The Ventures

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------------------

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---------------------------dip w/ bar---

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Am Em

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-10-10-10---10-10-8-10------------------

-----------------------9----------------

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---------------------------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------------------

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Am Em

---------------------7-6-7----------------7-6-7---------

-------------------8-------10-8-10------8-------10-8-10-

-----------------9-------------------9------------------

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Am F G

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-0-0-0--0-0-2-3---0-0-0--0-0-2-3---2-2-2---2-2-3-----

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E7

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-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

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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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----------------

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---------------------------dip w/ bar---

---------------------------0--0---------

Am Em

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-10-10-10---10-10-8-10------------------

-----------------------9----------------

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---------------------------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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E7

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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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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-

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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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-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------------------

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-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------------------

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-0-0-0--0-0---0-----------------------------------------

------------3-------------------------------------------

Am F G

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-------------------------------------------------3-2-

-0-0-0--0-0-2-3---0-0-0--0-0-2-3---2-2-2---2-2-3-----

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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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