Subject: TAB:Alan Holdsworth - Road Games
verse 3
Guilty road is gaining light, shiver and chills, my body fights
Everything's plain but the grass is still greener
forever and ever
Chorus (Rhy Fig 2)
hold as chord Play 2x (Clean tone)
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2nd chorus end:
w/distortion
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Chorus:
These are road games, silent road games
2nd Verse play Rhy fig 1
Heat of the sun is in my brain, day turns to night, I feel the pain.
Eyes are so tired they're just turnin into water, to water, to water.
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------------------5---------7--10-----------10--12--10--7---
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-----------------------------------8h11h12--t16p12p11p9-----
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----7-----5-----------7--10---------------------------------
----7-----5--------7----------------------------------------
----5-----3-------------------------------------------------
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-h13-t17p13p12p10-------------------------------------------
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-----------------------------------h14-t18p14p13p11\10~~~---
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-----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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---13-------5------7------7-------9-------------------------
---14-------5------8------7------10-------------------------
---12-------3------6------5-------8-------------------------
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Tap w/2 fingers
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------t18p12--t18p12----t18---t18p12--t18p12--t18p12---t18--
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--------------------t17p14---t17p14--t19p14---t20p14\12-----
--t18p12--t18p12--------------------------------------------
--------------------t17p14---t17p14--t19p14---t21p14\12-----
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============2x cont========================
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--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12p8h10--(10)-----------------
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--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12p8h10--(10)-----------------
--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12--t17p12p9h10-----------------------
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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--------------------------
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--h15h17p13~~~~--12/13w/bar---p12---------------------------
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--17-----17~w/bar---------------------------h17----h20~~~w/bar
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--------h16-----------\14~~~--------------------------------
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--p15h17~~w/bar---------------------------------------------
---------------------15w/bar-----h20~---p17---p15p13--------
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-------7----------------------------------------------------
----------------7-12--------11p6-11\10--5-------------------
-7h12--------------------------------------5----------------
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-----------------------------7h9/11----9--14p9------11------
----------7h10p7-----------9---------------------12---------
-10p6h10----------10p7h10-----------------------------------
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----------11--16------10\9----------------------------------
------12----------12--------/14p10-----------9h10h12h14-----
--16--------------------------------12p11-9-----------------
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------------------10h12h13h15p12p10---8h10h12p10p8h10-------
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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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---------------17p15p13h15-19p14/17h19p17p14--15p14---------
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-19p15p13------17-------------------------------------------
-----------16------16p12h13p11\10/11------------------------
--------------------------------------14h15p14p12-----------
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--------------------------------------------12h13--13/15w/bar
--10h12h14p10h12h13-14p13p12p11-10h12h13h14-----------------
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-13p12h13h15/17w/bar--p15p13--------------------------------
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Rhythm part of last three bars of lead..
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------------------5---------7--10-----------10--12--10--7---
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----7-----5-----------7--10--------
----7-----5--------7---------------
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Repeat Rhy Fig 2 7x for ending chorus
Very end
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---------17-----------------------------17------------------
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b = bend + natural harmonic
/\ = Slide tr = trill
* = Artificial Harmonic x = ghost note
t = tap note w/right hand w/bar = with bar
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How to play Subject: TAB:Alan Holdsworth - Road Games
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.