Ride On
View chords used in this chart
C F x4
[Verse]
C F C F
It's another lonely evening
F* Bb F* Bb
In another lonely town
G* C*
But I ain't too young to worry
Bb F*
And I ain't too old to cry
C F C F
When a woman gets me down
I'm lonely...
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------3~~---------3~~---------4~~---------4~~---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
E|-1-1-1-------1-1-1-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|
.
[Chorus]
F C F G F C Bb F
Ride on Ride on Ride on Ride on
F C C G (E) F*
Ride on Ride on
[Little Solo]
e|----------------------15-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-16b18-r16-13---16r15b17---15b17-13-15p13-13---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------12r10--8~~~~~-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
. ~ . . ~
[Main Solo]
e|----------------------------------|
B|-16b18-r16-13-13~\------13-13b17--|
G|---------------------/14----------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
. .
e|-------8--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------11p8----8----------------------------------------|
G|-10b12--------10---10b12r10p8---------10b12r10-8~~~~------|
D|------------------------------10--------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
. ~
????????????????????
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8----------8-11p8-------8-11p8------8-11b13----------------------------|
G|--10b12-----10b12-------10b12--------10b12-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--8-----------------------------------------8-10-11~~~~----------------------|
B|----11p8----------------------------8-10-11----------------------------------|
G|--------11p10p8----8~~~~-------8-10------------------------------------------|
D|----------------10--------8/10-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
. .
e|--10b12r10-8-h11p8-----8--8-8---15r17--17r15--13-12----12--------------------|
B|-------------------/10------------------------------13---13~~~~\-------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
. .
????????????????????
e|-------------------------------------------------15-------------18-18===-----|
B|-15b17--15b17-%-%-%-%--17r15-13-13---15-13-15/17----17----18b20----18b20-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
. . ~
?????????????????
e|--17-18-15---18p17p15--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------18p17p15-18p17p15--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------17p15-15-17-15-17~~~~~\-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
. . .
????????????????????????????????????????????
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------8-11p8------------------------------|
G|--8-------8-------8-?--------------10p8-10~~~~------------------|
D|----10-10-----8h10----%-%---------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
^ @ \--------/
try fast stuff
with ? = 8 or 10
????????????????????????
e|------8------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8--11p8-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---10--------10p8-8-10p8----8--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------10---10-10~~~~----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
. ^ .
e|-------------------8-10-11r10-8~~~-|
B|-----------8-10-11-----------------|
G|------8-10-------------------------|
D|--/10------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
.
e|------13-----------13-----------------------------|
B|---------16b18~~~-----16p13-----------------------|
G|--/14-----------------------16p15p13--------------|
D|-------------------------------------15~~~\-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----15-17b19---17-15-17b19-17b19--17b19-17b19~~~\----------|
G|--17--------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
. .
?????????????????
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--18b20--18b20-18b20--18p17p15-%%%%--18b20~~~~~~~~\--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
.
[Ending Lick]
well some of it
e|--8-------------8----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----8--11b13------11p8-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------(insert lots---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------of -----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------notes here)------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------11--8~~~~~~\--------|
^
The ????? underline sections where the playing is too fast for me
to figure out. I have notated my "improvisations" here but these may
not please you so don't bust your guts trying to follow it.
Try to find something that sounds OK to you.
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
| % Repeat last lick
| = Hold
| ^ Slight Bend
| @ Semi-harmonic
| . Staccato
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How to play Ride On
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.