TORNADOES - "ridin the wind" Tablature

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From: "Alex Northrup" <springalo430@hotmail.com>
Subject: t/tornadoes/ridin_the_wind.tab
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 16:09:34 -0400

The follow-up record to the Tornadoes international No. 1 smash, "Telstar".
This was the only other Tornadoes record to chart in the States, making it
nearly halfway up the charts. Written by group guitarist George Bellamy
wrote this, and it appeared on the group's lone U.S. LP.


"Ridin' The Wind"
(George Bellamy)
The Tornadoes
Telstar: The Sound Of The Tornadoes, 1962


Intro [2x]:

Bm E F#
/ / / / / / / /

Verses 1 & 2:

organ:

Bm D A Bm
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
------------0---|2-------0-------|----------------|----------------|
0-------3-------|------------3---|2-------0-------|0---------------|
----------------|----------------|------------2---|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Bm D A Bm
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
------------0---|2-------0-------|----------------|----------------|
0-------3-------|------------3---|2-------0-------|0---------------|
----------------|----------------|------------2---|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Em Bm E7 Bm F#
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
3-------2---0---|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
----------------|3-------2---0---|--------3---2---|0---------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|------------4---|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Bm D A Bm
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
------------0---|2-------0-------|----------------|----------------|
0-------3-------|------------3---|2-------0-------|0---------------|
----------------|----------------|------------2---|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[Verse 2]

Bridge 1:

C Bm
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----1---1---1---|1-------3---1---|0---------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

C B7
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----1---1---1---|1-----3-----1---|4---------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

C Bm
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----1---1---1---|1-------3---1---|0---------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

C D E
v v v v v v v v v v v v
----------------|----------------|0---------------|
1-----------1---|3-----------3---|----------------|
------0---------|------2---------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|

Link [2x]:

guitar [bar 7th fret]:

B B B B B B
/ / / / / / / /

Verse 3:

guitar:

Em G D Em
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
0-----3-----5/--|7-----5-----3---|2-----0~~lowD~~~|0---------------|

Em G D Em
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
0-----3-----5/--|7-----5-----3---|2-----0~~low D~~|0---------------|

Am Em A7 Em B7
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
3-----2-----0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|3-----2-----0---|5-----3-----2---|0~~~~~low D~~~~~|

Em G D Em
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
0-----3-----5/--|7-----5-----3---|2-----0~~low D~~|0---------------|

Bridge 2:

organ/guitar:

F Em
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
----1---1---1---|1-------3---1---|0---------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

F E7
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
----1---1---1---|1-----3-----1---|4---------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

F Em
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
----1---1---1---|1-------3---1---|0---------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

F G A
v v v v v v v v v v v v
1-----------1---|3-----------3---|5---------------|
------1---------|------3---------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|

Link:

(A) G G#
/ / / /

Verse 4:

organ/guitar:

Am C G Am
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
--------8---10/-|12------10--8---|----------------|----------------|
10--------------|----------------|12------10--8/--|10--------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Am C G Am
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
--------8---10/-|12------10--8---|----------------|----------------|
10--------------|----------------|12------10--8/--|10--------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Dm Am D7 Am E
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
13------12--10--|8---------------|10------8-------|----------------|
----------------|--------12--10--|------------12--|10------9-------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|------------9---|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Am C G Am
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
--------8---10/-|12------10--8---|----------------|----------------|
10--------------|----------------|12------10--8/--|10--------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Coda [repeat ro fade, as per intro]:

Am D E
/ / / / / / / /


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