Gloucester City
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
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Song Title: Gloucester City: Dulcimer From the 1971 album "I Turned As I Had Turned As A Boy."
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Tabbed by James McKinnon.
This beautiful song is from the virtually unknown '70s folk rock classic, 'And I turned
As I Had Turned As A Boy', by the band Dulcimer.
It's pretty much the same throughout except for some differences in the last
two bars of the last verse and the outro. It's basically worked around the chords
C, G, D and Em.
Tuning: Standard
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
[Intro]
(Time: 4/4, except where noted as 2/4).
/ / / / / / / /
e|--------5-----------5-----|--------5-----------5-----|
B|--3-----------3-----------|--3-----------3-----------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--5-----------5-----------|--5-----------5-----------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
/ / / / / / / /
e|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
B|--1-----------1-----------|--1-----------1-----------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0------0-|
D|--------2-----------2-----|--------2------------2----|
A|--3-----------3-----------|--3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
/ / / / / / / /
e|--3------------------0-----|--2--0--------------0--|
B|--------0-----3------------|--------0-----0--------|
G|-----0-----0------0-----0--|-----------0-----0-----|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------2------------|--2--2--2-----2--------|
E|--3------------------------|-----------------------|
/ / / / / / / /
e|------------------------------|--3----------------------|
B|--3--1--0h1-----3-----0h1-----|--------0----------------|
G|-------------0-----0-------0--|-----0-----------------0-|
D|------------------------------|-----------0--------0----|
A|--3--3--3-------3-----3-------|-----------------2-------|
E|------------------------------|--3-----------3----------|
/ / / / / / / /
e|--3------------------0-----|--2--0--------------0--|
B|--------0-----3------------|--------0-----0--------|
G|-----0-----0------0-----0--|-----------0-----0-----|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------2------------|--2--2--2-----2--------|
E|--3------------------------|-----------------------|
/ / / / / / / /
e|------------------------------|--3---------------------|
B|--3--1--0h1-----3-----0h1-----|--------0---------------|
G|-------------0-----0-------0--|-----0------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------0------------|
A|--3--3--3-------3-----3-------|------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--3-----------3---------|
[Verse 1]
/ / / / / / / /
e|--3-----------2-----------|--------3-----------3-----|
B|-----0-----0-----3-----3--|--1-----------0-----------|
G|--------0-----------0-----|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|--------------0-----------|--------2-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------|--3-----------------------|
E|--3-----------------------|--------------3-----------|
Grey, wet roofs of Gloucester City.
/ / / / / / / /
e|--------3------------3-----|--------0-----2-----3----|
B|--1------------0-----------|--3----------------------|
G|-----0-----0------0----0---|-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
D|--------2------------0-----|--0-----------0----------|
A|--3------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------3-----------|-------------------------|
What a pity, mor - ning's here.
/ / / / / / / /
e|--3-----------2-----------|--------3-----------3-----|
B|-----0-----0-----3-----3--|--1-----------0-----------|
G|--------0-----------0-----|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|--------------0-----------|--------2-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------|--3-----------------------|
E|--3-----------------------|--------------3-----------|
Day disgraces night-stained faces.
/ / / / / / / /
e|--------3-----------3-----|--------------------3-----|
B|--1-----------0-----------|--------------------------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|--------0--------------0--|
D|--------2-----------0-----|-----2-----2-----0--------|
A|--3-----------------------|--3-----------------------|
E|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
Work chain pacers passing near.
/ / / / / / / /
e|---------3------------2h3p2--|---------------------0-----|
B|-------------0---------------|-----3------------1-----1--|
G|------0------------2---------|--2----------2-------------|
D|--0-------------0------------|----------0----------------|
A|-----------------------------|---------------3-----------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
And you know (and you know in your mind)
/ / / / / / / /
e|--------------------------------|--------0-----0---0---2--|
B|-----------1--------------0-----|-----0-----0--0----------|
G|-----0-----------------0-----0--|--------------0----------|
D|--------2-----------------------|--2-----------2----------|
A|--3-----------------2-----------|--------------2-------2--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------0----------|
that you're so far be - hind.
/ / / / / / / /
e|--3--------------------2h3p2--|----------------------0-----|
B|--------0---------------------|-------3-----------1-----1--|
G|-----------0-------2----------|--2----------2--------------|
D|-----0----------0-------------|----------0-----------------|
A|------------------------------|----------------3-----------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
And you know (and you know in your mind)
(2/4)
/ / / / / / / / / /
e|-------------------------2-------|--2---------2-----|--2-------|
B|-------------1--------3------3---|---------3-----3--|----------|
G|-----0----------------2------2---|---------2-----2--|----------|
D|--------2-------------0------0---|---------0-----0--|----------|
A|--3------------------------------|------------------|----------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------|----------|
that you're so far be - hind.
[Verse 2]
/ / / / / / / /
e|--3-----------2-----------|--------3-----------3-----|
B|-----0-----0-----3-----3--|--1-----------0-----------|
G|--------0-----------0-----|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|--------------0-----------|--------2-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------|--3-----------------------|
E|--3-----------------------|--------------3-----------|
Paper pavements torn and tattered,
/ / / / / / / /
e|--------3-----------------3-----|--------0-----2-----3-----|
B|--1-----------------0-----------|--3-----------------------|
G|-----0-----0-----------0-----0--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D|--------2-----------------0-----|--0-----------0-----------|
A|--3-----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------3-----------|--------------------------|
bruised and bat - tered al - ley - ways.
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e|--3-----------2-----------|--------3-----------3-----|
B|-----0-----0-----3-----3--|--1-----------0-----------|
G|--------0-----------0-----|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|--------------0-----------|--------2-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------|--3-----------------------|
E|--3-----------------------|--------------3-----------|
Mist and motors melt and mingle.
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e|--------3-------------3-----|----------------------3-----|
B|--1-------------0-----------|----------------------------|
G|-----0-----0-------0-----0--|----------0--------------0--|
D|--------2-------------0-----|-----2-------2-----0--------|
A|--3-------------------------|--3-------------------------|
E|----------------3-----------|----------------3-----------|
Ca-thedral ri - ses through the haze.
/ / / / / / / /
e|---------3------------2h3p2--|---------------------0-----|
B|-------------0---------------|-----3------------1-----1--|
G|------0------------2---------|--2----------2-------------|
D|--0-------------0------------|----------0----------------|
A|-----------------------------|---------------3-----------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
And you know (and you know in your mind)
/ / / / / / / /
e|--------------------------------|--------0-----0---0---2--|
B|-----------1--------------0-----|-----0-----0--0----------|
G|-----0-----------------0-----0--|--------------0----------|
D|--------2-----------------------|--2-----------2----------|
A|--3-----------------2-----------|--------------2-------2--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------0----------|
that you're so far be - hind.
/ / / / / / / /
e|--3--------------------2h3p2--|----------------------0-----|
B|--------0---------------------|-------3-----------1-----1--|
G|-----------0-------2----------|--2----------2--------------|
D|-----0----------0-------------|----------0-----------------|
A|------------------------------|----------------3-----------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
And you know (and you know in your mind)
(2/4)
/ / / / / / / / / /
e|-------------------------2-------|--2---------2-----|--2-------|
B|-------------1--------3------3---|---------3-----3--|----------|
G|-----0----------------2------2---|---------2-----2--|----------|
D|--------2-------------0------0---|---------0-----0--|----------|
A|--3------------------------------|------------------|----------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------|----------|
that you're so far be - hind.
[Instrumental bit (Same as last 8 bars of intro)]
/ / / / / / / /
e|--3------------------0-----|--2--0--------------0--|
B|--------0-----3------------|--------0-----0--------|
G|-----0-----0------0-----0--|-----------0-----0-----|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------2------------|--2--2--2-----2--------|
E|--3------------------------|-----------------------|
/ / / / / / / /
e|------------------------------|--3----------------------|
B|--3--1--0h1-----3-----0h1-----|--------0----------------|
G|-------------0-----0-------0--|-----0-----------------0-|
D|------------------------------|-----------0--------0----|
A|--3--3--3-------3-----3-------|-----------------2-------|
E|------------------------------|--3-----------3----------|
/ / / / / / / /
e|--3------------------0-----|--2--0--------------0--|
B|--------0-----3------------|--------0-----0--------|
G|-----0-----0------0-----0--|-----------0-----0-----|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------2------------|--2--2--2-----2--------|
E|--3------------------------|-----------------------|
/ / / / / / / /
e|------------------------------|--3---------------------|
B|--3--1--0h1-----3-----0h1-----|--------0---------------|
G|-------------0-----0-------0--|-----0------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------0------------|
A|--3--3--3-------3-----3-------|------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--3-----------3---------|
[Verse 3]
/ / / / / / / /
e|--3------------2-----------|--------3-----------3-----|
B|-----0------0-----3-----3--|--1-----------0-----------|
G|---------0-----------0-----|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|---------------0-----------|--------2-----------0-----|
A|---------------------------|--3-----------------------|
E|--3------------------------|--------------3-----------|
Ripped and ragged raincoat rascal
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e|--------3-------------3-----|--------0-----2-----3-----|
B|--1-------------0-----------|--3-----------------------|
G|-----0-----0-------0-----0--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D|--------2-------------0-----|--0-----------0-----------|
A|--3-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------3-----------|--------------------------|
asks me for a cup of tea.
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e|--3-----------2-----------|--------3-----------3----|
B|-----0-----0-----3-----3--|-------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----|-----------0----------0--|
D|--------------0-----------|-----2-----------0-------|
A|--------------------------|--3----------------------|
E|--3-----------------------|--------------3----------|
I fumble in my pockets for the
/ / / / / / / /
e|--------3-----------------|--------3-----------3-------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------------0----|
G|-----------------0-----0--|-----0----------------------|
D|-----2-----2--------0-----|-----------2-----0----------|
A|--3-----------3-----------|--2-------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------3-------------|
words to set me free. For I
/ / / / / / / /
e|--------2h32----------------|--------0---------------------|
B|-----------------3----------|-----1-----1------------1-----|
G|-----2--------2----------2--|-----------------0------------|
D|--0-------------------0-----|--------------------2---------|
A|----------------------------|--3-----------3---------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------|
know (And I know in my mind) that I'm
/ / / / / / / /
e|--------------------0-----|--0---0---2--3-----0---------|
B|--------0--------0-----0--|--0-------------------0------|
G|-----0-----0--------------|--0-------------0------------|
D|--------------2-----------|--2--------------------------|
A|--2-----------------------|--2-------2------------------|
E|--------------------------|--0--------------------------|
so far behind. And you
/ / / / / / / /
e|--------2h32--------------------|--------0---------------------|
B|-------------------3------------|-----1-----1------------1-----|
G|-----2----------2------------2--|-----------------0------------|
D|--0---------------------0-------|--------------------2---------|
A|--------------------------------|--3-----------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
know (and you know in your mind) that you're
/ / / / / / / /
e|-----2------2----|-----2-------2----|
B|--3------3-------|--3------3--------|
G|--2------2-------|--2------2--------|
D|--0------0-------|--0------0--------|
A|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|
so far be-hind.
[Outro] [Repeat instrumental bit, except for difference in last 2 bars]
/ / / / / / / /
e|--3------------------0-----|--2--0--------------0--|
B|--------0-----3------------|--------0-----0--------|
G|-----0-----0------0-----0--|-----------0-----0-----|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------2------------|--2--2--2-----2--------|
E|--3------------------------|-----------------------|
/ / / / / / / /
e|------------------------------|--3----------------------|
B|--3--1--0h1-----3-----0h1-----|--------0----------------|
G|-------------0-----0-------0--|-----0----------------0--|
D|------------------------------|-----------0-------0-----|
A|--3--3--3-------3-----3-------|-----------------2-------|
E|------------------------------|--3-----------3----------|
/ / / / / / / /
e|--3-----------------0-----|--2--0--------------0--|
B|--------0-----3-----------|--------0-----0--------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----0-----|
D|--------------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------2-----------|--2--2--2-----2--------|
E|--3-----------------------|-----------------------|
/ / / / / / / /
e|----------------------0----|--7-----------10------|
B|--3--1--0h1-----3----------|--------8-------------|
G|-------------0-----0-----0-|-----7-----7----------|
D|---------------------------|--0-------------------|
A|--3--3--3-------3----------|----------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------|
How to play Gloucester City
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.