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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUE8Qj0fCJ8

Mike Pinera who wrote this song later played guitar for Iron Butterfly and after that Alice Cooper. He is still travelling the country playing with the "Classic Rock All-Stars". Here they are doing a version of In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida. I always laugh at that because I believe they were really singing, "in the garden of eden". Another case of misunderstood lyrics. :D

Anyway, Mike plays some pretty wild guitar on this video, he is very good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzbX_v0umpI]]> Easy Songs Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ride-captain-ride-blues-image/#post-302612 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ride-captain-ride-blues-image/#post-302131 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:31:44 +0000 Easy Songs rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ride-captain-ride-blues-image/#post-302131 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ride-captain-ride-blues-image/#post-302099 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:10:00 +0000
I'll give this one a try - cool song. See, you do learn something new every day here!

Thanks Wes,

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Easy Songs Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ride-captain-ride-blues-image/#post-302099 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ride-captain-ride-blues-image/#post-32762 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:33:13 +0000
Here's the original video from 1970. It has the great solo in the middle, however it leaves out the great solo at the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2IWIwAYDNU&feature=related

Here's another version that has part of the ending solo. I am still looking for a video with the complete end solo, awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAx9h_R23PQ&feature=related

If you can find the complete version, the end solo alone makes this song worth learning. Anyway, here are the simple chords for this song.
Ride Captain Ride Intro- D C D C (D)Seventy-three men sailed up From the (E)San Francisco Bay, E F F# G (G)Rolled off of their ship And here's what they (D)had to say. "We're callin' everyone to ride along To another shore, We can laugh our lives away and be free once more." But no one heard them callin', No one came at all, 'Cause they were too busy watchin' Those old raindrops fall. As a storm was blowin' Out on the peaceful sea, Seventy-three men sailed off To history. (D)Ride, captain ride Upon your (A)mystery ship, Be a(C)mazed at the friends You have here (D)on your trip. Ride captain ride Upon your mystery ship, On your way to a world That others might have missed. D F# G G# A (Instrumental) (D) (Bb) (D) (Bb) A Seventy-three men sailed up From the San Francisco Bay, Got off their ship And here's what they had to say. "We're callin' everyone to ride along To another shore, We can laugh our lives away And be free once more." Ride, captain ride Upon your mystery ship, Be amazed at the friends You have here on your trip. Ride, captain ride Upon your mystery ship, On your way to a world That others might have missed. Ride, captain ride Upon your mystery ship, Be amazed at the friends You have here on your trip. ]]> Easy Songs Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ride-captain-ride-blues-image/#post-32762