Riders On The Storm

The Doors

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Riders On The Storm

Year: 1971 - Album: The Very Best of the Doors
Written by John Paul Densmore/Robert A Krieger/Raymond D Manzarek/Jim Morrison
Key: Em
Riders On The Storm Key BmBm
Riders On The Storm Key CmCm
Riders On The Storm Key C#mC#m
Riders On The Storm Key DmDm(one step down)
Riders On The Storm Key D#mD#m(half step down)
Riders On The Storm Key EmEm(original key)
Riders On The Storm Key FmFm(half step up)
Riders On The Storm Key F#mF#m(one step up)
Riders On The Storm Key GmGm
Riders On The Storm Key G#mG#m
Riders On The Storm Key AmAm
Riders On The Storm Key A#mA#m
	  		 
with vib. effect                                        B(0.25)    
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|--------|2---2-0-2|--------|2-2-2-0-2-0-|------|---------|---------------| 
|--------|---------|--------|-----------2|0-----|0-0-0-3-0|---------------| 
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 Riders on         riders on           in-to this       in-to this world  
the storm          the storm           house were born     were thrown 
 
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|2-0------|--------------|2----------|-------------|----------------| 
|---2-0---|--------------|3----------|-------------|----------------| 
|------3-0|--5-----------|-----------|-0-----------|-(0)------------| 
       Like a dog         an actor out Riders on           There's a 
           without a bone   on loan.   on the storm              
Rhy.Fig.1               
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|-0---0-2---2-3---|---3-2---2--|--------------------| 
|---0-----0-------|-0-----0---0|---repeat last-two--| 
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killer on the road,       his brain is squirming like a toad. Take  
 
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|-5--5-----7-7-|8-8---12-12-|0-0-2---2-3|---3-2---2-----| 
|--------------|9-9---11-11-|-0----0----|-0-----0-------| 
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 a long holiday              let your            if you 
                             childern play 
 
 
(openD)give this man a ride sweet fa(openC)mily will die, 
 
                        end Rhy.Fig.1 
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|-0---0--2----2--3|---3--2| 
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Gotta love your man.  Yeah. 
 
Guitar solo                          B(0.5)             B(0.25)  
|----------|-------------0|--0-0---|--------------|-----------| 
|----------|----------0h2-|0----3-0|--------------|-----------| 
|-------0--|-------0h2----|--------|2--2-0--------|-----------| 
|2--2-2---2|----0h2-------|--------|------2-2--0--|-----------| 
|----------|-0h2----------|--------|-------------2|0-0-3-0----| 
|----------|--------------|--------|--------------|-----------| 
 
|-----------------0---|----------|-------------|---2------2| 
|-----------2-0-------|----------|-------------|---3------3| 
|------2-0-----2h4--/4|-2-0----/4|-4-2-0-/4---0|---2------2| 
|-2-0-----2-----------|-----2----|-------------|0--0------0| 
|----2----------------|----------|-------------|-----------| 
|---------------------|----------|-------------|-----------| 
 
|----0--|------|------|-------------------|-------------------------| 
|----1--|-0----|-(0)--|--------0h2---2--3-|-(3)---------------------| 
|----0--|-0----|-(0)--|--4---4-----0------|-------------------------| 
|--2----|-2----|-(2)--|----5--------------|-------------------------| 
|--3----|------|------|-------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------|------|------|-------------------|-------------------------| 
                                                Verse2:Girl you 
With rhy.Fig.1 
gotta love your man 
Girl you gotta love your man. 
Take him by the hand; 
make him understand. 
The world on you depends, our life will never end. 
Gotta love your man. 
 
Rhy.Fig.2 
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|----12--12---14--14-|--15--15---14--14------| 
|----12--12---14--14-|--16--16---14--14------| 
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Play Rhy.Fig2 24 times(use it for a model for improvisation) 
         
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Play first two bars of Rhy.Fig1 twice 
then play all of Rhy.Fig.1 for final verse. 
 
Guitar solo two:                    ~~~~~                B1R  
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|0---0--2-----2h3|-------------------|----|-----------------------| 
|--0-------0-----|9/11--9/11-9-7-9/11|----|9/11--11-9-7-9---------| 
|----------------|-------------------|----|-----------------------| 
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                         B(0.5)R                   PB_____R 
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|(9)-7-6--9--(9)/4|-(4)-6-----(6)---4-6|4---2--4-4----4-(4)------| 
|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------| 
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  B1                    B1_________R      B(0.5)________R  
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|-------|----------------|------------------|---------------------| 
|4---4--|-4--2-------2-4-|-(4)-4--4---2--4--|---(4)-----4---------| 
|-------|------4---4-----|------------------|---------------------| 
|-------|----------------|------------------|---------------------| 
|-------|----------------|------------------|---------------------| 
                            Riders on the storm. 
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|/11----9---7----9/11|--(11)--119--7|(7)---6--7--6----4----2----| 
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 Riders on the storm.______          Riders on the storm. 
                               B1_____R               B(1.5)_____R  
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|(2)--4--2----2--4-2|-(2)-4-2-4------4|(4)-2--4--2---4-|(4)-----4-2-| 
|-----------4-------|-----------------|------------4---|------------| 
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------| 
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Riders on the storm. 
                 B1                                  B(0.5)     ~~~~~~ 
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|-----------------|---------------|------------|-------|-----------| 
|(2)--2-----2-4-4-|(4)--4-6-7--6-7|-9--9-7-9/11|9/11---|--9/1------| 
|----4-4-2-4------|---------------|------------|-------|-----------| 
|-----------------|---------------|------------|-------|-----------| 
|-----------------|---------------|------------|-------|-----------| 
 
                        Free Time 
|----12----|-14----|--|--------------5----|------------12-------| 
|----------|-14----|--|----10----------7--|-7-----14---12-------| 
|----------|-------|--|-------11----6-----|-7-----14---12-------| 
|-11-----13|-------|--|-12---------------7|-------14---12-------| 
|----------|-------|--|-------------------|-------14------------| 
|----------|-------|--|-------------------|---------------------| 
 
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Just make soft harmonic tones at the end 
 
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Notes: 
 B1_____R  : Bend the note under the 'B' up one tone, hold the bend  
           and release 
~~~~~~   : vibrato