MUI Cool Instro Songs and Chords |
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| SONG | ARTIST | MP3 | CHORDS | COMMENTS |
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| 007-Goldfinger | Django Twango | Download | N/A | James Bond Theme segues into Goldfinger... A must for any self respecting surf band... |
| Apache | Django Twango | Download | N/A | This one's already on the list... Check out the Hiawatha intro... |
| Baja | The Astronauts | Download | N/A | The quintessential surf tune of all time... Reverb on ten, baby... |
| Caravan | The Ventures | Download | N/A | Everyone does this standard, but it's still cool... Here's the original TV footage |
| Casbah | Django Twango | Download | N/A | I love this tune... Sandy Nelson's version has a cool drum break, but I like this one better... |
| Casbah | Sandy Nelson | Download | N/A | Okay, this version is pretty cool too... This is before Sandy formed The Sin City Termites... |
| Cat On A Hot Foam Board | Banzai Surf | Download | N/A | This one just rips... Go, Ryan, Go!!! |
| Della Street | Los Straitjackets | Download | N/A | This has got a nice relaxed feel... Kinda Stray Cats... |
| Dick Tracy | Spy-Fi | Download | N/A | Very cool, modern version of a Ventures song... |
| For A Few Dollars More | Banzai Surf | Download | N/A | The idea is to dynamically build each verse... This one is a little fast, but totally kills live... |
| Ghost Riders | Neil LeVang | Download | N/A | This is a fantastic version of a great song done by a by a phenomenal guitar player... |
| Good, Bad and the Ugly | The Ventures | Download | N/A | Not sure what key these guys are playing in... I'm not sure they knew either... |
| Harlem Nocturne | Duane Eddy | Download | N/A | Here's another slow cop theme... From the Mike Hammer series... |
| Hawaii VO | Django Twango | Download | N/A | I like this arrangement... Starts slow and ends fast... |
| Ho'okipa | The Aqua Velvets | Download | N/A | Everytime I hear this song I want to add it to the list... This song has a really nice chorus... |
| Hotshot - High Noon In Cancun | Django Twango | Download | N/A | An original from The Deep End Days... Heavy Dick Dale opening with a Spanish theme... |
| Jetty Motel | Los Straitjackets | Download | N/A | Another nice Los Straitjackets tune... I think King Of Hawaii covered this... |
| King of the Hill | TV Show - Theme Song | Download | N/A | Two minutes and 10 seconds of pure white trash, kick ass... Yeeee Hawww! |
| Midnight Headlight | The Surf Coasters | Download | N/A | Nice sounding traditional surf tune... Medium tempo alternative for standards... |
| Misirlou | The Surf Coasters | Download | N/A | The best version of this song I've ever heard... Simply amazing! |
| Nitro | Dick Dale | Download | N/A | Kind of obscure, but hot, Dick Dale number... Came out with a really horrible video that makes me want to puke... |
| Perfidia | The Shadows | Download | Text | Another traditional big band song from the '30s that was redone by lots of surf bands... |
| The Pink Panther | Django Twango | Download | N/A | Henry Mancini is THE MAN! The King of Cool! The Sultan of Swing! |
| Pipeline | The Lively Ones | Download | N/A | Another standard that's kind of a must for any surf archive... |
| Sing, Sing, Sing | Los Straitjackets | Download | Chords / Score | Challenging arrangement of a great song! Way cool drums! |
| Telstar | The Tornadoes | Download | Text | Into outer space... In a spaceship... To another world... |
| Sabre Dance | Django Twango | Download | N/A | Aram Khachaturian's composition done surf... This one totally rocks! |
| The Savage | The Shadows | Download | Text | Nice, punchy traditional surf tune... Cool drums! |
| The Sheik Of Hips | Django Twango | Download | N/A | This song would sound great if it were just a little bit slower... |
| Sunset | Django Twango | Download | N/A | An original piece... Nice circular pattern... |
| Surf Nouveau | The Aqua Velvets | Download | N/A | Check out the solo... I'm amazed at the tone Miles Corbin got out of a Fender Deluxe Reverb... |
| Surf Rider | The Lively Ones | Download | N/A | Everyone remembers this one from Pulp Fiction... |
| Tailspin | Los Straitjackets | Download | N/A | This would be a very cool song to pick up! It rocks, but has a traditional surf feel... |
| Watardori | The Surf Coasters | Download | N/A | I love these guys and this tune showcases Shigeo Naka's mastery of the surf genre... |
| The Work Song | Django Twango | Download | N/A | Traditional '60s instro... Good for jamming and paying social functions... |