Boston Augustana
I do this song as a soloist on an acoustic Guitar (need a cutaway guitar)
(An overdrive pedal and drum machine also helps!)
These are the chord paterns & changes for the intro and 1st verse piano part.
These chords can be flatpicked to get the same key and almost the same feel
as the piano bit. You'll need to listen to the song to pick up the patterns.
The picking should be fairly obvious once the chord pattern is established.
Use the open strings shown here to add some fullness to the chord.
(p = pull off / >> = slide / 0 = open string / X = muted)
Intro: (X2)
[C] [Csus2] [Em7] [G] [C6add9] [Em] [C] [C6add9] [Csus2] [Dm7] [G6add9]
e|----12----p15----12----p15----15--->>19--->>20----15----15----13----12----| B|----13-----------12-----------13--->>17-----17----13----13----13----15----| G|-----0------------0-----------14------0------0----14----12----14-----0----| D|-----X------------0------------0------X------X-----0-----0-----0-----0----| A|-----X------------X------------X------X------X-----X-----X-----X-----X----| E|-----X------------X------------X------X------X-----X-----X-----X-----X----|
Verse 1: (These are the same chords as the Intro except they're
expanded to show the relationship with the lyrics.)
[C] [Csus2] [Em7] [G] [C6add9] [Em] [C]
e|----12---p15---12---p15---15--->>19--->>20----| B|----13---------12---------13--->>17-----17----| G|-----0----------0---------14------0------0----| D|-----X----------0----------0------X------X----| A|-----X----------X----------X------X------X----| E|-----X----------X----------X------X------X----|
In the light of the sun,
[C6add9] [Csus2] [Dm7] [G6add9]
e|----15---------15-----13--------12----| B|----13---------13-----13--------15----| G|----14---------12-----14---------0----| D|-----0----------0------0---------0----| A|-----X----------X------X---------X----| E|-----X----------X------X---------X----|
Is there anyone? oh it has begun...
[C] [Csus2] [Em7] [G] [C6add9] [Em] [C]
e|----12---p15---12---p15---15--->>19--->>20----| B|----13---------12---------13--->>17-----17----| G|-----0----------0---------14------0------0----| D|-----X----------0----------0------X------X----| A|-----X----------X----------X------X------X----| E|-----X----------X----------X------X------X----|
Oh dear you look so lost ...
[C6add9] [Csus2] [Dm7] [G6add9]
e|----15-----------------15------------------13--------------12----| B|----13-----------------13------------------13--------------15----| G|----14-----------------12------------------14---------------0----| D|-----0------------------0-------------------0---------------0----| A|-----X------------------X-------------------X---------------X----| E|-----X------------------X-------------------X---------------X----|
Eyes are red and tears are shed This world you must've crossed
- you said
Chorus 1:
[C] [G] [Dm7] [G]
e|----12-----------------15-------------13--------15----| B|----13-----------------12-------------13--------15----| G|-----0------------------0-------------14--------16----| D|-----X------------------X--------------0---------0----| A|-----X------------------X--------------X---------X----| E|-----X------------------X--------------X---------X----|
You don't know me, you don't even care, oh yeah- you said
[C] [G] [Dm7] [G]
e|----12-----------------15-----------------13------->>3-----| B|----13-----------------12-----------------13------->>3-----| G|-----0------------------0-----------------14------->>4-----| D|-----X------------------X------------------0---------0-----| A|-----X------------------X------------------X---------0-----| E|-----X------------------X------------------X---------0-----|
You don't know me, you don't wear my chains... oh yeah
Note:
Key Drops 2 Octaves- Drums Start (65-70 BPM's Standard Rock Beat)
The chords for the rest has basically been tabbed out by others but
there's several differences here I've not seen done by any other
If not, whatever...
Transition Phrase (1X)
[C] [Cmaj9] [Am7] [G6add9] [C6add9] [C6add9] [C] [Fadd9] [G6]
e|----3-----3-----3----->>7--->>8------3------3-----3-----0----| B|--~-1-----1-----1----->>5-----5------1------1-----1-----3----| G|--~-0-----0-----2-------0-----0------2------0-----2-----0----| D|--~-2-----0-----2-------0-----0------0------2-----3-----0----| A|----3-----2-----0-------0-----0------0------3-----0-----2----| E|--~-0-----0-----0-------0-----0------0------0-----x-----3----|
Verse 2:
[C] [Cmaj9] [Am7] [G6add9] [C6add9]
e|----3----3-------------3----->>7--->>8----| B|--~-1----1-------------1----->>5-----5----| G|--~-0----0-------------2-------0-----0----| D|--~-2----0-------------2-------0-----0----| A|----3----2-------------0-------0-----0----| E|--~-0----0-------------0-------0-----0----|
Essential yet appealed,
[C6add9] [C] [Fadd9] [G6]
e|---------3-------------3---------3--------------0----| B|--~------1-------------1---------1--------------3----| G|--~------2-------------0---------2--------------0----| D|--~------0-------------2---------3--------------0----| A|---------0-------------3---------0--------------2----| E|--~------0-------------0---------x--------------3----|
carry all your thoughts- across an open field
[C] [Cmaj9] [Am7] [G6add9] [C6add9]
e|----3-------3---------------3----->>7--->>8----| B|--~-1-------1---------------1----->>5-----5----| G|--~-0-------0---------------2-------0-----0----| D|--~-2-------0---------------2-------0-----0----| A|----3-------2---------------0-------0-----0----| E|--~-0-------0---------------0-------0-----0----|
When flowers gaze at you
[C6add9] [C] [Fadd9] [G6]
e|---------------3------------3---------3-------------0----| B|--~------------1------------1---------1-------------3----| G|--~------------2------------0---------2-------------0----| D|--~------------0------------2---------3-------------0----| A|---------------0------------3---------0-------------2----| E|--~------------0------------0---------x-------------3----|
They're not the only ones- Who cry when they see you-
you said...
Chorus 2:
[C] [Cmaj9] [Fmaj9] [G]
e|-------3------------------3---------------3----------3----| B|--~----1------------------1---------------1----------0----| G|--~----0------------------0---------------2----------0----| D|--~----2------------------0---------------3----------0----| A|-------3------------------2---------------0----------2----| E|--~----0------------------0---------------x----------3----|
You don't know me, you dont even care.... Ah, Yeah... She said
[C] [Cmaj9] [Fmaj9] [G]
e|-------3----------------------3------------------3--------3----| B|--~----1----------------------1------------------1--------0----| G|--~----0----------------------0------------------2--------0----| D|--~----2----------------------0------------------3--------0----| A|-------3----------------------2------------------0--------2----| E|--~----0----------------------0------------------x--------3----|
You don't know me, and you don't wear my chains....Yeah
***Kick on the Distortion pedal***
[(C)] [(Cmaj7)]
e|------------------------------8----------------------------8-------| B|--~---------------------------8----------------------------8-------| G|--~---------------------------9----------------------------9-------| D|--~--------------------------10---------------------------10-------| A|-----------------------------10---------------------------10-------| E|--~---------------------------8----------------------------7-------|
She said- I think I'll go to Boston- I think I'll start a new life
[(F)] [(G)]
e|-----------------------------1---------------------------3------| B|--~--------------------------1---------------------------3------| G|--~--------------------------2---------------------------0------| D|--~--------------------------3---------------------------0------| A|-----------------------------3---------------------------2------| E|--~--------------------------1---------------------------3------|
I think I'll start it over, where no one knows my name
I'll get out of Calif[C]ornia, I'm tired of the w[Cmaj7]eather,
I think I'll get a l[F]over, I'll fly 'em out to S[G]pain...
I think I'll go to Bo[C]ston- I think that I'm jus[Cmaj7]t tired
I think I need a new[F] town, to leave this all b[G]ehind...
I think I need a s[C]unrise, I'm tired of the [Cmaj7]sunset,
Hear its nice in the s[F]ummer, some snow would be n[G]ice...Oh yeah
Change to this Phrase: (X2)
[C] [E/G] [C] [D] [G] [E/G] [C] [D] [F] [G]
e|----8->>0---3>>5-----10---------0--3>>5--------------8------10------| B|----7->>0---5>>7-----12---------0--5>>7--------------10-----12------| G|----9->>0---5>>7-----12---------0--5>>7--------------10-----12------| D|---10->>0---5>>7-----12---------0--5>>7--------------10-----12------| A|---10->>0---3>>5-----10---------0--3>>5--------------8------10------| E|----8->>0~--x--x-----x----------0--x--x--------------x------X-------|
Boston.........No one knows my name.....Yeah...No one
knows my name....................No one knows my name.....
Outro: (Same as Intro)
[C] [Csus2] [Em7] [G] [C6add9] [Em] [C] [C6add9] [Csus2] [Dm7] [G6add9]
e|----12----p15----12----p15----15--->>19--->>20----15----15----13----12----| B|----13-----------12-----------13--->>17-----17----13----13----13----15----| G|-----0------------0-----------14------0------0----14----12----14-----0----| D|-----X------------0------------0------X------X-----0-----0-----0-----0----| A|-----X------------X------------X------X------X-----X-----X-----X-----X----| E|-----X------------X------------X------X------X-----X-----X-----X-----X----|
Boston..............no one
knows my.....
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