Ridin Thunder by Donnie Iris

Name: Ridin Thunder
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



Intro:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3--|
E|-1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1--|
   
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3--|
E|-1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1--|

  Verse 1:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3--|
E|-1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1--|
   Feel the wind blow          On my way to Bobby Joe's

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3--|
E|-1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1--|
   I got the wind at my back I got my Daddy's Cadillac

Pre-Chorus:
            F    C     Bb        C              F        C      Bb         Dm C
e|----------1-----------------------------------1---------------------------5---|
B|----------1----5-5---3-----3-3/5-5------------1--------5-5----3---------3-4-5-|
G|----------2----5-5---3-----3-3/5-5------------2--------5-5----3---------3-7-5-|
D|----------3----5-5---3-----3-3/5-5------------3--------5-5----3---------3-7-5-|
A|---------------3-3---1-----1-1/3-3---------------------3-3----1---------1-5-3-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I'm going down to The Flats         I'm gonna mingle with the river rats

Chorus:
   F                    C  F   C                  Dm  C Bb         Dm  C         Bb  C
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-----------10--10--8--10--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-----------10--10--9--10--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-----------10--10--10-10--10-----------10-10--12-10-8----------12-10--10-10--8--10----|
A|-8------------8---8------8---10-----------10-10--12-10-8----------12-10--10-10--8--10----|
E|------------------------------8------------8--8--10-8--6----------10-8----8--8--6--8-----|
  Ridin' thunder.              Ridin' thunder.       I'll be ridin' thunder..        tonight

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3-|
E|-1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1-|
   
   F                    C  F   C                  Dm  C Bb         Dm  C         Bb  C
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-----------10--10--8--10--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-----------10--10--9--10--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-----------10--10--10-10--10-----------10-10-10-12-10-8----------12-10--10-10--8--10--|
A|-8------------8---8------8---10-----------10-10-10-12-10-8----------12-10--10-10--8--10--|
E|------------------------------8------------8--8-8--10-8--6----------10-8----8--8--6--8---|
  Ridin' thunder.              Ridin' thunder.       I'll be ridin' thunder..        tonight

Verse 2:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3--|
E|-1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1--1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1--|
                              Waiting for a train. I been waiting on a friend

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3--|
E|-1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1--|
I been waiting for this evening.  C'mon c'mon now Mary Ann

Pre-Chorus:
            F    C     Bb               C       F        C        Bb     Dm C        
e|----------1-----------------------------------1-------------------------5-----|
B|----------1----5-5---3------------3-3/5-5-----1--------5-5------3-----3-4-5---|
G|----------2----5-5---3------------3-3/5-5-----2--------5-5------3-----3-7-5---|
D|----------3----5-5---3------------3-3/5-5-----3--------5-5------3-----3-7-5---|
A|---------------3-3---1------------1-1/3-3--------------3-3------1-----1-5-3---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Cause today I was a wide eyed boy.       But tomorrow I'll be a man

Chorus:
   F                    C  F   C                  Dm  C Bb         Dm  C         Bb  C
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-----------10--10--8--10--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-----------10--10--9--10--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-----------10--10--10-10--10-----------10-10--12-10-8----------12-10--10-10--8--10----|
A|-8------------8---8------8---10-----------10-10--12-10-8----------12-10--10-10--8--10----|
E|------------------------------8------------8--8--10-8--6----------10-8----8--8--6--8-----|
  Ridin' thunder.              Ridin' thunder.       I'll be ridin' thunder..     tonight

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3-|
E|-1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1-|
   
   F                    C  F   C                  Dm  C Bb         Dm  C         Bb  C
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-----------10--10--8--10--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-----------10--10--9--10--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-----------10--10--10-10--10-----------10-10-10-12-10-8----------12-10--10-10--8--10--|
A|-8------------8---8------8---10-----------10-10-10-12-10-8----------12-10--10-10--8--10--|
E|------------------------------8------------8--8-8--10-8--6----------10-8----8--8--6--8---|
  Ridin' thunder.              Ridin' thunder.       I'll be ridin' thunder..     tonight

 Interlude: Play with intro rhythm pattern throughout
   Bb   F   (Clean Guitar)
e|------1--------------------------------------------------------13--13-13-13\----|
B|--3---1---------10\8-8--11-11p10--10---------------------------13--13-13-13\----|
G|--3---2---------10\8-8--10-10-10--10--------------------------------------------|
D|--3---3---------10\8-8--12-12p10--10--------------------------------------------|
A|--1--------------------------------------10b-8-10-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------11-10-8------------------------|
                                                                 Ahhhhhhh!!!
    (Distorted Guitar)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--16b~-16-16-----13-----13-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------15b----15b----15-13-15-13----13------------13---13---13\----|
D|---------------------------------------15----15~--------13---13---13-\---|
A|--------------------------------------------------14-15----15---15-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   (Clean Guitar)                          (Distorted Guitar)
e|--13-10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------13-13--13-10----10---------------11b-13b-13p10-11p10----10---------|
G|---------------------12----12-10-10--------------------------12----12-10---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------10--10----------10----------10----------------12----10--------------------------|
D|--12-10---12--12---10-12---12--10-12--12--10-12-10-------12---12--10---10----10---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------12----------------12---12-----12-10-8-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3--|
E|-1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1--|
    Rivers rising with the sun and the heat

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3--|
E|-1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1--|
   Bobby Joe is sleeping.      Crashed in the backseat

Pre-Chorus:
       F    C     Bb                    C        F        C      Bb        Dm C
e|-----1----------------------------------------1-------------------------5------|
B|-----1----5-5---3-----------------3-3/5-5-----1--------5-5----3-------3-4-5----|
G|-----2----5-5---3-----------------3-3/5-5-----2--------5-5----3-------3-7-5----|
D|-----3----5-5---3-----------------3-3/5-5-----3--------5-5----3-------3-7-5----|
A|----------3-3---1-----------------1-1/3-3--------------3-3----1-------1-5-3----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Now I just sat and thought for a while       The river runs for miles And I smiled

Chorus:
   F                    C  F   C                  Dm  C Bb         Dm  C         Bb  C
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-----------10--10--8--10--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-----------10--10--9--10--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-----------10--10--10-10--10-----------10-10--12-10-8----------12-10--10-10--8--10----|
A|-8------------8---8------8---10-----------10-10--12-10-8----------12-10--10-10--8--10----|
E|------------------------------8------------8--8--10-8--6----------10-8----8--8--6--8-----|
  Ridin' thunder.              Ridin' thunder.       We were ridin' thunder..     last night

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3-|
E|-1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1-|
   
   F                    C  F   C                  Dm  C Bb         Dm  C         Bb  C
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-----------10--10--8--10--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-----------10--10--9--10--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-----------10--10--10-10--10-----------10-10-10-12-10-8----------12-10--10-10--8--10--|
A|-8------------8---8------8---10-----------10-10-10-12-10-8----------12-10--10-10--8--10--|
E|------------------------------8------------8--8-8--10-8--6----------10-8----8--8--6--8---|
  Ridin' thunder.              Ridin' thunder.       We were ridin' thunder..     last night

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------10\8-8--11-11p10--10-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------10\8-8--10-10-10--10-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------10\8-8--12-12p10--10-|
A|-3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3-----------------------|
E|-1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-1-----------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10\8-8--11-11p10--10---10\8-8--11-11p10--10-----10\8-8--11-11p10--10-------|
G|--10\8-8--10-10-10--10---10\8-8--10-10-10--10-----10\8-8--10-10-10--10-------|
D|--10\8-8--12-12p10--10---10\8-8--12-12p10--10-----10\8-8--12-12p10--10-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025