , .  /\ . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
||-2---------2-----|32---------2-----|-3---------------|-----------------|
||-------3-------3-|-------3-------3-|-----------3-----|-2---------2-----|
||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-------0-------0-|-------2-------2-|
||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|
||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|
||-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|

   met with captain Wedderburn    the  Keeper  of...
   D                D                  G       A         D
   , . , . , . , .  /\ . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
||-2---------2-----|32---------2-----|-3---------------|-------2---------|
||-------3-------3-|-------3-------3-|---------2-------|-3---------3-----|
||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-------0-----2---|-----2---------2-|
||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----0-----2-----|-0-----------0---|
||-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
||-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|


                     Now   my pretty   fairness  if it  wasn't ...
   D                 D                 D                 G
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .  /\ . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
||-------2---------|-2---------2-----|32---------2-----|-3---------------|
||-3---------3-----|-------3-------3-|-------3-------3-|-----------2-----|
||-----0---------2-|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-------0-------0-|
||-0-----------0---|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----0-------0---|
||---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|


  Law               You and I in a    Bed might lie    Rolmeover
   A                D                 D                 G        A
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .  /\ . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
||-----------------|-2---------2-----|32---------2-----|-3---------------|
||-2---------2-----|-------3-------3-|-------3-------3-|---------2-------|
||-------2-------2-|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-------0-----2---|
||-----2-------2---|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----0-----2-----|
||-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|
||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|


Wall                Rolmeoer Nxt 2the Wall
   D                G                 D                  D
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
||-------2---------|-3---------------|-2-----3---------|-5-----3---------|
||-3---------3---3-|---------2-------|---3-------3---3-|---3-------3---3-|
||-----2-------2---|-------0-----2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
||-0-------0-------|-----0-----2-----|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
||-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
||-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   D                 D                 D                 D
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
||-2-----3-----0---|-----------------|-2-----3---------|-5-----3---------|
||---3-------3-----|-3---2---3-------|---3-------3---3-|---3-------3---3-|
||-----2-----------|-----------------|-----2-------2---|-----2---0---2---|
||-0-------0-------|-0---------------|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|
||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   D                 D
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
||-2-----3-----0---|-----------------||
||---3-------3-----|-3---2---3-------||
||-----2-----------|-----------------||
||-0-------0-------|-0---------------||
||-----------------|-----------------||
||-----------------|-----------------||


Alternate intro

   D                D                  G                 A
   , . , . , . , .  /\ . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
||-2---------2-----|32---------2-----|-3---------------|-----------------|
||-------3-------3-|-------3-------3-|-----------3-----|-2---------2-----|
||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-------0-------0-|-------2-------2-|
||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|
||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|
||-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|


   D                D                  G       A         D
   , . , . , . , .  /\ . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
||-2---------2-----|32---------2-----|-3---------------|-------2---------|
||-------3-------3-|-------3-------3-|---------2-------|-3---------3-----|
||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-------0-----2---|-----2---------2-|
||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----0-----2-----|-0-----------0---|
||-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
||-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|

   G       A         D
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
||-3---------------|-------2---------|-------2---------||
||---------2-------|-3---------3-----|-3---------3-----||
||-------0-------2-|-----2---------2-|-----2---------2-||
||-----0-------2---|-0-----------0---|-0-----------0---||
||---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------||
||-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------||

Timing explained

Each   represents two quarter notes.
If tab is empty than there are rests for that beat.

   1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -
   , . , . , . , .
||-----------------|
||-----------------|
||-----------------|
||-----------------|
||-----------------|
||-----------------|

/\ = pulloff


Left hand fingering for intro:

    2 3 1 5 0 3 1 3   5 2 1 3 0 2 1 2   2 3 1 5 0 3 0     3   1
    0                 0
    , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 ||-2-----3---------|-5-----3---------|-2-----3-----0---|-----------------|
 ||---3-------3---3-|---3-------3---3-|---3-------3-----|-3---2---3-------|
 ||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------|-----------------|
 ||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|
 ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

where 1 = thumb
      2 = pointer
      3 = middle finger
      4 = ring finger
      5 = pinky
      0 = open string!


This was my first posting. Hope, it doesn't have too many boo-boos. Will
post
mandolin tab next time... Praise to all things Newfie!


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