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"Ride Into The Sun"
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album _Lou Reed_
(Lou Reed, 1972)
written by Lou Reed
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Looking for another chance
for someone else to be
Looking for another place
to ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
ride into the sun
Where -
- everything seems so pretty
but if you're tired and you're sick of the city
Remember that it's just a flower
made out of clay
Oh oh oh, the city -
- where everything seems so dirty
but if you're tired and you're filled with self-pity
Remember that you're just one more
person who's there
It's hard to live in the city
It's hard to live in the city, oh, oh oh
It's hard to live in the city, oh, wow wow
It's hard to live in the city
intro {Bm/Bm.A}{G/G.A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/G.A}
{Bm/Bm.A}{G/G.A}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Looking for another ...)
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Looking for another ...)
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Ride into the sun ...)
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Ride into the sun ...)
{G/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/Gm}{D/Bm} (- everything seems ...)
{G}{Em}{A}{D} (Remember that it's ...)
{G/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/Gm}{D/Bm} (- where everything ...)
{G}{Em}{Em} (Remember that ...)
guitar {A#}{A#}{F}{F}
{C}{C}{D}{A}
coda {D}{D}{G}{Em} (It's hard to live ...)
{D}{D}{G}{Em} (It's hard to live ...)
{D}{D}{G}{Em} (It's hard to live ...)
{D}{D}{G}{Em} (It's hard to live ...)
guitar {D}{D}{G}{Em}
{D}{D}{G}{Em}
... fade out
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"Ride Into The Sun"
(instrumental)
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album _Another View_
(The Velvet Underground, 1985)
written by
Lou Reed/John Cale/
Sterling Morrison/Maureen Tucker
Sep 05, 1969
NY
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* note: this tune has different pitch
(NOT "A=440Hz".)
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
break {D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A...
piano {D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
... fade out
* non-distortion guitar
{D /A} {Bm /Bm .A}
1e --------10-----14-12-10h12-10-------9---7--------9----7\--
2B -----10---------------------------------------------------
3G --11-------11-------------------5/7---7------7/9---9------
4D ----------------------------------------------------------
5A ----------------------------------------------------------
6E ----------------------------------------------------------
{G /A} {D}
------3----------5-----5---------10--------------10-------10--------
--------3----5h7---5h7---5----------10-----10h12----10h12----10h12--
--3h4-----4------------------/11-------11---------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
{D /A} {Bm /Bm .A}
--------10-----14-12-10h12-10-------9---7--------9----7\--
-----10---------------------------------------------------
--11-------11-------------------7/9---7------7/9---9------
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
{G /A} {D}
------3----------5-----5---------10------------------------------
--------3----5h7---5h7---5----------10----------10------10-------
--3h4-----4------------------/11-------11--9h11----9h11----9h11--
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
* distortion guitar: scale
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1e --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
2B --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
3G --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- ...
4D --|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|-
5A --|---|-o-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
6E --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
--|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|--
--|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|--
... --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|--
--|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|--
--|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|--
--|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|--
*** please note ***
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato
^ - harmonics
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"Ride Into The Sun"
(acetate demo)
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untitled CDEP
(The Velvet Underground, 1990)
CDEP "Ride Into The Sun"
(The Velvet Underground, 1993)
Late 1969
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Lookin' for another chance
lookin' for a sign
Lookin' for another chance
to ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
ride into the sun
Lookin' for another game
lookin' for a change
Lookin' for just another chance
to ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
ride into
* note: this tune has different pitch
(NOT "A=440Hz".)
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Lookin' for another chance ...)
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Lookin' for another chance ...)
chorus {D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Ride into the sun ...)
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Ride into the sun ...)
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Lookin' for another game ...)
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Lookin' for just another ...)
chorus {D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Ride into the sun ...)
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Ride into the sun ...)
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
chorus {D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Ride into the sun ...)
break {D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A... (Ride into the sun ...)
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D...
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"Ride Into The Sun"
(demo, from acetate, with vocal)
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box set _What Goes On_
(The Velvet Underground, 1993)
* alternate mix of _Another View_ version with vocals
Sep 05, 1969
NY
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Looking for a chance to sail
makin' another fun
Waiting for another chance
to ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
ride into the sun
Waiting for the ships to sail
looking for an end
Riding for another time
to ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
ride into
* note: this tune has different pitch
(NOT "A=440Hz".)
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Looking for a chance to sail ...)
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Waiting for another chance ...)
chorus {D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Ride into the sun ...)
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Ride into the sun ...)
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Waiting for the ships to sail ...)
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Riding for another time ...)
chorus {D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Ride into the sun ...)
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Ride into the sun ...)
guitar {D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
chorus {D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D} (Ride into the sun ...)
break {D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A... (Ride into the sun ...)
guitar {D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
guitar {D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
{D/A}{Bm/Bm.A}{G/A}{D}
... fade out
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"Ride Into The Sun"
(demo)
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box set _Peel Slowly And See_
(The Velvet Underground, 1995)
album _Loaded - Fully Loaded Edition_
(The Velvet Underground, 1997)
written by
Lou Reed/John Cale/
Sterling Morrison/Maureen Tucker
Apr-Jul 1970
Atlantic Recording Studios, NYC
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Lookin' for another place
someone else to be
Lookin' for another chance
to ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
ride into -
- The sun where -
- everything seems so pretty
if you're lonely and tired of the city
Remember it's a flower made out of clay
To the city -
- where everything seems so ugly
when you're sitting alone in self pity
Remember you're just one more person who's living there
It's hard to live in the city
It's hard to live in the city
It's hard to live in the city
It's hard to live in the city
* all the strings downtuned a whole-tone
1d ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from e to d)
2A ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from B to A)
3F ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from G to F)
4C ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from D to C)
5G ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from A to G)
6D ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from E to D)
intro {D#/A#}{Cm}{G#/A#}{D#} (Ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh ...)
{D#/A#}{Cm}{G#/A#}{D#} (Ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh ...)
{D#/A#}{Cm}{G#/A#}{D#} (Lookin' for another place ...)
{D#/A#}{Cm}{G#/A#}{D#} (Lookin' for another chance ...)
{D#/A#}{Cm}{G#/A#}{D#} (Ride into the sun ...)
{D#/A#}{Cm}{G#/A#... (Ride into the sun ...)
key change
{E} (The sun where)
{A/B}{C#m}{A/Am}{E/C#m} (everything seems so pretty ...)
{A}{F#m}{B} (Remember it's a flower ...)
{E} (To the city)
{A/B}{C#m}{A/Am}{E/C#m} (where everything seems so ...)
{A}{F#m}{F#m} (Remember you're just one ...)
solo {C}{C}{G}{G}
{D}{D}{E}{B}
coda {E}{E}{A}{F#m} (It's hard to live in the city)
{E}{E}{A}{F#m} (It's hard to live in the city)
{E}{E}{A}{F#m} (It's hard to live in the city)
{E}{E}{A}{F#m} (It's hard to live in the city)
... fade out
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* chords for standard-tuning
intro {C#/G#}{A#m}{F#/G#}{C#} (Ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh ...)
{C#/G#}{A#m}{F#/G#}{C#} (Ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh ...)
{C#/G#}{A#m}{F#/G#}{C#} (Lookin' for another place ...)
{C#/G#}{A#m}{F#/G#}{C#} (Lookin' for another chance ...)
{C#/G#}{A#m}{F#/G#}{C#} (Ride into the sun ...)
{C#/G#}{A#m}{F#/G#... (Ride into the sun ...)
key change
{D} (The sun where)
{G/A}{Bm}{G/Gm}{D/Bm} (everything seems so pretty ...)
{G}{Em}{A} (Remember it's a flower ...)
{D} (To the city)
{G/A}{Bm}{G/Gm}{D/Bm} (where everything seems so ...)
{G}{Em}{Em} (Remember you're just one ...)
solo {A#}{A#}{F}{F}
{C}{C}{D}{A}
coda {D}{D}{G}{Em} (It's hard to live in the city)
{D}{D}{G}{Em} (It's hard to live in the city)
{D}{D}{G}{Em} (It's hard to live in the city)
{D}{D}{G}{Em} (It's hard to live in the city)
... fade out
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"Ride Into The Sun"
(The Matrix, San Francisco, 11-24-69)
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box set _Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes_
(The Velvet Underground, 2001)
Nov 24, 1969
The Matrix, San Francisco, California
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Lookin' for another chance
someone else to be
Lookin' for another chance
to ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
ride into -
- The sun where -
- everything seems so pretty
when you're lonely and tired of the city
Remember it's a flower made out of clay
To the city -
- where everything seems so ugly
when you're sitting alone in self pity
Remember you're just one more person who's living there
It's hard to live in the city
It's hard to live in the city
It's hard to live in the city
It's hard to live in the city
It's hard to live in the city
It's hard to live in the city
* all the strings downtuned a whole-tone
1d ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from e to d)
2A ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from B to A)
3F ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from G to F)
4C ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from D to C)
5G ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from A to G)
6D ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from E to D)
intro {D#/A#}{Cm/Cm7}{G#/A#}{D#} (Ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh ...)
{D#/A#}{Cm/Cm7}{G#/A#}{D#} (Ooohhh-ooohhh-ooohhh ...)
{D#}
{D#/A#}{Cm/Cm.A#}{G#/A#}{D#} (Lookin' for another ...)
{D#/A#}{Cm/Cm.A#}{G#/A#}{D#} (Lookin' for another ...)
{D#/A#}{Cm/Cm7}{G#/A#}{D#} (Ride into the sun ...)
{D#/A#}{Cm/Cm7}{G#/A#... (Ride into the sun ...)
key change
{E} (The sun where)
{A/B}{C#m7}{A/Am}{E/C#m7} (everything seems so ...)
{A}{F#m}{B.A/G#m.F#} (Remember it's a flower ...)
{E} (To the city)
{A/B}{C#m7}{A/Am}{E/C#m7} (where everything seems ...)
{A}{F#m}{F#m} (Remember you're just ...)
solo {C}{C}{G}{G}
{D}{D}{E}{B}
coda {E}{E}{A}{F#m} (It's hard to live in ...)
{E}{E}{A}{F#m} (It's hard to live in ...)
{E}{E}{A}{F#m} (It's hard to live in ...)
{E}{E}{A}{F#m} (It's hard to live in ...)
{E}{E}{A}{F#m} (It's hard to live in ...)
{E}{E}{A}{F#m} (It's hard to live in ...)
solo {E}{E}{A}{F#m}
{E}{E}{A}{F#m}
{E}{E}{A}{F#m}
{E}{E}{A}{F#m}
... repeat
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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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