"Pipeline" By the Ventures
Lesson by Chris Elmore
(please note - this is only my interpretation of the song)

Okay, here we go - "Pipeline" by the Ventures!

RHYTHM:

Step 1:
Start with a G and hammer the top string on and off...as shown in the tab and audio examples...

E-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G-----------------------|
D-----------------------|
A---2---2---2---2---2---|
E-0---3---0---3---0-----|

Step 2:
Drop the whole thing down a string but still play the same chord, just one string lower

E-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G-----------------------|
D---2---2---2---2---2---|
A-0---3---0---3---0-----|
E-----------------------|

Step 3:
Same as step 1...

E-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G-----------------------|
D-----------------------|
A---2---2---2---2---2---|
E-0---3---0---3---0-----|

Step 4:

All we do here is strum a power chord on the 7th fret and then on the 8th fret

E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A--9--9--9-----10---10---10-|
E--7--7--7------8---8----8--|

E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A--9--9--9-----10---10---10-|
E--7--7--7------8---8----8--|

Step 5:

Likewise in step 4, but we strum up and down, changing between 2 positions


E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A--9--7--9---7--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7|
E--7--5--7---5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5|

Step 6:

Use the techniques in "Triple The Speed Of Your Leads" to do this, whereby you are strumming your strings both up as well as down repetitively!

E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E--12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0|

 

LEAD FOR RHYTHM

Step 1:

E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D----0--2--0--2--4--2--0--2-|
A-2-------------------------|
E---------------------------|

E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D--2--4--2--4--2--0---------|
A--------------------2------|
E---------------------------|

Step 2:

E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G----0--2--0--2--4--2--0--2-|
D-2-------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G--2--4--2--4--2--0---------|
D--------------------2------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

 

CHORUS

The chorus is made up of 4 notes in 4 different positions as shown in the tabs.

Strum each note as shown in the audio and move your fingers to the following fret locations...

E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D-------------------------------|
A-5----5----5----5----3----2----|
E-7----3----7----3----1----0----|

and at the end of it...

Use the techniques in "Triple The Speed Of Your Leads" to do this, whereby you are strumming your strings both up as well as down repetitively once again!

E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E--12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0|

 

LEAD FOR CHORUS

Step 1:

E------------------------------------|
B-13-------------13-17-15-13-12------|
G----14-14-14-14----------------12-12|
D------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|

Step 2:

E-----------------------------------|
B---------12--15--13--12--13--------|
G-12--12---------------------14-14--|
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|

Step 3:

E--------------------------------------|
B-------------13--17--15--13--12-------|
G-----14--14--------------------12-12--|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

Step 4:

E------------------------------------|
B----------12--15--13--12-10---------|
G--12--12---------------------10--10-|
D------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|

Step 5:

E-------------------------------|
B-------10--13--12-10-----------|
G-10-10----------------13-------|
D-------------------------------|
A-------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|

 

FINAL PIECE

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