Hey guys, this is my first tab, and I had a lot of difficulty hearing some of the guitar
in the song, so PLEASE email me and tell me what I got wrong, or if I didn't include
parts that were played.
Also, I couldn't find one lesson or set of tabs for the main riff to this song, which is
odd seeing as it's rather simple. Thought I'd provide something new to the internet...
Here it goes...
Dr. Dog
The Ark
Fate (Park the Van Records)
2008
Tabbed by Sam - corp0ralkitty1@hotmail.com
Main Riff:
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--7----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--7-------5-7---5h7-----7------------------------------------------|
A |--8---5h8-----8-----8---5------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
The second time it's played, the first Dm chord is slightly different.
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--6----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--7----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--7-------5-7---5h7-----7------------------------------------------|
A |--8---5h8-----8-----8---5------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
{Riff 3} : This riff, a smaller version of the main one, appears in the 3rd and 4th verse:
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---5h7---5h7-------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------8-----8--5--------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo:
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------12b-12--10------10--12----------12b-12--10------10--12---|
G |----------12b-12--10--10--10--12----------12b-12--10--10--10--12---|
D |----------------------12------------------------------12-----------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------12b-12--10------10--------------12b-12--10------10-------|
G |----------12b-12--10--10--10--10----------12b-12--10--10--10--10---|
D |----------------------12------12----------------------12------12---|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--8-6------------------8-------8-------8------8--------8---3-------|
G |--9-7-7-----------5-6--6--5-6--6--5-6--6--5-6--6--5-6--6-------3---|
D |------8--8---7----6-7-----6-7-----6-7-----6-7-----6-7------3b--0---|
A |---------10--8-----------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-------------------|
B |----------10--12---|
G |----------10--12---|
D |-------------------|
A |-------------------|
E |-------------------|
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------12b-12--10------10--12----------12b-12--10------10--12---|
G |----------12b-12--10--10--10--12----------12b-12--10--10--10--12---|
D |----------------------12------------------------------12-----------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--8-6-----------------8-----8-----8-----8-----8--------------------|
G |--9-7-7-----------5-6-6-5-6-6-5-6-6-5-6-6-5-6-6---7---3------------|
D |------8---8---7---6-7---6-7---6-7---6-7---6-7-------------3---5----|
A |----------10--8-----------------------------------8---5---1--/5----|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-------------------|
B |-------------------|
G |------5------------|
D |--7---5---6b-----7-|
A |-/8-----------8--5-|
E |-------------------|
Lyrics:
{Riff x2}
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dr_dog/the_ark_tab.html ]
God, he called for rain
So I built a ark, but no rain came
I was ashamed
{Riff x1}
Man, he called for war
So I built a gun and I joined the corps
But I was unsure
{Riff x1}
Love, she asked for more {Riff 3}
But what I gave only made her poor
I wasn't sure
The dove, she promised land {Riff 3}
As she laid the branch right into my hand
There was no land
e----------------------------------------------|
B-------6---------6---------6---------6--------|
G-----7---7-----7---7-----6---6-----6---6------|
D---7---------7---------7---------7------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh
e----------------------------------------------|
B----------6---------6-------------8-7---------|
G--------5---5-----5---5--------7--------------|
D------7---------7------------8----------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
What does it mean, to be here?
Well I know, because I can...
e-------------------13-------------13-------------|
B----------------15----15-------15----15----------|
G-------------14-------------14-------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
...and I will
e------------------------5-5-5-------------------|
B------------------------5-5-5-------------------|
G------------------------6-6-6-------------------|
D------------------------7-7-7-------------------|
A------------------------7-7-7-------------------|
E------------------------5-5-5-------------------|
Yes, I know, because I can... ...and I will
{Solo}
e----------------------------------------------|
B-------6---------6---------6---------6--------|
G-----7---7-----7---7-----6---6-----6---6------|
D---7---------7---------7---------7------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh
e----------------------------------------------|
B----------6---------6-------------8-7---------|
G--------5---5-----5---5--------7--------------|
D------7---------7------------8----------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
What does it mean, to be here?
e------------------------5-5-5-------------------|
B------------------------5-5-5-------------------|
G------------------------6-6-6-------------------|
D------------------------7-7-7-------------------|
A------------------------7-7-7-------------------|
E------------------------5-5-5-------------------|
Well I know, because I can... ...and I will
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B------12b-12--10------10--12----------12b-12--10------10--12---|
G------12b-12--10--10--10--12----------12b-12--10--10--10--12---|
D------------------12------------------------------12-----------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------|
B-------6---------6---------6---------6--------|
G-----7---7-----7---7-----6---6-----6---6------|
D---7---------7---------7---------7------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh
e----------------------------------------------|
B----------6---------6-------------8-7---------|
G--------5---5-----5---5--------7--------------|
D------7---------7------------8----------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
What does it mean, to be here?
e------------------------5-5-5-------------------|
B------------------------5-5-5-------------------|
G------------------------6-6-6-------------------|
D------------------------7-7-7-------------------|
A------------------------7-7-7-------------------|
E------------------------5-5-5-------------------|
Well I know, because I can... ...and I will
e-------------------------5-5-5-----------------|
B-------------------------5-5-5-----------------|
G-------------------------6-6-6----------7------|
D-----------------5-8-----7-7-7----------7------|
A-------------5-8---------7-7-7----------8------|
E-------------------------5-5-5-----------------|
Yes I know, because I can... ...and I will
