The Ventures - Ram Bunk Shush guitar tab
"Ram-Bunk-Shush"
by the Ventures
transcribed by kevin gardner
transtrem@hotmail.com
The Ventures tune all strings down 1/2 step,
low to high the guitar is tuned Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb.
TAB LEDGEND
B = bend up one step
/ = slide
section #1
G Bb G
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-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-5-
-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-5-
-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-3-
D
--------------------|-------------
-1/3-1/3-1/3-1/3----|-------------
-----------------5--|---2-----2---
--------------------|-4---3-4---0-
--------------------|-------------
--------------------|-------------
G
------------------3----|-------------
-/3-3--/3-3--/3-3-3-3--|-------------
-/2-2--/2-2--/2-2---4--|-------------
-----------------------|---0-----0---
-----------------------|-2---1-2-----
-----------------------|-----------3-
D
----3-3-3-3-3------|-----3-6-3-----------------------
-/3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|-3-5-------6-3----3--------------
---------------2-5-|---------------5B---5B-5-3-------
-------------------|---------------------------5-3---
-------------------|-------------------------------5-
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G Bb A Ab G
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-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-7-6-5-
-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-7-6-5-
-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-5-4-3-
section #1 once more!
G Bb G
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-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-5-
-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-5-
-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-3-
D
--------------------|-------------
-1/3-1/3-1/3-1/3----|-------------
-----------------5--|---2-----2---
--------------------|-4---3-4---0-
--------------------|-------------
--------------------|-------------
G
------------------3----|-------------
-/3-3--/3-3--/3-3-3-3--|-------------
-/2-2--/2-2--/2-2---4--|-------------
-----------------------|---0-----0---
-----------------------|-2---1-2-----
-----------------------|-----------3-
D
----3-3-3-3-3------|-----3-6-3-----------------------
-/3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|-3-5-------6-3----3--------------
---------------2-5-|---------------5B---5B-5-3-------
-------------------|---------------------------5-3---
-------------------|-------------------------------5-
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G Bb A Ab G
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-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-7-6-5-
-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-7-6-5-
-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-5-4-3-
section #2
G
--------------|-------------
-/8-8-8--8-8--|-------------
-/7-7-7--7-10-|-------------
--------------|---0-----0---
--------------|-2---1-2-----
--------------|-----------3-
C
-------------------8---|-------------
-/8-8--/8-8--/8-8--8-8-|-------------
-/7-7--/7-7--/7-7----9-|---0-----0---
-----------------------|-2---1-2-----
-----------------------|-----------3-
-----------------------|-------------
A
-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-|-------------
-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-8-|-------------
-------------------|-------------
-------------------|---2-----2---
-------------------|-4---3-4---0-
-------------------|-------------
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-10--10--10--10--10---
-11--11--11--11--11---
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D D# E
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-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10---10--11-12-
-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11---11--12-13-
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section #3
E
-------------------|-------------
-/5--/5--/5--/5--5-|-------------
-/4--/4--/4--/4--7-|-------------
-------------------|-------------
-------------------|---2-----2---
-------------------|-4---3-4---0-
A
---------------5---|-------------
-/5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|-------------
-/4-4-4-4-4-4----6-|-------------
-------------------|---2-----2---
-------------------|-4---3-4---0-
-------------------|-------------
E
-/5--5-5-5-5-5------|------7B-5-----------------------
-/5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|-----------8-5----5--------------
----------------4-7-|---------------7B---7B-7-5-------
--------------------|---------------------------7-5---
--------------------|---2---------------------------7-
--------------------|-4-------------------------------
A C B Bb A
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-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10--9-8-7-
-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10--9-8-7-
-5-5-5-5-5--8--8--8--8---7-6-5-
section #4
A
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-14-14-14--
-14-14-14--
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A
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-14-12---- play this
-12-12-14- eight times
-------14-
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D
-10--------
-10--12-10- play this
-----12-11- eight times
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B
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-16-14---- play this
-16-14-16- seven times
-------16-
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-16-
-16-
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E Eb D
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-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--11-11-10-
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at this point in the song section one is played again
with slight varriation
here is the ending
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