Tabs
CRIPPLE CREEK FERRY
As recorded by Neil Young
(From the 1970 Album AFTER THE GOLDRUSH)
Words and Music by Neil Young
Gtr I (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'Neil Young - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro Chorus
Q=72
$
G+G AmAmC G+G AmAmC G+G AmAmC
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
E MajorE E E. S e e S E MajorE S Q E. S e e S E MajorE S Q E. S E MajorE E S E.
|-----3--3-0-0-0-0-0-|----3--0-0-0-0-0-0-||-3--3--0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----0--0-1-1-1-1-1-|----0--0-1-1-1-1-1-||-0--0--0-1-1-1-1--|
|-----0--0-2-0-0-0---|----0----2-0-0-0---||-0--0----2-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0--0-2-2-2-0---|-0--0----2-2-2-0---||-0--0----2-2-2-2--|
|----------0-0-3-----|---------0-0-3-----||---------0-0-3-3--|
|-3-3----------3-----|-3-----------3-----||-3--3-------------|
C majorC G+G C majorC G+G G+G AmAmC C majorC G+G C majorC
3/4
Q Q E MajorE E Q Q E. S E MajorE E S E. E MajorE E Q E MajorE E
|-0--3--0-0-3--|----3--0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-3--0-0-|
|-1--0--1-1-0--|----0--0-1-1-1-1--|-1-1-0--1-1-|
|-0--0--0-0-0--|----0----2-0-0-0--|-0-0-0--0-0-|
|-2--0--2-2-0--|-0--0----2-2-2-2--|-2-2-0--2---|
|-3-----3-3----|---------0-0-3-3--|-3-3----3---|
|----3------3--|-3----------------|-3---3------|
Verse
To Coda
G+G AmAmC G+G AmAm7 C majorC G+G
4/4
E MajorE E E. S e e S E MajorE S Q E. S e e S E MajorE S Q Q Q E. S
|-----3--3-0-0-0-0-0-|----3--0-0-0-0-0-0--||-3--3--3--3--3-|
|-----0--0-1-1-1-1-1-|----0--0-1-1-1-1-1--||-0--0--0--0--0-|
|-----0--0-2-0-0-0---|----0----2-0-0-0----||-0--0--0--0----|
|-0-0-0--0-2-2-2-0---|-0--0----2-2-2-0----||-0--0--0--0----|
|----------0-0-3-----|---------0-0-3------||---------------|
|-3-3----------3-----|-3-----------3------||-3--3--3--3----|
C majorC G+G
Q E. S Q Q E MajorE Q E MajorE +E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE +E MajorE Q E MajorE
|-3--3--3-3--3--|---0--0-(0)-0--0-|---3--3-(3)-3--3-|
|-0--0--0-0--0--|---1--1-(1)-1--1-|---0--0-(0)-0--0-|
|-0--0----0--0--|-0-0--0-(0)-0--0-|---0--0-(0)-0--0-|
|-0--0----0--0--|-2---------------|-0-0--0-(0)-0--0-|
|---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-3--3----3--3--|-----------------|-3---------------|
D.S. al Coda
D MajorD 
Am7Am7 C majorC G+G AmAmC
2/4 4/4
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE E a E MajorE a E MajorE Q E. S e e S E MajorE S
|-2-2-2-2---0--0-|---0-------0-|----3--3-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-3-3-3-3---1--1-|---1-------1-|----0--0-1-1-1-1-1--||
|-2-2-2-2---0--0-|-0-0-----0h2-|----0----2-0-0-0-0--||
|-0-0-0-0---2--2-|-2---0h2---0-|-0--0----2-2-2-0-0--||
|---------0------|-3-----------|---------0-0-3------||
|----------------|-------------|-3-----------3------||
Out-Chorus
&
G+G AmAmC G+G C majorC G+G AmAmC
Q E. S E MajorE E S E. Q Q E MajorE E Q Q E. S E MajorE E S E.
|-3--3--0-0-0-0-0--|-0--3--0-0-3--|----3--0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0--0--0-1-1-1-1--|-1--0--1-1-0--|----0--0-1-1-1-1--|
|-0--0----2-0-0-0--|-0--0--0-0-0--|----0----2-0-0-0--|
|-0--0----2-2-2-2--|-2--0--2-2-0--|-0--0----2-2-2-2--|
|---------0-0-3-3--|-3-----3-3----|---------0-0-3-3--|
|-3--3-------------|----3------3--|-3----------------|
C majorC G+G C majorC G+G AmAmC G+G AmAmC
3/4 4/4
E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E. S e e S E MajorE S Q E. S e e S E MajorE S
|-0-0-3--0-0-|-----3--3-0-0-0-0-0-|----3--0-0-0-0-0-0-*|
|-1-1-0--1-1-|-----0--0-1-1-1-1-1-|----0--0-1-1-1-1-1-*|
|-0-0-0--0-0-|-----0--0-2-0-0-0---|----0----2-0-0-0---*|
|-2-2-0--2---|-0-0-0--0-2-2-2-0---|-0--0----2-2-2-0---*|
|-3-3----3---|----------0-0-3-----|---------0-0-3-----*|
|-3---3------|-3-3----------3-----|-3-----------3-----*|
Duration 🏷Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature 🏷Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
n: - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc 🏷Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Hey, hey
Cripple Creek ferry
Butting through
The overhanging trees
Make way
For the Cripple Creek ferry
The waters going down
It's a mighty tight squeeze.
All alone the captain stands
Hasn't heard
From his deck hands.
The gambler tips his hat
And walks towards the door.
It's the second half
Of the cruise.
And you know he hates to lose.
Hey, hey Cripple Creek ferry
Butting through
The overhanging trees
Make way
For the Cripple Creek ferry
The waters going down
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