Ocean Colour Scene

Ocean Colour Scene - Riverboat guitar tab

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Worked out by Ronnie Zahdeh.

From: eeymrz@een1.notts.ac.uk

Subject: The RiverBoat Song by Ocean Colour Scene

Date: worked out Tues, 6-02-96 typed Sun, 18-02-96

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Key:

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p=pull off

h=hammer on

b=bend up

l=let down

\=slide down

/=slide up

v=vibrato

()=don't play note in brackets, reference only.

I`ll give each riff a name and refer to it in the rest of the document under

that name.

Here are the riffs used in the song.

Blow A|---5--7---5-7

E|7-------7----

Elow A|----10--12----10-12

E|12---------12------

Bhigh D|----12--14----12-14

A|14---------14------

Ehigh G|----12--14----12-14

D|14---------14------

F#high A|----12--14----12-14

E|14---------14------

Okay these are the main riffs there are other twidly bits played by Steve

Craddock. I`ve worked some of them out there is no need to play them note

for note they`re all based in a Bmin pentatonic, so just improvise.

Okay here we go.

Intro:

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Blow *8 Bhigh*4 Ehigh*2 Blow*2 F#high*2 Blow*2

Steve plays the following riff starting on the F#high to lead into verse 1:

Note again this isn`t exact but it`s what I play,(listen to the song to get

the timing right).

E|10--7--10--7--10--7--10-12b(14)l12-10-10h12p10----10------------------------

B|-----------------------------------------------12----10 -------------10b(12)

G|--------------------------------------------------------11------------------

D|-----------------------------------------------------------12-12\9----------

Verse1:

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Blow*4

I see double up ahead

Elow*2

Where the riverboat swayed beneath the sun

Blow*2

Is where the river runs red

Elow*2

Like a king who stalks the wings and shoots a dove

Blow*2

And frees an eagle instead

xE xF# xB (these are notes on low E string)

It`s more or less the same as the things that you said.

The following Riff is played before going into verse 2:

A|----0---0-2(hold for 2 bars while other guitar plays a wah bit)

E|0-2---2----

Verse2:

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Blow*4

I see trouble up the road

Elow*2

Like the thing you found in love are by the way

Blow*2

And like to cheat on your soul

Elow*2

Like the best and worst of thoughts that lose control

Blow*2

Before you lie on your bed

xE xF# xB (these are notes on low E string)

It`s more or less the same as the things that you said.

The following Riff is played before going into chorus:

RiffV A|----0---0-2

E|0-2---2----

Chorus:

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RiffC1

(E/F#) (F#/A) (A/B) (THESE ARE NOT CHORDS FOLLOW RIFFC1 BELOW)

Anyway for all the things you know

E

tell me why does the river not flow

RiffC1

(E/F#) (F#/A) (A/B) (AS BEFORE)

Anyway for all the things you said

RiffC2

tell me why does the river run red

RiffC3

(A/B) (B/D) (D/E) (NOT CHORDS FOLLOW RIFFC3 BELOW)

Anyway for all the things you`ve seen

RiffC4

tell me when will the river run green

Bassy riff

B A F#(2) (Notes On The Low E String)

And anyway for all the things you know

(RiffV played by bass)

tell me why does the river not flow

E/F# F#/A A/B E

RiffC1 B|------------------------10b(12)vv------------

G|9b(11)vv---11b(14)vv-------------------------

D|-------------------------------------14vvvvvv

RiffC2 this is a little twidly bit played by Steve.

E|17-17p14---------

B|---------17p15-17

RiffC3 E|-----------------------10b(12)vv------

B|10b(12)vv---12b(15)vv-----------------

RiffC4 this is another little fill by steve

E|17p14----14----------------------

B|------17----17p15----15----------

G|------------------16----16p14----

D|-------------------------------16

Verse3:

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Blow*4 Bhigh*4

G(D string fret 17 hold)

It`s more or less the things you fail to say in your own way

D(D string fret 12)

that`s your trouble

B(D sting fret 9 hold)

Like a king who stalks the wings and shoots the moon and the stars

D(D sting fret 12)

And his double

xE xF# xB (these are notes on low E string)

It`s more or less the same as the things that you said.

RiffV A|----0---0-2

E|0-2---2----

Chorus:(As Above)

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Solo:

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Uses Bmin Pentatonic (with a wah wah pedal) played over the following

progression.

Feedback & Switch flicking for 6 bars then improvise over

Blow*4 Bhigh*4 Elow*2 Blow*2 F#high*2 Blow*2

Ending:

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RiffE1

(F) (E)

I see double up ahead

(Chords played by Paul Weller on the Organ)

Where the riverboat swayed beneath the sun

Is where the river runs red

(with little fill from second guitar)

F#high*2 Blow*2(then hold the B (7th fret) on the low E)

I see double - that`s my trouble

RiffE1 G|(9)b10---l9-9p7h9---p7---

D|-----------------------9\

then

B|7-7-9/10\9--7vv

G|7-7-9/10\9--7vv

Blow*4 Bhigh*4 Blow*4 then organ & little stratospheric noises to end.

Well thats it, the bits I mised out are improvised, if you want to play them

note for note then work them out yourself. I`ve worked out 99% of the guitar

bits here just improvise the rest to add your own style to the song.

This is a great band and are gonna be very big.

Well if you`re ever in Nottingham check out "Beatroot" nightclub on Tuesdays

(Britpop student)& Fridays(Indie), I`m there every week.

or if you`re in Coventry check out the Calesuim on Thursdays, there this thing

called THE BUZZ which is ment to be a very big mod scene that`s just moved

there it`s every month on Friday I think so check it out.

If you want to e-mail me I`m in Nottingham Uni e-mail address:

eeymrz@een1.notts.ac.uk

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