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Roads

Portishead
Bass Tab
3.9(7)

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

Song

Artist: Portishead

Song : Roads

Album : Dummy

Tab by: Marco F. mongo@zhol.ch

BASS SOLO (starts at 3:20)

G ||---------------------------------|
D ||---------------14-12-------------|
A ||------------------------15-12----|
E ||------------------------------15-|
G ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A ||-12----12---12-12-12-------14h15-|----------------------------14h15-|
E ||---------------------------------|-15----15---15-15-15--------------|
G ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A ||-------------------------15------|----------------------------------|
E ||-13----13---13-13-13-------------|-12----12----13-12---13-12--------|
G ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A ||-12----12---12-12-12-------------|------------------------------15/-|
E ||---------------------------------|-15----15---15-15-15--------------|
G ||---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
D ||---------------------------------|-14---------12-14-12----12-14-12---||
A ||-20----20---20-20-20-------14h15-|----------------------15--------15-||
E ||---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||

The bass part during the rest of the song (before and after the solo) is

very simple: Just throw in some root notes and let them ring!

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