the first surf instrumental you learned to play?

Stormtiger

Joined: Dec 12, 2006
Posts: 2681
Ventura, CA
United States

Posted on Feb 08 2007 11:57 AM

I got my first electric in 1966 and like everyone else, WIPEOUT was the first thing I could play on it, along with LOUIE LOUIE, DIRTY WATER and SATISFACTION. Those were the heaviest riffs of the day at my school. When Cream came along we had to learn to solo for 20 minutes.

Top

NoisyDad

Joined: Mar 04, 2006
Posts: 215
West Hartford, CT
United States

Posted on Feb 08 2007 04:16 PM

"Stoked," one of Carl Wilson's instrumentals on the Surfin' USA album.
I think I learned all the instrumental tunes on that record at one time or another. They did tamer versions of Miserlou and Let's go Tripping. This was before I knew who Dick Dale was. It got me going doing the lead guitar thing, though.

—

http://www.aquatudes.com
http://www.facebook.com/theaquatudes

Top

BillAqua

Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 1054
Chicago IL.
3 POTD Pins

Posted on Feb 08 2007 05:19 PM

Stormtiger
I got my first electric in 1966 and like everyone else, WIPEOUT was the first thing I could play on it, along with LOUIE LOUIE, DIRTY WATER and SATISFACTION. Those were the heaviest riffs of the day at my school. When Cream came along we had to learn to solo for 20 minutes.

I woulda hung myself.

—

"as he stepped into the stealthy night air... little did he know the fire escape was not there"

https://www.facebook.com/reluctantaquanauts/
https://www.facebook.com/TheDragstripVipers/

Top

Stormtiger

Joined: Dec 12, 2006
Posts: 2681
Ventura, CA
United States

Posted on Feb 08 2007 05:45 PM

I woulda hung myself. > When you're that high you can put up with a lot. Soloing for 20 minutes is way better than listening for 20 minutes. Here's to the 2:30 song!

Top

surfraptor

Joined: Dec 27, 2006
Posts: 336
near Amsterdam

Posted on Feb 09 2007 09:35 AM

Astronauts' The Hearse

Twang!!!

was so proud...

Top

Louie7

Joined: Jan 30, 2007
Posts: 448
50,000 Light-Years Beyond Planet Claire
1 Map Pin

Posted on Feb 09 2007 10:20 AM

hehe These were obviously too difficult for me in my yoot.

SLEEP WALK
SURF BEAT
SCRATCH
HOT ROD GRAVEYARD
CHURCH KEY
APACHE

I remember making a stab at SLAUGHTER ON 10th AVENUE....and getting it pretty well, but the rest of the band couldn't make it. Understandable.
Same thing with CARLS BIG CHANCE and SHUT DOWN PART 2....

I think I had worked up sort of truncated stripped down (read: easy to play) versions of Sleep Walk and Church Key and Blue Moon, as a yoot, but finally learned them correctly all the way.

Top

washed

Joined: Feb 05, 2007
Posts: 7

Posted on Feb 13 2007 08:27 AM

diamond head, and i was hooked

Top

groucho26

Joined: Jan 23, 2007
Posts: 111

Posted on Feb 21 2007 09:32 PM

Walk Don't Run just like response #1 -

always looking for more tab to learn...
Groucho26

Top

Joelman

Joined: Sep 07, 2006
Posts: 1482
Redlands, CA
United States

Posted on Feb 21 2007 11:15 PM

Well in a few weeks this thread will be a year old. I have watched it on and off, for the whole time.
But ya know, I still can't remember the first surf tune I learned on guitar. But it could be almost any that has been mentioned that fall during the 1963-67 time period.
Joel
Hey we need a old surfer guy smiley.

Top

kenposurf

Joined: Feb 23, 2007
Posts: 1650
Santa Rosa, CA
United States

Posted on Feb 23 2007 02:54 PM

Not surf in the strictist sense but..Peter Gunn

—

www.northofmalibu.com

Top

mournblade

Joined: Sep 27, 2006
Posts: 328
central Pennsylvania

Posted on Feb 23 2007 03:34 PM

BOMBORA!!!! (The Original Surfaris version.)

YOW!!!!!

Vincent

—

Is this something you can share with the rest of us, Amazing Larry?!?

Top

MikeG

Joined: Mar 29, 2006
Posts: 309
Springfield, Oregon

Posted on Feb 24 2007 01:51 PM

"Pipeline", although I didn't learn it quite right 'cause I was working from memory. I still don't play it exactly right, but people seem to enjoy hearing a slightly different version anyway.

Top

beelzebozo

Joined: Mar 02, 2007
Posts: 96
Las Vegas

Posted on Mar 05 2007 06:11 PM

Camel Toe Stomp, Bomboras

—

4 out of 5 people prefer Thee Swank Bastards to nothing.
theeswankbastards.com

Top

eddiekatcher

Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2773
Atlanta, GA
1 News Pin

Posted on Mar 05 2007 06:33 PM

Pretty much our Summer of '63 songlist:
Honky Tonk
Walk Don't Run
Ghost Riders in the Sky
Morgen
Forty Miles of Bad Road
Pipeline
Raunchy
Sleep Walk
Hold It
Swinging Shepard Blues
Memphis (really bad)
Wonderland by Night
Theme From a Summer Place
Ram Rod

ed

—

Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps?

Top

JoshHeartless

Joined: Jun 17, 2006
Posts: 1010
Bay City, Michigan
United States

Posted on Mar 06 2007 04:12 PM

the first surf song i learned without looking at tabs was Scatter Shield by the Surfaris.

wipeout and miserlou went before that, the tabs were so available and i didnt wanna try to do it by ear.

—

The Tremblors on Facebook!

The Tremblors on MySpace!

Top

P2gee

Joined: Jul 05, 2006
Posts: 264
Waco Texas

Posted on Mar 22 2007 09:45 AM

First surf tune I learned....hmmm.......I was either Pipeline or Last Date from Ventures albums. Now that I think about it I guess Pipeline was first because I had one of those handy dandy Play With the Ventures albums to learn it from.

—

2012-2013: FILTHY POLAROIDS

Top

brukout

Joined: Mar 28, 2007
Posts: 29

Posted on Mar 28 2007 06:51 AM

pipeline! though i think i had a go at misirlou when first starting

—

www.myspace.com/killsomefuckingtime

Top

tenderfoot

Joined: Feb 01, 2007
Posts: 308
Ellicott City, Maryland

Posted on Mar 28 2007 07:28 AM

I started with Walk, Don't Run and then Pipeline. But, I seem to remember messing around with Wipeout years ago when I first started playing guitar.

Top

groucho26

Joined: Jan 23, 2007
Posts: 111

Posted on May 05 2007 09:40 PM

Walk don't run (I know, a popular choice)
Then some Los Straitjackets stuff - they still really inspire me -

Top

robmik43

Joined: Apr 22, 2007
Posts: 9
Meaford Ontario, Canada

Posted on May 06 2007 08:16 AM

Walk Don't Run '64....in '64.
....on a massive-necked acoustic Kay, flatwound strings, with a DeArmond pickup in the hole...played through the amp and speaker of a black & white floor model RCA TV set. ....I'm not kidding.... !

—

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory....

Top

Stormtiger Joined: Dec 12, 2006 Posts: 2681 Ventura, CA	Posted on Feb 08 2007 11:57 AM I got my first electric in 1966 and like everyone else, WIPEOUT was the first thing I could play on it, along with LOUIE LOUIE, DIRTY WATER and SATISFACTION. Those were the heaviest riffs of the day at my school. When Cream came along we had to learn to solo for 20 minutes. Top
NoisyDad Joined: Mar 04, 2006 Posts: 215 West Hartford, CT	Posted on Feb 08 2007 04:16 PM "Stoked," one of Carl Wilson's instrumentals on the Surfin' USA album. I think I learned all the instrumental tunes on that record at one time or another. They did tamer versions of Miserlou and Let's go Tripping. This was before I knew who Dick Dale was. It got me going doing the lead guitar thing, though. — http://www.aquatudes.com http://www.facebook.com/theaquatudes Top
BillAqua Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1054 Chicago IL.	Posted on Feb 08 2007 05:19 PM Stormtiger I got my first electric in 1966 and like everyone else, WIPEOUT was the first thing I could play on it, along with LOUIE LOUIE, DIRTY WATER and SATISFACTION. Those were the heaviest riffs of the day at my school. When Cream came along we had to learn to solo for 20 minutes. I woulda hung myself. — "as he stepped into the stealthy night air... little did he know the fire escape was not there" https://www.facebook.com/reluctantaquanauts/ https://www.facebook.com/TheDragstripVipers/ Top
Stormtiger Joined: Dec 12, 2006 Posts: 2681 Ventura, CA	Posted on Feb 08 2007 05:45 PM I woulda hung myself. > When you're that high you can put up with a lot. Soloing for 20 minutes is way better than listening for 20 minutes. Here's to the 2:30 song! Top
surfraptor Joined: Dec 27, 2006 Posts: 336 near Amsterdam	Posted on Feb 09 2007 09:35 AM Astronauts' The Hearse Twang!!! was so proud... Top
Louie7 Joined: Jan 30, 2007 Posts: 448 50,000 Light-Years Beyond Planet Claire	Posted on Feb 09 2007 10:20 AM hehe These were obviously too difficult for me in my yoot. SLEEP WALK SURF BEAT SCRATCH HOT ROD GRAVEYARD CHURCH KEY APACHE I remember making a stab at SLAUGHTER ON 10th AVENUE....and getting it pretty well, but the rest of the band couldn't make it. Understandable. Same thing with CARLS BIG CHANCE and SHUT DOWN PART 2.... I think I had worked up sort of truncated stripped down (read: easy to play) versions of Sleep Walk and Church Key and Blue Moon, as a yoot, but finally learned them correctly all the way. Top
washed Joined: Feb 05, 2007 Posts: 7	Posted on Feb 13 2007 08:27 AM diamond head, and i was hooked Top
groucho26 Joined: Jan 23, 2007 Posts: 111	Posted on Feb 21 2007 09:32 PM Walk Don't Run just like response #1 - always looking for more tab to learn... Groucho26 Top
Joelman Joined: Sep 07, 2006 Posts: 1482 Redlands, CA	Posted on Feb 21 2007 11:15 PM Well in a few weeks this thread will be a year old. I have watched it on and off, for the whole time. But ya know, I still can't remember the first surf tune I learned on guitar. But it could be almost any that has been mentioned that fall during the 1963-67 time period. Joel Hey we need a *old* surfer guy smiley. Top
kenposurf Joined: Feb 23, 2007 Posts: 1650 Santa Rosa, CA	Posted on Feb 23 2007 02:54 PM Not surf in the strictist sense but..Peter Gunn — www.northofmalibu.com Top
mournblade Joined: Sep 27, 2006 Posts: 328 central Pennsylvania	Posted on Feb 23 2007 03:34 PM BOMBORA!!!! (The Original Surfaris version.) YOW!!!!! Vincent — Is this something you can share with the rest of us, Amazing Larry?!? Top
MikeG Joined: Mar 29, 2006 Posts: 309 Springfield, Oregon	Posted on Feb 24 2007 01:51 PM "Pipeline", although I didn't learn it quite right 'cause I was working from memory. I still don't play it exactly right, but people seem to enjoy hearing a slightly different version anyway. Top
beelzebozo Joined: Mar 02, 2007 Posts: 96 Las Vegas	Posted on Mar 05 2007 06:11 PM Camel Toe Stomp, Bomboras — 4 out of 5 people prefer Thee Swank Bastards to nothing. theeswankbastards.com Top
eddiekatcher Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2773 Atlanta, GA	Posted on Mar 05 2007 06:33 PM Pretty much our Summer of '63 songlist: Honky Tonk Walk Don't Run Ghost Riders in the Sky Morgen Forty Miles of Bad Road Pipeline Raunchy Sleep Walk Hold It Swinging Shepard Blues Memphis (really bad) Wonderland by Night Theme From a Summer Place Ram Rod ed — Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps? Top
JoshHeartless Joined: Jun 17, 2006 Posts: 1010 Bay City, Michigan	Posted on Mar 06 2007 04:12 PM the first surf song i learned without looking at tabs was Scatter Shield by the Surfaris. wipeout and miserlou went before that, the tabs were so available and i didnt wanna try to do it by ear. — The Tremblors on Facebook! The Tremblors on MySpace! Top
P2gee Joined: Jul 05, 2006 Posts: 264 Waco Texas	Posted on Mar 22 2007 09:45 AM First surf tune I learned....hmmm.......I was either Pipeline or Last Date from Ventures albums. Now that I think about it I guess Pipeline was first because I had one of those handy dandy Play With the Ventures albums to learn it from. — 2012-2013: FILTHY POLAROIDS Top
brukout Joined: Mar 28, 2007 Posts: 29	Posted on Mar 28 2007 06:51 AM pipeline! though i think i had a go at misirlou when first starting — www.myspace.com/killsomefuckingtime Top
tenderfoot Joined: Feb 01, 2007 Posts: 308 Ellicott City, Maryland	Posted on Mar 28 2007 07:28 AM I started with Walk, Don't Run and then Pipeline. But, I seem to remember messing around with Wipeout years ago when I first started playing guitar. Top
groucho26 Joined: Jan 23, 2007 Posts: 111	Posted on May 05 2007 09:40 PM Walk don't run (I know, a popular choice) Then some Los Straitjackets stuff - they still really inspire me - Top
robmik43 Joined: Apr 22, 2007 Posts: 9 Meaford Ontario, Canada	Posted on May 06 2007 08:16 AM Walk Don't Run '64....in '64. ....on a massive-necked acoustic Kay, flatwound strings, with a DeArmond pickup in the hole...played through the amp and speaker of a black & white floor model RCA TV set. ....I'm not kidding.... ! — A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.... Top

SurfGuitar101 Forums » Surf Musician »

the first surf instrumental you learned to play?