Red Like Roses tab by Jeff Williams

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Red Like Roses
Bass Part Optional
This is my interpretation of the original song by Jeff Williams


[Section 1]

 Time Signature 4/4
e|-------------------------2-------------------------------2-------|
BB|-3---2---3---2---3---2-----5-3-2-3---2---3---2---3---2-----5-3-2-|
G+G|-------4-------4-------4---------------4-------4-------4---------|
D MajorD|---4-------4-------4---------------4-------4-------4-------------|
A augmentedA|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
                      Rit.  Hold
e|-------------------------2-0-------------------------------------|
BB|-3---2---3---2---3---2-------3-2-3---2---0-------0---------------|
G+G|-------0-------0-------0---------------0-----2-------2-----------|
D MajorD|---0-------0-------0---------------0-------0---------0-----------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3---3---3---3---3---3-------3---3---3---3-------3---------------|

 En Tempo
e|-------------------------2-------------------------------------0--|
BB|-3---2---3---2---3---2-----5-3-2-3---2---3---2---3---2---0-2-3----|
G+G|-----4-------4-------4---------------4-------4-------4------------|
D MajorD|---4---4---4---4---4---4-----------4---4---4---4---4---4----------|
A augmentedA|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-2-----------------------------0-2-------------------------------|
BB|-----3---2---3---0-------0-2-3-------3---2---3-------------------|
G+G|-----0-------0-------0-------------------0-------2---------------|
D MajorD|---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------0---0---0---0-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---------------|

e|-2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------5-------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-|
D MajorD|---4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-----|
A augmentedA|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------2---------------|
BB|-0-------3-------2---------------0-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------2---------------2-----------------------|
D MajorD|-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---------|
A augmentedA|---5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------------|
E MajorE|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|

e|-2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------5-----------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------0-------2-------|
G+G|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-|
D MajorD|---4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-----|
A augmentedA|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------0-----------------------0-------0---------------|
BB|-3-------3-------------------3---3-------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---------|
A augmentedA|---5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------------|
E MajorE|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|

e|-1-------0-------1-------3-------1-------0-----------------------|
BB|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------------------3---------------|
G+G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----3-------3-------3---2-------|
D MajorD|-0-------0-------0-------0---------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------1-------1-------1-------1---1---|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-1-------0-------1-------3-------5-------------------------------|
BB|-----3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------------------|
G+G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-------0-------0-------0-----------8-------8-------8-------8---|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----|
E MajorE|---------------------------------6-------6-------6-------6-------|

Hold
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-7----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-5----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5--|

[Section 2]

Time Signature 3/4, Hold All Bass Notes In Part 1 and Part 3

 Part 1
e|-5-----5---8-6---5-------------------45----------------------5---8-6-5---|
BB|---------------------8---6-----8---6-----8-----------5-6-8-------------8-|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------5-7---------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------5---8-6---5-6-5---------------------------|
BB|-6---6-8-5-6-5---------------------------------8-6---5-6-5---5-----------|
G+G|-----------------7-------7---------------------------------5-----5---7---|
D MajorD|-0-----------0-------7---0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----5-5---8-6-5---5---------------------------5-8-----6---5-------------|
BB|-6---------------8---8-6-5-6-----------------6---------------8---6---5---|
G+G|-------------------------------7---7-7---5-7-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------8-----6-----------6-----------|

                          E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E  E MajorE E E MajorE E
e|-------------------------5-----5---8-6---5---------5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---|
BB|-5-6-----------------------------------------6---8-----------------------|
G+G|-------7----5-7----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------7------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
E MajorE|-6-----------6-----------------------------------------------------------|

    E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
e|-----1010101010----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------10--10------8-------8---------------5-6-5---------------|
G+G|---------------------------------7-------7---5-------------7-5-----------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------7-5-7-5-|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------0-----------0-----------|
E MajorE|-6-----------6-----------6-----------6-----------------------------------|


              Part 2
e|-------------------------10----------------------10----------1010--------|
BB|-------------------------------------10--8-----------------------1011108-|
G+G|-------------------------10--7-9-107-------109-1010--7-9-107-------------|
D MajorD|-------------7---7-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-8---7-8-7-5-4-----108-7-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-5-----------5-----------10----------------------10----------------------|

e|-10--------------------------------------------9-10-----------------------|
BB|-------------10--8-------8-11108---8-108---8-----------------10--8--------|
G+G|-10--7-9-107-------109-10--------10------10--109-10--7-9-107-------109-10-|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-10----------------------------------------------10-----------------------|

e|-10----------1010--------10----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------1011108-------------10--8-------8-11108---8-108---8-----|
G+G|-10--7-9-107-------------10--7-9-107-------109-10--------10------10--109-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-10----------------------10----------------------------------------------|


 Part 3
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------0-----------0-----------3---5---3---0-----------0-----------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------3-5---------0-3---------3-5---------6---|
BB|-----------------------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------3---5---3---0-----------0-----------0-----------3---5---3---|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Notes In () Are Optional
e|---------3-5---------0-3---------3-5-6---5---3---6-----------5-----------|
BB|-----3-----------3-----------3-------------------5-----------5-----------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------6-----------6-----------|
D MajorD|-0-----------0-----------0-----------3---5---3--(8)---------(7)----------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Rit. Throughout Line
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-4-----------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-2-----------2-----------3-----------2-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------1-----------0-----------|
A augmentedA|(6)---------(5)----------4-----------4-----------0-----------0-----------|
E MajorE|------------------------(6)---------(5)----------2-----------2-----------|

e|-4-----------3-----------------------3-----------------------------------|
BB|-4-----------2-----------4-----------3-----------------------------------|
G+G|-5-----------3-----------2-----------3-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|(6)---------(5)----------4-----------5-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------(6)----------5-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|


[Section 3]

 Time Signature 4/4; Crescendo Throughout; Quicker Tempo
e|-----------------------------------------2-0---------------------|
BB|---------------2-3---2---3---2---3---2-------3-2-3-------3-------|
G+G|-----------3-4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------6-------6---|
D MajorD|---------4-2-0-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----5-------5---|
A augmentedA|---------------4-2-------2-------2-------2---------5---5---5---5-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------3-------3-------|

 Don't worry, it's easier to play than it looks!
e|---------2-0-----2-------2-------2-------2-0---------------------|
BB|-3---2-------3-2-3---2---3---2---3---2-------3-2-3-------3-------|
G+G|---------------------4-------4-------4-------4---3---6---3---6---|
D MajorD|-----4-------4-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----5-------5---|
A augmentedA|---4---4---4---4-2-------2-------2-------2---------5---5---5---5-|
E MajorE|-2-------2---------------------------------------3-------3-------|

e|---------------0-1---0---1---0---1---0---5-3-1-0-1---0---1---0---|
BB|-3---2---0-2-3-------3-------3-------3-------3---2-------2-------|
G+G|-------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----3-------3---|
D MajorD|-----4-------4---0-------0-------0-------0---------3---3---3---3-|
A augmentedA|---4---4---4---4---------------------------------1-------1-------|
E MajorE|-2-------2-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-1---0---5-3-1-0-1---0---1---0---1---0---5-3-1-0-1---0---1---0---|
BB|-2-------------------3-------3-------3-------3---2-------2-------|
G+G|-----2-------2-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----3-------3---|
D MajorD|---2---2---2---2-0-------0-------0-------0---------3---3---3---3-|
A augmentedA|-0-------0---------------------------------------1-------1-------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

          Improvise Muted Notes      Fortissimo
e|-1---0---5-3-1-0-x-------------------------------10--------------|
BB|-2---------------x-------------------------------10--------------|
G+G|-----2-------2---x-------------------------------10--------------|
D MajorD|---2---2---2---2-x-------------------------------12--------------|
A augmentedA|-0-------0-------x-------------------------------12--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------x-------------------------------10--------------|


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| x  Dead note
| (n) Ghost note