Feb142018

Hookworms – Ullswater Guitar Tab or Tabulation

ChordsD A G D5Dadd4Dadd4add9D7 Bm Gadd9 Amadd4 Cadd9 Dadd4/G

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This is the guitar tab of Ullswater by Hookworms.

D |————————————|————————————|
A |————————————|————————————|
G |——————————–5-5-|——————————–5-5-|
D |——————————5—–|——————————5—–|
A |—-5-5—–5-5—–5-5—–5——-|—-5-5—–5-5—–5-5—–5——-|
D |0-0—–0-0—–0-0—–0-0———|0-0—–0-0—–0-0—–0-0———|
D A D G A D

D5 | Dadd4 | Dadd4add9 | D | D7 | G
0 0 0 2 0 0 | 0 5 4 0 0 0 | 0 5 4 0 0 2 | 0 0 0 2 0 4 | 0 0 0 2 3 4 | 0 2 0 0 2 0
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Bm | Gadd9 | Amadd4 | Cadd9 | Dadd4/G
0 5 4 4 5 0 | 0 2 0 0 0 0 | 0 3 2 2 3 0 | 0 3 2 0 3 0 | 5 5 4 0 0 0

[Intro]
D5 or Riff (until noted)
D |————————————|————————————|
A |————————————|————————————|
G |——————————–5-5-|——————————–5-5-|
D |——————————5—–|——————————5—–|
A |—-5-5—–5-5—–5-5—–5——-|—-5-5—–5-5—–5-5—–5——-|
D |0-0—–0-0—–0-0—–0-0———|0-0—–0-0—–0-0—–0-0———|

[Verse A]
D5
Losing sight of
D5
time
D5
It’s a week since I left
D5
It’s no time since I left
D5
I’m losing faith in
D5
time
D5
We’re both grasping for words: please,
D5
where are your words? They’re

[Pre-Chorus]
Dadd4 Dadd4add9
Gone like all that came before, still
Dadd4
How you comfort me
Dadd4
I should’ve seen you more, I know
Dadd4
How you comfort me
Dadd4 Dadd4add9
Gone like all the chances
Dadd4
How you comfort me
Dadd4
I’m feeling low, I’m getting worn out
Dadd4
How you comfort me

[D5 or Riff]
D |————————————|————————————|
A |————————————|————————————|
G |——————————–5-5-|——————————–5-5-|
D |——————————5—–|——————————5—–|
A |—-5-5—–5-5—–5-5—–5——-|—-5-5—–5-5—–5-5—–5——-|
D |0-0—–0-0—–0-0—–0-0———|0-0—–0-0—–0-0—–0-0———|

Erased! Erased! Don’t go!

D D7
I wanna know if we were like that
G D7 G
I wanna know if it’s how we’ll die
D7
Thirty years and thirty questions
G Bm G
But now you can’t reply
Gadd9 D5 or riff (until noted)
I hate that this is done

[Verse B]
D5
You see, this man before
D5
taught me how to be tender
D5
I’m so glad it’s still a part of you
D5
I shouldn’t ask for more
D5
I shouldn’t chase the past, but
D5
there’s so much I wanna show you, too
D5
(There’s no chance, now)

Dadd4 Dadd4add9
Gone like all that came before, still
Dadd4
How you comfort me
Dadd4
I should’ve seen you more, I know
Dadd4
How you comfort me
Dadd4 Dadd4add9
Gone like all the chances
Dadd4
How you comfort me
Dadd4
I’m feeling low, I’m getting worn out
Dadd4
How you comfort me

[Bridge]
Dadd4 Amadd4
If the last thing we said could be the last thing we do
Cadd9 G
I know it comforts me, I hope it comforts you
Dadd4 Amadd4
You’re long gone away, you’ve long lost the truth
Cadd9
If that’s hard for me to say,
G
It must be awful for you. Okay,

Dadd4
Maybe I’ve not got it
Amadd4
Maybe you’re lucid, or
Cadd9
playing jokes in my behalf: you’ve
G
played bad jokes on me before

Dadd4
Maybe I’ve not got it
Amadd4
I feign indifference, so I
Cadd9
hold you tight, just one last time; I
G
should’ve held you tight before

(hang your head for thematic effect)
Dadd4/G Amadd4 Cadd9

G
I wish I held you tight before

[Coda]
D5
Oh, we live so far away
Amadd4
I want to comfort you
Cadd9
I hope it’s the last thing I say
G
I hope it’s the last thing I do

Dadd4
Oh, one day you’ll forget
Amadd4
That I’ll always love you
Cadd9
It’s still the last thing I’ll say
G
I know it’s the last thing I do

D5 Amadd4
So stay strong
Cadd9 G
Stay strong

D Amadd4 Cadd9

G
Yeah, stay strong

Riff
D |————————————|————————————|
A |————————————|————————————|
G |——————————–5-5-|——————————–5-5-|
D |——————————5—–|——————————5—–|
A |—-5-5—–5-5—–5-5—–5——-|—-5-5—–5-5—–5-5—–5——-|
D |0-0—–0-0—–0-0—–0-0———|0-0—–0-0—–0-0—–0-0———|

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How to play Ullswater: key, chords and progression

Ullswater by Hookworms sits in G major (one sharp: F♯), and you need 11 chords to play it: D, A, G, Bm, Gadd9, Amadd4, Cadd9, Dadd4/G, D5, Dadd4 and D7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Dadd4 – Amadd4 – Cadd9 – G (V – ii – IVadd9 – I in G major). In solfa, that is soh – reh – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: on guitar, Bm, Gadd9, Dadd4/G and Dadd4 need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.