{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":934384,"song":"A Salty Dog","artist":"Procol Harum","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11613652-a-salty-dog-chords-by-procol-harum/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/934384?type=chord","rating":4.76016,"votes":63,"content":"A SALTY DOG (simplified, in G)\r\nby Procol Harum\r\n\r\nA worthy exercise in how majors, minors, sustained and sevenths of \r\nthe same chords, as well as notes next to each other (E, F, F# G) \r\ncan not only work together but be very melodic. Sort of orchestral?\r\nZackly.\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]F#sus[/ch]      [ch]F#[/ch]      [ch]F#m7[/ch]                [ch]Esus[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n 'All hands on deck, we've run afloat!' I heard the captain cry[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D6[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]Bm7[/ch]  [ch]F#m[/ch]     [ch]Gm[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n'Explore the ship,    replace the cook:    let no one leave alive!'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]           [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nAcross the straits, around the Horn:   how far can sailors fly?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                  [ch]Bbm[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]Csus[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA twisted path, our tortured course, and no one left alive[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\nWe sailed for parts unknown to man, where ships come home to die\r\nNo lofty peak, nor fortress bold, could match our captain's eye\r\nUpon the seventh seasick day we made our port of call\r\nA sand so white, and sea so blue, no mortal place at all\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\nWe fired the gun, and burned the mast, and rowed from ship to shore\r\nThe captain cried, we sailors wept: our tears were tears of joy\r\nNow many moons, how many Junes, have passed since we made land\r\nA salty dog, this seaman's log: your witness my own hand","plain_text":"A SALTY DOG (simplified, in G)\nby Procol Harum\n\nA worthy exercise in how majors, minors, sustained and sevenths of \nthe same chords, as well as notes next to each other (E, F, F# G) \ncan not only work together but be very melodic. Sort of orchestral?\nZackly.\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\nWe sailed for parts unknown to man, where ships come home to die\nNo lofty peak, nor fortress bold, could match our captain's eye\nUpon the seventh seasick day we made our port of call\nA sand so white, and sea so blue, no mortal place at all\n\n[Verse 3]\nWe fired the gun, and burned the mast, and rowed from ship to shore\nThe captain cried, we sailors wept: our tears were tears of joy\nNow many moons, how many Junes, have passed since we made land\nA salty dog, this seaman's log: your witness my own hand","chords":["A","G","E","F","F#sus","F#","F#m7","Esus","D6","D","F#m","Bm","Bm7","Gm","Bb","C","Fmaj7","F7","Bbm","Csus"],"chord_diagrams":{"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,0,3,4,2,0],"frets":[1,-1,2,2,1,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}