00-711 As recorded by The Ventures (From the 1966 Album THE VENTURES PLAY THE BATMAN THEME) Music by Nokie Edwards, Don Wilson, Bob Bogle & Mel Taylor Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Nokie Edwards - Electric Guitar w/ light distortion' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Don Wilson - Electric Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Don Wilson - Electric Guitar' Q=190 $ Am 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.) Q Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E |----0-----0---|-----0-------------|-----0--------0---| |-------1------|-------1-1-----1-1-|----------1-------| |-2----------2-|-(2)---------------|-2--------------2-| |--------------|-----------2-2-----|------------------| |--------------|-------------------|------------------| |--------------|-------------------|------------------| | | Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.) | W W Q. E +Q. E |--------------|-------------------|------------------| |--------------|-------------------|------------------| |--------------|-------------------|------------------| |--------------|-------------------|------------------| |--------------|-------------------|------------------| |--------------|-------------------|-0-----1-(1)----2-| +E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E |-----0---------------|-----0--------0---|-----0---------------|| |-------1-1-------1-1-|----------1-------|-------1-1-------1-1-|| |-(2)-----------------|-2--------------2-|-(2)-----------------|| |------------2--2-----|------------------|------------2--2-----|| |---------------------|------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|------------------|---------------------|| | | +Q. E +H Q. E +Q. E +Q. E +H |---------------------|------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|------------------|---------------------|| |-(2)-----1-(1)-------|-0-----1-(1)----2-|-(2)-----1-(1)-------|| Am Q. E Q Q Q Q. E E E Q. E Q Q Q Q E E E E |-----------------|----^0------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----^1------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----^2------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-3--2-----------| |-0-----2-3---2---|-0----------------|-0-----2-3---2---|----------------| |-----------------|------------0-3-4-|-----------------|----------0-3-4-| | | Gtr III (Clean El. Gtr.) | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1--1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| Q. E Q Q Q Q. E E E Q. E Q Q Q Q E E E E |-----------------|----^0------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----^1------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----^2------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-3--2-----------| |-0-----2-3---2---|-0----------------|-0-----2-3---2---|----------0-3-4-| |-----------------|------------0-3-4-|-----------------|----------------| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1--1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| Dm Q. E Q Q Q Q. E E E Q. E Q Q Q Q E E E E |-----------------|----^1------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----^3------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----^2------------|-----------------|-3--2-----------| |-0-----2-3---2---|-0----------------|-0-----2-3---2---|----------------| |-----------------|------------0-3-4-|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------0-3-4-| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1--1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3--3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| To Coda Am Q. E Q Q Q Q. E E E Q. E Q Q Q H Q |-----------------|----^0------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|----^1------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|----^2------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-3--2-------------|| |-0-----2-3---2---|-0----------------|-0-----2-3---2---|------------------|| |-----------------|------------0-3-4-|-----------------|------------------|| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---|| |-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1--1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1---|| |-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2---|| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|| E A H Q Q W H Q Q W |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-2--------------| |----------------|-2--------------|-0------1---0---|----------------| |-0------1---0---|----------------|----------------|----------------| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| F G Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-3-------------3---|-0-------------0---| |-------3-(3)-------|-------2-(2)-------| |-------------------|-------------------| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-1---1-1--1--1-1-1-|-3---3-3--3--3-3-3-| |-1---1-1--1--1-1-1-|-3---3-3--3--3-3-3-| |-2---2-2--2--2-2-2-|-4---4-4--4--4-4-4-| |-3---3-3--3--3-3-3-|-5---5-5--5--5-5-5-| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| D.S. al Coda E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|--------------------|| |----2-------2-----|----2-------2-------|| |------2-(2)-------|------2-(2)---2-0---|| |-0--------------3-|-0------------------|| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-|-0--0-0--0--0-0-0---|| |-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-|-0--0-0--0--0-0-0---|| |-1--1-1--1--1-1-1-|-1--1-1--1--1-1-1---|| |-2--2-2--2--2-2-2-|-2--2-2--2--2-2-2---|| |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|--------------------|| & E F Am H Q Q H H W |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-3-------2-------|-0--------------| |-0------1---0---|-----------------|----------------| | | Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------| A D Dm W Q. E Q. E Q. E E E Q |-0--------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2--------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2--------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2--------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-3-0---| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A Am D Dm Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-3-0---| |-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-----3-5-3-0---|-----------------|-----------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A G F E N.C. Am H H H Q Q W Q Q Q E E |-----------|------------|----------||----0-----0---| |-----------|------------|----------||-------1------| |-----------|------------|----------||-2----------2-| |-2---------|------------|----------||--------------| |-0----5----|-3----2-----|----------||--------------| |------3----|-1----0-----|----------||--------------| | | H H H Q Q W W |-0----3----|-1----0-----|----------||--------------| |-2----3----|-1----0-----|----------||--------------| |-2----4----|-2----1-----|----------||--------------| |-2----5----|-3----2-----|----------||--------------| |------5----|------------|----------||--------------| |-----------|------------|----------||--------------| +E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E |-----0-------------|-----0--------0---| |-------1-1-----1-1-|----------1-------| |-(2)---------------|-2--------------2-| |-----------2-2-----|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| | | Gtr II | W Q. E +Q. E |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|-0-----1-(1)----2-| +E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E |-----0---------------|-----0--------0---| |-------1-1-------1-1-|----------1-------| |-(2)-----------------|-2--------------2-| |------------2--2-----|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| | | +Q. E +H Q. E +Q. E |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |-(2)-----1-(1)-------|-0-----1-(1)----2-| Am +E E E E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q Q. E E E Q. E Q Q |-----0---------------||-----------------|----^0------------|-----------------| |-------1-1-------1-1-||-----------------|----^1------------|-----------------| |-(2)-----------------||-----------------|----^2------------|-----------------| |------------2--2-----||-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |---------------------||-0-----2-3---2---|-0----------------|-0-----2-3---2---| |---------------------||-----------------|------------0-3-4-|-----------------| | | Gtr III | +Q. E +H Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |---------------------||-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| |---------------------||-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1--1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-| |---------------------||-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---------------------||-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |---------------------||-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-(2)-----1-(1)-------||-----------------|------------------|-----------------| Q Q E E E E Q. E Q Q Q Q. E E E Q. E Q Q |----------------|-----------------|----^0------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----^1------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----^2------------|-----------------| |-3--2-----------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |----------------|-0-----2-3---2---|-0----------------|-0-----2-3---2---| |----------0-3-4-|-----------------|------------0-3-4-|-----------------| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1--1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| Dm Q Q E E E E Q. E Q Q Q Q. E E E Q. E Q Q |----------------|-----------------|----^1------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----^3------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----^2------------|-----------------| |-3--2-----------|-0-----2-3---2---|-0----------------|-0-----2-3---2---| |----------0-3-4-|-----------------|------------0-3-4-|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1--1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3--3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| Am Q Q E E E E Q. E Q Q Q Q. E E E Q. E Q Q |----------------|-----------------|----^0------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----^1------------|-----------------| |-3--2-----------|-----------------|----^2------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |----------------|-0-----2-3---2---|-0----------------|-0-----2-3---2---| |----------0-3-4-|-----------------|------------0-3-4-|-----------------| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1--1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| E A Q H Q H Q Q W H Q Q |----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------| |-3--2-----------||----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------||----------------|-2--------------|-0------1---0---| |----------------||-0------1---0---|----------------|----------------| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-||-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| |----------------||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| |----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------| F G E W Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q E E +E E E E |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-2--------------|-3-------------3---|-0-------------0---|----2-------2-----| |----------------|-------3-(3)-------|-------2-(2)-------|------2-(2)-------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-0--------------3-| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1---1-1--1--1-1-1-|-3---3-3--3--3-3-3-|-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1---1-1--1--1-1-1-|-3---3-3--3--3-3-3-|-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2--2--2-2-2-|-4---4-4--4--4-4-4-|-1--1-1--1--1-1-1-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3---3-3--3--3-3-3-|-5---5-5--5--5-5-5-|-2--2-2--2--2-2-2-| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| Am Q E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E |------------------||-----0--------0---| |------------------||----------1-------| |------------------||-2--------------2-| |----2-------2-----||------------------| |------2-(2)---2-0-||------------------| |-0----------------||------------------| | | Gtr II | Q E E E E E E Q. E +Q. E |-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-||------------------| |-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-||------------------| |-1--1-1--1--1-1-1-||------------------| |-2--2-2--2--2-2-2-||------------------| |------------------||------------------| |------------------||-0-----1-(1)----2-| +E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E |-----0---------------|-----0--------0---| |-------1-1-------1-1-|----------1-------| |-(2)-----------------|-2--------------2-| |------------2--2-----|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| | | +Q. E +H Q. E +Q. E |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |-(2)-----1-(1)-------|-0-----1-(1)----2-| +E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E |-----0---------------|-----0--------0---|-----0---------------*| |-------1-1-------1-1-|----------1-------|-------1-1-------1-1-*| |-(2)-----------------|-2--------------2-|-(2)-----------------*| |------------2--2-----|------------------|------------2--2-----*| |---------------------|------------------|---------------------*| |---------------------|------------------|---------------------*| | | +Q. E +H Q. E +Q. E +Q. E +H |---------------------|------------------|---------------------*| |---------------------|------------------|---------------------*| |---------------------|------------------|---------------------*| |---------------------|------------------|---------------------*| |---------------------|------------------|---------------------*| |-(2)-----1-(1)-------|-0-----1-(1)----2-|-(2)-----1-(1)-------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths