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In order to seed the new Tablature section, I have submitted a tab I did a long time ago: The Nebulas arrangement of The Astronauts classic "Surf Party". Well, it's the lead guitar part anyway. Anyone got the rhythm part figured out?

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Song: Surf Party Artist: The Nebulas (written by Dunham & Beverly) Album: Nebula One Tabbed by Brian Neal 18-May-2002 Notes: This is the Nebulas arrangement of the classic tune made famous by the The Astronauts. Intro: Palm muted G5 chord (355xxx) with lots of sweet sweet reverb Part A: ----------------------------------------------- -------------------------------11-------------- -12-12----10-12-10-12-12-10-12-----10-12-10-12- -------12-------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- 10-10---------------------------- ------13-11----------11---------- ------------12-10-12----12-12-10- --------------------------------- --------------------------------- --------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------11------------------------------------ -12-12----10-12-10-12-12-10-12-----12-10----------------------------- -------12--------------------------------11-12--12-12-12-12-12-12---- ------------------------------------------------------------------12- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ----10-10-11- -12---------- ------------- Part B: ----------------------------------------------- -------------------------------11-------------- -12-12----10-12-10-12-12-10-12-----10-12-10-12- -------12-------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- 10-10---------------------------- ------13-11----------11---------- ------------12-10-12----12-12-10- --------------------------------- --------------------------------- --------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------11-------------------------------------- -12-12----10-12-10-12-12-10-12-----12-10----[speed pick glissando ] -------12--------------------------------11-1212...1212111098765 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part C: (hammer ons) ------------------------------------------------------------------- -8--8-8--8-8--8/10-8-8/10-8/10-6--6-6--6-6-8-8-10-8-6--4--4-4--4-4- -8--8-8--8-8--8/10-8-8/10-8/10-7--7-7--7-7-8-8-10-8-7--5--5-5--5-5- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- (slide) -----------------3-3----------------------------------------------- -6-8-6-4-3-3---3---3---3s8--8-8--8-8--8/10-8-8/10-8/10-6--6-6--6-6- -7-8-7-5-4-4-0---------3s8--8-8--8-8--8/10-8-8/10-8/10-7--7-7--7-7- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -8-8-10-8-6--4--4-4--4-4--6-8-6-4-3-3------------------------------- -8-8-10-8-7--5--5-5--5-5--7-8-7-5-4-4-0-0--------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------[speed pick glissando ] ------------------------------------------151413...7654321 Part D: (Speed pick this part) ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------[slide up]-------------------------------------------- -1111...111/2/3/4/5.../10/11...11-11-13-11-10-------------------- Part E: ------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------3-3-------------------------------- ---------------------3-------------5-3-------3-------------------- -5-5---3-5-3-5-5-3-5---3-5-3-5---------5-3-5----5-5-3-5-5---3-5--- -----5----------------------------------------------------5------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------3--------------------------------10-10-11-------------- -3-5-5-3-5---5-3----------------------10s12----------------------- -----------------4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-----(slide)--------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Now jump back to part B. When you get to part E the second time, don't play it, just go back to the beginning of the song (part A). End after part D.

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CaptainSpringfield | 22-Mar-2006 02:01:21 |

I've only heard Jon and The Nightriders live version of this song. I can only imagine how good The Astronauts version is.

knux | 22-Apr-2006 23:19:41 |

Apart from the Astronauts:

Nebulas on Nebula One
Slacktone on Surf Adventure Tour (live)
Slacktone on Rough Surf, Rough Mix (live)
Slacktone (with Ferenc Dobronyi of Pollo del Mar) (live) See http://www.slacktone.com/video.html
Tormentos on Grab Your Board!
Jon & the Nightriders on ... (I forget) (live)

Not intended to be exhaustive - just what I've run into. I remember a little street theater associated with this. The regular beggar at US 36 & Baseline, Boulder, CO, c. 1992 (?) caught JtNR launching into it about 8:00 every morning as I drove by. Finally one morning he called out "Surf partay!" himself, just after Wronski (?).

Tuck | 30-Oct-2006 22:59:06 |

Jon & the Nightriders on Live at the Whisky (live)

Tuck | 16-Nov-2006 21:01:20 |

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