The Ventures - Telstar guitar tab
Telstar
as played by the Ventures
from the CD "Live in Japan '65
transcribed by Kevin gardner
transtrem@hotmail.com
here is the agangment to the sections listed below
INTRO
SECTION A
SECTION B1
SECTION B2
SECTION A
SECTION B2
TRANSITION
SECTION C
ENDING
Lead Guitar patterns
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* = bend note down with bar
INTRO
F# G G#A
-2-2-2-3-4-5-
-2-2-2-3-4-5-
-3-3-3-4-5-6-
-4-4-4-5-6-7-
-4-4-4-5-6-7-
-2-2-2-5-6-7-
SECTION A
-------------------------------------0--0-0-2-0---0-------------------------------------
-----------3-2-0---0*---3-2-0---0*------------------3-2-----2-0-2-2-3-2-0---0-0-2-0-----
---2-------------2------------2-----------------2---------2-----2---------2---------2-1-
-2---2-4-2------------2------------2--------------------4-------2-----------------------
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SECTION B1
this fingering is based on the observed fingering by Gerry playing live
-12-12-12-12-14-12-------9----9---------9-9----9-10-9--9-------9----9-10-
-------------------10-12---12-----10-12-----12-----------10-12---12------
--------------------------------9----------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
SECTION B2
-12-12-12-12-14-12-------9----9---------9-9----9-10-9--9-------9----------10-
-------------------10-12---12-----10-12-----12-----------10-12---12---9------
--------------------------------9-----------------------------------9---9----
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TRANSITION
A A#B C C#
-5-6-7-8--9--
-5-6-7-8--9--
-6-7-8-9--10-
-7-8-9-10-11-
-7-8-9-10-11-
-5-6-7-8--9--
SECTION C
-------------------------------------5--5-5-7-5---5-------------------------------------
-----------8-7-5---5*---8-7-5---5*------------------8-7-----7-5-7-7-8-7-5---5-5-7-5--
---7-------------7------------7-----------------7---------7-----7---------7---------7-6-
-7---7-9-7------------7------------7--------------------9-------7-----------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ENDING
-2-2-2-2-2-2-
-3-3-3-3-3-3-
-2-2-2-2-2-2-
-0-0-0-0-0-0-
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rhythm guitar chord patterns
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below are listed the chord progetions that are played behind the
lead parts of the same name
INTRO
F# F# F# G G# A
SECTION A
A F#m Bm E
A F#m Bm E
A A F#m Bm
A F#m Bm E
SECTION B (works for B1 and B2)
A F#m Bm E
A F#m Bm E
A F#m Bm E
A F#m Bm E
TRANSITION
A A# B C C#
SECTION C
D Bm Em A
D Bm Em A
D D Bm Em
D Bm Em A
ENDING
D D D D D D
