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Solomon Browne by Seth Lakeman
Solomon Browne
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st Fret
E O221OO
Aadd9 XO22OO
Bsus4 X244OO
C#m X4665O
Intro:
E Aadd9
E |-----------------------------------O----------|
B |--------------------------------------O-------|
G |---------------------------------2-------2----|
D |-2h4-2h4p2-4h6-4h6p4\2---2-----2------------2-|
A |-----------------------4---4-O----------------|
E |----------------------------------------------|
E Bsus4
E |--------------------------------O-----O----|
B |--------------------------------O-----O----|
G |-----------------------------4-----4-----4-|
D |-2h4-2h4p2-4h6-4h6p4\2-----2-4-----4-----4-|
A |-----------------------4-2---2-------------|
E |-------------------------------------------|
E Aadd9 E Bsus4
E |-----------------------------------O-------------------|
B |--------------------------------------O----------------|
G |---------------------------------2-------2-----1--1----|
D |-2h4-2h4p2-4h6-4h6p4\2---2-----2------------2--2--2--4~|
A |-----------------------4---4-O-------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------|
Aadd9 Bsus4 E
At fair Mounts Bay on that Christmas week
Aadd9 Bsus4 E
Was such a raging storm no man could speak
Aadd9 Bsus4 C#m
That lifeboat thundered through an angry sea
Aadd9 Bsus4 E
Was called Solomon Browne and her company
Aadd9 E
Good courage it was called
Bsus4 E
Our heroes brave and bold
Aadd9 E
Good courage it was called
Bsus4 E
Upon that night
The stricken coaster called the Union Star
Her maiden voyage she never thought that far
With Captain Moreton and his four man crew
A woman to save and her daughters two
Never had a lifeboat fought in vain
She could have made a dash for port but they tried again
All sixteen perished in that mighty wave
It tossed them overboard into a watery grave
Good courage it was called
Our heroes brave and bold
Good courage it was called
Upon that night
Now back at Penlee Point time stood still
Twelve young children cried for their fathers killed
A nation shed tears for years as the news went round
The constant courage of our Solomon Browne
Good courage it was called
Our heroes brave and bold
Good courage it was called
Upon that night
Good courage it was called
Our heroes brave and bold
Good courage it was called
Upon that night
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version 2
Tuning DADA
Capo 3 (Open strings should be FCFC)
Chords used
F6 4200
Bb9 5200
C5 2020
F5 0000
F 4000
G/F 2000
Main riff - NB strum all the strings whilst playing the melody
D-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A--0-2-2-0-2-4-2-0---------2--------|--0-2-2-0-2-4-2-0---------2--|
D------------------2-0-2-0----------|------------------2-0-2-0----|
A--------------------------2--------|--------------------------2--|
D-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A--0-2-2-0-4-5-4-0---------2--------|--4-4-0-0-1------------------|
D------------------2-0-2-0----------|-----------------------------|
A--------------------------2--------|-----------------------------|
F6 Bb9 C5 F6
At fair Mount's Bay, on that Christmas week
F6 Bb9 C5 F5
Was such a raging storm, no man could speak
F6 Bb9 C5 F6
That lifeboat thundered through an angry sea
F6 Bb9 C5
Was called Solomon Browne and her company
Instead of the last chord at the end of the verses, go into the chorus riff. This is
almost identical to the intro riff.
D---------------------------------------| (Keep playing the last chord
A--0-2-2-0-2-4-2-0---------2------------| till the next time the riff
D------------------2-0-2-0--------------| comes in)
A--------------------------2------------|
With courage, it was
D-----------------------------------|
A--0-2-2-0-2-4-2-0---------2--------|
D------------------2-0-2-0----------|
A--------------------------2--------|
Called On our heroes brave and
D-----------------------------------|
A--0-2-2-0-2-4-2-0---------2--------|
D------------------2-0-2-0----------|
A--------------------------2--------|
Bold With courage, it was cold
F G/F F5
On board that night
Now the stricken coaster called the Union Star
Her maiden voyage, she never thought that far
With Captain Moreton and his four man crew
A woman to save and her daughters two
Now, never had a lifeboat fought in vain
She could have made a dash for port but she tried again
All sixteen perished in that mighty wave
It tossed them overboard into a watery grave
With courage, it was called
On our heroes brave and bold
With courage, it was cold
On board that night
Now back at Penlee Point, time stood still
Twelve young children cried for their fathers killed
A nation shed tears for years as the news went round
The constant courage of our Solomon Browne.
With courage, it was called
On our heroes brave and bold
With courage, it was cold
On board that night
With courage, it was called
On our heroes brave and bold
With courage, it was cold
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version 3
Tuning: E A E A C# E (Open A)
Capo: 8th Fret
Seth plays this live (and solo) on a tenor guitar tuned to G-D-G-D with a capo at
the 10th fret. I've arranged this for six strings in a similar style. Allow all
six strings to ring out during the intro and chorus riff.
A XOO43O
E O2423O
Dadd9 XX2O1O
F#m7 2O2OOO
Intro and Chorus:
A Dadd9
E |----------------------------------------O-|
C#|----------------------------------------1-|
A |-O--2--2--O--2--4--2--O--------------O--O-|
E |-------------------------------2--2-----2-|
A |----------------------------------------X-|
E |----------------------------------------X-|
A E
E |----------------------------------------O-|
C#|----------------------------------------3-|
A |-O--2--2--O--2--4--2--O--------------O--2-|
E |-------------------------------2--2-----4-|
A |----------------------------------------2-|
E |----------------------------------------O-|
A Dadd9 A E
E |----------------------------------------O------O--O-|
C#|----------------------------------------1------3--2-|
A |-O--2--2--O--2--4--2--O--------------O--O------4--4-|
E |-------------------------------2--2-----2------O--2-|
A |----------------------------------------X------O--3-|
E |----------------------------------------X------X--O-|
Dadd9 E A
At fair Mounts Bay on that Christmas week
Dadd9 E A
Was such a raging storm no man could speak
Dadd9 E F#m7
That lifeboat thundered through an angry sea
Dadd9 E A
Was called Solomon Browne and her company
Dadd9 A
Good courage it was called
E A
Our heroes brave and bold
Dadd9 A
Good courage it was called
E A
Upon that night
The stricken coaster called the Union Star
Her maiden voyage she never thought that far
With Captain Moreton and his four man crew
A woman to save and her daughters two
Never had a lifeboat fought in vain
She could have made a dash for port but they tried again
All sixteen perished in that mighty wave
It tossed them overboard into a watery grave
Good courage it was called
Our heroes brave and bold
Good courage it was called
Upon that night
Now back at Penlee Point time stood still
Twelve young children cried for their fathers killed
A nation shed tears for years as the news went round
The constant courage of our Solomon Browne
Good courage it was called
Our heroes brave and bold
Good courage it was called
Upon that night
Good courage it was called
Our heroes brave and bold
Good courage it was called
Upon that night
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version 4
4/4 time
Key of F
Played with capo at 3rd fret in D
Intro and chorus riff
D G
E-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|------3----------------------|
G-----------------------------------|--------0--------------------|
D--2-4-2h4p2p0--2-4-2h4p2p0-------0-|----0-----0------------------|
A---------------------------2-0-2---|--2--------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|3----------------------------|
D A
E------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B------------------------------------|----------2-----------------|
G------------------------------------|--------2---2---------------|
D-0-2-4-2h4p2p0--2-4-2h4p2p0--------0|-2----2---------------------|
A-----------------------------2-0-2--|-0-0------------------------|
E------------------------------------|----------------------------|
D G D A
E-----------------------------------|------------------2------0---|
B-----------------------------------|------3-----------3------2---|
G-----------------------------------|--------0---------2------2---|
D--2-4-2h4p2p0--2-4-2h4p2p0-------0-|----0-----0-------0------2---|
A---------------------------2-0-2---|--2----------------------0---|
E-----------------------------------|3----------------------------|
G A D
At fair Mount's Bay, on that Christmas week
G A D
Was such a raging storm, no man could speak
G A Bm
That lifeboat thundered through an angry sea
G A D
Was called Solomon Browne and her company
Chorus Riff
D
G
With courage, it was called
D
A
On our heroes brave and bold
D
G
With courage, it was cold
D A D
On board that night
Now the stricken coaster called the Union Star
Her maiden voyage, she never thought that far
With Captain Moreton and his four man crew
A woman to save and her daughters two
Now, never had a lifeboat fought in vain
She could have made a dash for port but she tried again
All sixteen perished in that mighty wave
It tossed them overboard into a watery grave
With courage, it was called
On our heroes brave and bold
With courage, it was cold
On board that night
Now back at Penlee Point, time stood still
Twelve young children cried for their fathers killed
A nation shed tears for years as the news went round
The constant courage of our Solomon Browne.
With courage, it was called
On our heroes brave and bold
With courage, it was cold
On board that night
With courage, it was called
On our heroes brave and bold
With courage, it was cold
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