Road Games

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 Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 18:24:44 -0800 
 !From: Judy Letostak  
  
   
 Subject: TAB:Alan Holdsworth - Road Games 
  
 Allan Holdsworth - Road Games 
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 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------| 
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 Rhy Fig 1 
    ======5x===                          =====6x==== 
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 ---9\7---p---5--------12\10~~w/bar------9\7---p---5---------|End 
 ---9\7---p---5--------12\10~~-----------9\7---p---5---------|Rhy 
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 -----------------5---------7--10-----------10--12--10--7----| 
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 ---------------------------------8h11h12t16p12p11p9---------| 
 ------------------------------9---------------------h13-----| 
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 ---7------5---------7--10-----------------------------------| 
 ---7------5------7------------------------------------------| 
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 -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-~~---------------| 
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 ---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) 
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 2nd chorus end: 
 w/distortion 
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 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. 
  
  
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 ------------------5---------7--10-----------10--12--10--7---| 
 -------3-----------------7----------------------------------| 
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 -----------------------------------8h11h12--t16p12p11p9-----| 
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 ----7-----5-----------7--10---------------------------------| 
 ----7-----5--------7----------------------------------------| 
 ----5-----3-------------------------------------------------| 
  
  
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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-~~---------------| 
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 ---12-------3------6------5-------8-------------------------| 
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 Tap w/2 fingers 
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 ------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======================== 
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 --t17p12--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12p8h10--(10)-----------------| 
 --t17p12--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12p9h10-----------------------| 
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 --t17p12--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12p8h10--(10)-----------------| 
 --t17p12--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12p9h10-----------------------| 
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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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 -15/17w/bar----17p10--15----p10h15--------------------------| 
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 --h15h17p13~~~~--12/13w/bar---p12----------------------------| 
 ----------------------------------h14w/bar~~~-------------14-| 
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 --17-----17~w/bar---------------------------h17----h20-------|~~w/bar 
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 --------h16-----------\14~~~---------------------------------| 
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 --p15h17~~w/bar---------------------------------------------| 
 ---------------------15w/bar-----h20~---p17---p15p13--------| 
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 -------7----------------------------------------------------| 
 ----------------7-12--------11p6-11\10--5-------------------| 
 -7h12--------------------------------------5----------------| 
 ----------------------------------------------8\7p3/4/5h8---| 
  
  
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 -----------------------------7h9/11----9--14p9------11------| 
 ----------7h10p7-----------9---------------------12---------| 
 -10p6h10----------10p7h10-----------------------------------| 
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 ----------11--16------10\9----------------------------------| 
 ------12----------12--------/14p10-----------9h10h12h14-----| 
 --16--------------------------------12p11-9-----------------| 
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 ------------------10h12h13h15p12p10---8h10h12p10p8h10-------| 
 --------10h12h13--------------------------------------------| 
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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-| 
  
  
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 --------------------------------------------12h13--13/15-----|w/bar 
 --10h12h14p10h12h13-14p13p12p11-10h12h13h14------------------| 
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 -13p12h13h15/17w/bar--p15p13--------------------------------| 
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 Rhythm part of last three bars of lead.. 
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 ------------------5---------7--10-----------10--12--10--7---| 
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 ----7-----5-----------7--10--------| 
 ----7-----5--------7---------------| 
 ----5-----3------------------------| 
  
 Repeat Rhy Fig 2 7x for ending chorus 
  
 Very end 
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 ------------19----------------------19----------------------| 
 ---------17-----------------------------17------------------| 
 ------15------------------------------------15--------------| 
 --13--------------------------------------------------------| 
  
  
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 h = hammeron                          ps = pick scrape 
 p = pulloff                           % = repeat phrase 
 ~ = vibrato                           letostak@ix.netcom.com 
 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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