I'm Shipping Up To Boston (Diatonic)

by Alexander , Casey , Dropkick Murphys , Guthrie , Kelly , Lynch , Orrell

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I’m Shipping Up To Boston (Diatonic)
Words & Music by Barr Alexander, Kenneth Casey,
Woody Guthrie, Matthew Kelly, James Lynch and
Marc Orrell
Performed by Dropkick Murhpys
Key of G Major   Range: D4 to F#5
Genre: Irish
Tabbed for a Key of G Richter tuned Diatonic
 
Tab notations:   
none = blow   - = draw   __ = hold; sustain   
’ = half step bend     ” = whole step bend   ob = overblow
4_________(43) = blow 4 and sustain, then add blow 3 with
the end of the sustained blow 4
 
Moderately fast
-3”_ -3”   -3”_ -3” -6___
-3”_ -3” –3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 5 -4 4 -4 4 -3 4 -3 3 -3”_ 3
-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 -3”_ 3 -3”_ -3 -3” -3 4 5_
-3”_ -3” –3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 5 -4 4 -4 4 -3 4 -3 3 -3”_ 3
-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” -3 -3”_ 3 -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 5_
-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 5 -4 4 -4 4 -3 4 -3 3 -3”_ 3
-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” -3 -3”_ 3 -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 5_
-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 5 -4 4 -4 4 -3 4 -3 3 -3”_ -4
5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 -7_
5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5ob 6 5ob -4 5­_
5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 -7_
5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5ob 6 5ob -4 5_
3   3 3     3       3             3   3 3   3     3
I’m a sail-or______ peg_____     And I lost my____ leg__
     -3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 -3”_ 3 -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 5_
 3   3   3        3   3      3          3 3   3   3
Climbin’ up      the  top -- sails      I lost my  leg
-3”_     -3” -3”_     3 -3” -3 4   -3 -3” 3 5 -4 4 -4 4 -3
4 -3 3 -3”_ 3 -3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3
-3”_ 3 -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 5_ -3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3
-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 5 -4 4 -4 4 -3 4 -3 3 -3”_ -4
5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 5_ -4 5 -4 5 5ob 6 7_
5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5ob 6 5ob -4 5_
5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 5_ -4 5 -4 5 5ob 6 7_
5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5ob 6 5ob -4 5_
3 -3   -3   -3_ -3 -3_ 3__ 4___-3___3___
I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton (Woah)________
3   -3   -3   -3_ -3 -3_ 3__ 4_________(43)
I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton (Woah)_____ I’m
-3   -3   -3_   -3 -3_ 3___ 4___-3___3____
ship-ping up_   to Bos_ton_ (Woah)_________
3   -3   -3   -3_     
I’m ship-ping off     To find my wooden
leg
-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 -3”_ 3 -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 5_ 
                                                           I’m a
-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 5 -4 4 -4 4 -3 4 -3 3 -3”_   -4
sail-or______ peg_____     And I lost my____ leg__________
-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 -3”_ 3 -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 5_
Climbin’ up__   the   top-sails       I 
-3”_ -3” -3”_       3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 
lost my__ leg_
5 -4 4 -4 4 -3 4 -3 3 -3”­_ -4
5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 5_ -4 5 -4 5 5ob 6 7_
5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5ob 6 5ob -4 5_
5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 5_ -4 5 -4 5 5ob 6 7_
5_ -4 5_ -4 5 5ob 6 5ob 5 -4 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5ob 6 5ob -4 5_
3   -3   -3   -3_ -3 -3_ 3__ 4___-3___3___
I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton (Woah)________
3   -3   -3   -3_ -3 -3_ 3__ 4_________(43)
I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton (Woah)_____ I’m
-3   -3   -3_   -3 -3_ 3___ 4___-3___3____
ship-ping up_   to Bos_ton_ (Woah)_________
3   -3   -3   -3_     
I’m ship-ping off     To find my wooden
leg
-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 -3”_ 3 -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 5_
-3”_ -3” -3”_ 3 -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 3 5 -4 4 -4 4 -3 4 -3 3__ 
-3”____________ -3”_ -3”