The Empty Boat (com Gal Costa) Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays415

The Empty Boat (com Gal Costa) by Jards Macalé is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
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16
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D   G          D 
From the stern to the bow 
G             D 
Oh; my boat is empty 
G               D 
Yes, my heart is empty 
G                D          
From the hole to the how 

G D G D (2x) 

D        G        D 
From the rudder to the sail 
G            D 
Oh my boat is empty 
G              D 
Yes, my hand is empty 
G                 D 
From the wrist to the nail  
  
G D G D 

D        G           D 
From the ocean to the bay 
G               D 
Oh, the sand is clean 
G               D 
Oh, my mind is clean 
G                 D 
From the night to the day     

G D G D (2x) 

D        G          D 
From the stern to the bow 
G              D 
Oh, my boat is empty 
G              D 
Oh, my head is empty 
G                D 
From the nape to the brow 
    
G D G D 

D        G          D 
From the east to the west 
G                 D 
Oh, the stream is long 
G                 D 
Yes, my dream is wrong 
G                 D 
From the birth to the death  

G D G D 
    	

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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante