I'm Shipping Up To Boston
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I'm Shipping Up To Boston by Dropkick Murphys, around 195 BPM. This 7-track arrangement runs 2:30 (Tango accordion, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 6 (voice), Banjo, Bagpipe, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, an interlude, and an outro. 3 versions available to play and practice.
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B3 – A4 · 10 semitones (~0.8 octaves)
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I'm Shipping Up To Boston appears on the soundtrack of The Departed: Music From the Motion Picture.