m: «MAQUET, Frederic F.»
Subject: Tab: Roads by Portishead
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 17:56:22 -0000
Roads by Portishead
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Tabbed by Frederic Maquet
The Am chord is sometimes «sussed» to add a transition, but mostly
chords
are just strummed once with lots of echo and reverb and a bit of
distortion. The strumming can be slightly tricky if you’re singing at
the same time, so listen to the record to get it right.
Intro/Verse:
Am G6 Fmaj7 E7 F G
Am
e:——————0——|—-1———0—-|——|———————
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B:——————0——|—-1———0—-|——|———————
—|
G:—-5————0——|—-2———1—-|——|—0h2——0h4——5
—|x2
D:-7———7——2——|—-2———0—-|—x2—|—0h3——0h5——7
—|
A:—-7————2——|—-3———2—-|——|——3——0h5——7
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E:-5—————3——|—-1———0—-|——|——1——-3——5
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Drums come in…
Verse 1:
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Am G6 Fma7 E7 Am
Oho, can’t anybody see? You gotta walk to find me,
G6 Fmaj7 E7
Never found our way, regardless, of what they say
F G Am F
How can it feel, this wrong? From this moment,
G Am
How can if feel, this wrong?
Verse 2: (same chords as previously) Chords have more echo here
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Am G6 Fmaj7 E7 Am
Stoned, in the morning light, I feel, no more
G6 Fmaj7 E7 F G
Can I say, frozen, to myself, I got nobody on my side,
Am
And surely that ain’t right
F G Am
Surely that ain’t right.
Verse 3:
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Same as verse 1, except with strings..Also, 2nd Am is sussed,
if you see what I mean…(play 2nd Am as Am->Asus4->G6)
Until:
F G Am F
How can it feel, this wrong, from this moment
G E7
How can it feel, this wrong?
Break:
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Play intro (with a lot of bass A, G, F, E) up to:
F G Am F
How can it feel, this wrong, from this moment
G E7
How can it feel, this wrong?
Play Verse 1 again (the same way as in intro).
Ends on: Am
«…this wrong.»
Other ways of playing some chords:
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Fmaj7 Amsus4 Am G6 or
e:—0—————0——3—0—|
B:—1———5——1——5—0—| The 1st G6 voicing is a bit crap,
G:—2———7——2——4—0—| but Fmaj7 and Am and 2nd G6 are easier
D:—3———7——2——x—0—| to play like this on an accoustic
A:—3———7——0——5—2—| and sound better..
E:—0———5————3—3—|