Road Games by Allan Holdsworth #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 18:24:44 -0800 !From: Judy Letostak Subject: TAB:Alan Holdsworth - Road Games Allan Holdsworth - Road Games http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/agnetha/59/index.html or (San Diego, CA) Metal Edge (619)423-4970 24/7 Guitar/Bass/Drum tab, NPD, This is another slippery Holdsworth composition. Good stuff in the lead...And again there's some difficult stretches, be sure to keep the slurs smooth. Hold 4 bars ----------10-15p14-9--------------8--13---16----------------| -------10------------9----------8---------14---------5------| -10h11-----------------10-9-8h9-----------10---------4------| ------------------------------------------10---------2------| -----------------------------------------------------0------| ------------------------------------------------------------| Rhy Fig 1 ======5x=== =====6x==== ------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------10\8~~~-------------------------------| ---9\7---p---5--------12\10~~w/bar------9\7---p---5---------|End ---9\7---p---5--------12\10~~-----------9\7---p---5---------|Rhy ----------------------10\8~~~-------------------------------|Fig 1 ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------8----------------------| ----------------------------------7-----9-------------------| -----------------5---------7--10-----------10--12--10--7----| -----------3-----------7------------------------------------| --0--1------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------8h11h12t16p12p11p9---------| ------------------------------9---------------------h13-----| ---------------------------8--------------------------------| ---7------5---------7--10-----------------------------------| ---7------5------7------------------------------------------| ---5------3-------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| -t17p13p12p10-----------------------------------------------| --------------h13t17p13p12p10-------------------------------| ------------------------------h14t18p14p13p11\10~~~~~-------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| -----7----------8----9-----10----11-----12-~~w/bar----------| -----7----------9----9-----11----11-----13-~~---------------| -----7---------10----9-----12----11-----14-~~---------------| -----5----------8----7-----10-----9-----12-~~---------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ---12-------5------6------7-------8-------------------------| ---13-------5------7------7-------9-------------------------| ---14-------5------8------7------10-------------------------| ---12-------3------6------5-------8-------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| 1st 3rd Verses Play Rhy Fig 1 I can see miles and miles away, movin' along this southern bay Seems like the road can go on forever and ever and ever verse 3 Guilty road is gaining light, shiver and chills, my body fights Everything's plain but the grass is still greener forever and ever Chorus (Rhy Fig 2) hold as chord Play 2x (Clean tone) ----------------------13----13------------------------------| ------------------13------------13--------------------------| ------------19----------------------19----------------------| ---------17-----------------------------17------------------| ------15------------------------------------15--------------| --13--------------------------------------------------------| 2nd chorus end: w/distortion -----------------| -----------------| -----9\----------| -----9\----------| -----------------| -----------------| Chorus: These are road games, silent road games 2nd Verse play Rhy fig 1 Heat of the sun is in my brain, day turns to night, I feel the pain. Eyes are so tired they're just turnin into water, to water, to water. ------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------8---------------------| -----------------------------------7-----9------------------| ------------------5---------7--10-----------10--12--10--7---| -------3-----------------7----------------------------------| -1----------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------8h11h12--t16p12p11p9-----| --------------------------------9---------------------------| -----------------------------8------------------------------| ----7-----5-----------7--10---------------------------------| ----7-----5--------7----------------------------------------| ----5-----3-------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| -h13-t17p13p12p10-------------------------------------------| ------------------h13-t17p13p12p10--------------------------| -----------------------------------h14-t18p14p13p11\10~~~---| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| -----7----------8----9-----10----11-----12-~~w/bar----------| -----7----------9----9-----11----11-----13-~~---------------| -----7---------10----9-----12----11-----14-~~---------------| -----5----------8----7-----10-----9-----12-~~---------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ---12-------5------6------7-------8-------------------------| ---13-------5------7------7-------9-------------------------| ---14-------5------8------7------10-------------------------| ---12-------3------6------5-------8-------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| Tap w/2 fingers ===========================================2x============== ------t17p12--t17p12----t17---t17p12--t17p12--t17p12---t17--| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------t18p12--t18p12----t18---t18p12--t18p12--t18p12---t18--| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ========2x cont======================================== --t17p12--t17p12--------------------------------------------| --------------------t17p14---t17p14--t19p14---t20p14\12-----| --t18p12--t18p12--------------------------------------------| --------------------t17p14---t17p14--t19p14---t21p14\12-----| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ============2x cont======================== ------------------------------------------------------------| --t17p12--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12p8h10--(10)-----------------| --t17p12--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12p9h10-----------------------| ---------------------------------------(10)-----------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| --t17p12--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12p8h10--(10)-----------------| --t17p12--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12p9h10-----------------------| ---------------------------------------(10)-----------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| Lead ------------------------------------------------------------| --15w/bar~~~~~~~~~---t27*----15w/bar---t27*---15/17---------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ----h19p15~~~----h17h19/20\19---p15\13--12h15p13p12---------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| -15/17w/bar----17p10--15----p10h15--------------------------| ---------------------------------------12/13w/bar-----------| -----------------------------------12-----------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------17-----| --h15h17p13~~~~--12/13w/bar---p12----------------------------| ----------------------------------h14w/bar~~~-------------14-| -------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| --17-----17~w/bar---------------------------h17----h20-------|~~w/bar -------------------------------------------------------------| --------h16-----------\14~~~---------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------0w/bar-----------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| --p15h17~~w/bar---------------------------------------------| ---------------------15w/bar-----h20~---p17---p15p13--------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------8\7----------------------------------| -------7----------------------------------------------------| ----------------7-12--------11p6-11\10--5-------------------| -7h12--------------------------------------5----------------| ----------------------------------------------8\7p3/4/5h8---| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------11----------------------| -----------------------------7h9/11----9--14p9------11------| ----------7h10p7-----------9---------------------12---------| -10p6h10----------10p7h10-----------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ----------11--16------10\9----------------------------------| ------12----------12--------/14p10-----------9h10h12h14-----| --16--------------------------------12p11-9-----------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------10h12h13h15p12p10---8h10h12p10p8h10-------| --------10h12h13--------------------------------------------| -13\12------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| --------12h13h15p12--------12h13h15p12--10p8h12-t15p12------| -13h15--------------h15p13----------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| -t15p12p10-t15p10p8-t15-t15p12p10p8-t17p12-t17p12p10--------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| -17p10p8--t17p12-t17p12p8h12-t20---p17p15p12h17-w/bar-------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| -p15p12-17p15-----------------------------------------------| ---------------17p15p13h15-19p14/17h19p17p14--15p14---------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| -19p15p13------17--------------------------------------------| -----------16------16p12h13p11\10/11-------------------------| --------------------------------------14h15p14p12------------| ---------------------------------------------------15--15p13-| -------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------12h13--13/15-----|w/bar --10h12h14p10h12h13-14p13p12p11-10h12h13h14------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------17/19/20w/bar-----------------| -13p12h13h15/17w/bar--p15p13--------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm part of last three bars of lead.. ------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------8---------------------| -----------------------------------7-----9------------------| ------------------5---------7--10-----------10--12--10--7---| -------3-----------------7----------------------------------| -1----------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------| --------------------------------9--| -----------------------------8-----| ----7-----5-----------7--10--------| ----7-----5--------7---------------| ----5-----3------------------------| Repeat Rhy Fig 2 7x for ending chorus Very end ----------------------13----13------------------------------| ------------------13------------13--------------------------| ------------19----------------------19----------------------| ---------17-----------------------------17------------------| ------15------------------------------------15--------------| --13--------------------------------------------------------| Typed up using WordPad (Cencorship is Unconstitutional support free speech!) 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