Guitar tabs with lyrics
Tonic - "Roses"
From "Head On Straight" Album
Standard Tuning
There is some random string slides as the song fades in, then
Main Riff - The notes in () are not played during the verse part, it becomes rests
e|---------------------------|----------------------------|
BB|---------------------------|----------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------|----------------------------|
D MajorD|-4/6--4/6--4/6--4/6--(4/6)-|----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2/4--2/4--2/4--2/4--(2/4)-|-6/7--6/7--6/7--6/7--(6--7)-|
E MajorE|---------------------------|-4/5--4/5--4/5--4/5--(4--5)-|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-4--2-4--2-4--2-4--(x-x-x-x)-|-2-4--2-4--2-4--2-4--(x-x-x-x)-|
E MajorE|-0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--(x-x-x-x)-|-0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--(x-x-x-x)-|
Lyrics:
"If you wanna be my best friend, then show it"
"If you wanna live inside me, down't blow it"
Prechorus - play Main Riff with () notes, and Lead Guitar plays:
e|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
BB|----2---------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
G+G|-1----------1-|-2------------|-------------|--------------|
D MajorD|--------------|------------4-|-4---------4-|-4------------|
A augmentedA|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
E MajorE|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
"I don't wanna stand in line, I don't wanna waste my time,
I just wanna be the one"
Chorus - Play 2x
Clean Lead
e|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------|
BB|---------4-------|---------4-------|------------4-------|----------4-----------|
G+G|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|----------6----6----|--------------6-------|
D MajorD|---6-------------|---6-----------6-|---3/4-6---------6--|----3/4----------6----|
A augmentedA|-4---------------|-3---------------|--------------------|---0------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-6------------------|-1--------------------|
|
| Distorted Rhythm
e|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G+G|-6---------------|-----------------|-3------------------|---------------------|
D MajorD|-6---------------|-3---------------|-3------------------|-4-------------------|
A augmentedA|-4---------------|-3---------------|-1------------------|-4-------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-1---------------|--------------------|-2-------------------|
"I don't wanna be around when you come down, I just wanted you to know"
"Oh, Oh, the roses always grow"
Verse 2 (1:23), with Main Riff:
2 Lead Parts (start w/ amp tremelo) -
e|-----------4-|-(4)~--------|-2~--------------|---------------| tremelo is off
BB|-------------|-----------2-|-------------*13-|\11*-----------| for the slide notes **
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------*13-|\11*-----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|-------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
E MajorE|-------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
Verse 2 Lyrics:
"If you wanna hear 'I love you', then say it"
"If you wanna hear 'I need you', then prove it"
Play Prechorus as Before
Play Chorus
Solo 1 (2:13)
e|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------9-9------------|
BB|-11b12r11-9-11b12r11-9-11b12r11-9-11b12r11-9-------|---------9------------9-9-12p9-12b14-|
G+G|-11b12r11-9-11b12r11-9-11b12r11-9-11b12r11-9-------|---------9----9-11b13----------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------11~-9-|-----9h11--11------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|-9h11--------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|-9~----12-9-9~-9-9\----------|---------------------------------11---9--|
BB|----12--------------------9--|-----------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------9--|-11b13-11b13-11b13r11----11--9/11---9----|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|----------------------11-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------0-0-----|-----------------------------------------|
Bridge:
Rhythm
e|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D MajorD|-7---------------|-4---------------|-7------------------|-4-------------------|
A augmentedA|-7---------------|-4---------------|-7------------------|-4-------------------|
E MajorE|-5---------------|-2---------------|-5------------------|-2---------0h2p0-2p0-|
|
| Lead (after Solo)
e|-(9)-------------|-(9)--------11-9-|-(9)----------------|-(9)-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G+G|-(9)-------------|-(9)----9/11---9-|-(9)----------------|-(9)-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Play Clean Lead part of Chorus alone, then other parts join in on final chorus
Outro Solo (Rhythm plays Main Riff)
e|------16-----16-----16-----16------|------16-----16-----16-----16------|
BB|-19b21--19b21--19b21--19b21--------|-19b21--19b21--19b21--19b21--------|
G+G|-----------------------------18~---|-----------------------------18~---|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
BB|---------9---------11b12r11~----|---------9-----------9qb------|
G+G|---------9-----9---11b12r11~----|---------9-----------9qb------|
D MajorD|-----9h11---11------------------|-----9h11--------9h11---------|
A augmentedA|-9h11---------------------------|-9h11--------9h11-------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
key
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| b bend note
| r release bent note
ⓘ Guitar tab for 'Roses' by Tonic, a rock band formed in 1993
