Marthas Harbour

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  • The tuning for both guitars is: D G C F A D (from low to high)
    (This is Standard tuning with reference to D, instead of E)
     
  • Intro (Guitar1 and Guitar2)
     
    (With the sound of waves hitting the beach)
  •  
    Guitar 1
    D---------0---0----|----------0---0---|---------0---0----|---------------0--|
  • A---------------0--|----------------0-|---------------0--|------------------|
    F------9----9------|--------9---9-----|------9----9------|------------------|
    C---10-------------|-----10-----------|---10-------------|-----10-----------|
  • G-0----------------|-0-8--------------|-0----------------|-0-8---------8----|
    D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    Guitar 2 | | | |
  • D------------------|------------------|---8--------------|------8----5------|
    A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    F------------------|------------------|-9----------------|---9--------------|
  • C------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
  •  
    D--0------0-----0--|---------0-----0--|
    A----3--------0----|-----------3------|
  • F------4-----------|------4------4----|
    C------------------|----5-------------|
    G------------------|------------------|
  • D------------------|--0---------------|
    | |
    D--3---------------|----3-------------|
  • A----5-------------|------------------|
    F------------------|------------------|
    C--5---------------|--5---------------|
  • G------------------|------------------|
    D------------------|------------------|
     
  • D---------0---0----|----------0-------|---------0---0----|----------0-----0-|
    A---------------0--|----------------0-|---------------0--|--------------0---|
    F------9----9------|--------9-----9---|------9----9------|--------9---------|
  • C---10-------------|-----10-----------|---10-------------|-----10-----------|
    G-0----------------|-0-8--------------|-0----------------|-0-8--------------|
    D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
  • | | | |
    D----8-------------|-----8------------|---8--------------|------8--(5)------|
    A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
  • F-9----------------|---9--------------|-9----------------|---9--------------|
    C------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
  • D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
     
    D--0-----0-----0---|---------0-----0--|
  • A----3-----3-----3-|-----------3------|
    F------4-----4-----|------4------4----|
    C------------------|----5-------------|
  • G------------------|------------------|
    D------------------|--0---------------|
    | |
  • D--3---------------|----3-------------|
    A----5-------------|------------------|
    F------------------|------------------|
  • C--5---------------|--5---------------|
    G------------------|------------------|
    D------------------|------------------|
  •  
    Verse 1 (Guitar1 only)
     
  •  
    D---------0--0-----|---------0----0---|---------0--0-----|--------0------0--|
    A------------------|----------------0-|--------------0---|------------------|
  • F------9---9---9-9-|------9-----------|------9---------9-|------9---9-------|
    C---10-------------|---10-------------|---10-------------|---10------10-----|
    G-0----------------|-8----------------|-0----------------|-8----------------|
  • D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    I Sit by the Harbour
     
  • D-------0------0---|---------0--------|
    A-----3------3-----|-------3---3------|
    F------------------|-----4-------4-0--|
  • C-0-5------5-------|-0-5--------------|
    G------------------|------------------|
    D------------------|------------------|
  • A sea calls to Me
     
    D---------0----0---|---------0--------|-------0----------|--------0---------|
  • A----------------0-|--------------0---|---------------0--|---------------0--|
    F------9-----9-----|------9-----9-----|-------------9----|------9------9----|
    C---10-------------|---10-------------|----10------------|---10-------------|
  • G-0----------------|-8----------------|-0----------------|-8----------------|
    D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    I Hide in the Water
  •  
    D-------0------0---|--------0----0----|
    A-----3------3-----|------3---3----3--|
  • F------------------|----4-------4-----|
    C-0-5------5-------|--5---------------|
    G------------------|------------------|
  • D------------------|------------------|
    But I need to Breathe
     
  • Chorus 1 (Guitar1 and Guitar2)
     
    Guitar 1
  • D------------------|------------------|--------0-----0---|------------------|
    A-------5------5---|--------5-----5---|------3-----------|------------------|
    F-----6------6-----|-----6------------|----4-------------|----2-------------|
  • C---7------7-------|---7------7---(7)-|--5---------5--(5)|--0----4--/7------|
    G-0----------------|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|
    D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
  • Guitar 2 | | | |
    D-5----------------|-4----------------|--3---------------|-----------3/5----|
    A------------------|------------------|------------------|--3---------------|
  • F-6----------------|-5----------------|--5---------------|------------------|
    C------------------|------------------|------------------|--0--2/4----------|
    G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
  • D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    You are An ocean wave my Love Crashing at the
     
  • D------------------|------------------|--------0-----0---|------------------|
    A-------5------5---|--------5-----5---|------3-----------|------------------|
    F-----6------6-----|-----6------------|----4-------------|------------------|
  • C---7------7-------|---7------7-------|--5---------5-----|--0--------4---0--|
    G-0----------------|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|
    D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
  • | | | |
    D-5----------------|-4----------------|--3---------------|------------------|
    A------------------|------------------|------------------|--3---------------|
  • F-6----------------|-5----------------|--5---------------|------------------|
    C------------------|------------------|------------------|--0------2/4---0--|
    G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
  • D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    Bow I am a Galley slave my Love If only I could
     
  • Guitar 1
    D-------------(0)--|---------0-----0--|-------------(0)--|-------0-------(0)|
    A-------0----------|------------------|--------0---------|------------------|
  • F-----7------------|-----9------------|------9-----------|------------------|
    C---7--------------|---9--------------|---10-------------|-0---2------------|
    G-5----------------|-7----------------|-0----------------|---0-----0-2--3---|
  • D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    Find out the Way To sail you Maybe I'll
     
  • Guitar 1
    D--------0----0----|-----------0----0-|
    A------------------|------------------|
  • F-----7------------|-------9----------|
    C---7--------------|----9-------------|
    G-5----------------|------------------|
  • D------------------|-0----------------|
    Just stow away
     
  • Interlude (Guitar1 and Guitar2)
     
    (With the sound of waves hitting the beach)
  •  
    Guitar 1
    D---------0---0----|----------0-------|---------0--------|----------0-----0-|
  • A---------------0--|----------------0-|----------------0-|------------------|
    F------9----9------|--------9---------|------9-----------|--------9---------|
    C---10-------------|-----10-----------|---10-------------|-----10-----------|
  • G-0----------------|-0-8--------------|-0----------------|-0-8--------------|
    D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    Guitar 2 | | | |
  • D---8--------------|---8-----(5)------|---8--------------|---8-----(5)------|
    A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    F-9----------------|-9----------------|-9----------------|-9----------------|
  • C------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
  •  
    D---------0--------|---------0--------|
    A-------3-----3----|------3------3----|
  • F-----4---------4--|----4----------4--|
    C-0-5--------------|--5---------------|
    G------------------|------------------|
  • D------------------|------------------|
    | |
    D---3--------------|----3-------------|
  • A------------------|------------------|
    F------------------|------------------|
    C---5--------------|--5---------------|
  • G------------------|------------------|
    D------------------|------------------|
     
  • Verse 2 (Guitar1 only)
     
    D---------0--------|---------0--------|---------0--------|---------0-0---0--|
  • A--------------0---|---------------0--|---------------0--|------------------|
    F------9-----9-----|------9------9----|------9-------9---|-------9-----9----|
    C---10-------------|---10-------------|---10-------------|----10------------|
  • G-0----------------|-8----------------|-0----------------|-0-8--------------|
    D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    I've Been run aground
  •  
    D--------0------0--|---------0--------|
    A------------------|-------3-----3----|
  • F------4------4----|-----4----------0-|
    C-0-5-------5------|(0)5--------------|
    G------------------|------------------|
  • D------------------|------------------|
    So sad for a Sailor
     
  •  
    D---------0---0----|---------0--------|---------0--------|--------0----0--0-|
    A---------------0--|--------------0---|---------------0--|------------------|
  • F------9----9------|------9-----9--9--|------9-------9---|------------9--9--|
    C---10-------------|---10-------------|---10-------------|-----10--10-------|
    G-0----------------|-8----------------|-0----------------|-0-8--------------|
  • D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    I Felt safe and Sound
     
  • D--------0-----0---|---------0-----0--|
    A------3-----3-----|------3----3-----3|
    F----4-----4-------|----4--------4----|
  • C--5---------------|0-5---------------|
    G------------------|------------------|
    D------------------|------------------|
  • needed the danger
     
    Chorus 2 (Guitar1 and Guitar2)
  •  
    Guitar1
    D------------------|------------------|--------0-----0---|------------------|
  • A-------5------5---|--------5---------|------3-----------|------------------|
    F-----6------6-----|-----6------------|----4-------------|----2-------------|
    C---7------7-------|---7-------7--(7)-|--5---------5-----|--0----4--/7------|
  • G-0----------------|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|
    D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    Guitar2 | | | |
  • D-5----------------|-4----------------|--3---------------|-----------3/5----|
    A------------------|------------------|------------------|--3---------------|
    F-6----------------|-5----------------|--5---------------|------------------|
  • C------------------|------------------|------------------|--0--2/4----------|
    G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
  • You are An ocean wave my Love Crashing at the
     
    D------------------|------------0-----|--------0-----0---|------------------|
  • A-------5------5---|--------5---------|------3-----------|------------------|
    F-----6------6-----|-----6------------|----4-------------|------------------|
    C---7------7---(7)-|---7--------------|--5---------5-----|--0-------4---0---|
  • G-0----------------|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|
    D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    | | | |
  • D-5----------------|-4----------------|--3---------------|------------------|
    A------------------|------------------|------------------|--3---------------|
    F-6----------------|-5----------------|--5---------------|------------------|
  • C------------------|------------------|------------------|--0-----2/4---0---|
    G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
  • Bow I am a Galley slave my Love If only I could
     
    Guitar1 w/effect
  • D------------------|--------0------0--|------------------|------0-----------|
    A---------0--------|----------0-------|--------0---------|------------------|
    F------7-----------|-----9------------|------9-----------|------------------|
  • C---7--------------|---9--------------|---10-------------|---2--------------|
    G-0----------------|-7----------------|-0----------------|-0-----0--2---3---|
    D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
  • Find out the Way To sail you Maybe I'll
     
    Guitar 1
  • D------------------|---------------0--|
    A----------0-------|---------0------0-|
    F-------7----------|-------9----------|
  • C----7-------------|----9-------------|
    G-5----------------|-7----------------|
    D------------------|------------------|
  • Just stow Away
     
     
  • Chorus 3 (Guitar1 and Guitar2)
     
    Guitar 1
  • D------------------|------------------|--------0-----0---|------------------|
    A-------5------5---|--------5-----5---|------3-----------|------------------|
    F-----6------6-----|-----6------------|----4-------------|----2-------------|
  • C---7------7----(7)|---7------7----(7)|--5---------5--(5)|--0-----4---/7----|
    G-0----------------|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|
    D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
  • Guitar 2 | | | |
    D-5----------------|-4----------------|--3---------------|-------------3/5--|
    A------------------|------------------|------------------|--3---------------|
  • F-6----------------|-5----------------|--5---------------|------------------|
    C------------------|------------------|------------------|--0---2/4---------|
    G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
  • D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    You are An ocean wave my Love Crashing at the
     
  • (played more aggressively)
    D------------------|------------------|--------0-------0-|----0-----0---0---|
    A-------5------5---|--------5-----5---|------3----3------|------------------|
  • F-----6------6-----|-----6------------|----4--------4----|------------------|
    C---7------7---(7)-|---7------7----(7)|--5---------------|-0-0-----4---0----|
    G-0----------------|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|
  • D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    | | | |
    D-5----------------|-4----------------|--3---------------|------------------|
  • A------------------|------------------|------------------|--3---------------|
    F-6----------------|-5----------------|--5---------------|------------------|
    C------------------|------------------|------------------|--0---2/4---0-----|
  • G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    Bow I am a Galley slave my Love If only I could
  •  
    Guitar 1 'Maracas'
    D---------0-----0--|--X---------------|------------------|------------------|
  • A------------------|--X-8--------8----|-------0----0-----|(0)--0------------|
    F------7-----------|--X----7--9-------|-----9--------0---|------------------|
    C----7--------7----|--X---------------|---10-------------|---2--------------|
  • G--5--------5------|------------------|-0--------0-------|-0------2---3-----|
    D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    Find out the Way To sail you Maybe I'll
  •  
    Guitar 1
    D----------0---0---|-----------0---0--|
  • A------------6-----|------------------|
    F--------7------7--|-------9----------|
    C----7-------------|----9-------------|
  • G-5----------------|-7----------------|
    D------------------|------------------|
    Just stow away
  •  
     
    Outro (Guitar1 and Guitar2)
  •  
    (With the sound of waves hitting the beach)
     
  • Guitar 1
    D---------0--------|------------------|---------0--------|--------------0---|
    A---------------0--|------------------|---------------0--|----------------0-|
  • F------9------0----|------------------|------9------0----|------------------|
    C---10-------------|------------------|---10-------------|------------------|
    G-0----------------|-0-8---------8--8-|-0----------------|-0-8---------8----|
  • D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    Guitar 2 | | | |
    D---8-----0--------|-----8----5-------|---8-----0--------|------8---5-------|
  • A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    F-9----------------|---9--------------|-9----------------|---9--------------|
    C------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
  • G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
     
  •  
    D---------0--------|--------------0---|---------0--------|------------------|
    A---------------0--|----------------0-|---------------0--|------------------|
  • F------9------0----|------------------|------9-----------|------------------|
    C---10-------------|------------------|---10-------------|------------------|
    G-0----------------|-0-8--------8-----|-0----------------|-0-8--------------|
  • D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    | | | |
    D---8-----0--------|-----8----5-------|---8-----0--------|------8----5------|
  • A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    F-9----------------|---9--------------|-9----------------|---9--------------|
    C------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
  • G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    Stowaway
  •  
    Guitar 1 rake
    D-----0------(0)---|
  • A-------0-----0----|
    F-------------9----|
    C------------10----|
  • G-8-----------0----|
    D------------------|
     
  • Stowaway
     
    (With the sound of waves hitting the beach)
  •  
    TAB Key
     
  •  
    / - slide up
    () - incidental note
  • X - mute
    rake - exagerate the strumming of the chord
    (but not enough for it to be an arpeggio)
  •  
    Notes
     
  •  
    Tuning Notes
     
  • The guitars are kept in standard tuning, but tuned a whole tone down
    to 'D' instead of the normal 'E' reference. The tuning was derived
    from the record, by listening for open strings.
  •  
    If you don't want to play along to the record then 'standard' (in E)
    is Ok, but the tone of the song will suffer, due to the higher string
  • tension.
     
    Playing Notes
  •  
    Let all notes ring. The song meter is 4/4 time.
     
  • The verses use Guitar1 alone. The intro, choruses and interlude use
    Guitar1 and Guitar2. The parts played by Guitar1 vary in note choice
    and timing - in response to Julianne Regans voice.
  •  
    There's no way to learn this verbatim. The 'trick' is to master the
    basic shapes and play each with minor variations which fit with the
  • lyrics. We wrote it all down as there are some interesting variants
    that give the song more dynamics and are worth stealing for your own
    renditions. ASCII tab can't do the phrasing justice, so consult the
  • record whilst learning it.
     
    The song works well as a solo piece, as you don't need 2 guitars to
  • play it - just selectively ignore the part played by Guitar2.
     
    Marthas Harbour was performed live by Julianne Regan and (originally)
  • Tim Brecheno playing alone. Live examples of the song are available
    from a few sources .....
     
  • There are numerous recordings of live radio broadcasts in circulation.
    An easy one to find one is the 'BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert' CD, which
    was recorded at Glastonbury 1989. This is on the Windsong International
  • label. The recording is pretty good, but has some flaws. (If you listen
    very carefully you can hear low level 'clicks' which I assume are vinyl
    imperfections on the transcription disc used.)
  •  
    There are bootlegs available. One particularly worth looking out for
    is 'Blessed by Angels' (on KTS). This is the only AAE bootleg CD I've
  • seen, sound quality is good, and contains 2 live versions of Marthas
    Harbour. Track 3 is a recording from the 'Touched by Jesus' tour with
    'The Church' guitarist Marty Wilson-Piper. This recording is from the
  • soundboard, everything is very clear - and is the best one to listen to
    if you want to hear the song stripped of studio production. It isn't a
    carbon copy of the album track (since MWP plays it) but its close. A
  • note to fellow 'anorac wearers' - this track is tuned to C# instead of
    D. Track 8 has original guitarist Tim Brecheno playing, and is a fair to
    average audience recording - but doesn't reveal as much as track 3
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