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Return Of The Roughnecks Tab by The Chameleons

Return Of The Roughnecks tab by The Chameleons

Guitar Tab

  • Capo on 2nd
  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Rhythm Guitar:

Intro:


e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0---------0---0---------0---------0---0---|
A|---2-------2---------------2-------2-------------|
E|-0---3---0---3-----3-----0---3---0---3-----3-----|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------0---0-0-0------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0---|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7--|
D|-----------------------0----0-0-0------------------7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|

Pre-Verse:

Play this 3 times:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0---------0---0---------0---------0---0---|
A|---2-------2---------------2-------2-------------|
E|-0---3---0---3-----3-----0---3---0---3-----3-----|

Verse 1:

Play this 4 times:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0---------0---0---------0---------0---0---|
A|---2-------2---------------2-------2-------------|
E|-0---3---0---3-----3-----0---3---0---3-----3-----|


Chorus:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------0---0-0-0------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0---|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7--|
D|-----------------------0----0-0-0------------------7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|


Verse 2:

Play this 4 times:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0---------0---0---------0---------0---0---|
A|---2-------2---------------2-------2-------------|
E|-0---3---0---3-----3-----0---3---0---3-----3-----|


Chorus:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------0---0-0-0------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0---|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7--|
D|-----------------------0----0-0-0------------------7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|


Backing for the solo:

Play this 4 times:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0---------0---0---------0---------0---0---|
A|---2-------2---------------2-------2-------------|
E|-0---3---0---3-----3-----0---3---0---3-----3-----|


Chorus:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------0---0-0-0------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0---|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7--|
D|-----------------------0----0-0-0------------------7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|


Verse 3:

Play this 6 times:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0---------0---0---------0---------0---0---|
A|---2-------2---------------2-------2-------------|
E|-0---3---0---3-----3-----0---3---0---3-----3-----|

Outro:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Lead Guitar:

Intro:
 - Comes in after the first bit of Rhythm Guitar:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2---2-0---0-0-----2-0---0-0-0-----4---4-0---0-0-----4-0---0-0-0---------|
D|-0---0-------------0---------------2---2-------------2---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------0------|
B|-8---8-8-8---7---7-7-7---8---8-8-8---7---7-7-7---8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-------3--------|
G|-7---7-7-7---7---7-7-7---7---7-7-7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---4------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------2------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3b---|

Pre-verse:

Play this 4 times:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-0-0-0-0-----4-4-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2---------------2-------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then play this:

e|-0---0---|
B|-8---7---|
G|-9---7---|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|

Verse 1:

Play this 4 times:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-0-0-0-0-----4-4-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2---------------2-------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then play this twice:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------4-0-----4---0-------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-------2---2---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2---2-0---0-0-----2-0---0-0-0-----4---4-0---0-0-----4-0---0-0-0---------|
D|-0---0-------------0---------------2---2-------------2---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------0------|
B|-8---8-8-8---7---7-7-7---8---8-8-8---7---7-7-7---8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-------3--------|
G|-7---7-7-7---7---7-7-7---7---7-7-7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---4------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------2------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3b---|

Verse 2:

Play this 4 times:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-0-0-0-0-----4-4-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2---------------2-------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then play this twice:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------4-0-----4---0-------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-------2---2---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2---2-0---0-0-----2-0---0-0-0-----4---4-0---0-0-----4-0---0-0-0---------|
D|-0---0-------------0---------------2---2-------------2---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------0------|
B|-8---8-8-8---7---7-7-7---8---8-8-8---7---7-7-7---8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-------3--------|
G|-7---7-7-7---7---7-7-7---7---7-7-7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---4------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------2------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3b---|

Solo: (Put on overdrive)

Play this twice:

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------7-7-4---|
D|---2-2-2-----2-2-2-0-2/5-5-5-5---5---------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-0---------0-------------------------------|

Then play this:

e|-0---0------------------------0---0------------------------|
B|-8---15-----------------------8---15-----------------------|
G|-7---14-----------------------7---14-----------------------|
D|------------2-2-2-----2-2-2--------------2-2-2-----2-2-2---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0---------0------------------0---------0---------|


Chorus: (overdrive off)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2---2-0---0-0-----2-0---0-0-0-----4---4-0---0-0-----4-0---0-0-0---------|
D|-0---0-------------0---------------2---2-------------2---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------0------|
B|-8---8-8-8---7---7-7-7---8---8-8-8---7---7-7-7---8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-------3--------|
G|-7---7-7-7---7---7-7-7---7---7-7-7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---4------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------2------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3b---|

Verse 3:

Play this 4 times:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-0-0-0-0-----4-4-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2---------------2-------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then play this twice:

e|-0---0----|
B|-8---15---|
G|-9---14---|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

Then play this 4 times:

Play this 4 times:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-0-0-0-0-----4-4-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2---------------2-------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro:

e|-0---0----|
B|-8---15---|
G|-9---14---|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|


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| x   Dead note
| b   Bend
| /   Slide up

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