Rowboat Chords

by Beck
KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays505

Rowboat by Beck is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords D, A, E, G, C and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			TABBED BY:SHANE WEST ([email protected])

Intro:  Hit an open D string and strum D a few times, repeat twice.

Verses:  The chords are as follows:  A E G D Strike the low 
string of  each chord once before strumming a few times.  Timing is as 
follows.

A      E      G              D
Row----boat,   row me to the shore
A      E              G               D
She----don't, want to be my friend no more

Chorus:  Hold strumming the last D chord from the end of the verse then 
go into a C G D  until the last line which changes to a 
D Am C D

C       G                  D
Pick me up--, give me some food to eat
C       G                    D
In your truck--, playing the radio
C       G                  D
I'll be home--, talking to nobody
D         Am      C                 D
You'll be strange,   you'll be far away
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante