Song: Ferryland Sealer Artist: Great Big Sea Album: Turn Tabbed by: Andre Bruneau Capo 2nd fret (chords written relative to capo) chords Em - 022xxx G - 320033 Cadd9 - x32033 D - xx0323 C - x32010 As with many Great Big Sea songs, the trick is to master the strumming patterns. It is difficult to tab out strums, but listening to the song is definetly the best way to go. The Intro and first verse consists mainly of hard downstrokes (listen to the song for guidance). Note the little pull-off thing happening with the D in some places. Watch it though ... the song really begins to pick up by verse 2 ... This is one of the best bands I've ever heard ... and a great song! God Bless you East Coast musicians - your music is fantastic! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Intro: (repeat the following 4 times, lyrics begin on final D of intro) (...our schooner ...) ED -------------------------|--- ----------------3----3---|--- ----------------2----0---|--- 4 x --2----2--------0----0-- |--- --2----2-----------------|--- --0----0-----------------|--- Verse 1: (hard downstokes) Em D Our Schooner and our sloop in Ferryland they do lie Em G D They're already rigged to be bound for the ice Em G All you lads of the south ---- ern (softly) D C (arpegiate) We will have you to beware (hard) Em G D She's going to the ice in the spring of the year Chorus: (hit each chord once hard) Em D Em D Em (begin strumming) Laddie whack fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day EGEGEGEG Verse 2: (as above but faster pace/more strumming) Em D Our course be east north-east for two days and two nights Em G D Our captain he cried out 'boys look ahead for the ice! Em G D Cadd9 We hove her about standing in for the land Em G D twas in a few more hours we were firm in the jam Chorus: (as above) EGEG Verse 3: (as in verse 2) Our captain he cried out "come on boys lend a hand" Our cook he makes the breakfast and each man takes a dram With there bats in their hands it was earlye for the go Every man showed his action 'thout the missin' of a blow Chorus: (as above) EGEG Verse 4: Some were killin', some were scalpin, some were haulin' on board and some more they were firing and a-missin' of their loads in the dusk of the evening all hands in from the cold and we counted nine hundred fine scalps in the h ----old Instrumental EDDm Pre-chorus to Bridge GCDdd9 GCDdd9 Bridge: G Cadd9 D We're now off Cape Spear and in sight of Cape Broyle G Cadd9 D We will dance - sing - carouse me boys in just a little while G Cadd9 D we'll soon enjoy the charms of our sweathearts and our friends (downstrokes and heavy palm muting for the following) Em D But it will not be long b'fore we're down in the bend Chorus: (strum throughout) Em D Em D Em (begin strumming) Laddie whack fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day EGEG Verse 5: (strum pattern follows verse 2-4) Em D Our Schooner and our sloop in Ferryland they do lie Em G D They're already rigged to be bound for the ice Em G (once hard) All you lads of the south --------- ern (as in verse 1) (softly) D C (arpegiate) We will have you to beware (hard) Em G D She's going to the ice in the spring of the year chorus: (strum hard and fast) Em D Em D Em Laddie whack fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day D Em D Em Fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day D Em D Em Fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day fin.