The Ventures - The Ninth Wave guitar tab
"The Ninth Wave"
as recorded by the Ventures on the lp "Surfing"
transcribed by kevin gardner
transtrem@hotmail.com
This transcription is taken from the 1963 "Surfing" lp.
The lead guitar is played with a tremolo effect.
x/=slide down from no deffinate point
intro
B7
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
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main part
play this four times
Em B7 B7 Em
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---------0-2-0-----|-------0-------
-x/--0-3-------3-2-|-2-2-3---3-2-0-
other section
D C D C
---|-------|-------|--------
---|-------|-------|--------
-2-|-2-2---|-----2-|-2-2----
-0-|-0-0-2-|---2-0-|-2-0--2-
---|-----3-|-3-3---|------3-
---|-------|-3-----|--------
G A C B
---|-------|------|-------
---|-------|------|-------
---|---0-2-|--0---|-------
---|---0-2-|2-2-2-|-2-2-4-
-5-|-2-----|3---3-|-3-3-2-
-3-|-3-----|------|-------
G A C B
---|-------|------|-------
---|-------|------|-------
---|---0-2-|--0---|-------
---|---0-2-|2-2-2-|-2-2-4-
-5-|-2-----|3---3-|-3-3-2-
-3-|-3-----|------|-------
B7
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
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main part, again
play this three times then fades out
Em B7 B7 Em
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---------0-2-0-----|-------0-------
-x/--0-3-------3-2-|-2-2-3---3-2-0-
