The Beach Boys – Sloop John B (Guitar Intro Tab)

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Chords

Same chord pattern for the verses and chorus. Pretty much just travis picking with altering high notes. Capo to your range as needed. Standard Chords D A G Em
[Intro]
   D                                 D
e|-2-----2-----3---2-----0-----3---|-2-----2-----3---2-----0-----3---|
B|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2-----|-----2-----2---------2-----2-----|
D|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[Verse]
   D                                 D
e|-2-----2-----3---2-----0-----3---|-2-----2-----3---2-----0-----3---|
B|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2-----|-----2-----2---------2-----2-----|
D|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

   D                                 A
e|-2-----2-----3---5-----5---3-2---|---------------------------------|
B|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----0-|-2-----2-----3---2-----0-----2---|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----------|---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-|
D|-0-----0-----0---0-----0---0-0---|-----2-----2---------2-----2-----|
A|---------------------------------|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

   D                                 G               Em
e|-2-----2-----3---2-----0-----2---|---------------------------------|
B|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-|-0-----0-0---0---0-----0-----0---|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2-----|---0-------0---0---0-----0-----0-|
D|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-----0---------------2-----2-----|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------2-----2---|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----3-3---2---0---------------|

   D               A                 D
e|-2-----3-----2-------------------|-2-----3-----0---2-----2-----2---|
B|---3-----3-----3-2-----2---0-2---|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-|
G|-----2-----2-------2-----2-----2-|-----2-----2---------2-----2-----|
D|-0-----0-----0-------2-----------|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|
A|-----------------0-----0---0-0---|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Chorus]
   D                                 D
e|-2-----2-----3---2-----0-----3---|-2-----2-----3---2-----0-----3---|
B|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2-----|-----2-----2---------2-----2-----|
D|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

   D                                 A
e|-2-----2-----3---5-----5---3-2---|---------------------------------|
B|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----0-|-2-----2-----3---2-----0-----2---|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----------|---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-|
D|-0-----0-----0---0-----0---0-0---|-----2-----2---------2-----2-----|
A|---------------------------------|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

   D                                 G               Em
e|-2-----2-----3---2-----0-----2---|---------------------------------|
B|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-|-0-----0-0---0---0-----0-----0---|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2-----|---0-------0---0---0-----0-----0-|
D|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|-----0---------------2-----2-----|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------2-----2---|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----3-3---2---0---------------|

   D               A                 D
e|-2-----3-----2-------------------|-2-----3-----0---2-----2-----2---|
B|---3-----3-----3-2-----2---0-2---|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-|
G|-----2-----2-------2-----2-----2-|-----2-----2---------2-----2-----|
D|-0-----0-----0-------2-----------|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|
A|-----------------0-----0---0-0---|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Lyrics] D We come on the sloop John B D My Grandfather and me D A Around Nassau town we do roam D Drinkin all night G Em Got in to a fight D A Well I feel so broke up D I wanna go home D So hoist up the John B sail D See how the main sail sets D A Call for the Captain a-shore let me go home D I wanna go home G Em Let me go home D A I feel so broke up D I wanna go home D The first mate he got drunk D And broke in the captain's bunk D A The constable had to come and take him a-way D Sheriff John Stone G Em Why don't you leave me a-lone D A Well I feel so broke up D I wanna go home D So hoist up the John B sail D See how the main sail sets D A Call for the Captain a-shore let me go home D I wanna go home G Em Let me go home D A I feel so broke up D I wanna go home D The poor cook he caught the fits D And threw away all my grits D A Then he went and he ate up all of my corn D I wanna go home G Em Why don't they let me go home D A This is the worst trip D I've ever been on