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\------------------------/ \------------------/ \------------------------/ \------------------/ \------------------------/ \------------------/ \------------------------/ X 6 then \------------------/ \-7--7--7--7--7--7--9--7-/ \-9-9-9--10--10--9-/ \-5--5--8--9--5--5--5--5-/ \-7-7-7--8---8---7-/ ! 3 ! play this triplet 4 times
solo
if you don't know what a pentatonic scale is, please go out and learn it
this is a simple pentatonic scale in Em.
the beginning is played by bending an A (14th fret on the G string) up to a B (1 step), and also playing the B on the 12th fret of the B string.
the rest is improvisation on the Em pentatonic scale. these are the main notes
-12-15 -12-15 -12-14 -12-14 -12-14 -12-15
the song
intro X 6
verse X 2 keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel
pre chorus we're going to the roadhouse we're gonna have a real, good time
intro X 2
verse X 2 in the back of the roadhouse we've got some bungaloes in the back of the roadhouse we've got some bungaloes
pre chorus and that's for the people who like to go down slow
chorus let it roll, baby roll let it roll, baby roll let it roll, baby roll let it roll, all night long
solo w/intro (it involves piano and harmonica and has a lot of ad lib so make it long)
intro you gotta roll roll roll, you gotta fill my soul all right roll roll roll i gotta fill my soul ad lib vox harmonica solo passion lady give up your mouse passion lady give up your mouse SAVE OUR CITY SAVE OUR CITY right now
verse X 2 well, i woke up this morning, i got myself a beer well, i woke up this morning, i got myself a beer
pre chorus the future's uncertain and the end is always near
E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|--4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5--4---| D|--4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5--4---| go back to main riff A|--2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3--2---| E|---------------------------|
then play the pentatonic scale into a improvised solo
E7 (1)keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel (2)in back of the roadhouse we've got some bungalows (3)well, i woke up this morning, i got myself a beer
keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel in back of the roadhouse we've got some bungalows well, i woke up this morning, i got myself a beer
e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------b5-------------| A|-5---5---5-------7-5------------------------7p5h7---5/14| E|---7---7---7---------7-5-3b4--0-0--5h6h7----------7-----| we're going to the roadhouse we're gonna have a real, good time and that's for the people who like to go down slow the futures uncertain and the end is always near
A keep your eyes on the road your hands upon the wheel reapeat 2 e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------5--------------------------| A|-------------------------------5h6h7---------------------7p5-7--------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-5h6h7-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-5h6h7----------------------------|
yeah were going to the roadhouse gonna have a real a good time e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0---0---0---2---2-2-0---0------------------5--------0---0-----------------------| A|---2---2---2---0-------2----------------------7p5-7----2-------------------------| E|---------------------------3--0-0-0-0--5h6h7-------------------------------------|
back of the roadhouse they got some bungalows reapeat 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-3--3------------3--3------------3--2--------------------------------------------| D|-1--1---0---0----1--1--0--0------1--1--------5-----------------------------------| A|-2--2-----2------2--2----2-------2--2----------7p5-7-----------------------------| E|--------------------------------------- 5h6h7------------------------------------|
thats for the people who like to go down slow e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-3--3---------3-3----------3--3------------------------------------------------| D|-1--1--0---0--1-1---0---0--1--1--0-------5-------------------------------------| A|-2--2----2----2-2-----2----3--2--0---------7p5-7-------------------------------| E|------------------------------------5h6h7--------------------------------------|
reapeat above
woke up this morning and i got myself a beer yeah i woke up this morning and i got myself a beer the furtures uncertain and the end is always near
let it roll baby roll let it roll baby roll let it roll e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------reapeat-2-----------| D|--0---------2---4--2--2--------2---4--2--2------2---4--2----------------------| A|-2--0-0-3-4---0-------0--0-3-4---0----------3-4---0---------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
all night long
? B e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-5--4-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5--4-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-3--4-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--2-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[solo??]
the rest i don't know excpept the outro G D e|-15-12------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------15-12------------------9---7-------------------------------------------| G|-------------14-12----12/-----9---7-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------14---------9---7-------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------9---7-------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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ROADHOUSE BLUES - The Doors
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------------------0h1h2-----2--2--0-----0-||
------------------------------------0h2---||
0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------||
e|-------0-0--0--------| play the chords with upstrokes
B|-------3-3--3--------|
G|-------1-1--1--------|
D|-------2-2--2-----0--|
A|-------2-2--2-0h2----|
E|-0--0--0-0--0--------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b bend note whole step
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
ROADHOUSE BLUES
As recorded by The Doors (From the 1970 Album MORRISON HOTEL)
Words by Jim Morrison Music by The Doors
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Robby Krieger - Electric Guitar'
Intro Moderate shuffle Q=110(8=s8) N.C. 4/4 Gtr I |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------5s7-|-------------------|-------------5h6h7--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-5h6h7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-5h6h7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------------|-------------5s7-|-----------------|-------------5s7--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-2b4==(2)r-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-5s7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-------------5s7-|-------------5s7-|-----------------|-------------5s7--|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-5s7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0------||
1st Verse |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E a E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-0------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------0h1h2-|----2-0h2-2p0---0---| |-------------5s7-|-------------5s7-|-------------------|--------------2---2-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|--------------------|
|-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------0h1h2-|-------------5s7-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3--| E E E E E E E E E Q E E E +E E E Q |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|-0--------------------| |-------------0h1h2-|-0--2p0-2-(2)p0---0---| |-------------------|----------------2-----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|----------------------|
~~~~~~ E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-0---0---0-----2-|-(2)-2-0-0----0------| |---2---2---2-----|-----------2---------| |-----------------|----------------3b4==|
~~~~~~ |-3-| |-3--| +Q E E +Q E E E Q E a E +E E E Q |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|-0-------------------| |----------------------|----2-0h2-(2)p0---0--| |----------------0h1h2-|----------------2----| |-(3)r--0-0-(0)--------|---------------------|
E7 |-3--| |-3-| E E E E +E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E |-------0-(0)-0-0----|---0---0-0--------|---0---0-(0)------|---7---7-(7)-------| |-x-x-x-5-(5)-5-5----|-x-3---3-3--------|-x-3---x-(x)------|-x-5---5-(5)-------| |-x-x-x--------------|-x-1---1-1--------|-x-1---x-(x)------|-x-7---7-(7)-------| |-x-x-x-----------0--|-x-2---2-2--------|-x-2---x-(x)------|-x-6---6-(6)-------| |--------------------|------------5h6h7-|--------------5s7-|--------------5s7--| |--------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E |---7---7-(7)------|---7---7-(7)------| |-x-5---5-(5)------|-x-5---5-(5)------| |-x-7---7-(7)------|-x-7---7-(7)------| |-x-6---6-(6)------|-x-6---6-(6)------| |--------------5s7-|--------------5s7-| |------------------|------------------|
|-3--| |-3--| E E E E +E E E E E Q E a E +E E E E E |---0-----------------|----------------------| |-x-3---3-(3)---------|----------------------| |-x-1---1-(1)---------|-0--------------------| |-x-2---2-(2)-0---0---|----2-0h2-(2)p0---0---| |---------------2---2-|----------------2---2-| |---------------------|----------------------|
E E E E +Q E E E e E E +Q Q |---0---0-(0)------|---7---7-(7)-----| |---3---3-(3)------|-x-5---5-(5)-----| |-x-1---1-(1)------|-x-7---7-(7)-----| |-x-2---2-(2)------|-x-6---6-(6)-----| |-x------------5s7-|--------------5--| |------------------|-----------------|
|-3--| |-3--| E E E E +E E E E E Q E a E +E E E E E |---7---7-(7)---------|----------------------| |-x-5---5-(5)---------|----------------------| |-x-7---7-(7)---------|-0--------------------| |-x-6---6-(6)---------|-0--2-0h2-(2)p0---0---| |-------------0h1-0h2-|----------------2---2-| |---------------------|----------------------|
~~~ E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-0---0---0-----2-|-(2)-2-0-0----0---| |---2---2---2-----|-----------2------| |-----------------|----------------3-|
~~~~~ |-3-| +Q E E +E E E E E Q E a E +Q Q |----------------------|------------------------|| |----------------------|------------------------|| |----------------------|-0----------------------|| |----------------------|----2-0h2-(2)--/(14)\---|| |----------------0h1h2-|------------------------|| |-(3)--0-0-(0)-0-------|------------------------||
Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| |---------2---4-2-|---------2---4-2-|-(2)-2-----2---4-2-|---------2---4-2--| |-0-0-3-4---0-----|-0-0-3-4---0-----|-------3-4---0-----|-0-0-3-4---0------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |---------2---4-2-|---------2---4---| |-0-0-3-4---0-----|-0-0-3-4---0-----| |-----------------|-----------------|
B C B |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |--3--| E E E E E E E E E E E +E q q q E E Q |---------------------------|----------7------| |---------------------------|----------7------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-(8)-|--9--9--9-8------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-|-10-10-10-9------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-|-10-10-10-9------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-|--8--8--8-7------|
Guitar Solo |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |---3----| |---3----| |---3----| |---3----| |---3----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------12-12-|-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12-| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------12-12-|-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12-| |----------------------------14b16-------|-14b16-------14b16-------14b16-------14b16-------| |----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---3----| |---3----| |---3----| |---3----| E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------| |-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------| |-14b16----14b16----14b16----14b16----14b16----14b16-12-| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
|---3----| |---3----| |---3---| E E E E E E E E E Q +E E S S S S E E E E |---------------------------------------15b17===|=(15)r-15-12---------12----12-----12-12-| |-------12-------12-15b17r15-------12-----------|-------------15pb17=====15----15r-------| |-14b16----14b16-------------14b16--------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------0---------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---3----| |---3----| |---3----| |---3----| E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12--------------| |-15b17-------15b17-------15b17-------15b17r15-12--| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
|--3---| |--3---| |--3---| |---3---| E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------7-7-------7-7-------7-7------------| |-10b12-----10b12-----10b12-----10b12r10-8-| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E a +S +S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------------0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-| |-8---8-10b12==(10)r(10)p8---8---0---|-0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2---| |---0----------------------9---9-----|-------------------------| |------------------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E |-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-------| |-0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2---|-0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2---|-0h2---0h2---0h2---0-----| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------/4--| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
+E E a Q E E Q H Q S a E. +E E a E E E E Q H Q E E |-----0-------------|----------------|-----0--------------|-----------5b7==| |-------------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------| |-(4)---4s2--0------|-----------2s4--|-(4)---4s2---0------|----------------| |--------------2----|----------------|---------------2----|----------------| |-------------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
Bridge |-3-| +Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-(5)r--5p3----------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------5-3------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------0----||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------0--||---2---2-2-2-0---|---2---2-2-2-0---|---2---2-2-2-0---| |--------------------||---------------2-|---------------2-|---------------2-| |--------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 11x E E E E E E E E E e E E +Q Q ||------------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|---5---5-(5)-----| ||------------------|------------------||-----------------|---7---7-(7)--0--| ||----2---2-2-2-0---|---2---2-2-2-0----||---2---2-2-2-0---|---6---6-(6)--0--| ||o---------------2-|---------------2-o||---------------2-|---7---7-(7)-----| ||------------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------|
2nd Verse E e E E +Q E E E e E E +Q E E |------------------||------------------| |---5---5-(5)------||---5---5-(5)------| |-x-7---7-(7)------||-x-7---7-(7)------| |-x-6---6-(6)------||-x-6---6-(6)------| |-x-7---7-(7)--5s7-||-x-7---7-(7)--5s7-| |------------------||------------------|
|-3--| E e E E +Q E E E e E E +E E E E E |------------------|---------------------| |---5---5-(5)------|---5---5-(5)---------| |-x-7---7-(7)------|-x-7---7-(7)---------| |-x-6---6-(6)------|-x-6---6-(6)-----0---| |-x-7---7-(7)--5s7-|-x-7---7-(7)-0-2---2-| |------------------|---------------------|
E7 |-3-| Q E T S. E E E E E E E E E +Q E E |---------------------|---0---0-(0)------| |---------------------|-x-3---3-(3)------| |-0-------------------|-x-1---1-(1)------| |-0--2-0h2--2p0---0---|-x-2---2-(2)------| |---------------3---2-|--------------5s7-| |---------------------|------------------|
|-3--| E E E E +Q E E E E E E +E E E E E |---0---0-(0)------|---0---0-(0)---------| |-x-3---3-(3)------|-x-3---3-(3)---------| |-x-1---1-(1)------|-x-1---1-(1)---------| |-x-2---2-(2)------|-x-2---2-(2)---------| |--------------5s7-|-------------0-1-0h2-| |------------------|---------------------|
|-3-| Q E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E T S. |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-0------------------|--------------------| |-0--2-0h2-2p0---0---|-0---0---0-----0h2--| |--------------2---2-|---2---2---2--------| |--------------------|--------------------|
~~~~~~~~ |-3-| +E E E E Q E E +Q E E +E E E E E |------------------|-----------------------| |------------------|-----------------------| |------------------|-----------------------| |-(2)-2-0-0----0---|-----------------------| |-----------2------|----------------0h1h2--| |----------------3-|-(3)--0-0-(0)-0--------|
Out-Chorus Q E a E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-0-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |----2-0h2-(2)--0---||---------2---4-2-|---------2---4-2-|-(2)-2-----2---4-2-| |-------------------||-0-0-3-4---0-----|-0-0-3-4---0-----|-------3-4---0-----| |-------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |---------2---4-2-|---------2---4-2-| |-0-0-3-4---0-----|-0-0-3-4---0-----| |-----------------|-----------------|
B C C#D D# |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q q q q q q q |-----------------|-------------|-------------| |-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-5-6-7-8-| |-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-5-6-7-8-| |---------2---4---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-5-6-7-8-| |-0-0-3-4---0-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-3-4-5-6-| |-----------------|-------------|-------------|
Free Time Cadenza N.C. |--3--| |--3---| Q E E E E E +E E E E E E E +H |-15b17--15p12------------------------|------------------*| |--------------15-12------------------|-------9s7-(7)----*| |--------------------14b16r(14)-12----|-12\---9s7-(7)----*| |----------------------------------14-|------------------*| |-------------------------------------|------------------*| |-------------------------------------|------------------*|
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
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Title: Roadhouse Blues Artist: The Doors Album: Morrison Hotel Tempo = 120