https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:55:07 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-382068 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:26:33 +0000 Easy Songs bondmorkret https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-382068 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-381751 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:19:22 +0000 I have an ealier post where I have it in "G". If you play with the recording, CAPO at the second fret to play in "G". Otherwise, it will sound OK without the CAPO.
Most of the tabs I see are in "A", some play in "G" for their vocals. ALso, see an earlier post when I was in LIVERPOOL at the Hard Day's Night Hotel and he playing it in "G".]]> Easy Songs clideguitar https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-381751 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-341729 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:26:23 +0000 E------------------------------- B-------4----1--------------4-- G--1--------------1----3------- D------------------------------- A------------------------------- E------------------------------- I just leave my pointer finger on the 2nd and 3rd strings, first fret. I just started going through the song tonight, so that's all I have at the moment - just thought it was odd that I always seem to be a half step off in one direction. Guess the only plus of this way is you can slide it all over the fret board easily...if your into that sort of thing :)

-Jon]]> Easy Songs falcon1 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-341729 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-205782 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:40:57 +0000
Gmaj7: xx5432

Basic Verse Strum: D D DU U (heavy on the bass notes to get the drone sound)

Rather than ending with the repetitive "my baby don't care" (which I can't sing) . . . I chose to end the song by playing the Intro one-and-a-half times ending on an A chord.

Ticket To Ride - The Beatles Verse Strum: D D DU U (A-Bm-E) Intro: (play twice... let all notes ring): |-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-------- |--------2-----0-----------2-----0----------- |--2--------2--------2--------2-------------- |-------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------- Verse 1 A I think I'm gonna be sad, A I think it's today, yeah. A The girl that's driving me mad Bm E is going a-way. Chorus F#m D(U) She's got a ticket to ride. F#m Gmaj7 She's got a ticket to ri-i-ide. F#m E She's got a ticket to ride. . . A and she don't care. (Last note of A chord is 1st note of Intro Riff) Verse 2 A She said that living with me, A was bringing her down yeah. A For she would never be free Bm E when I was a-round. Repeat Chorus Bridge: D I don't know why she's ridin' so high. . . D she ought to think twice, D E she ought to do right by me. D D D/D7/D Be-fore she gets to saying goodbye. . . D/7 she ought to think twice, D E she ought to do right by me. |-----------------------10------b(14)12--10--12--- |--b(12)10--8------8/12-----12-------------------- |--------------9---------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- r i m i/m i m r m i m Repeat Verse 1 Repeat Chorus Repeat Bridge (w/little solo) Repeat Verse 2 . . . Ahhhhhhhhhh, Repeat Chorus Ending: Play Intro 1½ times, ending on A chord ]]> Easy Songs shug https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-205782 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-204985 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 18:38:54 +0000 We used to go to the Isle Of Wight for our holidays when we were kids. My grandparents retired there in the early sixties.Hmm, I'm recalling something about a cottage, "if it's not too dear." Wight, right? (Gee, that's kind of a reminder that Paul is sixty-four.) :lol:
Can't wait to try this song out tonight mate.I'm gonna try it in both keys, just for the "pickin' practice" it'll provide.
Thanks, Vic!]]> Easy Songs Doug_C https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-204985 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-204674 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:32:06 +0000
God it's a small world. We used to go to the Isle Of Wight for our holidays when we were kids. My grandparents retired there in the early sixties. They lived in Wroxall just outside Ventnor.

Great memories too. Last time I went as a kid I was 10.(1964) We used to come to the island on Red Funnel ferries from Portsmouth and land at Ryde pier head. Then catch the train (steam still in those days) from the pier head and travel to Wroxall.

I always used to think that John's song title was Ticket To Ryde too, even though the song was released one year after I last went there.

Can't wait to try this song out tonight mate.

Chris]]> Easy Songs dogsbody https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-204674 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-204620 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:21:59 +0000
:D :D :D

Vic]]> Easy Songs Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-204620 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-204617 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:42:22 +0000 G -> D
A -> E
Bm -> F#m
C -> G#
Almost :) One step to the right in quint circle http://www.wilke-edv.de/CircleQuint.gif
A I think I'm gonna be sad, I think it's today, yeah. The girl that's driving me mad Bm7 E7 Is going away. f#m D7 She's got a ticket to ride, f#m D7 She's got a ticket to ride, f# E7 She's got a ticket to ride, A But she don't care. ... D7 I don't know why she's ridin' so high, She ought to think twice, E7 She ought to do right by me. D7 Before she gets to saying goodbye, She ought to think twice, E7 She ought to do right by me. I play the opening riff for the A chord in the verse until the Bm7 chord. Bit tricky, but possible with practice to sing along to the riff.

Also - off course it is virtually impossible for mortal men to sing it Lennon-wise - so actually I often put a capo on fifth and play it in ... D ;)]]> Easy Songs lars https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-204617 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-204616 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:36:54 +0000
(er....probably too much beer......)

thanks for that.....

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Easy Songs Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-204616 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-204614 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:29:38 +0000
Umm, anyone feel like transposing from D to A?

Five semitones - could always use the chords I tabbed and put a capo on the 5th fret....?

Anyone?

:D :D :D

Vic

(PS thanks for asking Lars - I'm getting there.....!!!!) I think this is right:
D -> A
G -> D
A -> E
Bm -> F#m
C -> G#

As for the solo you can just add 5 to every number. That might not be the easiest way to play it but would work.
You could also do exactly as you stated, play it as is and capo the 5th fret.]]> Easy Songs smcclure https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/ticket-to-ride-the-beatles/#post-204614