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Road To Ruin

Mr Big

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Date: 14 Mar 96 09:55:06 EST
From: Ove Breiholz 

From: Ove Breiholz, Germany (70026.2642@compuserve.com)
Road to ruin (Words and Music by Mr. Big)
Transcribed from "Lean into it"
Tabs arranged with TabMaster by O. Zefmer

p = Pull off
\ = slide down

Road to ruin from the "Lean into it" is basically played with 3 parts.
I called them riffs here. These are the tabs how git-whiz Paul Gilbert
(or Pablo Gilberto) plays them "in general" they may change in detail
during the verses.

Riff 1 is played at the beginning of first two verses. A strong slide down
should be used after each power chord.(E5, B5, C#5, F#5)

Riff2 is played with a powerful groove. Try a shuffle-feel with palm mute
for the bass notes. Chords are the same as in Riff 1.

Riff 3 I seperated in two parts. In Part 1 the Chords are A and B.
The chromatics are played over a C#m. The second Part is nearly the
same as Riff 2 but this one's got other ending chords

  Riff 1
e:------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------|
G:--6-----------------------4---------|
D:--6----------------2--2---4------4--|
A:--4-\----4--2-------------2\-----4--|
E:---------------4-----------------2--|  play 2 times

  Riff 2
e:----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B:----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
G:--------6-----------6-------------------|-------4-----------4---|
D:--------6-----------6--------------2--2-|-------4-----------4---|
A:--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-4-4--4-2----------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|
E:--------------------------------4-------|----------------------0|
                              p

e:-----------------------------|
B:-----------------------------|
G:-----------------------------|
D:--------4-----------------4--|
A:--------4-----------------4--|
E:--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--6-----| repeat

  Riff 3 [Chorus Part 1]
e:-0-------------------------------|---------------------|
B:-2-------4-----------------------|---------------------|
G:-2-------4-----------------------|---------------------|
D:-2-------4-----------------------|----------------2----|
A:-0-------2--4--------------2--4--|-4-----------------4-|
E:---------------0--2--3--4--------|----0--2--3--4-------|
    let ring
Whoa...

e:-0---------------------------------|
B:-2----4----------------------------|
G:-2----4----------------------------|
D:-2----4---------------------2--4--6|
A:-0----2---------------------0--2--4|
E:----------4--0--1--2--3--4---------| repeat

[Chorus Part2]
e:------------------------------|------------------|
B:------------------------------|------------------|
G:-6--------6------------6----6-|--------6---4--2--|
D:-6--------6-----4--4---4----6-|--------6---4--2--|
A:-4--4--4--4--0--2--2---x----4-|--4--4--4---2--0--|
E:-----------------------6------|------------------|
She took me..            road

e:-------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------|
G:--6--------6-----------------------9---4--6|
D:--6--------6-----------------------9---4--6|
A:--4--4--4--4--4--------4-----------7---2--4|
E:--------------2--2--2--2--2--4--6----------|
                down..               back on the..

The solo is played over Riff 2. If somebody could figure out
how Paul plays that REAL fast arpeggio in that solo just give me a shout.
Hope you'll have fun
Ove