Northwest Passage
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Corrected notes in the louder chorus and later verses.
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: AbmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Key of Ab
[Chorus]
Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------0-----2----0---0---------0---2---|
G|-1------------1--------1-----------------------1------------|
D|-----4---2--------4-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------2--------------4------------------0-------|
E|---------0--------------------------------------------------|
To find the hand of Franklin Reaching for the Beaufort Sea
e|----0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-------4---2----0---0--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------1----------------1----------------|
D|-------------------------------4----2---4-------4---2--------|
A|----4-----------------0----------------------------------4---|
E|----------------------------------------2----------------0---|
Tracing one warm line Thru a land so wild and sav-age
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------0---2----0--0----------0---2---|
G|-1------------1---------1----------------------1------------|
D|-----4---2---------4----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------2-------------4------------------0-------|
E|---------0--------------------------------------------------|
And make a Northwest Passage to the sea
e|-----0---------------------------------------|
B|-4--------4---2----0-------------------------|
G|------------------------1--------------------|
D|----------------------------4---4---2---2----|
A|-----4------------------0-------2------------|
E|----------------------------------------0----|
[Verse 1]
Westward from the Davis Strait 'Tis there 'twas said to lie
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B|-2---2----2--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------1-------1---2---4p2p1---1----4--4---|
D|-----------------------------------------------4-------------|
A|-4-----------------0-----------------2-----------2-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
The sea route to the O -ri-ent For which so many died
e|------------------2---0--0------------------------------|
B|-2---2---2-----2----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------1---1---2-----1-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------4--2--2----|
A|-----4----------------0-------------2--------------4----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Seeking gold and glory Leaving weathered, broken bones
e|--------------0---0--0----------------------------------|
B|-2---2---2----------------------------------------2-----|
G|------------------------1--1----2p1--------4---4--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4----------------0-------------2-----------------4-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
And a long-forgotten lonely cairn of stones
e|-0---0---0-------------------------------------|
B|--------------4--2--0---0----------------------|
G|----------------------------1------------------|
D|-------------------------------4------2--2-----|
A|---------0--------------2----------------4-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------0-----2----0---0---------0---2---|
G|-1------------1--------1-----------------------1------------|
D|-----4---2--------4-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------2--------------4------------------0-------|
E|---------0--------------------------------------------------|
To find the hand of Franklin Reaching for the Beaufort Sea
e|----0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-------4---2----0---0--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------1----------------1----------------|
D|-------------------------------4----2---4-------4---2--------|
A|----4-----------------0----------------------------------4---|
E|----------------------------------------2----------------0---|
Tracing one warm line Thru a land so wild and sav-age
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------0---2----0--0----------0---2---|
G|-1------------1---------1----------------------1------------|
D|-----4---2---------4----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------2-------------4------------------0-------|
E|---------0--------------------------------------------------|
And make a Northwest Passage to the sea
e|-----0---------------------------------------|
B|-4--------4---2----0-------------------------|
G|------------------------1--------------------|
D|----------------------------4---4---2---2----|
A|-----4------------------0-------2------------|
E|----------------------------------------0----|
[Verse 2]
Three centuries thereafter, I take passage overland
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B|-2---2---2----2-----------------------------------2-----|
G|----------------------------1--1----2p1----4--4---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4----------------0-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
In the footsteps of brave Kelso, where his "sea of flowers" began
e|------------------2-0-----0---0---------------------------------|
B|-2---2---2-----2------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------1-----1---2----1---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------4---2----2-2-|
A|-----4----------------0-------------2-------------------------4-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Watching cities rise before me, then behind me sink again
e|---------------------2----0-0------------------------------|
B|-2--2--2--2---2-2---------------------------------------2--|
G|---------------------------------1---1h2p1--4--4----4------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------4-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
This tardiest explorer, driving hard across the plain
e|-----0--------------------------2----4----2-0---0----|
B|-4-----4---2--2---0----------------------------------|
G|---------------------1-------------------------------|
D|------------------------4----2-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------12----14---12--12--------12--14--|
G|-13-----------13-------13----------------------13-----------|
D|-----16--14-------16----------------------------------------|
A|------------------14----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
To find the hand of Franklin Reaching for the Beaufort Sea
e|----12--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16-------16--14--12--12--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------13----------------13---------------|
D|-------------------------------16----14--16-------16--14------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------16---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------12---|
Tracing one warm line Thru a land so wild and sav-age
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------12---14--12-12---------12--14---|
G|-13-----------13--------13--------------------13-------------|
D|-----16--14--------16----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------14----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
And make a Northwest Passage to the sea
e|-----12---------------------------------------|
B|-16-------16--14----12------------------------|
G|------------------------13--------------------|
D|--------------------------16-16--14-14-14-----|
A|-----------------------------14---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
And through the night, behind the wheel, the mileage clicking west
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------16--14-14-------------14-------14-14--16--|
G|-13--15------15--15----------------16-----16------16--------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
I think upon Mackenzie, David Thompson and the rest
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------16-14-14------------------------------|
G|-13-15---15-15-----------16-16-15-13----------------|
D|----------------------------------------16--14---14-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Who crossed the mountain ramparts and did show a path for me
e|---------------------14---12--12-------------------------------|
B|-14---14-----16--16----------------16--14--------------14--14--|
G|-------------------------------------------16---14-16----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
To race the roaring Fraser to the sea
e|-16-15---13-----------------------------|
B|-------------16--14--14--13-------------|
G|-----------------------------15-13-13---|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------12----14---12--12--------12--14--|
G|-13-----------13-------13----------------------13-----------|
D|-----16--14-------16----------------------------------------|
A|------------------14----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
To find the hand of Franklin Reaching for the Beaufort Sea
e|----12--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16-------16--14--12--12--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------13----------------13---------------|
D|-------------------------------16----14--16-------16--14------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------16---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------12---|
Tracing one warm line Thru a land so wild and sav-age
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------12---14--12-12---------12--14---|
G|-13-----------13--------13--------------------13-------------|
D|-----16--14--------16----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------14----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
And make a Northwest Passage to the sea
e|-----12---------------------------------------|
B|-16-------16--14----12------------------------|
G|------------------------13--------------------|
D|--------------------------16-16--14-14-14-----|
A|-----------------------------14---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
[Verse 4]
How then am I so different from the first men through this way
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B|---------------16-14---14--------------------------------------|
G|-13--15---15-15-------------15---13--------------------13---13-|
D|-------------------------------------16----14--16--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Like them I left a settled life, I threw it all away
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------16-14-14--13-------------------------|
G|-13---15--15-15-------------------16-14---13-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------16--13-13-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
To seek a Northwest Passage at the call of many men
e|---------------15----13---13-------------------------|
B|-13-15--15-15----------------16-14--13------13-13-15-|
G|-----------------------------------------15----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
To find there but the road back home again
e|-16-15---13--------------------------------|
B|---------------16--14--14---13-------------|
G|---------------------------------15---13-13|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------12----14---12--12--------12--14--|
G|-13-----------13-------13----------------------13-----------|
D|-----16--14-------16----------------------------------------|
A|------------------14----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
To find the hand of Franklin Reaching for the Beaufort Sea
e|----12--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16-------16--14--12--12--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------13----------------13---------------|
D|-------------------------------16----14--16-------16--14------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------16---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------12---|
Tracing one warm line Thru a land so wild and sav-age
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------12---14--12-12---------12--14---|
G|-13-----------13--------13--------------------13-------------|
D|-----16--14--------16----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------14----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
And make a Northwest Passage to the sea
e|-----12---------------------------------------|
B|-16-------16--14----12------------------------|
G|------------------------13--------------------|
D|--------------------------16-16--14-14-14-----|
A|-----------------------------14---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------0-----2----0---0---------0---2---|
G|-1------------1--------1-----------------------1------------|
D|-----4---2--------4-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------2--------------4------------------0-------|
E|---------0--------------------------------------------------|
To find the hand of Franklin Reaching for the Beaufort Sea
e|----0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-------4---2----0---0--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------1----------------1----------------|
D|-------------------------------4----2---4-------4---2--------|
A|----4-----------------0----------------------------------4---|
E|----------------------------------------2----------------0---|
Tracing one warm line Thru a land so wild and sav-age
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------0---2----0--0----------0---2---|
G|-1------------1---------1----------------------1------------|
D|-----4---2---------4----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------2-------------4------------------0-------|
E|---------0--------------------------------------------------|
And make a Northwest Passage to the sea
e|-----0---------------------------------------|
B|-4--------4---2----0-------------------------|
G|------------------------1--------------------|
D|----------------------------4---4---2---2----|
A|-----4------------------0-------2------------|
E|----------------------------------------0----|
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How to play Northwest Passage
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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.