Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Roll on down the highway

ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY (Bassline) As recorded by Bachman-Turner Overdrive (From the 1974 Album NOT FRAGILE) Words and Music by Fred Turner & Robbie Bachman Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'C.F. Turner - Bass' [Intro] Q=140 4/4 Gtr I Wx7 E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E G|------------|----------------|-----------------|| D|------------|----------------|-----------------|| A|------------|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| E|------------|----------------|-----------------|| [1st & 3rd Verses] E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| A||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| E||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|| E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| [2nd & 4th Verses] E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|| E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| [Chorus] Q Q E E E E +E E Q Q Q Q Q E E E E +E E Q Q Q G|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| D|-----------0---|----------------|-----------0---|----------------| A|-5--5--0-2---2-|-(2)------2--4--|-5--5--0-2---2-|-(2)------2--4--| E|---------------|-----3-3--------|---------------|-----3-3--------| 1. Q Q E E E E +E E Q Q Q Q Q E E E E +Q. E +Q. E G|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| D|-----------0---|----------------|-----------0---|-----------------| A|-5--5--0-2---2-|-(2)------2--4--|-5--5--0-2---1-|-(1)---3-(3)---5-| E|---------------|-----3-3--------|---------------|-----------------| +W +W W +W G|------------|------------|----------|---------|| D|------------|------------|----------|--------o|| A|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-5--------|-(5)----o|| E|------------|------------|----------|---------|| 2. E E Q E E E E +Q. E +Q. E +W +W Wx4 G|----------------|-----------------|------------|------------|--------|| D|------------0---|-----------------|------------|------------|--------|| A|-5-5-5--0-2---1-|-(1)---3-(3)---5-|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|--------|| E|----------------|-----------------|------------|------------|--------|| [Guitar Solo] E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| A||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| E||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 5x G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------o|| E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| [Chorus] E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| D|-------------0---|-------------------|-------------0---|-------------------| A|-5-5-5---0-2---2-|-(2)---2-2-3-3-4-4-|-5-5-5---0-2---2-|-(2)---2-2-3-3-4-4-| E|-----------------|-----3-------------|-----------------|-----3-------------| E E Q E E E E +E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E +Q. E +Q. E G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| D|------------0---|----------------|------------0---|-----------------| A|-5-5-5--0-2---2-|-(2)---2--3--4--|-5-5-5--0-2---1-|-(1)---3-(3)---5-| E|----------------|-----3----------|----------------|-----------------| +Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E G|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------| D|-------------0---|-------------------|-----------0---|-------------------| A|-(5)--5--0-2---2-|-(2)---2-2-3-3-4-4-|-5--5--0-2---2-|-(2)---2-2-3-3-4-4-| E|-----------------|-----3-------------|---------------|-----3-------------| E E Q E E E E +E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E +Q. E +Q. E G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| D|------------0---|----------------|------------0---|-----------------|| A|-5-5-5--0-2---2-|-(2)---2--3--4--|-5-5-5--0-2---1-|-(1)---3-(3)---5-|| E|----------------|-----3----------|----------------|-----------------|| [Interlude] +W W W W G|------------|----------|----------|------|| D|------------|----------|----------|------|| A|-(5)--------|----------|----------|------|| E|------------|----------|----------|------|| [Outro] E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| D|-------------0---|-------------------|-------------0---|-------------------| A|-5-5-5---0-2---2-|-(2)---2-2-3-3-4-4-|-5-5-5---0-2---2-|-(2)---2-2-3-3-4-4-| E|-----------------|-----3-------------|-----------------|-----3-------------| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| D|-------------0---|-------------------|-------------0---| A|-5-5-5---0-2---2-|-(2)---2-2-3-3-4-4-|-5-5-5---0-2---1-| E|-----------------|-----3-------------|-----------------| +Q. E +Q. E +W +W G|-----------------|------------|--------*| D|-----------------|------------|--------*| A|-(1)---3-(3)---5-|-(5)--------|-(5)----*| E|-----------------|------------|--------*| ************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | (n) - note tied to previous *************************************