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Roadhouse Blues by The Doors

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The Doors

Roadhouse Blues

Guitar Tab

Tabbed by Matt Mitchell
        MMitch9682@aol.com


Intro
\--------------------------------------------------/
\--------------------------------------------------/
\--------------------------------------------------/
\--------------------------------------------------/
\--------------------------------------------5~6~7-/
\-0--0--0--0--0--0--5~6~7--0--0--0--0--0--0--------/

Verse

\--------------------------------------------------
\--------------------------------------------------
\--------------------------------------------------
\--------------------------------------------------
\--------------------------------------------5~6~7-
\-0--0--0--0--0--0--5~6~7--0--0--0--0--0--0--------

-----------------------------------/
 -----------------------------------/
 -----------------------------------/
 --------------------------5--------/
 -----------------------------7~5~7-/
 -0--0--0--0--0--0--5~6~7-----------/

pre chorus

\-------------------------------------------------
\-------------------------------------------------
\-------------------------------------------------
\-------------------------------------------------
\----5-----5-----5--------------2-----2-----2-----
\-7-----7-----7-----7--6--5--5-----5-----5-----3--

 -----------------------------------/
 -----------------------------------/
 -----------------------------------/
 --------------------------5--------/
 -----------------------------7~5~7-/
 -0--0--0--0--0--0--5~6~7-----------/

chorus

\------------------------/              \------------------/
\------------------------/              \------------------/
\------------------------/              \------------------/
\------------------------/ X 6 then     \------------------/
\-7--7--7--7--7--7--9--7-/              \-9-9-9--10--10--9-/
\-5--5--8--9--5--5--5--5-/              \-7-7-7--8---8---7-/
                                          ! 3 !
                                   play this triplet
                                        4 times

solo

if you don't know what a pentatonic scale is, please go out and learn it

this is a simple pentatonic scale in Em.

the beginning is played by bending an A (14th fret on the G string) up to
a B (1 step), and also playing the B on the 12th fret of the B string.

the rest is improvisation on the Em pentatonic scale.
these are the main notes

-12-15
-12-15
-12-14
-12-14
-12-14
-12-15



the song

intro X 6

verse X 2
keep your eyes on the road, ....

pre chorus
we're going to the roadhouse we're ..

intro X 2

verse X 2
in the back of the roadhouse we've got ...

pre chorus
and that's for the people who ....

chorus
let it roll, baby .....

solo w/intro
(it involves piano and harmonica and has a lot of ad lib so make it long)

intro
you gotta roll roll roll, ...
roll roll roll i ....
ad lib vox
harmonica solo
passion lady give ...
passion lady give ....
SAVE ...
SAVE OUR ....
right now

verse X 2
well, i woke up this morning, ....

pre chorus
the future's uncertain and ....

chorus
same as first

Roadhouse Blues Tab Info

Last Updated: February 9, 2026