Nova Scotia 500
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro] Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2------------------------------------2----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------|
G|4-4------4-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4------4-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------|
D|--------------4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------4-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^
|
other parts start to play
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2------------------------------------2----------2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
G|4-4------4-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4------4-2-----2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
D|--------------4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------4-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^
[Verse 1] Guitar 1 'On a field trip...'
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------2-----------------------------4----------------------|
D|--2-2-2-4--2-4-2--2-4-----4-------2-4--2-4-2--2-4-----4----------------=---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------2-----------------------------4----------------------|
D|----2-2-4--2-4-2--2-4-----4-------2-4--2-4-2--2-4-----4----------------=---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 'on a porcupine island..' (mix of live and recorded vers.)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------7-6-6-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7/9---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------7-6-6-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 'way-oh way-oh way-oh...'
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------2---------------------------------2-----------------------------------------|
G|-4-4------4-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-----4-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
D|--------------4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------4---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------2---------------------------------2-----------------------------------------|
G|-4-4------4-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-----4-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
D|--------------4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------4---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 'on a field trip..'
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------2-----------------------------4----------------------|
D|--2-2-2-4--2-4-2--2-4-----4-------2-4--2-4-2--2-4-----4----------------=---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------2-----------------------------4----------------------|
D|----2-2-4--2-4-2--2-4-----4-------2-4--2-4-2--2-4-----4----------------=---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] Guitar 1 'on a porcupine island..'(mix of live and recorded vers.)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------7-6-6-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7/9---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------7-6-6-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------2---------------------------------2-----------------------------------------|
G|-4-4------4-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-----4-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
D|--------------4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------4---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------2---------------------------------2-----------------------------------------|
G|-4-4------4-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-----4-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
D|--------------4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------4---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge] Guitar 1 (after 'way oh, way'oh' OR SOLO FOR 4 BARS
(A) (F#m)
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|---------------2---|---------------4---|
D|-2-4-2-4-2-2-4---4-|-2-4-2-4-2-2-4---4-| x8
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
(note: add vibrato last 4 repeats)
[Outro] Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------2---------------------------------2-----------------------------------------|
G|-4-4------4-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-----4-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
D|--------------4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------4---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------2---------------------------------2-------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4------4-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-----4-2-----2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-------|
D|--------------4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------4------------------------------------7----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------2---0---5~~-----|
B|------3---0---5~~-----|
G|------2---1---6~~-----| (strum each chord 4 times)
D|------0---2---7~~-----|
A|----------2---7~~-----|
E|----------0---5~~-----|
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THIS IS THE 2ND GUITAR PLAYING -CHORDS
[Intro] Guitar 2
note: in live versions he plays the top strings mainly not bottom, he also slides up to the second chord
and back down. If you can't hit the chord you can skip the power chord
strum 6 times strum 6 times
e|---5----------------------------2-------------------------------5-------------------|
B|---5----------------------------2-------------------------------5-------------------|
G|---6----------------------------2-------------------------------6-------------------|
D|---7-----------------------9\---4-------------------------------7-------------------|
A|---7-----------------------9\---4-------------------------------7-------------------|
E|---5-----------------------7\---2-------------------------------5-------------------|
[Verse 1] Guitar 2
listen to the song for strumming pattern and number of times note is played
On a field trip (A) I grew some legs (F#m) Climbed up Cadillac Mountain (A)
e|---5--------------------------2-------------------------------5-------------------|
B|---5--------------------------2-------------------------------5-------------------|
G|---6--------------------------2-------------------------------6-------------------|
D|---7---------------9----------4-------------------------------7-------------------|
A|---7---------------9----------4-------------------------------7-------------------|
E|---5---------------7----------2-------------------------------5-------------------|
Dove in Frenchman Bay (F#m) On a porcupine island (D) Saw (Bm) a body laying (F#m G#m A Bm)
e|----------------2------------------------2----------2---------------2--4--5--2----|
B|----------------2------------------------3----------3---------------2--4--5--3----|
G|----------------2------------------------2----------4---------------2--4--6--4----|
D|----------------4------------------------0----------4---------------4--6--7--4----|
A|----------------4-----------------------------------2---------------4--6--7--2----|
E|----------------2---------------------------------------------------2--4--5-------|
In a sandy coffin (D) Riding (Bm) Atlantic waves (F#m G#m A Bm)
e|---------2----------2--------------------2--4--5--2-------------------------------|
B|---------3----------3--------------------2--4--5--3-------------------------------|
G|---------2----------4--------------------2--4--6--4-------------------------------|
D|---------0----------4--------------------4--6--7--4-------------------------------|
A|--------------------2--------------------4--6--7--2-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------2--4--5----------------------------------|
Guitar 2 - 'way-oh way-oh..'
e|---5--------------------------2--------------------------------------------------|
B|---5--------------------------2--------------------------------------------------|
G|---6--------------------------2--------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---------------9----------4--------------------------------------------------| x 2
A|---7---------------9----------4--------------------------------------------------|
E|---5---------------7----------2--------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
On a field trip (A) I grew some legs (F#m) I Climbed up Cadillac Mountain (A)
e|---5--------------------------2-------------------------------5-------------------|
B|---5--------------------------2-------------------------------5-------------------|
G|---6--------------------------2-------------------------------6-------------------|
D|---7---------------9----------4-------------------------------7-------------------|
A|---7---------------9----------4-------------------------------7-------------------|
E|---5---------------7----------2-------------------------------5-------------------|
Dove in Frenchman Bay (F#m)
e|----------------2-----------------------|
B|----------------2-----------------------|
G|----------------2-----------------------|
D|----------------4-----------------------|
A|----------------4-----------------------|
E|----------------2-----------------------|
'on a porcupine..'
(D-D-DUD) (du)
e|--x------x----2----4-----5----2-----x------x----2----4-----5---------------------|
B|--10-----x----2----4-----5----5-----10-----x----2----4-----5---------------------|
G|--11-----7----2----4-----5----4-----11-----7----2----4-----5---------------------|
D|--12-----9----4----6-----7----4-----12-----9----4----6-----7---------------------|
A|--x------9----4----6-----7----2-----x------9----4----6-----7---------------------|
E|--x------x----2----4-----5----------x------x----2----4-----5---------------------|
[Chorus] Guitar 2 'way oh'
e|---5--------------------------2--------------------------------------------------|
B|---5--------------------------2--------------------------------------------------|
G|---6--------------------------2--------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---------------9----------4--------------------------------------------------| x 2
A|---7---------------9----------4--------------------------------------------------|
E|---5---------------7----------2--------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro Verse]
Nova Scotia bones I found them all alone Nobody knows I just found me some gold
(D) (Bm)(F#m)(G#m) (A) (Bm) (D) (Bm) (F#m) (G#m) (A) (Bm)
e|-2-----------2---2----4-----5------2---------2------2------2------4-----5---2----|
B|-3-----------3---2----4-----5------3---------3------3------2------4-----5---3----|
G|-2-----------4---2----4-----6------4---------2------4------2------4-----6---4----| x4
D|-0-----------4---4----6-----7------4---------0------4------4------6-----7---4----|
A|-------------2---4----6-----7------2----------------2------4------6-----7---2----|
E|-----------------2----4-----5------------------------------2------4-----5--------|
[Outro]
(F#m) (G#m) (A) (Bm) (A) (C#m) (F#m) (D) (E) (A)
e|-2----4-----5------2-------5-----4--------2-----2---0---5-----|
B|-2----4-----5------3-------5-----5--------2-----3---0---5-----|
G|-2----4-----6------4-------6-----6--------2-----2---1---6-----| x4
D|-4----6-----7------4-------7-----6--------4-----0---2---7-----|
A|-4----6-----7------2-------7-----4--------4---------2---7-----|
E|-2----4-----5--------------5--------------2---------0---5-----|
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| + Harmonic
| x Dead note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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How to play Nova Scotia 500
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.