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Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
ROADSIDE
Written and recorded by Rise Against
Transcribed by ssjEasterBunny
[SOURCES]
- Tim McIlrath live (very close up):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FACGh3a8PFU&list=PLECA4750D40976C25&index=39&feature=plpp_video
- Instrumental tracks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGx_ss29MIA&list=PLECA4750D40976C25&index=45&feature=plpp_video
[NOTES]
- See the SEQUENCE list at the bottom of the page!
- Constructive criticism is welcome; just check the live video first (linked below).
Tuning: half-step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
[Intro]
(Yeah we all know this part...)
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|---5---3---------|---5---3---------|---3---1---------|-----------------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|----2------------| x2
C#|-0---0-----------|-----------------|-----------3-----|-----------------|
G#|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-1---1---1---1---|1/3--------------|
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|10---------------|-8---------------|-5---------------|-6---------------|
F#|10---------------|-9---------------|-5---------------|-7---------------|
C#|12---------------|10---------------|-7---------------|-8---------------| ________________
G#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| \
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| \
(Live, Tim played the D string open instead of the 12th fret.) \
x2
D#|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| /
A#|---10-------10----------|----------13-----------|---------3-------|---5---6-----5---| /
F#|------10-------10/12----|-----12--------12------|-----2-----2-----|-----5---5-----5-| ___/
C#|-0--------0----------10-|(10)----10--------10\--|-2-----2-----2-3-|(3)--------5-----|
G#|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D#|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(Such a gorgeous riff...)
[Chorus]
(Much different than previous tabs. Watch the linked video and try it yourself, and you'll see.)
D#|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
A#|---6p5-----------|------------------|---------10-------|-8------10-------|
F#|-------5-----5---|---7---9---10---7-|---7---7----7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|
C#|-----------------|------------------|-0---0--------0---|-----0-------0---|
G#|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D#|-6---------6---6/|/8---8---8----8---|------------------|-----------------|
D#|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A#|---6p5-----------|------------------|---------8-------|-6-------5--------|
F#|-------5-----5---|---7---9---10---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7--| Skip these 4 measures for the
C#|-----------------|------------------|-0---0-------0---|-----0-------0----| second chorus
G#|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D#|-6---------6---6/|/8---8---8----8---|-----------------|------------------|
D#|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|---------8-------|
A#|---6p5-----------|------------------|---------10-----10-|-8---------8-----|
F#|-------5-----5---|---7---9---10---7-|---7---7----7------|---7---7-----7\--|
C#|-----------------|------------------|-0---0--------0----|-----0-----------|
G#|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D#|-6---------6---6/|/8---8---8----8---|-------------------|-----------------|
D#|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|---6p5-----------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F#|-------5-----5---|---7---9---10---7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5/|
C#|-----------------|------------------|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G#|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D#|-6---------6---6/|/8---8---8----8---|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 2]
(Also different than previous tabs, although dharmamonster72 was pretty close in Ver 2.)
D#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|------------10--8--------|-------------------------|
F#|-7--7--7--7--7--7-10--9--|(9)-9--9--9--9--9-10-10--|
C#|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--7--|(7)-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|_____
G#|-------------------------|-------------------------| \
D#|-------------------------|-------------------------| \
PM* * * * * * * * * * * \
x4
|-------------------------|--------------------------| /
|------------10--8--------|--------------------------| /
|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12--|(12)-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| _____/
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-10--|(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
PM* * * * * * * *
REPEAT the CHORUS (Skip measures 5 though 8, as noted above.)
(Much different than previous tabs. Watch the linked video and try it yourself, and you'll see.)
D#|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
A#|---6p5-----------|------------------|---------10-------|-8------10-------|
F#|-------5-----5---|---7---9---10---7-|---7---7----7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|
C#|-----------------|------------------|-0---0--------0---|-----0-------0---|
G#|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D#|-6---------6---6/|/8---8---8----8---|------------------|-----------------|
D#|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A#|---6p5-----------|------------------|---------8-------|-6-------5--------|
F#|-------5-----5---|---7---9---10---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7--| Skip these 4 measures
C#|-----------------|------------------|-0---0-------0---|-----0-------0----|
G#|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D#|-6---------6---6/|/8---8---8----8---|-----------------|------------------|
D#|-----------------|------------------|------------------|---------8-------|
A#|---6p5-----------|------------------|---------10-------|-8---------8-----|
F#|-------5-----5---|---7---9---10---7-|---7---7----7---7-|---7---7-----7\--|
C#|-----------------|------------------|-0---0--------0---|-----0-----------|
G#|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D#|-6---------6---6/|/8---8---8----8---|------------------|-----------------|
D#|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|---6p5-----------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F#|-------5-----5---|---7---9---10---7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5/|
C#|-----------------|------------------|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G#|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D#|-6---------6---6/|/8---8---8----8---|-----------------|-----------------|
REPEAT the [INTRO]
(Yeah we all know this part...)
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|---5---3---------|---5---3---------|---3---1---------|-----------------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|----2------------| x2
C#|-0---0-----------|-----------------|-----------3-----|-----------------|
G#|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-1---1---1---1---|1/3--------------|
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[EXTRA RIFF] (leading out of the bridge)
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5/|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
PM* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[REPEAT VERSE 2]
(Also different than previous tabs, although dharmamonster72 was pretty close in Ver 2.)
D#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|------------10--8--------|-------------------------|
F#|-7--7--7--7--7--7-10--9--|(9)-9--9--9--9--9-10-10--|
C#|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--7--|(7)-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|_____
G#|-------------------------|-------------------------| \
D#|-------------------------|-------------------------| \
PM* * * * * * * * * * * \
x2
|-------------------------|--------------------------| /
|------------10--8--------|--------------------------| /
|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12--|(12)-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| _____/
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-10--|(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
PM* * * * * * * *
[Verse 3]
(Basically just chords an octave lower than Verse 2)
D#|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A#|-3----3----3-3-|---------------|---------------|-1----1----1-1-|
F#|-2----2----2-2-|-2----2----2-2-|-3----3----3-3-|-0----0----0-0-| x2
C#|-0----0----0-0-|-2----2----2-2-|-3----3----3-3-|-2----2----2-2-|
G#|---------------|-0----0----0-0-|-1----1----1-1-|-3----3----3-3-|
D#|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[OUT-CHORUS]
D#|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A#|-6----6----6-6-|-5----5----5-5-|-3----3----3-3-|-3----3----3-3-|
F#|-7----7----7-7-|-5----5----5-5-|-2----2----2-2-|-2----2----2-2-| x3
C#|-8----8----8-8-|-5----5----5-5-|-0----0----0-0-|-0----0----0-0-|
G#|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D#|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D#|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A#|-6----6----6-6-|-5----5----5-5-|-3----3----3-3-|-3-------------|
F#|-7----7----7-7-|-5----5----5-5-|-2----2----2-2-|-2-------------|
C#|-8----8----8-8-|-5----5----5-5-|-0----0----0-0-|-0-------------|
G#|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D#|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
(Live, Tim just finished with the previous chords.)
SEQUENCE
----------
[INTRO] (x2)
[VERSE 1] (x2)
[Chorus]
[VERSE 2] (x4)
[CHORUS] (without the third hypermeasure, as noted above)
[INTRO] (x2)
[EXTRA RIFF] (those two measures that lead out of the bridge)
[VERSE 2] (x2)
[VERSE 3] (x2)
[OUT-CHORUS] (x3, followed by that closing riff)