Tuning: E A D G

Road To Nowhere 1985 single release by American band Talking Heads taken from their Sixth studio album Little Creatures. Peaked at number 6 UK Charts. Bass performance Tina Weymouth. Tab by bass50611. This is how I would play it on stage with a band but I think it’s about right to the original. Intro/Verse: (Vocals Only No Bass) G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2/7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7-| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|----------------------------------------------| Chorus: (Play All Of Chorus x2) G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1: G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------7--7-7-7-| E|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------| E|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------7--7-7-7-| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|---------------| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Interlude: (Play This Bit x2) G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: (Play All Of Chorus x2) G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2: G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------7--7-7-7-| E|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------| E|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------7--7-7-7-| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|---------------| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Interlude: (Play This Bit x2) G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: (Play All Of Chorus x3) G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-------------------------------------------------------| Bridge: (Play All Of Bridge x 8) G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: (Play All Of Chorus x2) G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-------------------------------------------------------| Outro: G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| END) G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---7---| 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Talking Heads - Road to nowhere