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Road Games Tab

by Allan Holdsworth




Allan Holdsworth - Road Games
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------|
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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
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------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------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~~~~~-------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
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------------------------------------------------------------|
-----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-------------------------|
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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~~~---|
------------------------------------------------------------|
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------------------------------------------------------------|
-----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-------------------------|
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Tap w/2 fingers
===========================================2x==============
------t17p12--t17p12----t17---t17p12--t17p12--t17p12---t17--|
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------t18p12--t18p12----t18---t18p12--t18p12--t18p12---t18--|
------------------------------------------------------------|
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========2x cont========================================
--t17p12--t17p12--------------------------------------------|
--------------------t17p14---t17p14--t19p14---t20p14\12-----|
--t18p12--t18p12--------------------------------------------|
--------------------t17p14---t17p14--t19p14---t21p14\12-----|
------------------------------------------------------------|
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============2x cont========================
------------------------------------------------------------|
--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12p8h10--(10)-----------------|
--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12p9h10-----------------------|
---------------------------------------(10)-----------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
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------------------------------------------------------------|
--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12p8h10--(10)-----------------|
--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12p9h10-----------------------|
---------------------------------------(10)-----------------|
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Lead
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--15w/bar~~~~~~~~~---t27*----15w/bar---t27*---15/17---------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
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----h19p15~~~----h17h19/20\19---p15\13--12h15p13p12---------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
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------------------------------------------------------------|
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-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--------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
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------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------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-----------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
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------------------10h12h13h15p12p10---8h10h12p10p8h10-------|
--------10h12h13--------------------------------------------|
-13\12------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
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--------12h13h15p12--------12h13h15p12--10p8h12-t15p12------|
-13h15--------------h15p13----------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
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-t15p12p10-t15p10p8-t15-t15p12p10p8-t17p12-t17p12p10--------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
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-17p10p8--t17p12-t17p12p8h12-t20---p17p15p12h17-w/bar-------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
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-p15p12-17p15-----------------------------------------------|
---------------17p15p13h15-19p14/17h19p17p14--15p14---------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-19p15p13------17--------------------------------------------|
-----------16------16p12h13p11\10/11-------------------------|
--------------------------------------14h15p14p12------------|
---------------------------------------------------15--15p13-|


-------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------12h13--13/15-----|w/bar
--10h12h14p10h12h13-14p13p12p11-10h12h13h14------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
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------------------------------17/19/20w/bar-----------------|
-13p12h13h15/17w/bar--p15p13--------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
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Rhythm part of last three bars of lead..
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--------------------------------------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--------------------------------------------------------|


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h = hammeron                          ps = pick scrape
p = pulloff                           % = repeat phrase
b = bend                              + natural harmonic
/\ = Slide                            tr = trill
* = Artificial Harmonic               x = ghost note
t = tap note w/right hand             w/bar = with bar
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