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Mr Moto by The Bel Airs (Patreon)

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2026-07-03 16:26:13

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2026-09-09 09:33:51

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Hi all!

A new lesson this week on Mr Moto by The Bel Airs. After the deep dive into Sultans of Swing a couple of weeks ago, this one's a nice change of pace, a fun surf classic that's not too tricky to play. We cover the whole tune: the Spanish-flavoured intro and the hooky verse and bridge melodies. I've replaced the piano solo from the original recording with some ideas of my own - double stop melodies, chord tone soloing, and some triads (of course).

Full tab and a backing track can be found below. The backing follows the arrangement of the original recording.

(Thanks to Iain for the updated tab which has fixed an issue with the DS al coda.)

Hope you enjoy it.

-Adrian

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Mr Moto by The Bel-Airs: Learn this Essential Surf Tune

Mr Moto by The Bel Airs is a beloved surf guitar instrumental, and this lesson covers the whole tune in detail. We'll look at the basic chords, the main melody using the open position D minor pentatonic and blues scale, the triad usage in the bridge, and the modulation into A minor for the solo. Tab and backing track can be found on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anyonecanplayguitar Chapters: 0:00 Hi 0:24 Playing-through 02:30 About the tune 03:12 The Spanish-flavoured intro chords 05:17 Basic chords 06:42 Main melody and D minor pentatonic/blues scale 11:10 Bridge section, modulating to F major 13:42 Breaking down the solo: chord tones, double stops and triads 17:13 Final verse and outro 18:11 Gear 19:06 Bye Gear: Fender Jazzmaster (bridge pickup), Surfy Bear reverb, Archer overdrive, Fender Princeton Check out the full surf guitar playlist for more lessons like this one. My in-depth course library: https://courses.anyonecanplayguitar.co.uk My latest album: https://zodiactoys.bandcamp.com/releases SUBSCRIBE for more: https://bit.ly/3Efy0W3 Check out my website: https://www.anyonecanplayguitar.co.uk Social blah: Instagram (occasionally I post here): https://www.instagram.com/acpgtr/