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Road Games Tab by Allan Holdsworth

Road Games tab by Allan Holdsworth

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!From: Judy Letostak

Allan Holdsworth - Road Games
http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/agnetha/59/index.html
or (San Diego, CA)
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------
------------------------------------------10---------2------
-----------------------------------------------------0------
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Rhy Fig 1
   ======5x===                          =====6x====
------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------10\8~~~-------------------------------
---9\7---p---5--------12\10~~w/bar------9\7---p---5---------End
---9\7---p---5--------12\10~~-----------9\7---p---5---------Rhy
----------------------10\8~~~-------------------------------Fig 1
------------------------------------------------------------


------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------8----------------------
----------------------------------7-----9-------------------
-----------------5---------7--10-----------10--12--10--7----
-----------3-----------7------------------------------------
--0--1------------------------------------------------------


---------------------------------8h11h12t16p12p11p9---------
------------------------------9---------------------h13-----
---------------------------8--------------------------------
---7------5---------7--10-----------------------------------
---7------5------7------------------------------------------
---5------3-------------------------------------------------


------------------------------------------------------------
-t17p13p12p10-----------------------------------------------
--------------h13t17p13p12p10-------------------------------
------------------------------h14t18p14p13p11\10~~~~~-------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------


------------------------------------------------------------
-----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-------5------6------7-------8-------------------------
---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, ....

verse 3
Guilty road is gaining light, .....


Chorus (Rhy Fig 2)
       hold as chord Play 2x (Clean tone)
----------------------13----13------------------------------
------------------13------------13--------------------------
------------19----------------------19----------------------
---------17-----------------------------17------------------
------15------------------------------------15--------------
--13--------------------------------------------------------

2nd chorus end:
w/distortion
-----------------
-----------------
-----9\----------
-----9\----------
-----------------
-----------------
Chorus:
These are road games, silent road games

2nd Verse play Rhy fig 1

Heat of the sun is in my brain, day ....


------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------8---------------------
-----------------------------------7-----9------------------
------------------5---------7--10-----------10--12--10--7---
-------3-----------------7----------------------------------
-1----------------------------------------------------------


-----------------------------------8h11h12--t16p12p11p9-----
--------------------------------9---------------------------
-----------------------------8------------------------------
----7-----5-----------7--10---------------------------------
----7-----5--------7----------------------------------------
----5-----3-------------------------------------------------


------------------------------------------------------------
-h13-t17p13p12p10-------------------------------------------
------------------h13-t17p13p12p10--------------------------
-----------------------------------h14-t18p14p13p11\10~~~---
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------


------------------------------------------------------------
-----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-~~---------------
------------------------------------------------------------


------------------------------------------------------------
---12-------5------6------7-------8-------------------------
---13-------5------7------7-------9-------------------------
---14-------5------8------7------10-------------------------
---12-------3------6------5-------8-------------------------
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Tap w/2 fingers
===========================================2x==============
------t17p12--t17p12----t17---t17p12--t17p12--t17p12---t17--
------------------------------------------------------------
------t18p12--t18p12----t18---t18p12--t18p12--t18p12---t18--
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------

========2x cont========================================
--t17p12--t17p12--------------------------------------------
--------------------t17p14---t17p14--t19p14---t20p14\12-----
--t18p12--t18p12--------------------------------------------
--------------------t17p14---t17p14--t19p14---t21p14\12-----
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------

============2x cont========================
------------------------------------------------------------
--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12p8h10--(10)-----------------
--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12p9h10-----------------------
---------------------------------------(10)-----------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------
--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12p8h10--(10)-----------------
--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12p9h10-----------------------
---------------------------------------(10)-----------------
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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--------------------------
---------------------------------------12/13w/bar-----------
-----------------------------------12-----------------------
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------------------------------------------------------17----
--h15h17p13~~~~--12/13w/bar---p12---------------------------
----------------------------------h14w/bar~~~-------------14
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
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--17-----17~w/bar---------------------------h17----h20~~~w/bar
------------------------------------------------------------
--------h16-----------\14~~~--------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------0w/bar----------------------
------------------------------------------------------------


--p15h17~~w/bar---------------------------------------------
---------------------15w/bar-----h20~---p17---p15p13--------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------8\7----------------------------------
-------7----------------------------------------------------
----------------7-12--------11p6-11\10--5-------------------
-7h12--------------------------------------5----------------
----------------------------------------------8\7p3/4/5h8---


------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------11----------------------
-----------------------------7h9/11----9--14p9------11------
----------7h10p7-----------9---------------------12---------
-10p6h10----------10p7h10-----------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------


----------11--16------10\9----------------------------------
------12----------12--------/14p10-----------9h10h12h14-----
--16--------------------------------12p11-9-----------------
------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------10h12h13h15p12p10---8h10h12p10p8h10-------
--------10h12h13--------------------------------------------
-13\12------------------------------------------------------
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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


------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------12h13--13/15w/bar
--10h12h14p10h12h13-14p13p12p11-10h12h13h14-----------------
------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------17/19/20w/bar-----------------
-13p12h13h15/17w/bar--p15p13--------------------------------
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Rhythm part of last three bars of lead..
------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------8---------------------
-----------------------------------7-----9------------------
------------------5---------7--10-----------10--12--10--7---
-------3-----------------7----------------------------------
-1----------------------------------------------------------


-----------------------------------
--------------------------------9--
-----------------------------8-----
----7-----5-----------7--10--------
----7-----5--------7---------------
----5-----3------------------------

Repeat Rhy Fig 2 7x for ending chorus

Very end
----------------------13----13------------------------------
------------------13------------13--------------------------
------------19----------------------19----------------------
---------17-----------------------------17------------------
------15------------------------------------15--------------
--13--------------------------------------------------------


Typed up using WordPad (Cencorship is Unconstitutional support
free speech!)  Leeched from Guitar April 1987

Metal Edge BBS (619)423-4970  (San Diego, CA  USA)
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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
===========================================================
http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/agnetha/59/index.html

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