Caravan by Ventures #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # From: Kevin Gardner To: OLGA submision Subject: TAB: "Caravan" by "The Ventures" Caravan by the Ventures written bu Duke Ellington from the album, "Walk Don't Run" transcribed by Kevin Gardner (code@wam.umd.edu) notes on this recording This is a transcription on the version of Caravan found on their first LP, "Walk Don't Run." It varries in many ways from the live in Japan '65 version, namely: #1 It has a tonality of B, the live version has a tonality of E #2 It features slower, less agressive playing tahn Japan '65 #3 It features an intro and a clossing section that is not on Japan '65 #4 It fetures a lower octave melody section The song arangement: the intro guitar lines are double stops using parralell 4ths the main theme is played twice theme #2 is played once then the main theme is repeated with a varriation at the end of each bar after a four note low octave run the main theme is played an octave lower with varriations and finally there is an outro, which is a varraition in the intro tab ledgend \=slide h=hammer on p=pull off b=bend 1/2 step B=bend full step into --12-10-7--|--\7-\7-7-5-3-0--|----------------| --12-10-7--|--\7-\7-7-5-3-0--|--3---3--3---3--| -----------|-----------------|----4------4----| -----------|-----------------|----------------| -----------|-----------------|----------------| -----------|-----------------|----------------| main theme ------------------------------11-----------------| --11h12p11-12--13-12----10-12--------10-10--9/10-| ---------------------11----------11--11-11-10/11-| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| -12-12h13-12-13--12-10----10--10-10--9/10--| -----------------------11-----11-11-10/11--| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| --------------------------| -11b-10-9-8-7-6-5---3---3-| ----------------------4---| --------------------------| --------------------------| --------------------------| end of main theme REPEAT MAIN THEME theme #2 ----12----------------|----------7-----------| -------14-12----------|-5-5-7-5----7-5-------| -------------11-11-11-|----------------4-4-4-| -14-------------------|----------------------| ----------------------|----------------------| ----------------------|----------------------| -10--10-------------|---------------------------------------------------| -10-----12-10-------|----------12-13p12--12-13p12--12-12-12--13-12--12/-| -11-----------9-9-9-|-7-7-9-7-------------------------------------------| -12-----------------|---------------------------------------------------| -12-----------------|---------------------------------------------------| -10-----------------|---------------------------------------------------| end of theme #2 main theme varriation -----------------------11----|-11/14-14/11-| --0/12--13-12----10-12-------|--play-------| --------------11----------11-|--these------| -----------------------------|--slides-----| -----------------------------|--four-------| -----------------------------|--times------| ---------------------------|-11/14-14/11-|----------------------|----------| --12--13-12-13-12-10----10-|--play-------|--12-11--10-9-8-7-6-5-|-3-2-3----| ---------------------11----|--these------|----------------------|-------4/-| ---------------------------|--slides-----|----------------------|----------| ---------------------------|--four-------|----------------------|----------| ---------------------------|--times------|----------------------|----------| end of main theme varriation main theme ovtave section ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| ------1-4-------1-4-------1-4-------1-4-| -2--2------2--2------2--2------2--2-----| ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------| ----------------------------| ----------------------------| ------------1---1-1-1-1-1-1-| -2--3-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-| ------2-5-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------3---3-| ----------------------------------------------4---| ---------------1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------| -2-3-2-3-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2--2-1-0-----------------| -----------5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------4-3-2-1-0-------| outro --12-10-7--|--\7-\7-7-5-3-0--|-------------| --12-10-7--|--\7-\7-7-5-3-0--|--3---3/2----| -----------|-----------------|----4-0------| -----------|-----------------|--repeat-----| -----------|-----------------|--three------| -----------|-----------------|--times------| ------------------| ------------------| ------------------| ------------------| -2-1-0------------| -------4-3-2-1-0--| www.TAB6.com