Left Handed
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Capo: no capo
Tuning: E A D G B E
ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY (Bassline)
As recorded by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
(From the 1974 Album NOT FRAGILE)
Words and Music by Fred Turner & Robbie Bachman
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'C.F. Turner - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=140
4/4
Gtr I
Wx7 E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
G|------------|----------------|-----------------||
D|------------|----------------|-----------------||
A|------------|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
E|------------|----------------|-----------------||
[1st & 3rd Verses]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
[2nd & 4th Verses]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
[Chorus]
Q Q E E E E +E E Q Q Q Q Q E E E E +E E Q Q Q
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-----------0---|----------------|-----------0---|----------------|
A|-5--5--0-2---2-|-(2)------2--4--|-5--5--0-2---2-|-(2)------2--4--|
E|---------------|-----3-3--------|---------------|-----3-3--------|
1.
Q Q E E E E +E E Q Q Q Q Q E E E E +Q. E +Q. E
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-----------0---|----------------|-----------0---|-----------------|
A|-5--5--0-2---2-|-(2)------2--4--|-5--5--0-2---1-|-(1)---3-(3)---5-|
E|---------------|-----3-3--------|---------------|-----------------|
+W +W W +W
G|------------|------------|----------|---------||
D|------------|------------|----------|--------o||
A|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-5--------|-(5)----o||
E|------------|------------|----------|---------||
2.
E E Q E E E E +Q. E +Q. E +W +W Wx4
G|----------------|-----------------|------------|------------|--------||
D|------------0---|-----------------|------------|------------|--------||
A|-5-5-5--0-2---1-|-(1)---3-(3)---5-|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|--------||
E|----------------|-----------------|------------|------------|--------||
[Guitar Solo]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 5x
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------o||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
[Chorus]
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-------------0---|-------------------|-------------0---|-------------------|
A|-5-5-5---0-2---2-|-(2)---2-2-3-3-4-4-|-5-5-5---0-2---2-|-(2)---2-2-3-3-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----3-------------|-----------------|-----3-------------|
E E Q E E E E +E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E +Q. E +Q. E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|------------0---|----------------|------------0---|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5--0-2---2-|-(2)---2--3--4--|-5-5-5--0-2---1-|-(1)---3-(3)---5-|
E|----------------|-----3----------|----------------|-----------------|
+Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
D|-------------0---|-------------------|-----------0---|-------------------|
A|-(5)--5--0-2---2-|-(2)---2-2-3-3-4-4-|-5--5--0-2---2-|-(2)---2-2-3-3-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----3-------------|---------------|-----3-------------|
E E Q E E E E +E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E +Q. E +Q. E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
D|------------0---|----------------|------------0---|-----------------||
A|-5-5-5--0-2---2-|-(2)---2--3--4--|-5-5-5--0-2---1-|-(1)---3-(3)---5-||
E|----------------|-----3----------|----------------|-----------------||
[Interlude]
+W W W W
G|------------|----------|----------|------||
D|------------|----------|----------|------||
A|-(5)--------|----------|----------|------||
E|------------|----------|----------|------||
[Outro]
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-------------0---|-------------------|-------------0---|-------------------|
A|-5-5-5---0-2---2-|-(2)---2-2-3-3-4-4-|-5-5-5---0-2---2-|-(2)---2-2-3-3-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----3-------------|-----------------|-----3-------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------0---|-------------------|-------------0---|
A|-5-5-5---0-2---2-|-(2)---2-2-3-3-4-4-|-5-5-5---0-2---1-|
E|-----------------|-----3-------------|-----------------|
+Q. E +Q. E +W +W
G|-----------------|------------|--------*|
D|-----------------|------------|--------*|
A|-(1)---3-(3)---5-|-(5)--------|-(5)----*|
E|-----------------|------------|--------*|
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
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