"On the Water" (arr. for solo acoustic)
The picking pattern may vary, but this is how I play the song for solo
acoustic. It keeps the guitar and bass part together and works very
well. Watching Paul play it for the few acoustic performances they did
in 2008 and 2009 helped me work it out a bit, so I can't take full credit.
**Intro/Pre-Verse**
|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----3-------6---3-|-------4---------4---|-----3-------6---3-|-------4---------4---|
|-------3-----7---3-|-----5---------5-----|-------3-----7---3-|-----5---------5-----|
|---5---------------|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5---------------|---5-----5---5-----5-|
|-5-------5---------|-3---------3---------|-5-------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|-----------6---3---|---------------------|-----------6---3---|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|-4-4---4---4-4-4-|
|-----5---------5-----|-----5---------5-----|-----5---------5-----|-5-5---5---5-5-5-|
|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5-----5---5-----5-|-----5-------5---|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3-------3-------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
**Verse 1** (x2) ("all the windows are glowing...")
|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----3-------6---3-|-------4---------4---|-----3-------6---3-|-------4---------4---|
|-------3-----7---3-|-----5---------5-----|-------3-----7---3-|-----5---------5-----|
|---5---------------|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5---------------|---5-----5---5-----5-|
|-5-------5---------|-3---------3---------|-5-------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|-----------6---3---|---------------------|-----------6---3---|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|-4-4---4---4-4-4-|
|-----5---------5-----|-----5---------5-----|-----5---------5-----|-5-5---5---5-5-5-|
|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5-----5---5-----5-|-----5-------5---|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3-------3-------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
**Fill**
|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|
|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|
|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|
|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|
|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|
|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|
**Pre-Verse**
|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----3-------6---3-|-------4---------4---|-----3-------6---3-|-------4---------4---|
|-------3-----7---3-|-----5---------5-----|-------3-----7---3-|-----5---------5-----|
|---5---------------|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5---------------|---5-----5---5-----5-|
|-5-------5---------|-3---------3---------|-5-------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|-----------6---3---|---------------------|-----------6---3---|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|-4-4---4---4-4-4-|
|-----5---------5-----|-----5---------5-----|-----5---------5-----|-5-5---5---5-5-5-|
|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5-----5---5-----5-|-----5-------5---|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3-------3-------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
**Verse 2** ("all the years keep rolling...")
|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|
|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|
|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|
|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|
|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|
|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/w/walkmen/308021.html ]
|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|-----3-------3---3-|-------4---------4----|
|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|---3---3-----3---3-|-----5---------5------|
|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|-5-------5---------|---5-----5---5-----5--|
|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|-----------5---3---|-3---------3----------|
|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|-------------------|----------------------|
**Verse 3** ("here's one to the pigeons...")
|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----3-------6---3-|-------4---------4---|-----3-------6---3-|-------4---------4---|
|-------3-----7---3-|-----5---------5-----|-------3-----7---3-|-----5---------5-----|
|---5---------------|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5---------------|---5-----5---5-----5-|
|-5-------5---------|-3---------3---------|-5-------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|-----------6---3---|---------------------|-----------6---3---|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|-4-4---4---4-4-4-|
|-----5---------5-----|-----5---------5-----|-----5---------5-----|-5-5---5---5-5-5-|
|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5-----5---5-----5-|---5-----5---5-----5-|-----5-------5---|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3-------3-------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
**Pre-Verse**
|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|
|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|
|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|
|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|
|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|
|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|
|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|-----3-------3---3-|-------4---------4----|
|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|---3---3-----3---3-|-----5---------5------|
|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|-5-------5---------|---5-----5---5-----5--|
|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|-----------5---3---|-3---------3----------|
|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|-------------------|----------------------|
**Verse 4** (x3) ("oh, you know I'd never leave you...")
|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|
|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|
|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|
|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|
|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|
|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|
|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|-----3-------3---3-|-------4---------4----|
|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|---3---3-----3---3-|-----5---------5------|
|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|-5-------5---------|---5-----5---5-----5--|
|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|-----------5---3---|-3---------3----------|
|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|-------------------|----------------------|
**Outro** (play this as many times as you want; don't forget to whistle)
|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|
|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|
|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|
|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|
|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|
|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|
|-------------------|---------3---3---3-|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------8-----6-----|---------3---3---3-|-----3-------3---3-|-------4---------4----|
|-----8-------7-----|-------3---3-3-3-3-|---3---3-----3---3-|-----5---------5------|
|---8---------------|-----5-----5-5-5-5-|-5-------5---------|---5-----5---5-----5--|
|-6-------6-5-------|---5-------5---5---|-----------5---3---|-3---------3----------|
|---------------6-5-|-3---------3---3---|-------------------|----------------------|