ROD STEWART I AM SAILING TAB
Rod Stewart - I Am Sailing guitar lesson played by Deaktee
This lesson follows the original album version in standard tuning
The Capo is on the 5th fret and it's on the 2nd when you play the chords
See the TAB under the video
ROD STEWART I AM SAILING TAB
- Capo on the 5th -
Intro
Dsus4 B
e-----5-------5-------5-------5--------7-------7-------7-------7--------
B---9---5---9---5---9---5---9---5----7-------7-------7-------7----------
G-9-------9-------9-------9--------------8-------8-------8-------8------
D----------------------------------9-------9---------------9------------
A--------------------------------------------------9--------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Dsus4 B F#
e-----5-------5-------5-------5--------7-------7-------6---7.--9.-------
B---9---5---9---5---9---5---9---5----7-------7-------7---7--------------
G-9-------9-------9-------9--------------8-------8---------8.--9.-------
D----------------------------------9-------9----------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------9--------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse
B G#m
e-----7-------7-------7-------7--------7-------7-------7-------7--------
B---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9------
G-8-------8-------8-------8--------8-------8-------8-------8------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E B
e-----7-------7-------7-------7--------7-------7-------7-------7--------
B---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7------
G-9-------9-------9-------9--------8-------8-------8-------8------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
C#7 G#m
e-----7-------7-------7-------7--------7-------7-------7-------7--------
B---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9------
G-6-------6-------6-------6--------8-------8-------8-------8------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
C#m
e-----9-------9-------9-------9--------7-------7-------6---7.--9.-------
B---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9----7---7---7---7---7---7--------------
G-9-------9-------9-------9--------8-------8-------6-------8.--9.-------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Playing the chords... (with CAPO on the 2nd)
B G#m E B
e-2--------------4--------------4--------------2------------------------
B-4--------------4--------------5--------------4------------------------
G-4--------------4--------------4--------------4------------------------
D-4--------------6--------------2--------------4------------------------
A-2--------------6--------------2--------------2------------------------
E----------------4------------------------------------------------------
C#7 G#m C#m B F#
e-4--------------4--------------4--------------2-------2----------------
B-2--------------4--------------5--------------4-------2----------------
G-4--------------4--------------6--------------4-------3----------------
D-3--------------6--------------6--------------4-------4----------------
A-4--------------6--------------4--------------2-------4----------------
E----------------4-------------------------------------2----------------
With the solo....
E G#m F# G#m
e-4--------------4--------------2--------------4------------------------
B-5--------------4--------------2--------------4------------------------
G-4--------------4--------------3--------------4------------------------
D-2--------------6--------------4--------------6------------------------
A-2--------------6--------------4--------------6------------------------
E----------------4--------------2--------------4------------------------
E B F# F#7
e-4--------------2--------------2--------------2------------------------
B-5--------------4--------------2--------------5------------------------
G-4--------------4--------------3--------------3------------------------
D-2--------------4--------------4--------------2------------------------
A-2--------------2--------------4--------------4------------------------
E-------------------------------2--------------2------------------------
Strumming Pattern for each chord:
down down-up down down-up down down-up down down-up
Dsus4 B
e-----5-------5-------5-------5--------7-------7-------7-------7--------
B---9---5---9---5---9---5---9---5----7-------7-------7-------7----------
G-9-------9-------9-------9--------------8-------8-------8-------8------
D----------------------------------9-------9---------------9------------
A--------------------------------------------------9--------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Dsus4 B F#
e-----5-------5-------5-------5--------7-------7-------6---7.--9.-------
B---9---5---9---5---9---5---9---5----7-------7-------7---7--------------
G-9-------9-------9-------9--------------8-------8---------8.--9.-------
D----------------------------------9-------9----------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------9--------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse
B G#m
e-----7-------7-------7-------7--------7-------7-------7-------7--------
B---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9------
G-8-------8-------8-------8--------8-------8-------8-------8------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E B
e-----7-------7-------7-------7--------7-------7-------7-------7--------
B---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7------
G-9-------9-------9-------9--------8-------8-------8-------8------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
C#7 G#m
e-----7-------7-------7-------7--------7-------7-------7-------7--------
B---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9------
G-6-------6-------6-------6--------8-------8-------8-------8------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
C#m
e-----9-------9-------9-------9--------7-------7-------6---7.--9.-------
B---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9----7---7---7---7---7---7--------------
G-9-------9-------9-------9--------8-------8-------6-------8.--9.-------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Playing the chords... (with CAPO on the 2nd)
B G#m E B
e-2--------------4--------------4--------------2------------------------
B-4--------------4--------------5--------------4------------------------
G-4--------------4--------------4--------------4------------------------
D-4--------------6--------------2--------------4------------------------
A-2--------------6--------------2--------------2------------------------
E----------------4------------------------------------------------------
C#7 G#m C#m B F#
e-4--------------4--------------4--------------2-------2----------------
B-2--------------4--------------5--------------4-------2----------------
G-4--------------4--------------6--------------4-------3----------------
D-3--------------6--------------6--------------4-------4----------------
A-4--------------6--------------4--------------2-------4----------------
E----------------4-------------------------------------2----------------
With the solo....
E G#m F# G#m
e-4--------------4--------------2--------------4------------------------
B-5--------------4--------------2--------------4------------------------
G-4--------------4--------------3--------------4------------------------
D-2--------------6--------------4--------------6------------------------
A-2--------------6--------------4--------------6------------------------
E----------------4--------------2--------------4------------------------
E B F# F#7
e-4--------------2--------------2--------------2------------------------
B-5--------------4--------------2--------------5------------------------
G-4--------------4--------------3--------------3------------------------
D-2--------------4--------------4--------------2------------------------
A-2--------------2--------------4--------------4------------------------
E-------------------------------2--------------2------------------------
Strumming Pattern for each chord:
down down-up down down-up down down-up down down-up