Night Train
The Ventures (1960 recording)
Tabbed by chuckm
Basically a I-IV-V progression in A.
I have marked the chord changes with A,D, and E.
I play the chords as: A (577655)and A6 (xx7675),
D9 (x54555), E9 (x76777).You may prefer other chord voicings.
Listen to the recording for timing, rhythm and embellishments.
Intro
A
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—------7--5-4---------7—-5-4---------7—-5-4--------7---5-4---------------------|
--------7-----7--------7-----7--------7-----7-------7------7-------------------|
--4-5-------------4-5------------4-5-----------4-5-----------------------------|
D A
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------7--5-4-----------7--5-4--------------------------------------------------|
—------7-----7----------7-----7------7--5-4---------7--5-4---------------------|
--4-5-------------4-5-----------------7-----7--------7-----4-------------------|
---------------------------------4-5------------4-5----------------------------|
E D A E
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------9--7-6---------7---5-4---------------------------------------------------|
—------9-----9--------7------7-------------------------------------------------|
--6-7------------4-5--------------------4-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
--------------------------------4-5-5-5----------------------------------------|
Verse 1
A D A D A
/ h / h
--9----8--------5-8-7-5----------------8----8---------5-8-7-5------------------|
--10---10---5-7--------8-5-----5-------10---10----5-7--------8-5-----5---------|
--9----9---------------------7-56------9----9----------------------7-56--------|
—--------------------------7-------------------------------------7-------------|
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E D A E
/ h
--10---8--------5-8-7-5--------------------------------------------------------|
--12---10---5-5--------8-5-----5-----------------------------------------------|
--11---9---------------------7-56----------------------------------------------|
—--------------------------7---------------------------------------------------|
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Verse 2
A D A
---------------------------------------------5--5--5----------------------------|
---------------------------------------------7--7--7----------------------------|
-----------555--------------555--------------6--6--6----------------------------|
—-----5-777---777-4---4-777----777-4---4-77--7--7--7----------------------------|
--5-7---------------7----------------7------------------------------------------|
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D A E D A E
-----------------------------------5--5--5------------------------------------5-|
-----55-------------55-------------7--7--7-------77-------------55------------7-|
--77-55-77-------77-55-77----------6--6--6----99-77-99-------77-55-77---------6-|
—-77----77--4----77----77-4---77---7--7--7----99----99--6----77----77-4-4-77--7-|
--------------7------------7------------------------------9------------7--------|
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Bridge
A D A
/ /
-----------------------0--------0----------------------------0--------0---------|
-----------------5--3----3---2----2------------------3--7-5----3---2----2-------|
--0--------0--2------------2--------2-0------------2-------------2--------2-0---|
—---3-2--2--------------------------------2-3-4--4------------------------------|
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E A E
/
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----------------5--9-7-----3---2----2----------------------------------------|
--------------4--------------2--------2--------------------------------------|
—-2--4-5-6--6---------------------------2------------------------------------|
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Solo
A D A C
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----------5--5--5---------------5--5--5-------5--555555-666-777-8888888------|
----5-7-8--8--8--8-7-5----5-7-8--8--8--8-7-5--6--666666-777-888-9999999------|
—-7--------------------7-----------------------------------------------------|
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D A E A E
b b
-5---5--5-----------------------------------8-5------------------------5------------|
---8--8--8-5--------------------8-7-5-7-5-------8-5--------5------------5-----------|
-------------8-7-5---8-7-5------9-7-6-7-6----------8-7-5--5-7-5-7--5-77--7-5--------|
—------------------7-------7-7---------------------------7--------7---------7-5-7-5-|
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Verse 3
A D A
--5-5--8-8--5-5------------8-8--5-------------5--5--5----------------|
--5-5--7-7--5-5--7-7--5-5--7-7--5---7-7-5-5---7—-7--7----------------|
-----------------7-7--5-5---------6—7-7-6-6---6—-6--6----------------|
—---------------------------------------------7--7--7----------------|
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D A
--5-5--8-8--5-5------------8-8--5-------------5--5--5----------------|
--5-5--7-7--5-5--7-7--5-5--7-7--5---7-7-5-5---7—-7--7----------------|
-----------------7-7--5-5---------6—7-7-6-6---6—-6--6----------------|
—---------------------------------------------7--7--7----------------|
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E D A E
--7-7—10-10-7-7-------5-5--8-8--5--------------5---------------------|
--7-7-9--9--7-7--9-9--5-5--7-7--5---7-7-5-5----7---------------------|
-----------------9-9--------------6-7-7-6-6----6---------------------|
—----------------------------------------------7---------------------|
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Outro
A
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—------7--5-4---------7—-5-4---------7—-5-4--------7---5-4---------------------|
--------7-----7--------7-----7--------7-----7-------7------7-------------------|
--4-5-------------4-5------------4-5-----------4-5-----------------------------|
D A
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------7--5-4-----------7--5-4--------------------------------------------------|
—------7-----7----------7-----7------7--5-4---------7--5-4---------------------|
--4-5-------------4-5-----------------7-----7--------7-----4-------------------|
---------------------------------4-5------------4-5----------------------------|
E D A
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------9--7-6---------7---5-4------------------7-8-6---------------------------|
—------9-----9--------7------7------7--5-4----7-8-7---------------------------|
--6-7------------4-5-----------------7----7-----------------------------------|
--------------------------------4-5-------------------------------------------|
The end