Song: Walk On the Ocean Artist: Toad the Wet Sprocket Album: fear (1991) Bassist: Dean Dinning Standard tuning (EADG), Triplet 8th feel 🏷Legend: / = slide up \ = slide down (3) = triplet 8ths INTRO/VERSE 1:
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& 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & CHORUS 1: ( 3 ) ( 3 ) G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D |-------------------------|--------/6-4-3----h4p3---|-------------------------|--------/6-4-3----h4p3---| A |-----------1-2-------1---|-----------------------4-|-----------1-2-------1---|-----------------------4-| E |-4---------------------4-|-2-----------------------|-4-------4-------------4-|-2-----------------------| 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & VERSE 2: G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D |-------2-----------------|-------2-----------------|-------2-----------------|-------------------------| A |-2-----------2-----4-----|-------------2-----4-----|-------------2-----1---/-|-4-----------4---------4-| E |-------------------------|-4-----------------------|-4-----------------------|-----------4---------4---| 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & ( 3 )( 3 ) G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------| D |-------2-----------------|-------------------------|--1----2-----------------|---------3-4--6-6-6--------| A |-2-----------2-----4-----|-------1-----2-----4-----|-------------2-----1---/-|-4-------------------6-4---| E |-------------------------|-4-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------7-| 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & 1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & & CHORUS 2 (x2): ( 3 ) ( 3 )( 3 ) G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------| D |-------------------------|--------/6-4-3----h4p3---|-------------------------|--------/6-4--3-4-6--4-3---| 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