Boat by Ed Sheeran Piano, Vocal - Digital Sheet Music

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Elevate your performance with Ed Sheeran's "Boat" sheet music from his highly anticipated album "Subtract".

The song "Boat" is a poignant ballad that speaks to the heart. As Independent.co.uk writes, it's a "powerful meditation on depression and hope." With this sheet music, you can bring this emotional power to your performance and really connect with your audience.

This sheet music also has everything you need for a successful performance. Whether you're playing with a small group or solo, you'll have all the tools you need to create a beautiful and moving rendition of "Boat".

And with its digital format, you can practice anytime, anywhere, on any device. So don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to take your performance to the next level. Get Ed Sheeran's "Boat" sheet music today!

Notes about the music

This digital sheet music is a reduction of another arrangement I have done on this piece which has the melody on a separate stave. Like that arrangement this has a short intro, making it perfect for piano instrumentalists, lyrics for singing along, and chords so that you can include guitars and bass in your performance. To make this piece more accessible I have arranged it in the key of G Major which is a third below the recorded version which is in B Major. This makes the higher notes more attainable to sing for a more people and makes it easier to play for most. Who likes playing with 5 sharps?!

Structure

In this arrangement, there is a slight variation from the structure from the Subtract Recording. As mentioned above a short intro is included which is the melody from the end of the chorus. After this, the repeats and D.S. markings will follow the form as heard on the recording. On the final chorus rather than playing the bass as written and played for the previous occurrences just playing simple sustained root notes of the chord to bring it all back and give the melody some space for the last time, this would emulate the feeling in the recording.

Melody

As with all my arrangements, to try and minimise the number of pages needed, the small note heads in brackets indicate where the melody is different when repeated and these notes should be played/sung on the appropriate verse. The melismatic phrase on "boat" at the end of bar 37 is a simplification of what is sung on the recording and the performer is free to amend as it suits them.

Alternatives.

I have different versions of this piece which may suit different performers/instrumentalists more. All my versions are: Voice Piano and Guitar - Melody on its own stave with guitar chords above it and a piano accompaniment underneath; Voice Piano and Guitar - As above but the melody is combined with the right hand of the piano part; Guitar Lead Sheet - Melody with guitar chords; Ukulele Lead Sheet - Melody with Ukulele chords.