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Ride Captain Ride

Blues Image

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#----------------------------------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: jeffnmoe@MCS.COM (jeffnmoe) Date: 24 May 1995 20:46:38 -0500 'Ride Captain Ride' by Blues Image standard tuning (EBGDAE) 'hey is that freedom rock? well turn it UP dude!' (no solos included, just my adaptation of organ/guitar chords played in song) verse chord progression Dsus2 D Dsus2 D E E7 E F F# ---0--2--2--2-----0--2--2--2-----0--0--0--0--0-----0--1--2--| ---3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3-----0--0--0--3--3-----0--1--2--| ---2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2-----1--1--1--1--1-----1--2--3--| ---0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0-----2--2--2--2--2-----2--3--4--| ---------------------------------2--2--2--2--2-----2--3--4--| ---------------------------------0--0--0--0--0-----0--1--2--| G7 G6 G6 Dsus2 D Dsus2 D --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----0--2--2-----0--2--2--| --3--3--3--3--3--6--3--5--3--5--3-----3--3--3-----3--3--3--| --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----2--2--2-----2--2--2--| --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--| --5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------------| --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------| end of verse chords pre-solo riff D5 Dsus4 D A ---5--3--2-- -----------------0--| ---3--3--3-- -----------------2--| ---2--2--2-- -----------------2--| ---0--0--0-- -----------------2--| ------------ -----------------0--| ------------ --2--3--4--4--5-----| .....how it all goes together.... (intro: D-C-D-C) ------------verse------------- (play verse chord progression as shown above while singing; I've included chord names but look at tab for voicings) Dsus2 D Dsus2 D seventy three men sailed up E E7 E F F# from the san francisco bay G7 rolled off of their ship G6 Dsus2 D Dsus2 D and heres what they had to say Dsus2 D Dsus2 D we're calling everyone to ride along E E7 E F F# to another shore G7 G6 we can laugh our lives away Dsus2 D Dsus2 D and be free once more Dsus2 D Dsus2 D no one heard them calling E E7 E F F# no one came at all G7 cause they were too busy watching G6 Dsus2 D D5 Dsus4 D ('end of verse' those old raindrops fall chords) Dsus2 D Dsus2 D as a storm was blowin E E7 E F F# out on a peaceful sea G7 G6 Dsus2 D D5 Dsus4 D seventy three men sailing on to history -----------(chorus)------------ D A ride captain ride upon your mystery ship A B C D be amazed at the friends you're having on your trip D A ride captain ride upon your mystery ship A B C D on your way to a world that others might have missed (next, play pre-solo riff 1x, and then play D-Bb-D-Bb-A chords during 1st solo...) (...now go back and sing/play 1st eight lines of verse (up to and including "and be free once more" line...)) (..finally, sing/play chorus again 2x, and then just play chorus chords as 2nd solo fades out) .....questions, comments and corrections to jeffnmoe@mcs.com
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