Rowboat Bumblefoot
ROWBOAT
As recorded by Ron Thal
(From the 1997 Album HERMIT)
Words and Music by Ron Thal
Arranged by Ron Thal
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=124
[D7]
[4/4] Gtrs I, II
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E. S S S S S S S S S e S S S e
||----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------| ||--5--5---14S7p5p0-------5-------7-| ||--4--4------------0h4h6---0h5h7---| ||o-5--5----------------------------| ||----------------------------------|
1.,2.,3. 4. H.=H
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E. S S S S S S S S S e S S S e E. S S S S S S S S S e Q
|-----------------------------------||----------------------------------| |----------------------------------o||----------------------------------| |-5--5---14S7p5p0-------5-----7-10--||-5--5---14S7p5p0-----7-10---------| |-4--4------------0h4h6-----7---10--||-4--4--------------7---10---------| |-5--5--------------------9--------o||-5--5------------9----------------| |-----------------------------------||--------------------------/17\----|
Verse 1
Q=120
[D7]
[4/4] |-3-|
E. S S S S S S S S S S E E
|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-5--5---------------------[3]b4-| |-4--4-----------------3-5-------| |-5--5---3h5-----1---3-----------| |------------0h2---4-------------|
[G#7] [G7]
[19/16] [4/4] ~~~
|3-|
E. S S S S E +S S S E. S S S S q E Q T T T T E Q
|---------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |-5--5----------------------------|----5S=4-------------------| |-4--4----------------------------|----4S=3--------------/16--| |-5--5---3h5-5-(5)-3h5-5--3h5p3---|----------8S11-11S5--------| |-------------------------------5-|-4-(4)S3-------------------|
[D7]
[4/4] |-3-|
E. S S S S S S S S S S E E
|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-5--5---------------------[3]b4-| |-4--4-----------------3-5-------| |-5--5---3h5-----1---3-----------| |------------0h2---4-------------|
15/16 5/8
E. S S S S E +S S S E. S S S S +S S S S S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5--5--------------------|-------[7]-(7)-----------| |-4--4--------------------|-------------------------| |-5--5---3h5-5-(5)-3h5-5--|-3S5-5---------3h5-5p3---| |-------------------------|-----------------------5-|
[4/4] |-3-|
E. S S S S S S S S S S E E
|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-5--5---------------------[3]b4-| |-4--4-----------------3-5-------| |-5--5---3h5-----1---3-----------| |------------0h2---4-------------|
[G#7] [G7]
[19/16] [4/4] \7 \0.25
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|3-|
E. S S S S E +S S S E. S S S S q E Q S S E Q
|---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------9--------| |-5--5----------------------------|----5S=8--7h8p7-----------| |-4--4----------------------------|----4S=7------------------| |-5--5---3h5-5-(5)-3h5-5--3h5p3---|--------------------------| |-------------------------------5-|-4-(4)S7------------------|
[D7]
[4/4] |-3-|[2/4]
E. S S S S S S S S S S E E E. S S S S S
|--------------------------------|--------------| |--------------------------------|--------------| |-5--5---------------------[3]b4-|-5--5---------| |-4--4-----------------3-5-------|-4--4---------| |-5--5---3h5-----1---3-----------|-5--5---3h5-5-| |------------0h2---4-------------|--------------|
H.=H
[4/4] +E S S E. S S E. S S E +S S S S +E S S E. S S S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-(5)-3h5-5--3h5-5--3h5-5-|-(5)-3h5-5-(5)-3h5-5--3h5-5p3p0--| |-------------------------|---------------------------------|
Verse 2
Q=117
[G] [C] [D7] [G] [Em] [Am] [D7] [G]
[4/4] Q. H +E Q. Q. S E. Q. H +E Q. E. E S S S S S
|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------------| |------5----(5)-|-7--------------|------2----(2)-|-7-------2b3.5rp0---------| |-5----5----(5)-|-7----5----x-4--|-2----2----(2)-|-7----5-----------2p0-----| |-5----3----(3)-|-5----5----x-4--|-2----0----(0)-|-5----5---------------2p0-| |-3-------------|------3----x-2--|-0-------------|------3-------------------|
[G] [C] [D7] [Bm] [Em] [Am] [D7] [G] |-3-|
Q. H +E Q. Q. S E. Q. H +E E E H E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |------5----(5)-|-7----4---------|------2----(2)-|-7--------------| |-5----5----(5)-|-7----4----5-4--|-2----2----(2)-|-7---5----------| |-5----3----(3)-|-5----2----5-4--|-2----0----(0)-|-5---5----------| |-3-------------|-----------3-2--|-0-------------|-----3----3-4-5-|
Chorus (triplet feel)
[Bb5] [A5] [G5] [C5] [F5]
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q E E E +Q E E E +Q E E E +W +H E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------------|------------|---------------------| |----------------|-----------------------|------------|---------------------| |----------------|----------5-(5)--5-----|------------|---------------------| |-8--8--7--7---5-|-(5)--5---5-(5)--5---3-|-(3)--------|-(3)-----------------| |-8--8--7--7---5-|-(5)--5---3-(3)--3---3-|-(3)--------|-(3)------------0-1--| |-6--6--5--5---3-|-(3)--3--------------1-|-(1)--------|-(1)----1-2-3-4------|
[B5] [C#5] [D5] [G5]
|--3--| |--3--|
H Q E +E E +Q E +E E +H
|-----------------|---------------------|| |-----------------|---------------------|| |-4----6--6-(6)-7-|-(7)--7-(7)----------|| |-4----6--6-(6)-7-|-(7)--7-(7)-5-(5)----|| |-2----4--4-(4)-5-|-(5)--5-(5)-5-(5)----|| |-----------------|------------3-(3)----||
Ragga Muffin Break
Q=79
[E5]
[13/16] S S S S S S S S S S S S S [3/4] S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------x-x-------------|--------------------------| |-----------x-x-------------|-----------------/5-------| |---------7-x-x---------7-7-|---------7----------4-----| |-0---0-----x-x-0---0-------|-0---0-----0---0------4-3-|
7/8
~~~~~~~
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-------------------------/[8]-[8]--| |-----------------------------------| |---------7-------------------------| |-0---0-----0---0-0---0-------------|
[3/4] S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-----------------/5-------| |---------7----------4-----| |-0---0-----0---0------4-3-|
9/8 4/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S E S E S E S E S
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------2-----------|--------------------------| |---------7-----------------1-----2-1-|-2---2---2---2---2---2----| |-0---0-----0---0-0---0-------4-3-----|-0---0---0---0---0---0----|
[5/4] E S E S E S E S E E S S S S
|------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |---------------------/5-------| |---2---2---2---2---2----4-----| |---0---0---0---0---0------4-3-|
[4/4] \7
|-3--| |-3-| |---5---| |-3-|
S E S E S E S E S S E E E E E E E S S S S S E E E
|------------------------|--------------------------7----| |------------------------|----------5-----------------6\-| |------------------------|----------------6-3---------6\-| |------------------------|-5-8\---3-----------4-5-----6\-| |-2---2---2---2---2------|------4-----4-5---------3------| |-0---0---0---0---0---/7-|-------------------------------|
H=H
W W
|----------|------|| |----------|------|| |----------|------|| |----------|------|| |----------|------|| |----------|------||
Guitar solo
Q=120
[D7]Gtrs III, IV
Q S E S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S
|------5-------------------|---------------------------------| |------3-------------------|---3---7-------8-------9-10---13-| |--------7-5---5-----------|---------/11-----/12-------------| |------------7---7---5---3-|-4-------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |------6------| |------6------| |--3---|
S S E S S E T T S S S S S S S +E E E
|---12-------15-13-14------------------19-(19)-15----| |---------------------15-13-----------------------17-| |---------------------------14-16-13-----------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |---3----| |---6----| |--6--| |-6--|
E E S S E S E S E. E S S E E.
|-15------------------------13-----13----| |----19-15-18---------12----12-----12----| |---------------11-13--------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-6--| |---6---| |----6-----|
Q Q Q S S E S S E +Q Q Q S S S S E
|-----------------------------------|-----------19\-------------------| |-10--------------12---------10-----|-(10)------19\--------------12---| |-10tr11-------------13------10tr11-|-(10tr11)-------------11-14------| |---------12--------------12--------|-------------------12------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---6----| |---6---| |-----6-----|
Q E S E S E E S S S S S E S
|-------------------13-14---14-13-------------| |-12b15----15-12------------------15----12-10-| |----------------14---------------------------| |------------------------------------12-------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---6----| |---6----|
E S E S E S E S E E E E
|------------13----14-------14-13-12--| |---13-15-12--------------------------| |---------------14----13-12-11-10--9--| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
S E S E S E S Q.
|-----13pb14r===13pb14r===13pb14r===16b17.5r==|
|---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-/12--------12--------12--------12-----------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---6----| |-----6-----| |---6----| |---6----|
E S E S E S S S S E S E S E S E S
|----21-20-------18-------17-16-------15-14-------13--| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-19-------18-17----16-15-------14-13-------13-12-----| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~
|----6----| |----6----| |---6----| |----6----|
E S E S +E S S E E S E S +E S S E
|----13-------------13----------13---------------13----------| |----------/15-(15)----15-12----------15b16-(15)----15-18b20-| |-11----14-------------------11----14------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |---3----| |-----6-----| |------6-------| |------6-------|
+Q E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------20-----------------------13-16-17-13-14-15-13-----------| |-(18)b22==(18)-18r15-------------------------------------15S16S17S=| |---------------------17-14----14-17--------------------------------| |---------------------------16--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~
S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T Q +Q
|-------19-17-16-14-16-14----------------------15b17===(15)r--| |-18-19-------------------17-15-13----13-15-17----------------| |----------------------------------14-------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~
E. E. E. S E E. S
|-15b17-13b15-13b15r================|
|----------------------13b15r13-----| |-------------------14-----------14-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
~~~~~
S S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S H
|-------------------------------13S15S16S|=17-17S18-18S19-19S20-20-20b22----|| |-13-15-15-15-------13-13-15-15----------|----------------------------------|| |-------------12-14----------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
End guitar solo
[D7]Gtrs I, II
E. S S S E E E E E E. S S S S S S S S S S E. E. S S S E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------------10--|----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------10-\7-----------|----------------------| |-5--5----------------|-5--5---5S7------------7-/10-----|-5--5-----------------| |-4--4------------3---|-4--4-------6-/9-----------------|-4--4------------3----| |-5--5----------3---3-|-5--5----------------------------|-5--5----------3---3--| |--------x-1-/5-------|---------------------------------|--------x-1-/5--------|
E. S E E. E. Q E. S S S E E E E E E. S E S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------------| |-5--5----------------|-5--5----------------|-5--5-----------------------| |-4--4---28\----------|-4--4------------3---|-4--4---------------3-------| |-5--5-------27\------|-5--5----------3---3-|-5--5---3h5-5-5-3-5---5-3---| |----------------26\--|--------x-1-/5-------|--------------------------5-|
[4/4] E. S S S E E E E E [2/4] E. S S S S S
|---------------------|--------------| |---------------------|--------------| |-5--5----------------|-5--5---------| |-4--4------------3---|-4--4---------| |-5--5----------3---3-|-5--5---3h5-5-| |--------x-1-/5-------|--------------|
[4/4] +E S S E. S S E. S S E +S S S S +E S S E. S S S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------------|| |-(5)-3h5-5--3h5-5--3h5-5-|-(5)-3h5-5-(5)-3h5-5--3h5-5p3p0--|| |-------------------------|---------------------------------||
Verse 3
[G5] [C5] [D5] [G5] [F#5]
[4/4] Q. H +E Q. Q. S E.
||----------------|----------------| ||o---------------|----------------| ||-------5----(5)-|-7--------------| ||--5----5----(5)-|-7----5----x-4--| ||o-5----3----(3)-|-5----5----x-4--| ||--3-------------|------3----x-2--|
[E5]Q. [A5]H +E [D5]Q. [G5]E. E S S S S S
|---------------|----------------------------| |---------------|----------------------------| |------2----(2)-|-7-------2b3.5rp0-----------| |-2----2----(2)-|-7----5-----------2p0-------| |-2----0----(0)-|-5----5---------------2p0---| |-0-------------|------3---------------------|
[G5]Q. [C5]H +E [D5]Q. [B5]Q. [G5F#5]S E. [E5]Q. [A5]H +E [D5]E E [G5]H. 4x
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------|| |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------o|| |------5----(5)-|-7----4---------|------2----(2)-|-7----------|| |-5----5----(5)-|-7----4----5-4--|-2----2----(2)-|-7---5------|| |-5----3----(3)-|-5----2----5-4--|-2----0----(0)-|-5---5-----o|| |-3-------------|-----------3-2--|-0-------------|-----3------||
Q E Q E. E. E. E. Q E E E
|-/7--(7)------8--7--|-5--10--7------10-| |-/8--(8)--8--10--8--|-7---7--8--8-7----| |------7--/9---------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|
E. E. Q E E E E. E. E S S S S S S S S
|-10--10--12--10--8-7-|-----10---------------------7-7-| |-12------13--12-10-8-|-10------10b12r10-8-------8-----| |---------------------|-11-----------------9-7-9-------| |---------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------------|
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
E. E. H E E. E. H S S
|---------------------|-14-------------------| |-15------15b17-------|-----12--/19----17-19-| |-----12-----------12-|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~
|--3--|
Q. S S S Q. E T T S +E H.
|-------15-17-19-19b20r==19-|-17-19-17-(17)-15-----| |-20------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|
[G5]Q. [C5]H +E [D5]Q. [G5]Q. S [F#5]E. [E5]Q. [A5]H +E [D5]Q. [G5]E. E S S S S S
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------------------| |------5----(5)-|-7--------------|------2----(2)-|-7-------2b3.5rp0-----------| |-5----5----(5)-|-7----5----x-4--|-2----2----(2)-|-7----5-----------2p0-------| |-5----3----(3)-|-5----5----x-4--|-2----0----(0)-|-5----5---------------2p0---| |-3-------------|------3----x-2--|-0-------------|------3---------------------|
[G5]Q. [C5]H +E [D5]Q. [B5]Q. [G5F#5]S E. [E5]Q. [A5]H +E [D5]E E [G5]H.
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------*| |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------*| |------5----(5)-|-7----4---------|------2----(2)-|-7---------*| |-5----5----(5)-|-7----4----5-4--|-2----2----(2)-|-7---5-----*| |-5----3----(3)-|-5----2----5-4--|-2----0----(0)-|-5---5-----*| |-3-------------|-----------3-2--|-0-------------|-----3-----*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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