Canned Heat - On the road again

ON THE ROAD AGAIN As recorded by Canned Heat (From the 1968 Album BOOGIE WITH CANNED HEAT) Words and Music by Alan Wilson & Floyd Jones Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Henry Vestine - Electric Guitar ' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Henry Vestine - Electric Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Alan Wilson - Sitar' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Alan Wilson - Harmonica' Intro Q=132(8=s8) N.C. 4/4 Gtr III < TP TP TP W W W |----------|--------------|----------------| |----------|--------------|----------------| |----------|--------------|----------------| |----------|--------------|----------------| |-2--------|-2------------|---2------------| |----------|--------------|----------------| | | Gtr I | W H H H H |----------|--------------|----------------| |----------|--------------|----------------| |----------|--------------|----------------| |----------|--------------|----------------| |----------|--------------|-<12>----<7>----| |----------|------<12>----|----------------| TP W H Q E E 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|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--2---|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--|| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|| | | Gtr I | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|| |-0--0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---3--5---|-0---0---0---0----|| Harmonica Solo N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H. +E E a a Q Q Q Q |-------------------|---------------10---12---| 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|---------------------------15p12---|------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| | | E E E E Q E E E e E E e E e E |--0-----0-0-0---3--------------5-0-|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |--2-----2-2-2---2--------------2---|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| 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|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |---0--------0-----3-----5----|---0------0-------0------0-------| |-----3-----| |------3------| |------3------| |----3----| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-12tr13------12tr13--------12tr13--------|-12tr13--------12tr13------------------| |--------14------------14------------14---|----------14------------14---12---14---| 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|--------------------------|------------------|| |--------------------------|------------------|| |--0------0--------3---5---|-0---0---0---0----|| Harmonica Solo 2 & N.C. ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~ E E Q E E E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E |-----------------||------------------|-------------------| |---------------9-||-(9)------------9-|-(9)-------------9-| |-----9---9p7-----||------------------|-------------------| |---9---------9---||------------------|-------------------| |-----------------||------------------|-------------------| |-----------------||------------------|-------------------| | | Gtr II | E e E E e E e E Q e E e E e E E E e e E E E E |-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-||--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------||------------------|-------------------| |-----------------||------------------|-------------------| |-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-||--2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------||------------------|-------------------| 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|------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |--0----0---3--5---|--0-----0---0-------0----| ~~~~~ ~~~~~ E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q. |---------------------|---------------------| |-7---------8b8.5-----|-7---------8b8.5-----| |---9-----------------|---9-----------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | Q e E e E e E E E e e E E E E |-0---0-0-0-0-----0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-2---2-2-2-2-----2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-0---0---0-------0---|-0---0---0-------0---| ~~~~~ ~~~ E E Q E Q. 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|-8b9------8b9-------|-8b9-------8b9-------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| | | Q e E e E e E E E e e E E E E |-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-2----2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-0----0---0-----0---|-0-----0---0-----0---| E E E E E E E E +E E E S S H |-------------------|---------------------| |-8b9-7-------7-----|---------------------| |-------9-6-9---9-9-|-(9)-9-7-------------| |-------------------|---------8s7---------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| | | E E E E Q E E E e E E e E e E |-0---0-0-0-3---5-0-|--0--0---0---0-0-0-0-| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-2---2-2-2-2---2---|--2--2---2---2-2-2-2-| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-0-----0---3---5---|--0----0-----0---0---| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |-----3-----| |---3---| W +Q a Q Q Q Q Q |-------------------|------------------------------| |-8b9===============|=(8)r---8s7-------------------| |-------------------|--------------9---7-----------| |-------------------|----------------------9---7---| |-------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------| | | Q e E e E e E E E e e E E E E |-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0---0-----0---0-0-0---0---0-| |-------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------| |-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2---2-----2---2-2-2---2---2-| |-------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------| |-0-----0---0---0---|--0---------0-----0-----0-----| |----3----| E E Q Q H +H H |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |---7---9---9---9------|-(9)-----------------| |-9--------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| | | E E E E Q E E E e E E e E e E |-0---0---0---0-3--5-0-|--0--0---0-0-0-0-0---| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |-2---2---2---2-2--2---|--2--2---2-2-2-2-2---| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |-0-------0-----3--5---|--0----0---0---0-----| Outro Free time Q=108(8=s8) Gtr I H H H H H H +W |-<12>------------:----------------:-----------------:-----------*| |---------<12>----:----------------:-----------------:-----------*| |-----------------:-<12>-----------:-----------------:-----------*| |-----------------:----------------:-----------------:-----------*| |-----------------:----------------:-<12>------------:-----------*| |-----------------:---------[5]----:---------<12>----:-(<12>)----*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line 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. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths