Any suggestions on the original classic tunes both in Surf and general Instrumental tunes? Compiling a list of tunes to learn from the original bands. Anything you feel is good to learn to digest the style of instrumental guitar for Surf or general eg Shadows etc.
I know in jazz there are the classics to learn to get a grip on the style so keen to do the same with instrumental guitar.

There are lots of inexpensive CDs of classic surf/guitar instrumentals available - I pick out tunes that click with me and try to learn them..

In addition to your list I like Bulldog, Surf Rider, Honky Tonk, Hide Away and Runaway - amongst others...

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The North Sea Surf Radio Classic Surf Top 101 is good for inspiration to pick out songs to learn.

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philjudd wrote:

So far have Walk Don't Run, Wipeout, Apache, Mr Moto, Pipeline, Albatross, Rumble, Perfidia, Surf Rider, Miserlou, The Wedge, Penetration, Out of Limits, Squad Car,

I don't think Mr. Moto or The Wedge are as well-known to the general public, but you've hit the "hits".

You have Out of Limits, so I'm not sure how far you want to go with songs that have more keyboards/orchestration, or other solo/lead instruments in addition to or besides guitar, but here are more, a few of which have already been mentioned:

Tequila
Sleepwalk
Rebel Rouser (and Cannonball)
Honky Tonk
Green Onions
Telstar
Man of Mystery

There's a lot of good stuff to be had from The Shadows and The Ventures, and the Ventures not only covered Shadows tunes and ones by other surf/instro bands, but played plenty of originally non-instrumental songs as instrumentals.

Also, Duane Eddy has more than just Rebel Rouser and Cannonball, and can be worth digging deeper into - 40 miles of bad road and Roadrunner are comparatively well known.

Albatross is more 70s and past surf (just as Honky Tonk is kind of pre-surf) so not sure how far you want to go with that, but there are Santana instrumentals, Freddy King (Hideaway and Danceaway album for example) and things like that that get a little more bluesy or rocky or blues-rocky.

Then there are all the same period TV and Film themes - Munsters, Mission Impossible, Pink Panther, Secret Agent (done as instrumental), James Bond, Spaghetti Westerns (just watched Fistful of Dollars last night!).

To your list, I might add the theme from Endless Summer, as well as the theme from Hawaii 5-0, which are "bona fide" surf style music as themes for film/tv/

why not do a youtube search on the Atlantics, you will not be dissapointed

Also check out the Astronauts (very Drippy) and the Ryders from scandinavia

stevel wrote:

philjudd wrote:

So far have Walk Don't Run, Wipeout, Apache, Mr Moto, Pipeline, Albatross, Rumble, Perfidia, Surf Rider, Miserlou, The Wedge, Penetration, Out of Limits, Squad Car,

I don't think Mr. Moto or The Wedge are as well-known to the general public, but you've hit the "hits".

You have Out of Limits, so I'm not sure how far you want to go with songs that have more keyboards/orchestration, or other solo/lead instruments in addition to or besides guitar, but here are more, a few of which have already been mentioned:

Tequila
Sleepwalk
Rebel Rouser (and Cannonball)
Honky Tonk
Green Onions
Telstar
Man of Mystery

There's a lot of good stuff to be had from The Shadows and The Ventures, and the Ventures not only covered Shadows tunes and ones by other surf/instro bands, but played plenty of originally non-instrumental songs as instrumentals.

Also, Duane Eddy has more than just Rebel Rouser and Cannonball, and can be worth digging deeper into - 40 miles of bad road and Roadrunner are comparatively well known.

Albatross is more 70s and past surf (just as Honky Tonk is kind of pre-surf) so not sure how far you want to go with that, but there are Santana instrumentals, Freddy King (Hideaway and Danceaway album for example) and things like that that get a little more bluesy or rocky or blues-rocky.

Then there are all the same period TV and Film themes - Munsters, Mission Impossible, Pink Panther, Secret Agent (done as instrumental), James Bond, Spaghetti Westerns (just watched Fistful of Dollars last night!).

To your list, I might add the theme from Endless Summer, as well as the theme from Hawaii 5-0, which are "bona fide" surf style music as themes for film/tv/

I am happy to play any instrumental that fits that clean early rock style. Those are great suggestions. The TV ones are good. I had a few of those but you.made me realise there are alot...

philjudd wrote:

So far have Walk Don't Run, Wipeout, Apache, Mr Moto, Pipeline, Albatross, Rumble, Perfidia, Surf Rider, Miserlou, The Wedge, Penetration, Out of Limits, Squad Car,

Great starting points. With these you can get a feel of what your band's sweet spot is with song types and then maybe dive into more songs with a similar style.

Didn't see it mentioned, but maybe I missed it (at work not much time to read) we always get a great response and technically it is a bit different to
The theme from the Endless Summer (a bit more surfy than Sleepwalk)
Out of Limits comes off great in a club without keys
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