The Ventures – Lets Go (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by The Ventures
(From the 1963 Album LET'S GO!)
Music by Lanny Duncan & Robert Duncan
Arranged by The Ventures
Transcribed by Slowhand
C F F7 G
8 10 10 9 8 8 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 4 1 3 5 5 4 3 3
D C(type 2) D7 E7
x 5 7 7 7 x x 3 2 x 1 x x 5 4 5 3 x x 7 6 7 5 x
E A
0 2 2 1 0 0 5 7 7 6 5 5
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Nokie Edwards - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Don Wilson - Electric Guitar'
Q=152
N.C.
Gtr I Handclaps & Drums
W W W W W
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|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|$
N.C. C
Gtr II
W W W E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x
Gtr I H E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q Q |--------------||-------------|-------------------|-----------------| |--------------||-------------|-------------------|-----------------| |--------------||-------------|-------------------|-----------------| |--------------||----2--3--2--|-------------------|-----2---3---2---| |----------0-2-||-3-----------|-3-2-0-3-(3)---0-2-|-3---------------| |--------3-----||-------------|-------------3-----|-----------------|
F F7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x
E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----2---3---2---|-----------------| |---------------0-2-|-3---------------|-3-2-0-2h3-------| |-3-2-0-3-(3)-3-----|-----------------|-------------0-2-| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------3-----|
C G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x
Q S E. Q Q E E E E +E E E E Q a Q Q S E. |--------------------|-------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|-------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|-------------------|----------------------| |-----2h3----3---2---|-------------------|-----------0---2p0----| |-3------------------|-3-2-0-3-(3)-------|-----0h2--------------| |--------------------|-------------0-1-2-|-3--------------------|
To Coda
F7 C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
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/ / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q a Q Q E E Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E E |-------------------|------------------|------------------------------|| |-------------------|------------------|---------------------------8--|| |-------------------|------------------|------------------------------|| |-------------------|-----2---3---2----|------------------------------|| |-----------3---5-0-|-3----------------|-3---2---0---3----------------|| |-1---4s5-----------|------------------|------------------------------||
C
E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x
Q E E Q Q |---------8---10b11====10---| |-10b11-----8---------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------|
D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x
Q E E E. S E E E E E E Q E E |-10---10r--------------------|------10----8---10------| |-----------------------------|-10------10--------10/--| |----------10b12r10----8-10-8-|------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------|
E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x
E E E E E E Q
|-12b14-10-----------------|
|----------10-10s8---------|
|------------------10------|
|---------------------12---|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x
Q E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E |-10---12-10-(10)-12-12-12-|--------------------------| |--------------------------|-10b12---10b12---10-8-----| |--------------------------|----------------------9---| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
D
E E Q H W W W
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/
E E Q H W W H E E E E |-10-----------|----------|----------|----------------|| |--------------|----------|----------|----------------|| |--------------|----------|----------|----------------|| |--------------|----------|----------|----------------|| |--------------|----------|----------|----------0-2---|| |--------------|----------|----------|--------3-------||
&
C
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E H |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-3---2---0---3---------------|| |-----------------------------||
E7
E S S E E +E E E E E S S E E +E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / x
E. S E E a E E E E Q E E E a E Q |-----------------7-9-7-|---------0---------------| |-5----5-5-5-7s=9-------|-8b9-------0-------------| |-----------------------|--------------2-0h1------| |-----------------------|--------------------2----| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|
D7
E S S E E +E E E E E S S E E +E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / x / x x / / / / / x
E. S E E E E E E E E E a E H |--------/7-5----------|----------------------| |-3----3-------6s7-----|----------------------| |------------------7---|-7-----0--------------| |--------------------7-|---7-----3s4----------| |----------------------|--------------5-------| |----------------------|----------------------|
C(type 2)
E S S E E E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E
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/ / / / x / / / x / / / / / / / / / x
E. S E E +S S E E. S a +S S S S E S S Q Q |-8----8--8----8-(8)-8--------------|----------------------------------| |--------11b13---------8----------8-|----------------10----------------| |------------------------10b12======|=10r(10)-8------10-8h9------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------10----------10---------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D7
S S S S E E +E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / x x
S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E |----------------------------------10----------| |-------10-------10-------10----------------10-| |-10h11----10h11----10h11----10h11----10h11----| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|
G
S S S S E E +E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / x x
S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E |-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10--|| |-10h12----10h12----10h12----10h12----10h12-----|| |-----------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------||
C(type 2)
E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x
E. S E E S S E E E |-8----8--8----8-8-11-11-13b15==13r-| |--------11b13----------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x
~~~~~~~~~~ E S S E. S a E E E E Q Q Q S S E |-13b15==13-13r-13b15====13-13r13-11-13-11-|-8---8---8---8s6---| |------------------------------------------|-----------------8-| |------------------------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------------------------|-------------------|
F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x
|-3--|
E. S a S S E E E E E S S S S S E. T T E E +S T T E |-------------------------------------|-----8-------------------------------------------| |----------8--------------------------|-------8--------------8-------------------8------| |-10b12======10r10p8----8----8-10b12==|=10r-----10p8-10b12-----10p8-10b12==(10)r---10-8-| |--------------------10---10----------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x
E. S E E +E S S S S E |--------------------------------------| |--8------11-11------------11----------| |-10b12---------10b12-(10)----10-8-8-8-| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
C(type 2)
E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x
a E. S E E S E S E. S |--------8-(8)-11-13-13b15====13r-13b15====13-| |-6s8-----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|
G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x
a +S S E E E E E E E Q E E a Q E S S |-13r(13)-11----11-13-11----11-11/-|-15b18====15-15-15r15---13b15-13-11-| |------------13----------13--------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x
E E a E E E E E E E. S E E +S S a +S S E E |-13b15-13-11s8-----------------|------------------------------------------------| |---------------8---------------|-------11-11--8------(8)--11--------------------| |-----------------10b12-10-8----|-10----------10b12==(10)r----10pb12r(10)-8----8-| |----------------------------10-|-------------------------------------------10---| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x
E. S a +E E +S S S S E E |---------------------------------------------------|| |----------11-------------11-----(11)--11-----------|| |-10pb12------10pb12r(10)-10b12==(10)r----10p8------|| |----------------------------------------------10---|| |-------------------------------------------------1-|| |---------------------------------------------------||
C
E S S E E +E E E E E S S E E +E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / x / / / / / / / / x
Q Q Q Q E E E E +E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-------2----3---2---|---------------------|
|-3------------------|-3-2---0-3-(3)-2-3-4-|
|--------------------|---------------------|D
E S S E E +E E E E E S S E E +E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / x / / / / / / / / x
Q Q Q Q E E E E +E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|------------0-------|---------------------|
|-0-----4--------4---|-0-------0-(0)---0-1-|
|--------------------|---4---2-------4-----|
|--------------------|---------------------|E A
E S S E E +E E E E E S S E E +E E E E E E Q H W
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E Q H W |--------------------|---------------------|-------------|------| |--------------------|---------------------|-------------|------| |-------1----2---1---|---------------------|-------------|------| |-2------------------|-2-1-----2-(2)-0-2---|-2-----------|------| |--------------------|-------4-------------|-0-----------|------| |--------------------|---------------------|-------------|------| N.C. W W W W W H E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E +E E E E |----------|--------------||-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-------------------| |----------|--------------||---1-----1-----1-----1---|-------------------| |----------|--------------||---0---0-------------0---|-------------------| |----------|--------------||-------2-----3-----2-----|-------------------| |----------|----------0-2-||-3-----------------------|-3-2-0-3-(3)---0-2-| |----------|--------3-----||-------------------------|-------------3-----|
C F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x
E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E +E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S |-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-------------------|-----1-----1-----1-----1--| |---1-----1-----1-----1---|-------------------|---1-----1-----1-----1----| |---2-----2-----------2---|-------------------|---2---2-----3-----2-2----| |-------2-----3-----2-----|---------------0-2-|-3------------------------| |-3-----------------------|-3-2-0-3-(3)-3-----|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
F7 C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x
E E E E +E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-------------------| |-------------------|---1-----1-----1-----1---|-------------------| |-------------------|---2-----2-----------2---|-------------------| |-3-2-0-3-(3)-------|-------2-----3-----2-----|-------------------| |---------------0-2-|-3-----------------------|-3-2-0-3-(3)-------| |-------------3-----|-------------------------|-------------0-1-2-|
G F C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S S S E E S S E S S E S S E S S |-----------------------|-----1-----1-----1-------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-| |---0h3---0h3---0h3-----|-------------------------|---1-----1-----1-----1---| |---0-----0-----0-------|---2-----2-----2---------|---0---0-------------0---| |-------------0-----2-0-|---3-----3-----3---0-----|-------2-----3-----2-----| |-------2---------------|-------0-----3-------3p0-|-3-----------------------| |-3---------------------|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x
E E E E +E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E +E E E E |-------------------------------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|--------------------| |-------------------------------|---1-----1-----1-----1---|--------------------| |-------------------------------|---0---0-------------0---|--------------------| |-------------------------------|-------2-----3-----2-----|--------------------| |-3---2---0---3---(3)-------0-2-|-3-----------------------|-3-2-0-3-(3)---0-2--| |-----------------------3-------|-------------------------|-------------3------|
F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x
E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E +E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S |-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-------------------|-----1-----1-----1-----1--| |---1-----1-----1-----1---|-------------------|---1-----1-----1-----1----| |---2-----2-----------2---|-------------------|---2---2-----3-----2-2----| |-------2-----3-----2-----|---------------0-2-|-3------------------------| |-3-----------------------|-3-2-0-3-(3)-3-----|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
F7 C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x
E E E E +E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-------------------| |-------------------|---1-----1-----1-----1---|-------------------| |-------------------|---2-----2-----------2---|-------------------| |-3-2-0-3-(3)-------|-------2-----3-----2-----|-------------------| |---------------0-2-|-3-----------------------|-3-2-0-3-(3)-------| |-------------3-----|-------------------------|-------------0-1-2-|
G F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / x / / / x / / / x / / / x
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S S S E |-----------------------|-----1-----1-----1-------| |---0h3---0h3---0h3-----|-------------------------| |---0-----0-----0-------|---2-----2-----2---------| |-------------0-----2-0-|---3-----3-----3---0-----| |-------2---------------|-------0-----3-------3p0-| |-3---------------------|-1-----------------------|
C
E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
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/ / / x / / / x / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E H |-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-------------------------------*| |---1-----1-----1-----1---|-------------------------------*| |---0---0-------------0---|-------------------------------*| |-------2-----3-----2-----|-------------------------------*| |-3-----------------------|-3---2---0---3-----------------*| |-------------------------|-------------------------------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths