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Joined: Jan 28, 2016 Posts: 37 Omaha, NE. 
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Posted on Oct 12 2016 08:26 AM
One of my absolute favorite surf tunes is Banzai Pipeline by The Astronauts. The opening riff is easy enough. But for the life in me, I can't figure out the chords after that riff. I tried googling it and came across a site with the chords. But it just didn't sound right to me. I tried a couple of different voicings, but still no go. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Last edited: Oct 12, 2016 08:26:55 |
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Posted on Oct 12 2016 09:31 AM
It's F, E then back to A —https://www.facebook.com/coffindagger |
Joined: Mar 16, 2016 Posts: 217 Highland CA |
Posted on Oct 12 2016 09:33 AM
From the recording I've got the song in Bb. Here's what I came up with: Bb-Db-C-Bb Just playing full bar chords at the 6th, 9th and 8th frets. Good luck! |
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11054 Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Oct 12 2016 09:44 AM
I've got F#/F/A#(Bb) Victor's right but a 1/2 step down from the video. —Danny Snyder Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF Last edited: Oct 12, 2016 09:45:58 |
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Posted on Oct 12 2016 09:48 AM
The original is in a flat key because it's a horn tune but the intervals are the same. I've always played it in A. —https://www.facebook.com/coffindagger |
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Posted on Oct 12 2016 09:57 AM
Play along with the video and listen to the top notes, still think the Db-C works. F#-F sounds good too. |
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Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11054 Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Oct 12 2016 10:05 AM
Greg, often the key to finding the correct chords is to listen to the bass. In surf music the bass rarely strays from the root. —Danny Snyder Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF |
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Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11054 Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Oct 12 2016 10:06 AM
Victor is absolutely correct, play the song in A. If necessary take your recording and change pitch with an audio editor. —Danny Snyder Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF |
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Posted on Oct 12 2016 10:08 AM
The Astronauts version is in A# (Bb), so it should be F#, F, Bb. —https://www.facebook.com/coffindagger |
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Posted on Oct 12 2016 10:12 AM
The original Mancini swing version is Uber cool —https://www.facebook.com/coffindagger |
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Posted on Oct 12 2016 10:33 AM
"Greg, often the key to finding the correct chords is to listen to the bass. In surf music the bass rarely strays from the root." Danny, of course you're right. I'm hearing the high notes match my progression. The high notes there are not important. Maybe that's what the OP was having a problem with. The Astronauts did have three guitars plus bass. If I played the song I would probably use F#/F/A#(Bb) as well. Last edited: Oct 12, 2016 10:38:51 |
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Joined: Jan 28, 2016 Posts: 37 Omaha, NE.
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Posted on Oct 12 2016 03:46 PM
psychonaut wrote:
I have heard Henry Mancini's version too. I think it also gives a nice springboard to branch out and do a third solo. IMHO, slightly more than two minutes does not do this song justice. Thanks to everyone who responded so far. I'll have to try them out. |
Joined: Jul 13, 2012 Posts: 490 San Diego CA
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Posted on Oct 13 2016 07:34 PM
I play this song ....(Bb) but I thought it was titled 'Kuk ' ..it is on my Astronauts cd ...Banzai Pipeline being a vocal number 'banzai pipeline ,shootin' the curl ,10 toes over baby ,lost in the swirl' |
Joined: Jan 09, 2014 Posts: 615 Vancouver BC 
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Posted on Oct 14 2016 02:31 AM
ArabSpringReverb wrote:
You are in good company. Go to Youtube and check out Kuk/Banzai Pipeline and cover bands and folks posting those videos mislabel them. Errors in tracklisting on albums perpetuates this. Mancini has the final word on the subject Lorne |
Joined: Oct 12, 2012 Posts: 219 Hampton Roads, Virginia
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Posted on Oct 14 2016 04:15 PM
The chords in the video actually are: Gb9 - F9 - Bb Played like so: (9) 8 Then to a standard Bb Barre chord at the 6th fret - although there's a riff there. **Please also note that for the Gb9 (at least at the beginning), not all the notes of the chord are always struck all the time - for example, one of the initial times, the high E string is not struck until past the mid-measure point. But you would typically hold the entire shape down and just pick various sets of strings. You can hopefully figure that out by ear. Played in A, all of the chords would simply be down one fret, and be F9 to E9, to A. Steve Last edited: Oct 14, 2016 16:16:59 |
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Joined: Jul 13, 2012 Posts: 490 San Diego CA
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Posted on Oct 14 2016 09:12 PM
shake_n_stomp wrote:
I wonder what the story was on this (if there is any ) ...when the Astronauts go to LA to record were they told 'here's the songs for the album ' by the producer ? Some of those were Lee Hazelwood numbers ...I wonder if they were given a bunch of songs including two titled Banzai Pipeline ?I have also read that Kuk is the sole group credited composition on 'Surfin' With..' seem to me that they just changed the title of Mancinis tune and called it theirs rather then a mislabeling .Because if thats not Kuk ...what is? |
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Joined: Jan 28, 2016 Posts: 37 Omaha, NE.
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Posted on Oct 15 2016 11:40 PM
stevel wrote:
I tried that and it was spot on. Thanks! |
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