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Tabs

Feb 6, 2023

Walk Don't Run by The Ventures

Note, the Ventures play an A major instead of an Am in the verse chord progression. The tab I reference in the video shows an A major. I think an Am sounds better with the lead melody.

Tab: in word document format video: Walk Don't Run TAB Play Along with Chords and Notation By The Ventures

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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com

Song: Walk Don't Run
By:   The Ventures

[intro:] {drums start off  for 2 bars}  

[verse:1]
| Am G | F E | Am G | F E |    
| Am G | F E | Am G | F   |             
| C    | G   | C    | E   |
| Am G | F E | Am G | F   |
| C    | G   | C  F | C   | 

[bridge:]
| C    | C   | Am   | Am  |
| F    | E   | Am   | Am {*1} |     {bass walk down}

| Am G | F E | Am G | F   | 
| C    | G7  | C  F | C G | C {stop}   |      |      |      |    {drums only}
   
[verse:2]  
| Am G | F E | Am G | F E |
| Am G | F E | Am G | F   |
| C    | G   | C    | E   |
| Am G | F E | Am G | F   |
| C    | G   | C  F | C   |

[coda:]
| C    | C   | Am   | Am  |
| F    | E   | Am   | Am {*1} |    {bass walk down}

| Am G | F E | Am G | F   |
| C    | G7  | C  F | C   |



chords:

Am      002210  or 577555
C       032010  or 335553
E       022100  or 779997
F       133211
G       320003  or 355433


Notes:
{*1}  Bass does a walk down from A to E, playing a G major chords sounds pretty good here