Sailing Ships Chords
by WhiteSnake
Sailing Ships by WhiteSnake is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, G, C, Am7, Fsus2, F, E, Dadd4, Dm, Dsus2, Aadd6, C/D, Bb, Csus4, Em, Aadd9, Aadd2/add4, Am7sus2, Dadd4/add6, D and Asus2. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Notation:
s
/ = slide (up)
s
= slide (down)
h = hammer on
Timing: |-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-|
Intro/verse bit
Am G C G Am7 G Fsus2
|-------------0---|---------3---1---|-0---------------|--------------s--|
|-1-------3-------|-3---------------|-----3---1---0---|-1-----------3/5-|
|-----2-----------|-----0-----------|---0---0---0---0-|-----0---0-------|
|-------2---------|-------0---------|-----------------|-------3---------|
|-0---------------|-2---------------|-3---2---0-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---|-1---------------|
G F E Am Dadd4 (I think :))
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|
|-3-------3-------|-1-------0-------|-1-------------3-|---3-------------|
|-----4-----4--s--|---2-------1-----|----------s--0---|-----0-----------|
|-------5-----53-|-----3-------2---|---------2/4-----|-------4---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
Am Dadd4 Am7
Repeat, but for the last 2 bars: |-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-------------3-|-----1-----------|
|----------s--0---|--s--------------|
|---------2/4-----|-42-------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
Bridge bit
(I Think :))
Dm Dsus2 Dm Aadd6 C/D F
|-1-------1-0-----|-1-------1-0-----|-1/3-----3---5---|-5---------5-----|
|-------3-----3---|-------3-----3---|-------5---------|---------6---6---|
|-----2---------2-|-----3---------3-|-----5-----------|-------5---------|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----7-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-8---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb Csus4 C G
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6-------3---6---|-6-------5-------|-3---------------|-----------------|
|---3---3---------|---5---5---5-----|-4---------------|-----------------|
|-----3-----------|-----5-------5---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
Play the intro/verse bit four times through the verse. There are some
minor variations here and there (mostly those last two bars). If you're
picky... Well, sorry, but I'm not, so you're on your own with those. Play
the bridge bit through the 'Take me with you' part, but for the last bar
grab a pick and play:
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|---------3-2-----|
Chorus bit (Well, you don't _have_ to use a pick here, but I do)
(I think :))
Em Aadd9 G Aadd2/add4
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------0-|
|---------0-------|-----------------|
|-------4---4-----|-----0-------0---|
|-----2-------2---|-h-2----s--4-----|
|-0-------------0-|-3-----3/5-------|
4 times, followed by:
(I think :)) (I think :))
Am7sus2 C Dadd4/add6
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-------|---------------0-|
|-------0---0-----|-----0-------0---|
|-----2-------2---|-h-2----s--4-----|
|-0-------------0-|-3-----3/5-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
2 times, followed by:
C D Asus2
|--------<5>------|------<7>--------|-0^--------------|
|----------<5>----|----------<7>----|-0|--------------|
|------<5>---<5>--|----<7>-----<7>--|-2|--------------|
|----<5>----------s--<7>------------|-2|--------------|
|-3-------------3-/-5---------------|-0|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(strum chord)