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Ridin The Wind Tab 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]:
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
       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---|----------------|
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       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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       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---|----------------|
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       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---|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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       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---|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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[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---------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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       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---------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

       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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