The Ventures - The Cruel Sea guitar tab
"The Cruel Sea"
by the Ventures
from the Album "Live in Japan '65"
transcribed by kevin gardner
transtrem@hotmail.com
here is the opening:
One guitar plays this, while another playes the lowest note
(root) of each chord as a trem pick.
A A# B C C# C B A# A A# B C C# C B A#
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-6--7--8--9--10-9--8--7--6--7--8--9--10-9--8--7--
-7--8--9--10-11-10-9--8--7--8--9--10-11-10-9--8--
-7--8--9--10-11-10-9--8--7--8--9--10-11-10-9--8--
-5--6--7--8--9--8--7--6--5--6--7--8--9--8--7--6--
Am Em
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-10-10-10---10-10-8-10------------------
-----------------------9----------------
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---------------------------dip w/ bar---
---------------------------0--0---------
Am Em
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-10-10-10---10-10-8-10------------------
-----------------------9----------------
----------------------------------------
---------------------------dip w/ bar---
---------------------------0--0---------
Am F G Em
--------------7-8----------------7-8--7-7-7-7-7-8-1312--
-10-10--10-10-------10-10--10-10------------------------
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-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-4--
Am Em
---------------------7-6-7----------------7-6-7---------
-------------------8-------10-8-10------8-------10-8-10-
-----------------9-------------------9------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
-0-0-0--0-0---0-----------------------------------------
------------3-------------------------------------------
Am Em
---------------------7-6-7----------------7-6-7---------
-------------------8-------10-8-10------8-------10-8-10-
-----------------9-------------------9------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
-0-0-0--0-0---0-----------------------------------------
------------3-------------------------------------------
Am F G
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------3-2-
-0-0-0--0-0-2-3---0-0-0--0-0-2-3---2-2-2---2-2-3-----
-----------------------------------------------------
E7
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-----------------
-----------------
-----------------
-----------------
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
C
----------------------------------------
-8--8-8-8--8-8--10-8-------------8-10-8-
-9--9-9-9--9-9--9--9-9-9---9--9--9-9--9-
-----------------------10--10-10--------
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Am
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-5--5-5-5--5-5--6-5--------5-6-5-
-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-
--------------------7--7-7-------
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C
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-8--8-8-8--8-8--10-8-------------8-10-8-
-9--9-9-9--9-9--9--9-9-9---9--9--9-9--9-
-----------------------10--10-10--------
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Am
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-5--5-5-5--5-5--6-5--------5-6-5-
-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-
--------------------7--7-7-------
---------------------------------
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G G
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-3-3-5-3--------3-3-5-3-------
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
---------5-5-5----------5-5-5-
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F F
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-1-1-3-1--------1-1-3-1-------
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
---------3-3-3----------3-3-3-
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E7
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-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
Am Em
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-10-10-10---10-10-8-10------------------
-----------------------9----------------
----------------------------------------
---------------------------dip w/ bar---
---------------------------0--0---------
Am Em
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-10-10-10---10-10-8-10------------------
-----------------------9----------------
----------------------------------------
---------------------------dip w/ bar---
---------------------------0--0---------
Am F G Em
--------------7-8----------------7-8--7-7-7-7-7-8-1312--
-10-10--10-10-------10-10--10-10------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
E7
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-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
C
----------------------------------------
-8--8-8-8--8-8--10-8-------------8-10-8-
-9--9-9-9--9-9--9--9-9-9---9--9--9-9--9-
-----------------------10--10-10--------
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Am
---------------------------------
-5--5-5-5--5-5--6-5--------5-6-5-
-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-
--------------------7--7-7-------
---------------------------------
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C
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-8--8-8-8--8-8--10-8-------------8-10-8-
-9--9-9-9--9-9--9--9-9-9---9--9--9-9--9-
-----------------------10--10-10--------
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Am
---------------------------------
-5--5-5-5--5-5--6-5--------5-6-5-
-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-
--------------------7--7-7-------
---------------------------------
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G G
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-3-3-5-3--------3-3-5-3-------
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
---------5-5-5----------5-5-5-
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F F
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-1-1-3-1--------1-1-3-1-------
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
---------3-3-3----------3-3-3-
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-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-4--
Am Em
---------------------7-6-7----------------7-6-7---------
-------------------8-------10-8-10------8-------10-8-10-
-----------------9-------------------9------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
-0-0-0--0-0---0-----------------------------------------
------------3-------------------------------------------
Am Em
---------------------7-6-7----------------7-6-7---------
-------------------8-------10-8-10------8-------10-8-10-
-----------------9-------------------9------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
-0-0-0--0-0---0-----------------------------------------
------------3-------------------------------------------
Am F G
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------3-2-
-0-0-0--0-0-2-3---0-0-0--0-0-2-3---2-2-2---2-2-3-----
-----------------------------------------------------
E7
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-----------------
-----------------
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
One guitar plays this, while another playes the lowest note
(root) of each chord as a trem pick.
A A# B C C# C B A# A A# B C C# C B A#
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-6--7--8--9--10-9--8--7--6--7--8--9--10-9--8--7--
-7--8--9--10-11-10-9--8--7--8--9--10-11-10-9--8--
-7--8--9--10-11-10-9--8--7--8--9--10-11-10-9--8--
-5--6--7--8--9--8--7--6--5--6--7--8--9--8--7--6--
A A# B C C# C B A# A
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-6--7--8--9--10-9--8--7--6----
-7--8--9--10-11-10-9--8--7----
-7--8--9--10-11-10-9--8--7----
-5--6--7--8--9--8--7--6--5----
Am G Em
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-10-10-8------------------
---------9-7-9-dip w/ bar-
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