Roll on Down the Highway Tabs & Lyrics by Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Roll on Down the Highway

guitar tabs lyrics

Bachman-Turner Overdrive

ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY - BTO

this is my first tab, cuz im mad at the other 2 guys who didnt put the solo in.

qb - Quick quarter bend
hb - Half bend
b - Full bend
r - Release bend
/ - Slide up or down
* - Squawk (let thumb or finger of picking hand touch the string)

p - Pull off
h - hammer on
~ - Vibrato
*b - Squawk then bend
*brp - Squawk,Bend, Release, Pull off

This comes in right after the second chorus.

e--------------------------------------------|l
b--------------------------------------------|l
g-----------------------------------------l--| x3
d-2-4-2-0--0---------------------------------|l
a-------------0-1-0----3~--------------------|l
e-------------------3------------------------|l

e----------13qb---15b-15-13-----------13qb---15b-15-13----------|
b-/15-15~-------------------15~--15~-------------------15~------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------|

e------13qb---15b-15-13-----------13-15b-15b-15b-13--------------|
b-15~-------------------15--13-15-------------------15-13--------|
g---------------------------------------------------------14~----|
d----------------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|

At this point, the rythm guitar gets louder, so this is drowned out
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------10*b-10*b-10~-------------|
g--9b--9b--9-7~--9b--7-9-7~---9*brp7-----------------9-7-9*b----|
d---------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------|

e------------------------------------------|l
b------------------------------------------|l
g--9*b--9*b--9*b--9*b--9*b-7-9-9*b--9*-7---|l
d------------------------------------------|l
a------------------------------------------|l
e------------------------------------------|l

Now there is a fast drowned out fill, going something like this
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-6p5p3-7p6p4-9p8p6-11p10p8-13p12p12p10-15p14p12-17p16p14-19p18p16-|
d------------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------|


e------17-17-17------------17b--17-----------------------------|
b-17b(hold)-----17r-15--15----------17b----18b--19qb-15-17-15--|
d--------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------|


e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-17-17hb--17-15--17hbrp15--17-15--17-15--14h15-15-15h17-17-17h19-|
g-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|

hold_____ hold_________________
e-------------15h17-17-17h19-19-19h20-20-20b-20-20--20b-20-20--20-20-20-20-|
b-19-19h20-20--------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

hold_____ hold_____ hold____________ hold_____ hold_____
e-20b-20-20--20b-20-20--20b-20-20----20r20--17-----------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------20b-20-20--20b-20-20-|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|

hold_____ hold_________________ hold_____ hold_____
e-17-19-20--20b-20-20--20b-20-20--20-20-20-20--20b-20-20--20b-20-20-|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|

hold_____ hold_____ hold_____ hold___________________
e-20b-20-20--20b-20-20--20b-20-20--20b-20-20---20-20-20-20--17-20-20--|B
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Thats it for the solo, then it goes back into the chorus

e---------------------------|
b---------------------------|
g---------------------------|
d-0--0-----0----------------|
a------0h2---1/2------------|
e----------------3----------|

enjoy. tanner.