Roads by Portishead

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]

B:-----------------0-----|----1--------0----|------|---------------------|

G:----5------------0-----|----2--------1----|------|---0h2-----0h4-----5-|

D:-7--------7------2-----|----2--------0----|--x2--|---0h3-----0h5-----7-| x2

A:----7------------2-----|----3--------2----|------|-----3-----0h5-----7-|

E:-5---------------3-----|----1--------0----|------|-----1-------3-----5-|

Drums come in...

[Verse 2] (same chords as previously) Chords have more echo here

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

Play intro (with a lot of bass A, G, F, E) up to:

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--|

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| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

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