The Doors - Riders on the storm
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RIDERS ON THE STORM
As recorded by The Doors
(From the 1971 Album L.A. WOMAN)
Words and Music by The Doors
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Robby Krieger - Electric Guitar w/ vibrato'
Intro 1st & 4th Verses
Moderately Q=104
$$
N.C. Em
4/4
Gtr I
Wx13 W Q E E a H +W
|-------------||----------|---------------|--------|
|-------------||----------|---------------|--------|
|-------------||----------|---------------|--------|
|-------------||----------|-2--2-0-0h2----|-(2)----|
|-------------||----------|---------------|--------|
|-------------||----------|---------------|--------|
E. S E E a E E Q AmW E. S E E H EmW
|-------------------|----------|-------------------|------|
|-------------------|----------|-------------------|------|
|-------------------|----------|-------------------|------|
|-2--2-2-0-0h2-0----|----------|-------------------|------|
|----------------2--|-0--------|-0--0-0-3b3.5-0----|------|
|-------------------|----------|-------------------|-0----|
To Dbl. Coda
Q E E E E E E DW CW EmW
|----------------|----------|----------|-------|
|----------------|----------|----------|-------|
|----------------|----------|-0--------|-------|
|----2-0---------|-0--------|-2--------|-------|
|--------2-0-----|----------|-3--------|-------|
|------------3-0-|----------|----------|-0-----|
2nd & 3rd Verses
$
+H H E E E E +E E E a E
|-------------||---------------------|
|-------------||-0---0-2-(2)---2-2h3-|
|-------------||---0---------0-------|
|-------------||---------------------|
|-------------||---------------------|
|-(0)---------||---------------------|
+E E E a E +E E E E E E E a E +E E E E
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-(3)---3-3p2-(2)---2---|-0---0-0h2-(2)---2-3--|
|-----0-----------0---0-|---0-----------0------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
+E E E a E +E E E E Ame Q. e Q.
|-----------------------|--------7-7----|
|-(3)---3-3p2-(2)---2---|-5-5----7-7----|
|-----0-----------0---0-|---------------|
|-----------------------|---------------|
|-----------------------|---------------|
|-----------------------|---------------|
e Q. e Q. EmE E E a E +E E E a E
|-8-8----10-10----|------------------------|
|-8-8----12-12----|-0---0-0h2-(2)---2-2h3--|
|-9-9----11-11----|---0-----------0--------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
+E E E a E +E E Q DQ Q Q E. S E CQ E H EmE E E E +E E E a E
|----------------------|-2--2--2--2--2-|--------0----|-----------------------|
|-(3)---3-3p2-(2)---2--|-3--3--3--3--3-|------1------|-0---0-2-(2)---2-2h3---|
|-----0-----------0----|-2--2--2--2--2-|---0--0------|---0---------0---------|
|----------------------|-0--0--0--0--0-|---2---------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------|---3---------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------------|
Guitar Solo 1
To Coda
+E E E a E +H EmE. S E E H
|--------------------||---------------|
|-(3)---3-3p2-(2)----||---------------|
|-----0--------------||--------0------|
|--------------------||-2--2-2---2----|
|--------------------||---------------|
|--------------------||---------------|
+Q S S S S S S S S E E E. S E E H
|----------------------0---|----0-0--------|
|------------------0h2-----|-0------3-0----|
|--------------0h2---------|---------------|
|-(2)------0h2-------------|---------------|
|------0h2-----------------|---------------|
|--------------------------|---------------|
E +E S S E Q E E AmQ E E H S S e S S e S S S S E E
|------------------------|-----------------|---------------------0----|
|------------------------|-----------------|-------------2-0----------|
|-2b3==(2)r-2-0----------|-----------------|-------2-0-------2h4---/4-|
|---------------2-2--0---|-----------------|-2-0-------2--------------|
|----------------------2-|-0--0-3b3.5-0----|-----2--------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
Em+Q E E Q. E +E E E E Q. E DQ Q +S E. Q +E CQ. H
|------------------|-------------------|----2--(2)-2--2--|-(2)------0----|
|------------------|-------------------|----3--(3)-3--3--|-(3)------1----|
|-(4)--2-0------/4-|-(4)-4-2-0-/4----0-|----2--(2)-2--2--|-(2)------0----|
|----------2-------|-------------------|-0--0--(0)-0--0--|-(0)-2---------|
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----3---------|
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|
D.S. al Coda
EmW +W E E E a E +E E E E +H H
|----------|------------|---------------------|-------------||
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0---0-0h2-(2)---2-3-|-(3)---------||
|-0--------|-(0)--------|---0-----------0-----|-------------||
|-2--------|-(2)--------|---------------------|-------------||
|----------|------------|---------------------|-------------||
|----------|------------|---------------------|-------------||
El. Piano Solo
&
N.C(Em)
Q E. S E Q e Q E. S E Q e
||-----12--12---14--14-|----15--15---14--14-|
||o----12--12---14--14-|----15--15---14--14-|
||-----12--12---14--14-|----16--16---14--14-|
||---------------------|--------------------|
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||---------------------|--------------------|
Q E. S E Q e Q E. S E Q e 12x
|----12--12---14--14-|----15--15---14--14---||
|----12--12---14--14-|----15--15---14--14--o||
|----12--12---14--14-|----16--16---14--14---||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|---------------------o||
|--------------------|----------------------||
EmW +W W W
|-0--------|-(0)--------|----------|------||
|-0--------|-(0)--------|----------|------||
|-0--------|-(0)--------|----------|------||
|-2--------|-(2)--------|----------|------||
|----------|------------|----------|------||
|----------|------------|----------|------||
EmE E E E +E E E a E +E E E a E +E E E E
||----------------------|-----------------------|
||o-0---0-2-(2)---2-2h3-|-(3)---3-3p2-(2)---2---|
||----0---------0-------|-----0-----------0---0-|
||----------------------|-----------------------|
||o---------------------|-----------------------|
||----------------------|-----------------------|
1.
E E E a E +E E E E +E E E a E +E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------------||
|-0---0-0h2-(2)---2-3-|-(3)---3-3p2-(2)---2----o||
|---0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0---0---||
|---------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------|------------------------o||
|---------------------|-------------------------||
Guitar Solo 2
2.
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
(Em)
~~~~~~~~~
E E E a E +E E E E E E E E +H a Q a Q Q E a E +W
|------------------------||-------0-(0)----||-----------------------|---------|
|-(3)---3-3p2-(2)---2----||-----3----------||-----------------------|---------|
|-----0-----------0---0--||---0------------||-9s11--9s11--9--7-9s11-|-(11)----|
|------------------------||----------------||-----------------------|---------|
|------------------------||----------------||-----------------------|---------|
|------------------------||----------------||-----------------------|---------|
a Q. E Q E E +E Q E +E E +Q
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|-9s11----11-9--7-9b11r|=(9)-7--6-(6)s4-(4)--|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
+E E +Q +Q. S S Q. E +E E Q
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-(4)-6b7==(6)r=(6)---4-6-|-4----2-(2)-4-4pb6=====|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
+E E +E E E Q. S S E +Q +E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-(4)-4r(4)-4-4b6-4----|-4-2--------------2-4b6==|
|----------------------|-----4-(4)--(4)-4--------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
+Q Q Q E E +Q. E +H
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-(4)--4r=4--2-4b5==|=(4)r==4-(4)----|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
H Q E a E +Q. S S +E Q.
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|-/11----9--7-9s11-|-(11)---11s9-(9)-7----|
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
+Q S S E Q. E +E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-(7)--6h7p6-4----2-|-(2)-4-2-------2-4-2--|
|-------------------|---------4-(4)--------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
+E E E E +Q. E +E E E E +E E +E E
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|-(2)-4-2-4b6==(4)r==4-|-(4)-2-4-2-(2)-------4b7==|
|----------------------|---------------4-(4)------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
+Q +E. +S H +E S S E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-(4)--(4)r(4)-2----|-(2)---2-------2-4-4b6==|
|-------------------|-----4---4-2-4----------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
~~
+Q. S S Q. S S Q E E E Q. a Q +H Q a W
|---------------------|----------------|-----------------------|---------|
|---------------------|----------------|-----------------------|---------|
|-(4)r---4-6-7----6-7S|=9--9-7-9s11----|-9s11b12===(11)r-------|-9s11----|
|---------------------|----------------|-----------------------|---------|
|---------------------|----------------|-----------------------|---------|
|---------------------|----------------|-----------------------|---------|
Outro (Free Time)
E S Q. +Q. S W W E E E E +Q +S S S S
|------12----(12)------|-14--------|----------||-------------------------5----:
|----------------------|-14--------|----------||------10-------------------7--:
|----------------------|-----------|----------||---------11-(11)--(11)-6------:
|---11--------------13-|-----------|----------||---12-------------------------:
|----------------------|-----------|----------||------------------------------:
|----------------------|-----------|----------||------------------------------:
H.. +E Q H. Q D7/G H.
|---------------:-----^17-------:------------:
|-7---------(7)-:-----^12-------:----^19-----:
|-7---------(7)s:=12--^12-------:----^19-----:
|---------------:---------------:----^16-----:
|---------------:---------------:----^15-----:
|---------------:---------------:----^15-----:
+Q A/B H. +Q Em/D H.
|----------------:-------^12-----*|
|-(19)--14-------:-(14)--^12-----*|
|-(19)--14-------:-(14)--^12-----*|
|-(16)--14-------:-(14)--^12-----*|
|-(15)--14-------:-(14)----------*|
|-(15)-----------:---------------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths