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 Surf Guitar
Surf Guitar History
The Famous Surf Guitar Intro Lick
If you like the sounds of "surf guitar" this is a great
place to begin. You may have heard this lick from such
artist as "The Ventures" to "Dick Dale" to the Taco Bell
commercial. This lesson shows the beginning to many surf
songs. The important techniques to obtain this sound are
alternate picking (down,up,down,up, ect...) and palm
muting.
To get the basic idea, begin by palm muting (resting your
palm on the large E string to "deaden" the sound) as you
use altenate picking to go from the 19th fret to the open
string (shown in example #1).
If you have a whammy bar on your guitar, add a slight
downward whammy bend, then releasing the whammy bar back
to it's normal position on E minor and A minor chords as
shown in examples 2&3. These are 2 of the most common
chords used for surf guitar.
Example #1
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-19-18-17-16-15--|-14-13-12-11-10--|-9-8-7-6-5-4-3---|
Example #2 Example#3
E Minor Chord A Minor Chord
e :-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
B :-----------------|-0---------------|-1---------------|
G :-----------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|
D :-----------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
A :-----------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
E :-2-1-0-----------|-0---------------|-----------------|
More About Dick Dale & The Del-Tones...
Surf Guitar Solo Tips
Dick Dale of Dick Dale & The Del-Tones was credited for
being the innovator of power guitar among surf guitarist
in the early 1960's.
One of his big hits "Misrilou" was featured years later
as the main song on the movie soundtrack "Pulp Fiction".
A main element that made his soloing stand out among the
others, was his use of the Phrygian dominant scale along
with the use of heavy reverb on his amplifier.
The Phrygian dominant scale differs from the actual Phrygian
mode by having a raised 3rd interval. Compare the difference
between these 2 scales.
E Phrygian Mode consist of the notes E,F,G,A,B,C,D,E as shown
below in example #1.
E Phrygian Dominant consist of the notes
E F G#(G# is the raised 3rd interval), A,B,C,D,E as shown in
example #2.
Example #1 Example #2
Phrygian Mode Phrygian Dominant
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-------------0-2-|--------------0-2|-----------------|
A :-------0-2-3-----|--------0-2-3----|-----------------|
E :-0-1-3-----------|-0-2-4-----------|-----------------|
E F G A B C D E E F G# A B C D E
Easy To Play Guitar Tab for Dick Dale's Misrilou Song Intro
E Phrygian Dominant Exercise
This is a basic outline for the intro guitar lick to the
song "Misrilou" by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones. This is a
simplified version that is easy for beginners. The actual
version mainly consist of the same notes, which are however
played much faster, and when first trying to learn in tab,
is often somewhat confusing depending on a players current
playing level (beginner-advanced).
Misrilou Intro
s
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-0-1-4-5-7-------|-7-12-8-7--------|-----------------|
Dick Dale * Ghost Riders In The Sky
Example #1
teaches the A minor scale in the open position, that
was used to play surf songs like "Ghost Riders".
Examples #2-5
teach the guitar scale E Phrygian dominant. This scale
differs from E Phrygian by its raised 3rd interval.
Example #6
provides the basic outline for Dick Dales classic version
of "Ghost Riders".
Example #1 Example #2 Example #3
A B C D E F G A E F G# A B C D E E F G# A B C
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :--------------0-2|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-------0-2-3-----|--------------0-2|--------7-9-10---|
A :-0-2-3-----------|--------0-2-3----|-7-8-11----------|
E :-----------------|-0-1-4-----------|-----------------|
Example #4
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-7-9-------------|-7-9----7--------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----10---9-10---|-7-9----7--------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----11---8-11---|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Example #5
E F G# A B C D E
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-8-7-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-0-1--4--5-7-8---|-10-12-----------|
Example #6
All notes played using speed picking, with alternate
picking, down, up, down, up, etc...
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------|
D :-----------------|---------0-2--2--|-2---2-0---------|
A :---0-2-3-2-0---0-|---0-2-3----3----|---------3-0-----|
E :-0-----------3---|-0---------------|-----------------|
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :---3---0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The History Of Dick Dale
Ventures * Pipeline Guitar Tab
This song starts with the classic surf intro as taught above.
Example #1 shows the main riff. Examples #2 - #7 are showing
the main lead guitar licks.
Example #1
Pick each note from the 19th fret to the 1st fret, using
alternate picking and muting as you slide down fast to
obtain the "authentic" surf guitar sound.
s
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-19-19-19-19-----|-----------------|-1---------------|
Example #2 Example #3
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----2---2-4-2---|---2---4-2-4-2---|
A :---2---2---------|-2-5---5---------|-5---------------|
E :-0---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
Example #4
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----2---2-4-2---|---2---4-2-4-2---|
D :---2-------------|-2-5---5---------|-5---------------|
A :-5---5-2---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Example #5 Example #6
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :---2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-5---5-2---------|-4------5--------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-2-(2)--3-(3)----|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Example #7 (back to Example #1)
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-000---0----0--0-|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----3----3---3--|-----------------|-----------------|
Pipeline Part 2
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :------------5----|----------------3|----------------1|
G :-5--------5------|-7-5-4--------4--|-5-4-2--------2--|
D :---7-7--7--------|-------5-5--5----|-------3-3--3----|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-0--------------3|----------------5|----------------3|
G :---2-4--------4--|-5-4-5--------5--|-7-5-4--------4--|
D :-------5-5--5----|-------7-7--7----|-------5-5--5----|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :----------------1|-0---------------|-----------------|
G :-5-4-2--------2--|---2-1-----------|-----------------|
D :-------2-2--3----|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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