Traditional Irish - The Lonesome Boatman Chords
Traditional Irish - The Lonesome Boatman by Misc Traditional is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, C and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Am C Am
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5-5--3---5/6\5--3---5------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------2---2h4-4/5--5\4---2--4-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------2-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am C G Am
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5-5---3---5/6\5---3---5---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2-2h4-4/5--2-2h4-4-2-2-0-0h2---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat as many times as you want
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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