Here's my offering for this Japanese Eleki classic by Yuzo Kayama -- a genre and artist of whom I never heard until just this week. Thanks SG101! This tab was requested by TommyD in another thread.

The version I used to work out the tune is in this video of the Ventures and Yuzo Kayama on Japanese TV in 1994 . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g31TlyvY9g

. . . beginning a 7:20

(Revision 2)

Black Sand Beach  
by Yuzo Kayama

Tabbed by Mark Pemburn (mark@pemburn.com)  
(with corrections via Zak)

Tuning: E A D G B E

Intro  
---------------------------------------------------------|  
-----<12>---------<12>------------------<12>-------------|  
----------<12>----------<12>-------<7>-------<12>--------|  
<12>-----------<12>----------<12>-----------------<12>---|  
---------------------------------------------------------|  
---------------------------------------------------------|

$  
        GMaj   BbMaj    CMaj     DMaj         GMaj   BbMaj     CMaj    DMaj     
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------|----------------|  
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------|----------------|  
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------|----------------|  
|-------5-5-5--8-8-8--|-10-10-10-12--12-12--|-5-5-5--8-8-8--|-10-10-10-12----|  
|-------5-5-5--8-8-8--|-10-10-10-12--12-12--|-5-5-5--8-8-8--|-10-10-10-12----|  
|--15\--3-3-3--6-6-6--|--8--8--8-10--10-10--|-3-3-3--6-6-6--|--8--8--8-10----|

Melody  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|---------------------------------------5-3--------------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------------------5-3---------------------------------|  
|---1-3--/5----------3-5-3-5-5p-3-----------------3-h5-3-h5-5-3-\1-----5---------|  
|-3-------------------------------3-3------------------------------3-3-----------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------------------------------------|  
|--------------------5-3---------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------5-3----------------------------------|  
|-3-5-3-5-5p-3-----------------3-h5--3-h5-3-h5-5-3-\1----------|  
|--------------3-3-------------------------------------3--3----|

Lead break part 1  
|-10---------10--------------------------------------10-----------------------------------|  
|-----13b15------13b15--11-13-11-13-11----------------------------------------11-13-11----|  
|--------------------------------------12-10-10-/12-----12-10--------------10-------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------12-10-10-/12----------------|  
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-10---------10---------|-10--------------------------|  
|-----13b15------13b15--|----13-11-13-11-13-----------|  
|-----------------------|-------------------12--10----|  
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|  
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|  
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-12--12--10-10-10--8-8-8-8-10--8-8-8-8-10--8--10--7--7--7-7-7-7--|  
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Lead break part 2  
|-7------7--/12--10--------------------------------------------13--10------10--h12----12--v10--|  
|--------------------12-10p----------------------------10--13----------------------------------|  
|---------------------------12--v10------------8--/10------------------------------------------|  
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12----\5----|

(glissando) Melody  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|----------------------------------------5-3--------------------------------------|  
|---------------------------------------------5-3---------------------------------|  
|---------/5----------3-5-3-5-5p-3-----------------3-h5-3-h5-5-3-\1-----5---------|  
|-12/5-----------------------------3-3------------------------------3-3-----------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------------------------------------|  
|--------------------5-3---------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------5-3----------------------------------|  
|-3-5-3-5-5p-3-----------------3-h5--3-h5-3-h5-5-3-\1----------|  
|--------------3-3-------------------------------------3--3----|

  GMaj  FMaj GMaj  
|-3--3--1-1--3-----|  
|-3--3--1-1--3-----|  
|-4--4--2-2--4-----|  
|-5--5--3-3--5-----|  
|-5--5--3-3--5-----|  
|-3--3--1-1--3-----|

Drum solo

|--15\---|  
|--------|  
|--------|  
|--------|  
|--------|  
|--------|

|--------------------|--------------------|  
|--------------------|--------------------|  
|--------------------|--------------------|  
|-3-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|  
|-3-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|  
|-1-/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

                                        D.S.  
|--------------------|--------------------|  
|--------------------|--------------------|  
|--------------------|--------------------|  
|-3-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|  
|-3-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|  
|-1-/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

NOTES:  
/ = slide up  
\ = slide down  
v = tremolo bar dip  
~ = finger vibrato  
h = hammer on  
p = pull off  
<n> = natural harmonic  
$ = Segno (sign)  
D.S. Dal Segno (return to sign)

Please let me know if you discover any errors or inconsistencies.

-- Woody

It takes a lot of mussel memory to avoid clams.

Last edited: Mar 27, 2009 16:31:57

Well, you're certainly welcome! -- and thanks for the corrections. I'll add the change to the intro for now but it'll take me a bit to figure out exactly what you're say about the lead break -- not because I'm dense, jus' 'cuz I have to get some actual work done today.

-- Woody

It takes a lot of mussel memory to avoid clams.

I'd be a much better musician if tab never existed and/or I wasn't weak from time to time and took a glance here and there at tab.

Last edited: Mar 27, 2009 11:06:11

Zak certainly was a gifted child. One might even say he had 'special needs'.

Thanks wood!!

I wanna play just like him when i grow up...

ColtsSurf
Woody,

Black Sand Beach is a great song. On behalf of those of us who are not as musically gifted as Zak, thanks for the effort.

Paul

My thoughts as well. Thank you!

Please just watch this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFwMZLX_AP0

Here's another sample...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDJniAAKswE

I'd like to approach Yuzo Kayama's sound on this song. Any suggestions as to effects? I don't have a Mosrite, but I do have a Strat and a Jag.