MD.45:  Roadman

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com) 

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Date last modified:  April 19, 2005

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Tuning: Eb


Intro
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------2--|
Ab|-0----0---0--0--0-0-0-0-0000000000...--0--|
Eb|------------------------------------------|



Riff 1                           x3
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------4p2---5p2---555-4-3-2-|
Ab|-0h2h3h4-----0-----0-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

eb|------------|
Bb|------------|
Gb|------------|
Db|--4/5----3--|
Ab|--2/3----1--|
Eb|------------|



Riff 2                          x8
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-2--2-2---------2--2-2--------|
Ab|-0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-3-0-|
Eb|------------------------------|
       *    * * *     *    * * *
   "All I need's..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-4--4-4---------4--4-4--------|
Eb|-2--2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-|
       *    * * *     *    * * *
   "And when the party..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-3--3-3---------3--3-3--------|
Eb|-1--1-1--1-1-1--1--1-1--1-1-1-|
       *    * * *     *    * * *
   "...over..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-4--4-4---------4--4-4--------|
Eb|-2--2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-|
       *    * * *     *    * * *
   "...done all that..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-3--3-3---------2--2-2--------|
Eb|-1--1-1--1-1-1--0--0-0--0-0-0-|
       *    * * *     *    * * *
   "...can..."
                                x4
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-2--2-2---------2--2-2--------|
Ab|-0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-3-0-|
Eb|------------------------------|
       *    * * *     *    * * *
   "I find out..."


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2   "Every night..."
Play Riff 1



Riff 2a (Harmonica Solo Rhythm)
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-2--2-2---------2--2-2--------|
Ab|-0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-3-0-|
Eb|------------------------------|
       *    * * *     *    * * *


Ending:                          x8
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------4p2---5p2---555-4-3-2-|
Ab|-0h2h3h4-----0-----0-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|--4/5----3----2--|
Ab|--2/3----1----0--|
Eb|-----------------|



Notation:

10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
[10]12     = pre-bend.
[10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
{14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most 
             previous bend.
<17>       = touch the string above the 17th fret while 
             previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill