------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roads Girdle The Globe - XTC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Jonathan Apps Email:apps@ugs.com Tuning: standard This is very fiddly to transcribe. There's some improvisation around the basic chords going on, and some of the notes get lost in the mix, especially with Partridge yelling away over the top of it. After wearing my ears out on it, I'm confident this is how it goes, minus a few random improvisation bits. Furthermore, it sounds exactly right when I play it along to the record. Any comments / corrections are welcome. "h" = hammer-on "p" = pull-off INSTRUMENTAL: (Right at the start and before each verse) This is for one guitar only. It's played under the much more obvious lead line. There's a fair bit of improvisation around this, with some muted chords scattered about. The last 8-note bit is only done the first time around. e|---------------------------------------------0--0---------0--------0-------| B|-7--7-----5-----7--7-----5-------------------------0-----------------------| G|-4--4-----4-----3--3-----3----(repeat x 2)-------------3--------3----------| D|-5--5--5--------4--4--4--------------------------------------4-------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| This twiddly bit only sometimes played otherwise just repeat the last 4 hits CHORUS: ("Roads girdle the...") of the top 3 strings h p e|------------------------------------------2--2--2--2--4--2--4--2-----------| B|-4--4--------4--4----4-4---------0-----0--2--2--2--2--------------3--2-----| G|-4--4--------4--4----4-4---------0--2--0--2--2--2--2-----------------------| D|-4--4--------4--4----4-4---------2--2--2-----------------------------------| A|-2--4--------x-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------0--2--4----------------3--------------------------------------------| Yes I do mean this! e|-------------3--3--1--1----------------------------------------------------| B|-4--4--2--2--3--3--0--0---------------------------4--4--------4--4----4-4--| G|-4--4--2--2--4--4--2--2---------------------------4--4--------4--4----4-4--| D|-4--4--2--2--5--5--2--2---------------------------4--4--------4--4----4-4--| A|-2--2--4--4--x--x--x--x---------------------------2--4--------x------------| E|-------------3--3--1--1---------------------------------0--2--4------------| VERSE: ("Am I asleep....") e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----2--0--2--0-----------0-----0-------------------------------------------| G|----2--1--2--1-----------0--2--0--2--------------2--0--2--0----------------| D|----2--2--2--2--------------4-----4--------------3--2--3--2----------------| A|-0-----------------0-------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------3--------------------3--1----------------------------| e|----4--5-----------6--------7----------------------------------------------| B|-2--------7-----7-----7----------------------------------------------------| G|-2-----------6-----------6-------------------------------------------------| D|-4-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| MIDDLE: ("Steer me...") p p p e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------7----------------------------------------------| G|----------------7--7--6--------7-----7--7----------------------------------| D|-7--6--7--6--6-----------7--------6-------------(repeat x 2)---------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| p p p e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------10----------------------------------------| G|------------------10--10--9----------10-----10--10-------------------------| D|-10--9--10--9--9-------------10----------9----------(repeat x 2)-----------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|