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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]:

       Chord diagramB minorBm           Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramF#F#
       /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

Verses 1 & 2:

       organ:

       Chord diagramB minorBm               Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramA augmentedA                Chord diagramB 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---|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

       Chord diagramB minorBm               Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramA augmentedA                Chord diagramB 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---|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

       Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramB minorBm               Chord diagramE7E7               Chord diagramB minorBm      Chord diagramF#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---|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

       Chord diagramB minorBm               Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramA augmentedA                Chord diagramB 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:

       Chord diagramC majorC                                 Chord diagramB minorBm
       v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----1---1---1---|1-------3---1---|0---------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

       Chord diagramC majorC                                 Chord diagramB7B7
       v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----1---1---1---|1-----3-----1---|4---------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

       Chord diagramC majorC                                 Chord diagramB minorBm
       v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----1---1---1---|1-------3---1---|0---------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

       Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramE 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]:

       Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramBB   Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramBB  Chord diagramBB
       /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

Verse 3:

       guitar:

       Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramE 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---------------|

       Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramE 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---------------|

       Chord diagramA minorAm               Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramA7A7               Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramB7B7
       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~~~~~|

       Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramE 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:

       Chord diagramFF                                 Chord diagramE minorEm
       v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
       ----1---1---1---|1-------3---1---|0---------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

       Chord diagramFF                                 Chord diagramE7E7
       v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
       ----1---1---1---|1-----3-----1---|4---------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

       Chord diagramFF                                 Chord diagramE minorEm
       v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
       ----1---1---1---|1-------3---1---|0---------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

       Chord diagramFF                Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramA augmentedA
       v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
       1-----------1---|3-----------3---|5---------------|
       ------1---------|------3---------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|

Link:

       (Chord diagramA augmentedA)   Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramG#G#
       /  /  /  /

Verse 4:

       organ/guitar:

       Chord diagramA minorAm               Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramA 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--------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

       Chord diagramA minorAm               Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramA 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--------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

       Chord diagramDmDm               Chord diagramA minorAm               Chord diagramD7D7               Chord diagramA minorAm      Chord diagramE 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---|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

       Chord diagramA minorAm               Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramA 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]:

       Chord diagramA minorAm           Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramE MajorE
       /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /


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

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