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Rocky Road to Dublin

Dropkick Murphys
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

ARTIST:DROPKICK MURPHYS

SONG:THE ROCKY ROADS TO DUBLIN

ALBUM:SING LOUD,SING PROUD,LIVE ON ST.PADDY'S DAY 2002

E-MAIL:greenday_rhcp2002@yahoo.co.uk

.ALL PLAYED WITH NORMAL DISTORTION EXCEPT WERE INDICATED

1st guitar intro

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|---|

|-9-| FOR HOW MANY TIMES LISTEN TO THE SONG

|-9-| IT ENDS JUST BEFORE THEY START SINGING

|-7-| I THINK ITS (x32) CANT BE SURE THOUGH.

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2ND GUITAR INTRO. THIS IS PLAYED ALOONG WITH THE BEAT OF THE DRUMS

|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|--9-7------9-7------9--|
|--9-7-7-9--9-7-7-9--9--|
|--7-5-7-9--7-5-7-9--7--|
|------5-7------5-7-----| x1

VERSE

|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9---7-7------------|
|-9-9-9-9---7-7--7-7--9-9--|
|-7-7-7-7---5-5--7-7--9-9--|x2
|----------------5-5--7-7--|

BRIDGE

|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-9-9--7-7----------|
|-9-9--7-7--7-7--9--|
|-7-7--5-5--7-7--9--| x3
|-----------5-5--7--|

INTURLUDE1

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| X1
|-----------------|

.PLAY BRIDGE AGAIN x3

.PLAY INTURLUDE1 AGAIN x1

|-0-|

|-0-|

|-1-|

|-2-|

|-2-| ALMOST SURE IT'S PLAYED x40.LISTEN TO SONG FOR

|-0-| STRUMMING PATTERN. PLAYED WITH SLIGHT DISTORTION

BRIDGE2

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7--7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5--7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-| x1
|---------------------------------------5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-|

.PLAY VERSE AGAIN x2

.INTURLUDE 2

|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-9---9---9---9-9-9-9-9-9--|
|-9---9---9---9-9-9-9-9-9--|
|-7---7---7---7-7-7-7-7-7--| x2
|--------------------------|

BRIDGE3

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7------7---------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7--7-9-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5--7-9-5-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-| x1
|---------------------------------------5-7---5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

|-0-|

|-0-|

|-1-|

|-2-|

|-2-| NOT SURE COULD BE PLAYED x32

|-0-| SLIGHT DISTORTION,OR IF YOU LIKE CLEAN.

.NOW PLAY BRIDGE3 x1

.NOW PLAY BRIDGE2 x2

.INTURLUDE2 x2

.BRIDGE3 x1

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| x1
|----------------------------------|

OUTRO

|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7----------------------
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-
|------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-
 ----------------------------|
 ----------------------------|
 --9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9~--|
 --9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9~--|
 --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~--|
 ----------------------------|

NOTE: EVEN THOUGH THE GUTS OF THIS SONG IS JUST THE SAME 3 CHORDS USED

OVER AND OVER IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO KNOW HOW MANY TIMES TO PLAY

EACH NOTE IN A NUMBER OFF DIFFERENT PLACES. THIS SONG IS PLAYED VERY

FAST AND I THINK THIS TAB IS 95% CORRECT. ANY COMMENTS TO

E-MAIL ABOVE.LISTEN TO SONG FOR TIMING AND THATS THAT.RATE THIS PLEASE

THIS IS ALL MY OWN WORK.

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