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    Caledonia Tab by Dougie Maclean

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    The song "Caledonia" by Dougie MacLean is summarized in 3 sentences: The song expresses nostalgia for Scotland as represented by Caledonia, with the chorus singing about going home to Caledonia and memories everything there. The lyrics describe feeling distant lately and telling old stories that make the singer think about where they came from. The tab outlines the guitar instrumental introduction and chord progressions repeated throughout the folk song.

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    The song "Caledonia" by Dougie MacLean is summarized in 3 sentences: The song expresses nostalgia for Scotland as represented by Caledonia, with the chorus singing about going home to Caledonia and memories everything there. The lyrics describe feeling distant lately and telling old stories that make the singer think about where they came from. The tab outlines the guitar instrumental introduction and chord progressions repeated throughout the folk song.

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    The song "Caledonia" by Dougie MacLean is summarized in 3 sentences: The song expresses nostalgia for Scotland as represented by Caledonia, with the chorus singing about going home to Caledonia and memories everything there. The lyrics describe feeling distant lately and telling old stories that make the singer think about where they came from. The tab outlines the guitar instrumental introduction and chord progressions repeated throughout the folk song.

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    Caledonia Tab by Dougie Maclean

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    Simon Rae
    The song "Caledonia" by Dougie MacLean is summarized in 3 sentences: The song expresses nostalgia for Scotland as represented by Caledonia, with the chorus singing about going home to Caledonia and memories everything there. The lyrics describe feeling distant lately and telling old stories that make the singer think about where they came from. The tab outlines the guitar instrumental introduction and chord progressions repeated throughout the folk song.

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    Artist: Dougie Maclean

    Song: Caledonia
    Caledonia by Dougie MacLean - Tab by Jeff Kalmar
    Tuning : C G C G C E Capo IV Key: E
    Intro:
    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    -5-----5p3p0---0-|-0-----0-------|-------------0---|-------0------|
    ---0---------5---|-0-----------0-|-2-----4p2p0---0-|---------0----|
    -----0-----------|-----0---0h2---|---0-------------|-0---------0--|
    -0---------------|-0-------------|-----0-----------|-0---0---0----|
    -----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
    -----------------|---------------|-5---------------|--------------|

    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    -5-----5p3p0---0-|-0-----0-------|-------------0---|-------0-----:-|
    ---0---------5---|-0-----------0-|-2-----4p2p0---0-|-0-------0---:-|
    -----0-----------|-----0---0h2---|---0-------------|-----------0-:-|
    -0---------------|-0-------------|-----0-----------|-0---0---0---:-|
    -----------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------:-|
    -----------------|---------------|-5---------------|-------------:-|

    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    --------------|-------------|--------------|-0-----0------|
    -------0------|-------0-----|-------0------|---0-----0----|
    -----0--------|-----0-------|-----0-----0--|-----0-----0--|
    ---5--------0-|---7-------0-|---9--------9-|--------------|
    -7--------7---|-9-------9---|-10------10---|-10------10---|
    --------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|

    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    |:-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
    |:-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0------|
    |:-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|---0-----0----|
    |:---0-------0-|---5-------0-|---7-------0-|-----9-----9--|
    |:-5-------5---|-7-------7---|-9-------9---|-10------10---|
    |:-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
    I dont know... you can see.. changes...
    over me, In these

    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0-----0------|
    -------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|---0-----0----|
    -----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|---0-----0---|-----0-----0--|
    ---0-------0-|---5-------0-|---7-------0-|-----9-----9-|--------------|
    -5-------5---|-7-------7---|-9-------9---|-10------10--|-10------10---|
    -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
    last few days...been afraid..might drift a-way,
    So I've been

    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    -------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
    -------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0------|
    -----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|---0-----0----|
    ---0-------0-|---5-------0-|---7-------0-|-----9-----9--|
    -5-------5---|-7-------7---|-9-------9---|-10------10---|
    -------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
    telling old stories...
    make me think...where I came from

    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0-----0------|
    -------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|---0-----0----|
    -----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|---0-----0---|-----0-----0--|
    ---0-------0-|---5-------0-|---7-------0-|-----9-----9-|--------------|
    -5-------5---|-7-------7---|-9-------9---|-10------10--|-10------10---|
    -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
    that's the reason why I seem so far away to-day
    But

    Chorus:
    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    -------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
    -0-----0-----|-------2-----|-0-----0-----|-------0------|
    ---0-----0---|-----0---0---|---0-----0---|---0-----0----|
    -----0-----0-|---2-------2-|-----0-----0-|-----5-----5--|
    -5-----------|-0-----------|-2-------0---|--------------|
    -------------|-------------|-------------|-5-------5----|
    let me tell... love you...
    think about...time

    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    -------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
    -0-----0-----|-------0-----|-------2-----|-0-----0------|
    ---0-----0---|---------0---|-----0---0---|---0-----0----|
    -----5-----5-|-0---0-----0-|---2---------|-----0-----0--|
    -------------|---5---------|-0-----------|-5------------|
    -5-------5---|-------------|-------------|--------------|
    Caledonia you're calling... go - ing
    home
    For

    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    -------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
    -0-----0-----|-------2-----|-0-----0-----|-------0------|
    ---0-----0---|-----0---0---|---0-----0---|---0-----0----|
    -----0-----0-|---2-------2-|-----0-----0-|-----5-----5--|
    -5-----------|-0-----------|-2-------0---|--------------|
    -------------|-------------|-------------|-5-------5----|
    if I should... stranger... it would make...sad

    _____________________________
    1
    |
    G# -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------:-|
    E -------0-----|-------2-----|-0-----0-----|-------2-----:-|
    B ---0-----0---|-----0---0---|---0-----0---|-----0---0---:-|
    E -----5-----5-|---2-------2-|-----0-----0-|---2-------2-:-|
    B -------------|-0-----------|-5-------5---|-0-----------:-|
    E -5-------5---|-------------|-------------|-------------:-|
    Caledonia's... everything... had

    (Repeat back to Verse)

    ___________________
    2
    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    -5-----5p3p0---0-|-0-----0-------|-------------0---|-------0------|
    ---0---------5---|-0-----------0-|-2-----4p2p0---0-|---------0----|
    -----0-----------|-----0---0h2---|---0-------------|-0---------0--|
    -0---------------|-0-------------|-----0-----------|-0---0---0----|
    -----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
    -----------------|---------------|-5---------------|--------------|
    had.

    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    -5-----5p3p0---0-|-0-----0-------|-------------0---|-------0------|
    ---0---------5---|-0-----------0-|-2-----4p2p0---0-|-0-------0----|
    -----0-----------|-----0---0h2---|---0-------------|-----------0--|
    -0---------------|-0-------------|-----0-----------|-0---0---0----|
    -----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
    -----------------|---------------|-5---------------|--------------|

    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    -5-----5p3p0---0-|-0-----0-------|-------------0---|-------0------|
    ---0---------5---|-0-----------0-|-2-----4p2p0---0-|---------0----|
    -----0-----------|-----0---0h2---|---0-------------|-0---------0--|
    -0---------------|-0-------------|-----0-----------|-0---0---0----|
    -----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
    -----------------|---------------|-5---------------|--------------|

    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    -5-----5p3p0---0-|-0-----0-------|-------------0---|-------0------|
    ---0---------5---|-0-----------0-|-2-----4p2p0---0-|-0-------0----|
    -----0-----------|-----0---0h2---|---0-------------|-----------0--|
    -0---------------|-0-------------|-----0-----------|-0---0---0----|
    -----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
    -----------------|---------------|-5---------------|--------------|

    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    --------------|-------------|--------------|-0-----0-----:-|
    -------0------|-------0-----|-------0------|---0-----0---:-|
    -----0--------|-----0-------|-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-:-|
    ---5--------0-|---7-------0-|---9--------9-|-------------:-|
    -7--------7---|-9-------9---|-10------10---|-10------10--:-|
    --------------|-------------|--------------|-------------:-|

    (Repeat back to Verse)

    ___________________
    3
    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    -5-----5p3p0---0-|-0-----0-------|-------------0---|-------0------|
    ---0---------5---|-0-----------0-|-2-----4p2p0---0-|---------0----|
    -----0-----------|-----0---0h2---|---0-------------|-0---------0--|
    -0---------------|-0-------------|-----0-----------|-0---0---0----|
    -----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
    -----------------|---------------|-5---------------|--------------|
    had.

    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    -5-----5p3p0---0-|-0-----0-------|-------------0---|-------0------|
    ---0---------5---|-0-----------0-|-2-----4p2p0---0-|-0-------0----|
    -----0-----------|-----0---0h2---|---0-------------|-----------0--|
    -0---------------|-0-------------|-----0-----------|-0---0---0----|
    -----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
    -----------------|---------------|-5---------------|--------------|

    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    -5-----5p3p0---0-|-0-----0-------|-------------0---|-------0------|
    ---0---------5---|-0-----------0-|-2-----4p2p0---0-|---------0----|
    -----0-----------|-----0---0h2---|---0-------------|-0---------0--|
    -0---------------|-0-------------|-----0-----------|-0---0---0----|
    -----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
    -----------------|---------------|-5---------------|--------------|

    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    -5-----5p3p0---0-|-0-----0-------|-------------0---|-------0------|
    ---0---------5---|-0-----------0-|-2-----4p2p0---0-|-0-------0----|
    -----0-----------|-----0---0h2---|---0-------------|-----------0--|
    -0---------------|-0-------------|-----0-----------|-0---0---0----|
    -----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
    -----------------|---------------|-5---------------|--------------|

    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    --------------|-------------|--------------|-0-----0------|
    -------0------|-------0-----|-------0------|---0-----0----|
    -----0--------|-----0-------|-----0-----0--|-----0-----0--|
    ---5--------0-|---7-------0-|---9--------9-|--------------|
    -7--------7---|-9-------9---|-10------10---|-10------10---|
    --------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|

    G#
    E
    B
    E
    B
    E

    -0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----------||
    ---0-----0---|---0-----0---|-0-----------||
    -----0-----0-|-----0-----0-|-0-----------||
    -------------|-------------|-0-----------||
    -10------10--|-10------10--|-0-----------||
    -------------|-------------|-0-----------||

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