The Ventures

"Mr. Moto"
by the Ventures
from the Album "Going to the Ventures Dance Party"
transcribed by kevin gardner
               transtrem@hotmail.com

TAB LEDGEND
B = bend note shap one whole step
H = hammer on
/  = slide

This is the Ventures' version of a surf tune recorded by the Belairs.
Check out that first chord!

Bbm/A            A       D
-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|---------------|---------------|
-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--2-2-2-|---------------|---------------|
-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--2-2-2-|-2-2--2-3--2-2-|-2-2--2-3--2-2-|
-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--2-2-2-|-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-0-0--0-0--0-0-|
-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|---------------|---------------|
-----------------------|---------------|---------------|

D
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---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
-0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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Dm                      Bb                        A7
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|---0---------------|
-----3-5-5/7-7-7/5-3-----|-------------------------|-2---2---------3-2-|
-5-5-----------------5-3-|-------3-5-6-5-3-5-3-5-3-|-------0-0---0-----|
-------------------------|-1-1-5-------------------|-----------4-------|

Dm
-------1--1-1---1-1--------1--1-1---1-1-
-----3--------3--3-------3--------3--3--
---2-------------------2----------------
-0-------------------0------------------
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Dm                      Bb                        A7
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|---0---------------|
-----3-5-5/7-7-7/5-3-----|-------------------------|-2---2---------3-2-|
-5-5-----------------5-3-|-------3-5-6-5-3-5-3-5-3-|-------0-0---0-----|
-------------------------|-1-1-5-------------------|-----------4-------|

Dm
-------1--1-1---1-1--------1--1-1---1-1-
-----3--------3--3-------3--------3--3--
---2-------------------2----------------
-0-------------------0------------------
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In this next part the Ventures play a more complex melody than the Belairs.

C                                 F
-----------------3-5-3-----------|-----5------5------5------5------5-
-------3-5-3-5-6-------6-5---3-5-|---6------6------6------6------6---
-5-4-5---------------------5-----|-5------5------5------5------5-----
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------


C                                 F                E
-----------------3-5-3-----------|-----5------5--------4-----4---4-
-------3-5-3-5-6-------6-5---3-5-|---6------6--------5-----5-------
-5-4-5---------------------5-----|-5------5-----5--4-----4-----4---
---------------------------------|---------------------------------
---------------------------------|---------------------------------
---------------------------------|---------------------------------

This next part was originally played on piano, the Ventures play it on guitar!

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-------------------------|-------------------------|---0-------------------|
-----3-5-5/7-7-7/5-3-----|-------3-5-6-5-3-5-3-5-3-|-2---2-----------3-2-0-|
-5-5-----------------5-5-|-1-1-5-------------------|-------0--0-0-0--------|

Am 
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Am                                       F
---------------------------17-----------|-14H15-14-12--12--12--17-19-19B-19----15-17-
-------13----13-15-15B-15B----15B-13----|-16----16-15B-15B-15B--------------17-------
-14-14----14-------------------------14-|--------------------------------------------
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Drum Break

here we go again!!!

D
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
-0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
----------------------------------|
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Dm                      Bb                        A7
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|---0---------------|
-----3-5-5/7-7-7/5-3-----|-------------------------|-2---2---------3-2-|
-5-5-----------------5-3-|-------3-5-6-5-3-5-3-5-3-|-------0-0---0-----|
-------------------------|-1-1-5-------------------|-----------4-------|

Dm
-------1--1-1---1-1--------1--1-1---1-1-
-----3--------3--3-------3--------3--3--
---2-------------------2----------------
-0-------------------0------------------
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------


Dm                      Bb                        A7
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|---0---------------|
-----3-5-5/7-7-7/5-3-----|-------------------------|-2---2---------3-2-|
-5-5-----------------5-3-|-------3-5-6-5-3-5-3-5-3-|-------0-0---0-----|
-------------------------|-1-1-5-------------------|-----------4-------|

Dm
-------1--1-1---1-1--------1--1-1---1-1-
-----3--------3--3-------3--------3--3--
---2-------------------2----------------
-0-------------------0------------------
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C                                 F
-----------------3-5-3-----------|-----5------5------5------5------5-
-------3-5-3-5-6-------6-5---3-5-|---6------6------6------6------6---
-5-4-5---------------------5-----|-5------5------5------5------5-----
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------
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C                                 F                
-----------------3-5-3-----------|-----5------5-
-------3-5-3-5-6-------6-5---3-5-|---6------6---
-5-4-5---------------------5-----|-5------5-----
---------------------------------|--------------
---------------------------------|--------------
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Bbm/A            A      Dm
-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|-------------------5--5-
-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--2-2-2-|-------------------6--6-
-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--2-2-2-|-7-5---------------7--7-bend last
-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--2-2-2-|-----7-5-3---------7--7-chord with bar
-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------5-3-5---5--5-
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