Tabs
RIVER IN THE ROAD-QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE-ERA VULGARIS
Standard tuning
Verse riff (rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------4-4-4-4--------------------------------------7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--x-x-x-x--4-4-4-4--|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--------------------|
Verse riff (lead) use tremolo picking
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------16-(gradually bend note up and down with delay)---|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-10-(x16)--14-(x16)------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-10-(x16)--7-(x16)--5-(x16)--14-(x16)------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus uses the same rythm riff, but the lead changes to
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----12----12--14--12----12-----10----10--12-10----10-----8---8--12-8---8-|
G+G|-12----12------------12-----11----11------------11-----9---9---------9---|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------7--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---7---7----7---7--------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-7---7--------7----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo after chorus
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----19----19----17----17----15----15----15-----14----14-----12----12-----|
G+G|-16----16----16----16----16----16----16-----14----14-----12----12--------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----12----12----8----8---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-11----11-----9----9------4------7------16-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Other versions of River In The Road
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for River in the road acoustic by Queens Of The Stone Age
