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Ridin The Wind by The Tornadoes

Ridin The Wind tab by The Tornadoes

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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]:

    B minorBm      E MajorE   F#F#
    / / / /  / / / /

Verses 1 & 2:

    organ:

    B minorBm        D MajorD        A augmentedA        B minorBm
    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---|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

    B minorBm        D MajorD        A augmentedA        B minorBm
    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---|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

    E minorEm        B minorBm        E7E7        B minorBm   F#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---|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

    B minorBm        D MajorD        A augmentedA        B minorBm
    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 majorC                 B minorBm
    v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----1---1---1---|1-------3---1---|0---------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

    C majorC                 B7B7
    v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----1---1---1---|1-----3-----1---|4---------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

    C majorC                 B minorBm
    v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----1---1---1---|1-------3---1---|0---------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

    C majorC        D MajorD        E MajorE
    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]:

    BB  BB  BB  BB  BB BB
    / / / /  / / / /

Verse 3:

    guitar:

    E minorEm        G+G        D MajorD        E minorEm
    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---------------|

    E minorEm        G+G        D MajorD        E minorEm
    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---------------|

    A minorAm        E minorEm        A7A7        E minorEm   B7B7
    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~~~~~|

    E minorEm        G+G        D MajorD        E minorEm
    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:

    FF                 E minorEm
    v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v
    ----1---1---1---|1-------3---1---|0---------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

    FF                 E7E7
    v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v
    ----1---1---1---|1-----3-----1---|4---------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

    FF                 E minorEm
    v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v
    ----1---1---1---|1-------3---1---|0---------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

    FF        G+G        A augmentedA
    v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v  v
    1-----------1---|3-----------3---|5---------------|
    ------1---------|------3---------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|

Link:

    (A augmentedA)  G+G G#G#
    / / / /

Verse 4:

    organ/guitar:

    A minorAm        C majorC        G+G        A minorAm
    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--------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

    A minorAm        C majorC        G+G        A minorAm
    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--------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

    DmDm        A minorAm        D7D7        A minorAm   E MajorE
    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---|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

    A minorAm        C majorC        G+G        A minorAm
    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]:

    A minorAm      D MajorD   E MajorE
    / / / /  / / / /


Questions? Comments? E-mail Alex @ [email protected]

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