The Ventures - Ginza Lights guitar tab
“Ginza Lights”
as recorded by the Ventures
from the CD “Pops in Japan”
transcribed by Kevin Gardner
transtrem@hotmail.com
This represents the studio version of a song that was hugely successful
for the Ventures on the Japanese charts. There are numerous live
versions of this song in existence. It should be noted that
the version found on, “On Stage Encore!” is tuned sharp by one
fret (half step).
/= slide
p= pull off
h= hammer on
bar breaks indicated end of musical phrase rather that metered time
Intro
Gm A Dm Dm
-----6-----------|-------------|
---8----10/--2-3-|-------------|
-7---------------|-strum-------|
-----------------|----Dm-chord-|
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Verse one
Dm Gm A
-----1-0---0----|---0---0-----|
---3-----3---3--|-----3---3---|
-2--------------|-3---------2-|
----------------|-------------|
----------------|-------------|
----------------|-------------|
Dm G A
-------13-12----12----|----12----12-------|
----15-------15----15-|-------15----15----|
-14-------------------|-15-------------12-|
----------------------|-------------------|
----------------------|-------------------|
----------------------|-------------------|
Gm
----10----10--10----10--10----10---------
-------11--------11--------11----11----11
-12---------------------------------12---
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Dm
----10----10--10----10--10----10---------
-------10--------10--------10----10----10
-10---------------------------------10---
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A Dm
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---11-10-8--------------------
-9---------10h12p10-9h10p9--7-
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Verse two
Dm Gm A
---------------|--------------|
---------------|--------------|
---------------|--------------|
---0-3-2-0-2-0-|---2-0-2-0----|
-0-------------|-1---------0--|
---------------|--------------|
Dm Gm A
-----1-0---0----|---0---0-----|
---3-----3---3--|-----3---3---|
-2--------------|-3---------2-|
----------------|-------------|
----------------|-------------|
----------------|-------------|
Gm
---------------------------|
---3---3-3---3-3---3-----3-|
-----3-----3-----3---3-----|
-5---------------------5---|
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Dm
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---3---3-3---3-3---3-----3-|
-----2-----2-----2---2-----|
-3---------------------3---|
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---------------------------|
A Dm
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---3-2-0---------------
-2-------3h5p3-2h3p2-0-
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bridge
Gm
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-----5-3-5-6-5-3--
-3-3--------------
------------------
------------------
------------------
Dm
-----5-10-12-13-12-10-----
-3-3------------------11--
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Bb A
----8--------8----8-------
------11-------11---11-10-
-10-------10--------------
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verse 3
Dm Gm A
---------------|--------------|
---------------|--------------|
---------------|--------------|
---0-3-2-0-2-0-|---2-0-2-0----|
-0-------------|-1---------0--|
---------------|--------------|
Dm Gm A
-----1-0---0----|---0---0-----|
---3-----3---3--|-----3---3---|
-2--------------|-3---------2-|
----------------|-------------|
----------------|-------------|
----------------|-------------|
Gm
---------------------------|
---3---3-3---3-3---3-----3-|
-----3-----3-----3---3-----|
-5---------------------5---|
---------------------------|
---------------------------|
Dm
---------------------------|
---3---3-3---3-3---3-----3-|
-----2-----2-----2---2-----|
-3---------------------3---|
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A Dm
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---3-2-0---------------
-2-------3h5p3-2h3p2-0-
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ending
A Dm A Dm
-------1-0-----|-------3-1-0-----|
-----------2-3-|-------------2-3-|
-----2---------|-----2-----------|
-2-2-----------|-2-2-------------|
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