Noah Gundersen começou a tocar música quando tinha 10/11 anos quando seus pais lhes davam aulas de piano. Mais tarde, ele aprendeu sozinho a tocar violão e músicas gravadas com equipamento de gravação de seu pai. Aos 16 anos de idade, Noah estava se apresentando nos cafés locais. Sua irmã Abby começou a acompanhá-lo com violino e harmonias em 2006. Noah Gundersen começou a tocar em 2006 com sua irmã e expandiu-se com Travis Ehrenstrom e Ivan Gundersonem e formaram "The Courage" em Centralia, Washington.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
Some of the other versions were close, but not quite right so I thought I'd contribute.. >>> Chord diagrams, as well as some of other nuances to this song, are located at the bottom of this page!
Intro: EmCGD x4
EmG G* G G* Boathouse, coming down the river GDEm Boathouse, carrying my son CGDEm Boathouse, carrying his mother CGD (build) You know she's the only one
CD Caroline, my heart is aching EmC But I can't quit this town CD Caroline, my heartless drinking EmC I can't quit this town CD So go on, wave goodbye
Interlude 1: EmCGD x3 EmCD
EmC Haul out, packing up his suitcase CD Haul out, crying like the rain CGDEm Haul out, screaming "this ain't living," CGD And I know you're right
CD Caroline, I've been wondering EmC Why you didn't pick a better man? CDEmC Caroline, my Mona Lisa still can't match your smile CD So go on, wave goodbye
Interlude 2: EmCGD x2 EmCGDAm G** C
EmG G* G G* Boathouse, coming down the river GDEm Boathouse, carrying my love CGDEm Boathouse, carry them to safety CGD Up from the Mississippi mud CDG For I lost my love
Let me start by saying that I have no music theory training and do everything by ear. That said, the chord names I have used below are more symbolic - I'll do my best to name them correctly. Please feel free to send me a message with their technical names.
Watch videos of Noah playing to get a feel for his strumming/chord changes, I did my best to be very accurate in placing the chords where they change. (Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTnD2e6lkjU )
Chords Used:
EmCG G* G** DAm e|-0-----0-----3-----3-----3----0----3-| B|-0-----1-----0-----1-----1----3----1-| G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-| D|-2-----2-----0-----2-----0----4----2-| A|-2-----3-----0-----0-----2----5----0-| E|-0-----3-----3-----3-----0----5----0-|
Note 1: Throughout the song, Noah does a lot of hammer-ons and pull-offs with the B and D strings. Especially when he plays a C. When playing a G*, Noah almost always does so by first hammering-on the B and D strings out of a G chord.
Note 2: Coming out of Interlude 2 Noah exits with what I will call an Am, and does a quick jump to what I will call G** right before moving to the C, like this (added an approximate strum pattern here to help):
DDD U D U D Am.... G** C e|--3-3-3--3-3-3---0-| B|--1-1-1--1-1-1---1-| G|--0-0-0--0-0-0---0-| D|--2-2-2--2-2-0---2-| A|--0-0-0--0-0-2---3-| E|--0-0-0--0-0-0---3-|
If you're confused on this part, watch the video linked above. The section I've tabbed out begins exactly at 3:09.