Long Boat Pass chords

Tennis

Key: 

Simplify chords 

Capo: 4st fret

  			


Great indie band with lots of catchy tunes! You should def check them out! 

2014 

Tuning: Standard 

 
  

Chords used: 
E A B <- actual chord sounds 

C F G (on  
) 


Hard to play without an electric guitar/cutaway as the into is quite high up on the frets. 

For strumming pattern listen to the song - its a distinct pattern but I don't know  
what the strumming technique is called :< 



Intro/Lick Part 1 X4 <- PART NOT RELATIVE TO CAPO - 12 fret is actually 12 fret 
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e|----(12)-12-------------(12)-12------------(5)-5---4------(7)-7------------| 
B|-----12------12----------12------12---------5----7---7-----7-----9-9-------| 
G|-----13--------13--------13--------13-------6--------------8---------------| 
D|-----14----------14------14----------14-----7--------------9---------------| 
A|-----14------------------14-----------------7--------------9---------------| 
E|-12------------------12------------------5--------------7------------------| 


Bass lick - starts on fifth time of intro lick Part 1 
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e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------11--11\9----------------------------------------------| 
E|-12--12--12--12----------------9--9------5--5--5--5-----5--5--7--7---------| 


Intro part 2  - starts same time as bass lick x 
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Basically a constant fast strum 

e|-12------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-12------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-13------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-14--x14--then move on to next part----------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

OR                                       -----> Next part here 

e|-12-12-12-12---------12---------------|--------5----4---------------7--7---| 
B|-12-14-12-14--after--12---------------|--------5--7---7------7-/-9--8--8---| 
G|-13-13-13-13--every--13---------------|--------6-------------6-/-8--9--9---| 
D|-14-14-14-14--3 of---14---------------|--7--7-----------7--7-7---8--8--8---| 
A|--------------these-------------------|------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 



Verse: 
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Follow the chord shapes according to  
 if you just wanna sing along with lyrics 
- you really have to learn the timing for the lyrics as the phrasing is quite unique 


C                C           F 
Darling you know I love you, I love you, 
F       G 
Oh, oh, o-oh, oh! 
C                C           F 
I'll stay if you, ask me to, ask me to, 
F       G 
Oh, oh, o-oh, oh! 
C                       C                F 
--We spent the night out at Long Boat Quay 
F              G 
It drained the confidence out of me, 
C              C             F   
Those little shoals wait to ensnare, 
F           G                  C 
Oh sailor, you had better beware. 


C          F        G 
Ooo oo oo oh oooo  oh oh x2 

C                C           F         
Darling you know I love you, I love you. 
F       G 
Oh, oh, o-oh, oh! 
C                 C          F 
I'll stay if you, ask me to, ask me to! 
F       G 
Oh, oh, oh, oh! 
C                      C 
Standing there lookin' so sweet,  
F                  F           G           C 
Tell me that I'm braver than I thi-ye-eah-ink (think) 
C            F   G 
Oh, oh, oh, oh, Oh, oh, oh, oh, 


C                                  F 
The steep waves breaking the only sound 
F           G                   C 
Reminding me that we're not aground 
C                             F 
You know that I will never forget 
F                  G 
Those days we spent achored at 
C                C 
Long boat pass, long boat pass, 
F                  G 
Let me through is all I ask. 
C               C 
Long boat pass, long boat pass, 
F                 G 
Let me through is all I ask. 
C                               F           G 
Please let me through we must drift off to sea Oh, oh, oh 
C                            F             G         C 
We must make do though the waves crash mercilessly ooh 

(Outro Lick starts) 

C            F 
Oh, oh, Woh, oh! 
G             C      
Oh, oh, Woh, oh! 

C F G during lick x2 



Outro Lick X2 
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(RELATIVE TO CAPO)                                                 end on C 
e|--0-0-------------0-0------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------3-3-0-0---------3-3-0-0-------------0-0-1-1---------0-3-0----(1)-----| 
G|--------------2-2-------------2-2-0-0-2-2---------0-0-2-2-------2---0------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------(2)-----| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------(3)-----| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 



Hope its not too confusing! Feel free to email questions and I'll reply when I can 

Cheers! 


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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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