Ride Like the Wind Saxon
RIDE LIKE THE WIND (Bassline)
As recorded by Saxon
(From the 1988 Album DESTINY)
Transcribed by MRT
Words and Music by Christopher Cross
Arranged by Saxon
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboards'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboards'
Intro
Q=120
[4/4] Gtr I
H.. E +H.. E +H.. E +H.. E
|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-4---------2-|-(2)--------4-|-(4)--------2-|-(2)--------0-| |-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
+H.. E +H.. E +W +H Q. E
|--------------|--------------|------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|------------|---------------| |-(0)--------2-|-(2)--------4-|-(4)--------|-(4)---------4-| |--------------|--------------|------------|---------------|
Verse
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(4)-2-4---4-2-4-2-|-(2)---2---2---2-4-| |-------------------|-----4-------4-----|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(4)-2-4---4-2-4-2-|-(2)---2---2---2-0-| |-------------------|-----4-------4-----|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)---0---0-2-4-2-|-(2)---2---2---2-4-| |-----4-------------|-----4-------4-----|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(4)-2-4---4-2-4-2-|-(2)---2---2---2-4-| |-------------------|-----4-------4-----|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(4)-2-4---4-2-4-2-|-(2)---2---2---2-4-| |-------------------|-----4-------4-----|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(4)-2-4---4-2-4-2-|-(2)---2---2---2-0-| |-------------------|-----4-------4-----|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)---0---0-2-4-2-|-(2)---2---2---2-4-| |-----4-------------|-----4-------4-----|
|
| Gtr II
| W W
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(4)-2-4---4-2-4-2-|-(2)----2---2---2--0-| |-------------------|------4-------4------|
|
| W H.. E
|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|------------------14-| |-------------------|------------------14-| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|
Bridge
[+B] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+B] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |--(0)--------------|---------------------| |----------5-2-0--4-|--(4)-----4--2--0--5-|
|
| +H.. E +H E E E E
|----------------14-|-(14)----14-12-11----| |-(14)-----------12-|-(12)----12-12-12-14-| |-(14)--------------|------------------14-| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|
+H E E E E +H S E.E E
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------4-| |--(5)-----5-2-0--4-|--(4)-----4s9s4----|
|
| Gtr III
| +H.. E +H.. E
|----------------14-|-(14)-----------16-| |-(14)-----------12-|-(12)--------------| |-(14)--------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
Chorus
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |--(4)--2-4---4-2-4--2-|--(2)----2---2---2--4-| |----------------------|-------4-------4------|
|
| +H.. E +H.. E
|-(16)--------------19-|-(19)--------------16-| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |--(4)--2-4---4-2-4--2-|--(2)----2---2---2--4-| |----------------------|-------4-------4------|
|
| +H.. E +H.. E
|-(16)--------------19-|-(19)--------------16-| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|
Verse
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--(4)-2-4---4-2-4-2-|-(2)---2---2---2-4-| |--------------------|-----4-------4-----|
|
| +W W
|-(16)---------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(4)-2-4---4-2-4-2-|-(2)---2---2---2-0-| |-------------------|-----4-------4-----|
|
| W W
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)---0---0-2-4-2-|-(2)---2---2---2-4-| |-----4-------------|-----4-------4-----|
|
| Gtr II
| W W
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(4)-2-4---4-2-4-2-|-(2)----2---2---2--0-| |-------------------|------4-------4------|
|
| W H.. E
|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|------------------14-| |-------------------|------------------14-| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|
Bridge
[+B] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+B] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |--(0)--------------|---------------------| |----------5-2-0--4-|--(4)-----4--2--0--5-|
|
| +H.. E +H E E E E
|----------------14-|-(14)----14-12-11----| |-(14)-----------12-|-(12)----12-12-12-14-| |-(14)--------------|------------------14-| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|
+H E E E E +H S E.E E
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------4-| |--(5)-----5-2-0--4-|--(4)-----4s9s4----|
|
| Gtr III
| +H.. E +H.. E
|----------------14-|-(14)-----------16-| |-(14)-----------12-|-(12)--------------| |-(14)--------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
Chorus
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |--(4)--2-4---4-2-4--2-|--(2)----2---2---2--4-| |----------------------|-------4-------4------|
|
| +H.. E +H.. E
|-(16)--------------19-|-(19)--------------16-| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |--(4)--2-4---4-2-4--2-|--(2)----2---2---2--0-| |----------------------|-------4-------4------|
|
| +H.. E +H.. E
|-(16)--------------19-|-(19)--------------16-| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|
Interlude
+E E E E E E E E +E H.. H.. E +E q q Q.
|---------------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| |---------------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| |--(0)----0---0-2-4-2-|-(2)-----------|-----------4-|-(4)-4--6--7----| |-------4-------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
|
| +H.. E W W W
|-(16)----------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| |---------------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| |---------------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| |---------------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| |---------------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| |---------------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E E Q Q E
|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------| |---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4---2-----2-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4---6--7--4-| |---------------------|-----------4-----|---------------------|---------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/saxon/ride_like_the_wind_btab.html )
Guitar Solo
+Q. H E +Q. H +E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|----------------|---------------------|-------------------| |--------------|----------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-(4)---6----7-|-(7)---9----(9)-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4---2-----2-4---| |--------------|----------------|---------------------|-----------4-------|
E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4---2---2-3-4-| |---------------------|-----------------|
E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4---4-----2-/11-| |---------------------|---------2-4-------|
+E E E Q E E E +E E E Q E E E
|-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-(11)-9-7-9--7-6-7-|-(7)-6-4-6--4-2-4-| |-------------------|------------------|
Verse
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(4)-2-4---4-2-4-2-|-(2)---2---2---2-4-| |-------------------|-----4-------4-----|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(4)-2-4---4-2-4-2-|-(2)---2---2---2-0-| |-------------------|-----4-------4-----|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)---0---0-2-4-2-|-(2)---2---2---2-4-| |-----4-------------|-----4-------4-----|
|
| W W
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(4)-2-4---4-2-4-2-|-(2)----2---2---2--0-| |-------------------|------4-------4------|
|
| Gtr II
| W H.. E
|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|------------------14-| |-------------------|------------------14-| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|
Bridge
[+B] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+B] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |--(0)--------------|---------------------| |----------5-2-0--4-|--(4)-----4--2--0--5-|
|
| +H.. E +H E E E E
|----------------14-|-(14)----14-12-11----| |-(14)-----------12-|-(12)----12-12-12-14-| |-(14)--------------|------------------14-| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|
+H E E E E +H S E.E E
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------4-| |--(5)-----5-2-0--4-|--(4)-----4s9s4----|
|
| Gtr III
| +H.. E +H.. E
|----------------14-|-(14)-----------16-| |-(14)-----------12-|-(12)--------------| |-(14)--------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
Chorus
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |--(4)--2-4---4-2-4--2-|--(2)----2---2---2--4-| |----------------------|-------4-------4------|
|
| +H.. E +H.. E
|-(16)--------------19-|-(19)--------------16-| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |--(4)--2-4---4-2-4--2-|--(2)----2---2---2--0-| |----------------------|-------4-------4------|
|
| Gtr II
| +H.. E +H.. E
|-(16)--------------19-|-(19)-----------------| |----------------------|-------------------14-| |----------------------|-------------------14-| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|
Bridge
+H.. E +H E E E E +H.. E +H.. E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |--(0)-----------|-------------------|----------------|--------------4-| |--------------4-|--(4)-----4-2-0--5-|--(5)---------4-|--(4)-----------|
|
| Gtr III
| +H.. E +H.. E +H.. E +H.. E
|-------------14-|-(14)--------------|-------------14-|-(14)--------16-| |-(14)--------12-|-(12)-----------14-|-(14)--------12-|-(12)-----------| |-(14)-----------|----------------14-|-(14)-----------|----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
Chorus
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |--(4)--2-4---4-2-4--2-|--(2)----2---2---2--4-| |----------------------|-------4-------4------|
|
| +H.. E +H.. E
|-(16)--------------19-|-(19)--------------16-| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |--(4)--2-4---4-2-4--2-|--(2)----2---2---2--0-| |----------------------|-------4-------4------|
|
| +H.. E +H.. E
|-(16)--------------19-|-(19)--------------16-| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|
Interlude
+E E E E E E E E +E H.. H.. E +E q q Q.
|---------------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| |---------------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| |--(0)----0---0-2-4-2-|-(2)-----------|-----------4-|-(4)-4--6--7----| |-------4-------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
|
| +H.. E W W W
|-(16)----------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| |---------------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| |---------------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| |---------------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| |---------------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| |---------------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E E Q Q E
|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------| |---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4---2-----2-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4---6--7--4-| |---------------------|-----------4-----|---------------------|---------------|
Outro
+Q. H E +Q. H +E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|----------------|---------------------|-------------------| |--------------|----------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-(4)---6----7-|-(7)---9----(9)-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4---2-----2-4---| |--------------|----------------|---------------------|-----------4-------|
+E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------| |-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4---2---2-3-4-| |-----------------------|-----------------|
E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4---4-----2-/11-| |---------------------|---------2-4-------|
+E E E Q E E E +E E E Q E E E
||--------------------|------------------| ||o-------------------|------------------| ||o-(11)-9-7-9--7-6-7-|-(7)-6-4-6--4-2-4-| ||--------------------|------------------|
+E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------| |-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4---2-----2-4-| |-----------------------|-----------4-----|
+E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------| |-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4---2---2-3-4-| |-----------------------|-----------------|
E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|--------------------|| |---------------------|-------------------o|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4---4-----2-/11-o|| |---------------------|---------2-4--------||
+E E E Q E E E +E E E Q E E E
|-------------------|------------------*| |-------------------|------------------*| |-(11)-9-7-9--7-6-7-|-(7)-6-4-6--4-2-4-*| |-------------------|------------------*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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