Ticket to Ride
View chords used in this chart
e------0-----------0---
B---------2-----0------
G-2----------2---------
D----------------------
A----------------------
E----------------------
When he says "Away" from the line "Goin' away, yea" you strum this
e---2----2-2---2--2---0----0-0---0--0-----
B---3----3-3---3--3---0----0-0---0--0-----
G---4----4-4---4--4---1----1-1---1--1-----
D---4----4-4---4--4---2----2-2---2--2-----
A---2----2-2---2--2---2----2-2---2--2-----
E---------------------0----0-0---0--0-----
CHORUS:
"She's got a ticket to ride, She's got a ticket to ri-i-i-de
e---2---------------------2-----------2---------------------2--------
B---2---------------------3-----------2---------------------2--------
G---2---------------------2-----------2---------------------2--------
D---4---------------------0-----------4---------------------0--------
A---4---------------------------------4------------------------------
E---2---------------------------------2------------------------------
"She's got a ticket to ride, and she don't care
e----2---------------------0--------
B----2---------------------0-------- On "Care" go back to the main
G----2---------------------1-------- riff
D----4---------------------2--------
A----4---------------------2--------
E----2---------------------0--------
On the bridge it's just D7 and E
"Don't know why......High................"
e--2-------------------0----------
B--1-------------------0----------
G--2-------------------1----------
D--0-------------------2----------
A----------------------2----------
E----------------------0----------
riff at the end of the bridge:
e-------------------10------12b---10--12-----
B--10b-------10s12------12-------------------
G------12--9---------------------------------
key:
b = full bend and then release to the original note
s = slide up to note indicated
From: hertzberg@netcad.enet.dec.com (Marc Hertzberg (History: Love it or leave it!))
Ticket To Ride
(Lennon/McCartney)
Intro (play twice... let all notes ring):
-|-----0-----------0-----0-----------0--------
-|--------2-----0-----------2-----0-----------
-|--2--------2--------2--------2--------------
-|--------------------------------------------
-|--------------------------------------------
-|--------------------------------------------
Verse:
A
I think I'm gonna be sad I think it's today, yeah
Bm E
The girl that's driving me mad is going away
F#m D F#m Gmaj7
She's got a ticket to ride she's got a ticket to ride
F#m E A
She's got a ticket to ride and she don't care.
Then second verse...
Then ...
Middle:
D
I don't know why she's riding so high
E
She ought to think twice she ought to do right by me
D
Before she gets to saying goodbye
E
She ought to think twice she ought to do right by me
Little solo:
-|----------------------10------b(14)12--10--12----
-|--b(12)10--8-----/12------12---------------------
-|--------------9----------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------------------
Then another verse, then another middle, then another verse, then
Ending:
A
My baby don't care...
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Tab Special Notations:
----0---- play the open string ('fret zero')
----5---- play fret five
----5~--- play fret five with vibrato
---5/7--- play fret five, slide up to fret seven
---7\5--- play fret seven, slide down to fret five
--8b(9)-- play fret eight, bend the string (at fret eight) to reach
the pitch of fret nine
--b(9)8-- play fret eight already bent to the pitch of fret nine,
unbending until it reaches the normal pitch of fret eight
----h7--- hammer-on to fret seven
----p5--- pull-off to fret five
---/7---- slide up to fret 7 (the starting fret of the slide is
undefined, judge by ear)
---15\--- play fret 15, slide down (the ending fret of the slide is
undefined, judge by ear)
---0h3--- play the open string and immediately hammer-on to fret
three
---7p5--- play fret seven and immediately pull-off to fret five
How to play Ticket to Ride
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 B. 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.