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Bm D E And anyway for all the things you know A Bm Tell me why does the river not flow D E Anyway for all the things you said A Bm Tell me why does the river run red D E And anyway for all the things you've seen A Bm Tell me when will the river run green A G#m And anyway for all the things you know F#m Bm Tell me why does the river not flow

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The Riverboat Song

Tuning: E A D G B E Key: Bm

Bm   Em   Bm   F#

[Verse  1]

I  see  Bm double  up  ahead

Where  the  Em riverboat

Swayed  beneath  the  sun

Is  where  the  river  runs  Bm red

Like  a  Em king  who  stalks

The  wings  and  shoots  a  dove

And  frees  an  eagle  ins Bm tead

F# It's  more  or  less  the  G same

As  the  A things  that  you  said

[Verse  2]

Bm   I  see  Bm trouble  up  the  road

Like  the  Em things  you  found

In  love  are  by  the  way

And  like  to  cheat  on  your  Bm soul

Like  the  Em best  and  worst

Of  thoughts  that  lose  control

Before  you  lie  on  your  Bm bed

Bm   And  anyway D   for  all  the  things  you  E know

Tell  me  A why  does  the  river  not  Bm flow

Anyway D   for  all  the  things  you  E said

Tell  me  A why  does  the  river  run  Bm red

And  anyway D   for  all  the  things  you've  E seen

Tell  me  A when  will  the  river  run  Bm green

And  anyway D   for  all  the  things  you  E know

Tell  me  A why  does  the  river  not  Bm flow  Bm

[Verse  3]

Em It's  more  or  less  the  things

You  fail  to  say  in  your  way  that's  your  Bm trouble

Like  a  Em king  who  stalks  the  wings

And  shoots  the  moon  and  the  stars

And  his  Bm double

F# It’s  more  or  less  the  G same  as  the  A things  that  you  said

Bm   Anyway D   for  all  the  things  you  E know

Anyway D   for  all  the  things  you've  E seen

[Verse  4]

Where  the  Em riverboat  swayed  beneath  the  sun

I  see  F# double,  that's  my  Bm trouble  Bm

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Boat on a River solo tab

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Styx "Boat on a River" Solo Tab E----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A----|-----------------|0-1-5-0-1-------|0-1-5-1-0-1--333333--------------| D----|-----------0-5-5|-----------5----5|-----------------|-----------------| G----|0-0-2-3-5-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| E |------P----------|-----------------|------33333-5-6666-5-3-6666-8----|| A l1-0--1-0----------|----0----0-1-5-1|-0---11111-3-5555-3-1-5555-6----o| D |---------3---4444|4-5----5--------|-----------------|-----------------o| G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| S -----|6666--5-3--1111|2222-3-3-5-3----|3-1--------------|-----------------| -----|5555--3-1--0000|0000-------------|----5-3-1--------|--0-1-3-5---0-1-| -----|-----------------|-----------------|----------5 -----|5----------5-----| -----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| could not find a good tab so I did it myself Its pretty close Chuck

Re: Boat on a River solo tab

The tab moved a little when I put it in this thread things don't line up Like they should just a little off. I need a better tab writing program.

E----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A----|-----------------|0-1-5-0-1-------|0-1-5-1-0-1--333333--------------| D----|-----------0-5-5|-----------5----5|-----------------|-----------------| G----|0-0-2-3-5-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| E |------P----------|-----------------|------33333-5-6666-5-3-6666-8----|| A l1-0--1-0----------|----0----0-1-5-1|-0---11111-3-5555-3-1-5555-6----o| D |---------3---4444|4-5----5--------|-----------------|-----------------o| G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| S -----|6666--5-3--1111|2222-3-3-5-3----|3-1--------------|-----------------| -----|5555--3-1--0000|0000-------------|----5-3-1--------|--0-1-3-5---0-1-| -----|-----------------|-----------------|----------5 -----|5----------5-----| -----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_|

That looks better I didn't go to advanced for the reply the first time.......... let me know what you think of the tab..... the ending lick ??? Maybe....

Well the tab lines up when on PC but on Tablet or Phone its a little off..............

did tab agian...... Boat on a river solo tab by tooloud ,

Last edited by tooloud; May-25-2020 at 12:52pm .

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“It’s like you’re hearing a song within a song”: How to turn a guitar solo into a mini composition

Ibanez signature artist Andy Timmons shows you how writing a solo is like writing a song, and why you should apply the same dynamics

The most memorable guitar solos serve as compositions unto themselves. When listening to one, it’s like you’re hearing a song within a song. Examples include George Harrison’s solo in the Beatles’ Something or Eric Clapton’s solo in While My Guitar Gently Weeps . For both of these tracks, you simply can’t imagine the song without the solo being an integral part of it. 

One of the bands I record with is the Reddcoats, whose second album, The Reddcoats 2 , includes the track All for Me, which is constructed of an intricate and highly unusual chord progression that’s challenging to solo over.

In recording my solo, I initially felt I needed to compose it. I was thinking, “Man, there are so many chord changes, as well as key modulations; I’m going to need to take this home and work on it.” But Mike Medina, the producer, said, “Just take a pass on it and see what happens.” Fortunately, my instincts were good, and within an hour we had a solo we both really liked.

My mindset from the start was that the solo needed to serve as a composition unto itself. I thought, “What can I do with this solo that will tie everything together in the best possible way?”

Figure 1 presents the 16-bar solo, as I recorded it. The first thing I needed to do was memorize the chord progression so that I knew harmonically where it was headed and would be able to anticipate and navigate what I’d be playing over.

The solo begins over a G major chord, and in bar 1, I play the notes of a G major triad – G, B, D, G – in a syncopated rhythm. While sustaining the G note into bar 2, the chord beneath it switches to Ebmaj7. G is a perfect note to play over Ebmaj7, as it is one of the four chord tones or that chord: Eb, G, Bb, D (see Figures 2 and 3 ). 

Here’s a rundown of the progression: G - Ebmaj7 - F# - C# - Cdim - Bbm - Bbm/Ab - Gb - F. The song then modulates up a minor 3rd (one and one half steps) to the key of Eb and follows a similar progression in the new key: Eb - Gbmaj7 - A - E - D#dim - C#m - C#m/B - A - G#dim, which resolves back to G major. As you can see, this is a lot to keep in mind!

Figure 4 highlights the brief melodic line I play over the second chord in the progression, Ebmaj7, with the Eb included underneath; when G, the major 3rd, is restated, I simply slide down one fret to F#, the tonic of the next chord in the progression. As shown in Figure 5 , I approached the F# chord in the same way as I had approached the G chord, by playing the notes of an F# major triad: F#, A#, C#.

As you study the remainder of the solo, you’ll see that each melodic phrase “describes” the chord over which it's played. Take your time with this solo, and pay attention to how each melodic phrase sets up the arrival of the next chord.

This will be the last installment of Melodic Muse for the time being. I’d like to thank everyone who has been following these columns over the last couple of years. I’ll be back with more columns soon. In the meantime, hope to see you out on the road!

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