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Fretmark Songbook № 141

Transcription · verified by ear · rev 3.2

Harbour Light

The Slipway Choir — from Low Tide Sessions (Ferrous Records, 2024). Arranged for fingerstyle acoustic by Nell Ardagh and checked against the live take at Whitstable Sea Church.

Tuning
E A D G B e
Capo
fret 2
Key
G shapes → sounds A
Tempo
82 bpm · 4/4
Difficulty
Intermediate
Extent
12 bars

Capo 2 — fret numbers are relative to the capo

Capo 2

Intro

bars 1–2 4/4

Let the open strings ring into each other. The thumb never leaves the low E.

3 3 3
3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 2 2
2 2 3 3
3 3

Tablature bars 1–2. e|------3-----------------3-3----- B|------------3-3---3------------- G|--0-------0-----------0-----0-0- D|0-------0-----------2-------2--- A|----2-------2---3-------3------- E|3-------3-----------------------

Verse 1

bars 3–6 4/4

Har- bour light on the slip- way

3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0
0 0 2
3 3
3 3 3

Tablature bars 3–4. e|------3-------3---------3------- B|--3-------3-------3-3-------3-3- G|----0-------0---------0-------0- D|0-------0---------------2------- A|----------------3-3------------- E|3-------3---------------------3-

count- ing the boats that come home

2 2 0
3 3 1 1 1
2 2 0 0
0 0 2 2
0 0

Tablature bars 5–6. e|----2-------2-----------0------- B|--3-------3-------1-------1-1--- G|------2-------2-------0-------0- D|0-------0-----------2-------2--- A|----------------0-------0------- E|--------------------------------

Chorus

bars 7–10 4/4

Lift the fretting hand clean off between shapes — the barre climbs two frets on the repeat.

and I row out past the break- water

3 3 3 7
5 5 8 8 8
4 7
5
5 5 10
8

Tablature bars 7–8. e|--3-3-------3---------7--------- B|------5-5---------8-------8-8--- G|----------4-----------------7--- D|--------------5----------------- A|5-------5-------------------10-- E|------------------------------8-

sing- ing your name to the tide

3 3 3 2 2
3 3 3 3
0 0 2 2 2
0 0 0 0
3 3

Tablature bars 9–10. e|--3-------3-3---------2-2------- B|------3-------3---3-------3----- G|----0-------0-------2-------2-2- D|0-------0-------0-------0------- A|-------------------------------- E|3-------3-----------------------

Bridge

bars 11–12 4/4

Half-time feel. Palm-mute the bass notes until the last beat.

hold — then let go

0
0 0 1 0 1 1
0 2 2 0 0 0
0 2 2
0 0
3 3 3

Tablature bars 11–12. e|----------------------0--------- B|--0-------0-1-0---1-------1----- G|----0-2-------2-----0-------0-0- D|0-------2-------------------2--- A|----------------0-------0------- E|3-------3---------------------3-